H THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 3 December 2002 Dear Horst, Please accept Nane's and my sincere thanks for your kind invitation for us to attend your 60th birthday celebrations. Sixty is indeed a great year. It is with regret, therefore, that I must inform you that it will not be possible for us to join you in the festivities. I do hope, however, you will accept our heartfelt congratulations on this important cause for celebration. With my warm regards. Yours sincerely, Kefi A: Annan Dr. Horst Kohler Washington, D. C. § !lS_? uI <=> Wl JH I? &*•*.. SG Dr. Horst Kohler 3623 Fulton Street, N.W. Washington, B.C. 20007 USA Washington, November 15, 2002 1 • DEC - 2 2002 EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jtfl/ OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL / can barely believe it, I will turn 60 on February 22, 2003. This is a welcome opportunity to celebrate with my family, friends and companions. I have chosen Schloss Neuhardenberg in Mark Brandenburg for this event. The location is in itself worthy of a trip. You are cordially invited to my birthday party. P.S.: 1.1 would appreciate your reply on the enclosed reply card by December 15, 2002. 2. A donation to the following charity would be preferred to a gift. Charity project for street children in Tanzania (KIWOHEDE, Kiota Women and Health Development) - charity account: Sparkasse Bonn No. 117084913 BLZ: 380 50000 Reference: KIWOHEDE R.S.V.P. by December 15, 2002 to Eva Luise K6hler Phone: +1-202-342 0202 3623 Fulton Street, N.W. Fax: +1-202-342 8356 Washington, D.C. 20007, USA E-mail: [email protected] Name:_ At the birthday celebration on February 22, 2003 I/We will participate D I regret not being able to participate D Accommodation: I would like to ask you to book for me at Hotel Schloss Neuhardenberg Single room D Double room D Number of nights CD I will organize my own accommodation D Transportation: I plan to travel by car D I would be interested in a shuttle from Berlin D INFORMATION 1. Schloss Neuhardenberg First, the town and castle are closely connected with the castle's namesake, Karl August Fiirst von Hardenberg, who, together with Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, set in motion the Prussian state reforms at the beginning of the 19th century. Second, the name is closely associated with the resistance against Hitler. Carl-Hans Graf von Hardenberg was actively involved in the preparations for the assassination attempt against Hitler on July 20, 1944. He was dispossessed and only just survived imprisonment in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The castle, built in the classical style, and the adjacent village church were designed by Karl Friednch Schinkel. The park was landscaped by Peter Joseph Lenne and Hermann Fiirst von Piickler-Muskau. These three names represent pinnacles of European architecture and landscape design of the 18th and 19th centuries. 2. Directions Neuhardenberg is located about 1.5 hours by car from Berlin. A map of the directions is attached. Those arriving by air or train can arrange to be picked up. For this, I would, however, need details of the place and time of arrival. 3. Overnight accommodation I would be very happy to help in making reservations at Hotel Schloss Neuhardenberg. A single room with breakfast is € 125.00 A double room with breakfast is € 140.00 4. Address of the hotel: Hotel Schloss Neuhardenberg Tel: 49 (0) 33476 6000-0 Schinkelplatz Fax: 49 (0) 33476 600-800 D-15 3 20 Neuhardenberg [email protected] www.schlossneuhardenberg.de How to get to Neuhardenberg Arrival by car from Berlin-Mitte via Frankfurter Allee on the B1/B5 in the direction of Muncheberg/Frankfurt (Oder). Follow the B1 past Miincheberg in the direction of Seelow/Kustrin to Jahnsfelde. Turn left onto the road past Trebnitz and Wulkow to Neuhardenberg. from Rostock/ Hamburg Autobahn A19 or A24 in the direction of Berlin. At the junction Dreieck Oranienburg onto A10 Berliner Ring in the direction of Dresden. Take exit Berlin-Hellersdorf, then B1/B5 in the direction of Muncheberg/Frankfurt (Oder). Follow the B1 past Muncheberg in the direction of Seelow/Kustrin to Jahnsfelde. Turn left onto the road past Trebnitz and Wulkow to Neuhardenberg. from Szczecin / Prenzlau Autobahn A11 in the direction of Berlin. Take exit Finowfurt, then B167 in the direction of Eberswalde/Bad Freienwalde. After driving through the towns of Eberswalde, Bad Freienwalde, and Wriezen follow the signs to Neuhardenberg. from Berlin-Zehlendorf / Potsdam Autobahn A115 in the direction of Magdeburg/Leipzig. At the junction Dreieck Nuthetal onto A10 Berliner Ring in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as junction Dreieck Spreeau. Onto Autobahn A12 in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder). Take exit Furstenwalde-Ost, then in the direction of Heinersdorf via Steinhofel and Jahnsfelde to Neuhardenberg. from Hanover / Magdeburg Autobahn A2 in the direction of Berlin. At the junction Dreieck Werder onto A10 Berliner Ring in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as junction Dreieck Spreeau. Onto Autobahn A12 in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as exit Furstenwalde-Ost, then in the direction of Heinersdorf via Steinhofel and Jahnsfelde to Neuhardenberg. from Munich / Leipzig Autobahn A9 in the direction of Berlin. At the junction Dreieck Potsdam onto A10 Berliner Ring in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as junction Dreieck Spreeau. Onto Autobahn A12 in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as exit Furstenwalde-Ost, then in the direction of Heinersdorf via Steinhofel and Jahnsfelde to Neuhardenberg. from Dresden Autobahn A13 in the direction of Berlin. At the corssroads Schonefelder Kreuz onto A10 Berliner Ring in the direction of Prenzlau/Frankfurt (Oder). At the junction Dreieck Spreeau onto A 12 in the direction of Frankfurt (Oder) as far as exit Furstenwalde-Ost, then in the direction of Heinersdorf via Steinhofel and Jahnsfelde to Neuhardenberg. II. Arrival by helicopter There is also a helicopter port at Schloss Neuhardenberg. N310d A A s> 1! •g D) M C M DNIH Dates & Facts 1759 In a decisive battle at the end of the After 1945 the expropriation remains in force; the Seven Years' War, Joachim Bernhard von family has to leave the town, which is renamed Prittwitz, cavalry captain of the Zieten hussar Marxwalde in 1949. The new rulers now shape its regiment, saves Frederick the Great from a development by planning it as a model village and perilous situation during the battle of situating the GDR state air force squadron nearby. Kunersdorf and is rewarded with the manor house in Quilitz. Shortly thereafter work 1996 The estate is returned to the Hardenberg begins on the construction of the castle. family. 1814 King Friedrich Wilhelm III awards the 1997 The savings bank association German office of Quilitz to his chancellor of state Karl Savings Banks and Giro Association buys the August Furst von Hardenberg. With him the property. Castle and park are carefully renovated. maxim »Urbanity, Grace and Well-being" enters this gem of a place in the Mark 2001 The German Savings Banks and Giro Brandenburg. In honour of the Prussian Association assigns the responsibility for the reformer, the town is renamed Neu- cultural programme, the conference activities and Hardenberg. the operation of the hotel to the foundation Stiftunq Schloss Neuhardenberq GmbH. 1944 Carl-Hans Graf von Hardenberg, lord of Schloss Neuhardenberg since 1921, 2002 On May 8, the official inauguration of the participates actively in the preparations to entire ensemble takes place in the presence of assassinate Hitler on July 20, 1944. He is Federal President Dr.h.c. Johannes Rau. dispossessed of his properties by the National Socialists and barely survives imprisonment in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp..