Letter from Elie Wiesel to Václav Havel Accepting Invitation to Forum 2000

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Letter from Elie Wiesel to Václav Havel Accepting Invitation to Forum 2000

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February 5, 1999

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Wiesel, Elie
Contributor:
Wiesel, Marion
Recipient:
Havel, Václav

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In this letter dated February 5, 1999, Elie Wiesel, on behalf of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, writes to Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic. Wiesel thanks Havel for the invitation to the year's Forum 2000 conference and expresses relief that Havel's health has improved. He confirms that both he and his wife, Marion, will be happy to attend the conference in October 1999 and offers their assistance in making it a success. The letter concludes with warm wishes to President Havel and Mrs. Havel, and a handwritten note expressing "profound respect and friendship."

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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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Prague, Czech Republic
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English
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EWG_1374_01_045-045
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