Rep. Mike Coan (left) and Rep. Ron Stephens (right) present a Georgia flag to Saxony Economics Minister Thomas Jurk in Dresden, Germany.

A delegation composed of 29 business and political officials are promoting Atlanta and Georgia this week, Sept. 24-30, in the German cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Nuremburg.

The delegation is led by Wayne Reece, president of Reece and Associates LLC, and includes state representatives, Mike Coan, a Republican from Lawrenceville who chairs the Industrial Relations Committee, and Ron Stephens, a Republican from Savannah, who chairs the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.

Other members of the delegation are James W. Oxendine, senior judge, Superior Courts of Georgia; Kathe Falls, director of global commerce of the international trade services division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development; Jorge Fernandez, vice president, global commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Robin Spratlin, general manager of economic development for Georgia Power Co.

According to Mr. Reece, the mission seeks to develop business and cultural ties between the Southeast and these rapidly growing regions of the German economy.

The delegates have met with Thomas Jurk, the state of Saxony’s economics minister. They also visited the Porsche Diamond plant and research test track Qimonda, a global nanotechnology company, and a Volkswagen facility.