GERMANY SPEECH OF HOPE ANNIVERSARYUS Ambassador in Germany , Philip Dunton Murphy ( C ) , speaks with Mayor of Stuttgart Wolfgang Schuster ( L ) and Baden - Wuerttemberg ' s Minister for Federal Assembly , Europe and International Affairs , Peter Friedrich ( R ) , in front of the Villa Reitzenstein in Stuttgart , Germany , 06 September 2011 . Murphy is the main speaker at the celebrations for the 65 th anniversary of the " Speech of Hope ", from former US Secretary of State James F . Byrnes ( 1882 - 1972 ) . Sixty - five years ago , Byrne ' s speech serves as one of the initial spark that from a defeated World War II enemy , Germany could become a partner of America . EPA / BERND   WEISSBROD < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >