we are with stefan schlueter, germany's consulate general. what were some of the highlights you enjoyed and some things that surprise do in the bay area? >> what i didn't quite expect, was the impact that silicon valley had on the work of the consulate. this is something that was very, very unexpected and it seemed like i had a first row seat watching the spectacle that is moving the world. we have lots and lots of delegation and we have politicians and entrepreneurs coming to see what is happening here and what can be expected to come from silicon valley, which would influence us with social policies and with every nook and cranny of our society will be influenced by that and that makes it fascinating to work here. >> as the consul general, do you work with the private sector in germany, itself, and in silicon valley, as well as government to government? >> we have a chamber of commerce and trade investment organizations and another organization that deals with startups and we are invited to get adjusted to what is successful to be governmen