Usa Chancellor Merkel Vısıt

epa02119077 German Chancellor Angela Merkel ( second from rt ) ( lft to rt ) David Geanacopoulos , Executive Vice President for Public AffairsGeneral Counsel , Volkswagen Group of America Inc . , Dr . Karl-Thomas Neumann , Chief Officer for Electric Traction , Volkswagen Group , Jim Plummer Dean of Stanford School of Engineering , cut the ribbon during the dedication of the new Volkswagen Group Automotive Innovation Laboratory at Stanford University during her visit to the campus in Palo Alto , California , USA , on 15 April 2010 . Chancellor Merkel will  meet with business peopleacademia through out her visit to northern California .  EPA/MONICA M . DAVEY