Letter from Václav Havel to Elie Wiesel regarding the FORUM 2000 conference

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Letter from Václav Havel to Elie Wiesel regarding the FORUM 2000 conference

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November 28, 1997

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Havel, Václav
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Wiesel, Elie

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The document is a typed letter (marked as a translation) from Václav Havel in Prague to Elie Wiesel in New York, dated November 28, 1997. Havel begins by thanking Elie and Marion for their cooperation in organizing the recent FORUM 2000 conference, which he deems a success. He mentions he is recovering from recent health problems. Encouraged by the first event, Havel announces that preparations for the next FORUM 2000, to be held in October 1998, are underway and states that he cannot imagine it without Wiesel's participation. Reflecting on the organizational challenges of the first conference, Havel proposes a new division of labor for the next one. He suggests that Wiesel take a leading role on the International Advisory Board, focusing on the intellectual and spiritual conception of the program and participant selection, while Havel himself would handle the more formal task of sending invitations. He closes with warm personal regards and looks forward to their continued cooperation.

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Prague, Czech Republic
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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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English
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EWG_1374_01_060-061
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