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Nadine B. Hack, Commissioner-General for UN at Expo 2000 Re: Summary from Trip to Hannover Date February 8, 2000 avilion |||$ Expo 2000 Hannover ~~' The World Exposition Plaza Forum, Expo-Plaza 8 D-30521 Hannover Germany \ To: Louise Frechette, Deputy Secretary-General Phone: 212-963-8426 Fax: 212-963-8845 From: Nadine B. Hack, Commissioner-General for UN at Expo 2000 Re: Summary from trip to Hannover Date February 8, 2000 Dear Louise: (^\ /_u "'*-•' •»•> » "™7 <-* * / I am copying yj°uj}nj^_summar^^ about Expo 2000. If you have the time_and Jnterest, I am happy to meet and share more detalfe31r^^r^ipS^rTn'ryou!i"as"T wTH" with Ken Hogen. As we've discussed before, we're making every effort to tie the entire pavilion concept into the Secretary-General's millenium theme The United Nations Works for You. I hope to meet again with you and Miles Stoby to discuss how we can connect all the effort and resources going into the UN Expo pavilion directly into the Millenium Assembly. Also, I've met with Anne Lewis, Melanne Verveer, Linda Tarr-Whelan and Theresa Loar since they met with you about the proposed teleconference during Beijing + 5.1 fully understand all the issues about UNIFEM, but would like to discuss some creative options with you. I'll call your office to see if we can schedule something soon. Hope all is well. Best wishes, Enclosure: 2-page Expo 2000 report 1-page press release Nadine B. Hack 870 United Nations Plaza - New York, NY 10017 - USA Commissioner General Tel: (+1)212-753 76 10 - Fax: (+1) 212-755-98 32 for the United Nations at Expo 2000 email: [email protected] 1/26/00 NBH to SG Page 1 of 2 'avilion Expo 2000 Hannover The World Exposition V Plaza Forum, Expo-Plaza 8 LJ D-30521 Hannover Germany To: Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General Phone: 212-963-5012 Fax: 212-963^879 From: Nadine B. Hack, Commissioner-General for UN at Expo 2000 Re: Summary from trip to Hannover Date January 26, 2000 Cc: Kensaku Hogen, UN Under-Secretary-General, Department of Public Affairs Phone: 212-963-6830 Fax: 212-963-4361 Cc: Birgit Breuel, Commissioner General of World Exposition Expo 2000 Phone: 49-511-8404-111 Fax: 49-511-8404-150 Cc: H.E. Dr. Dieter Kastrup, Permanent Representative of Germany to UN Phone: 212-940-0446 Fax: 212-940-0404 Cc: Therese Gastaut, Director, DPA, UN Dept. Public Affairs & JUNIC Chair Phone: 212-963-5302 Fax: 212-963-1893 Number of pages sent via fax and/or email including cover sheet: 2. Please confirm receipt. Dear Mr. Secretary-General and Expo 2000 colleagues: During our five-city Expo 2000 work trip (in Germany - Hannover, Berlin and Bonn; in Spain - Madrid and Sigtienza) UN Pavilion Technical Director Jan Ralph, UN Pavilion Artistic Director Luis Sarda, Deputy Commissioner-General Axel Wiistenhagen and I successfully addressed virtually every major outstanding issue involving the UN pavilion at Expo 2000. First, I must praise the exceptional receptivity we were shown by every representative of the Expo Authority, the German Government, our private sector sponsors and others with whom we met and worked. Second, I am extremely proud of our presenting team's professionalism. It is an honor to work with such a distinguished, committed group. Among many achievements were: 1. Immediate release of $60,000 by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation, through the GTZ, which has already been wire transferred, for UN pavilion planning through the end of January and to cover outstanding bills for planning work already completed. 2. Agreement and signature on MOU with commitment for 4.5 million Marks to be available for our use by the beginning of February from the four corporate sponsors of the UN pavilion (Volkswagen AG, Deutsche Telekom, Association of Public Banking Institutes, and RWE). 3. Successful initial meeting with support sponsor Siemens arranged by Expo Authority. Nadine B. Hack 870 United Nations Plaza - New York, NY 10017 - USA Commissioner General Tel: (+1)212-753 76 10 - Fax: (+1)212-755-98 32 for the United Nations at Expo 2000 email: [email protected] 1/26/00 NBH to SG Page 2 of 2 4. Agreement with the Expo Authority and the four primary corporate sponsors that additional in-kind and cash contributions can be granted by other supportive sources as long as not from businesses in direct competition with primary sponsors. 5. Preliminary agreement with Deutsche Post and with the UN Postal Authority in Vienna for management and staffing of the gift shop/postal sales counter in the UN pavilion. 6. Agreement with the Expo Authority financial department and their comptroller on two (possibly three) different structures for paying those who will work on this project. 7. Preliminary agreement with UN Volunteers in Bonn to identify and supervise staff who can serve as guides for the pavilion. 8. Agreement among all UN offices in Bonn to actively support the development of pavilion. 9. Preliminary agreement with Expo Authorities about special arrangements to be made for UN Day, the date that the Secretary-General will visit Expo 2000. * 10. Preliminary agreement with Expo senior architect about plans for construction and installation of UN pavilion. 11. Chose and briefed the international team of contractors who came to Madrid to be interviewed for technical positions in the design and construction of pavilion, all recognized experts in their respective fields. 12. Chose and briefed the UN pavilion manager, a German citizen who has served in the International Participants Division of Expo 2000 with great distinction. 13. Interviewed and briefed several potential candidates for other senior staff positions such as PR director and special events coordinator. Finalist to be chosen soon. During our follow up meetings I can provide more detail on each of these major issues, as well as about many other lesser issues that were discussed and negotiated, ranging from the use of vehicles to housing for pavilion staff. As we all know, we have made a particularly late start for the implementation of the UN presence at Expo 2000. Everyone with whom we met is very pleased that all is moving forward. This includes our counterparts in the German Government - from the office of the Federal Chancellor and the Foreign Ministry down to local officials - as well as our counterparts in the Expo Authorities - from the Commissioner General and the Director of the Division on International Participants down through all department managers. Finally, I would like to commend the efforts of the team working with Under-Secretary-General Kensaku Hogen, particularly Therese Gastaut and Jadranka Mihalic, for their excellent guidance and many significant contributions towards moving this process forward. We will, of course, continue to work closely with all JUNIC representatives, who play a vital role in this endeavor. Although we are behind schedule and must work under extraordinary time constraints to bring this project to fruition, I am confident that this is the team that can achieve what's needed and it is my honor to work as a member of this team. * Of course, the Expo Authorities are anxious to pin down the specific date of the Secretary- General's visit as quickly as possible, since the presence of the Secretary-General affects many other planning procedures and special arrangements. Both Mr. Wustenhagen and I were given information about possible dates from the Secretary-General's office and I hope to final confirm this date this week, for which I know the Expo Authority will be very grateful. UNITED NATIONS «!&)( AA A NATIONS UNIES Information Centre "^Jj&W/j^rsP^-^^^W' X^-^^—-.^^^J Centre d'information VEREINTE NATIONEN Informationszentrum Bonn For information, not an official record - Zur Information,kein offizielles Dokument - document sans caractere official Press Release UNic/232 17 January 2000 Germany and United Nations Sign Agreement for UN Participation in EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany Secretary-General Kofi Annan Names Nadine B. Hack Commissioner-General for United Nations at EXPO 2000 40 Million Visitors will Receive United Nations Millennium Message NEW YORK/BONN, 17 January 2000 - The United Nations and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have just agreed on United Nations participation in EXPO 2000 in Hanover,-Germany, from 1 June to 31 October. Embracing EXPO 2000's theme, "Humankind, Nature, Technology", the United Nations will join more than 200 countries and organizations in this millennium event, which will be the largest international exposition ever held. The planned United Nations pavilion will be dramatic, dynamic and interactive, utilizing state-of-the-art technology to document the work of organizations of the United Nations system and highlight Secretary-General Kofi Annan's millennium theme: The UN Works for You! A grant of 4.5 million German marks to fully cover the United Nations' costs for EXPO 2000 is being funded by four German corporations, including Volkswagen AG, RWE AG, Deutsche Telekom AG and the Association of German Public Sector Banks, and will be administered by the Hanover Exposition authority. To coordinate the United Nations participation in this important gathering of the world community, Secretary-General Annan has appointed Nadine B. Hack as Commissioner-General for the United Nations at EXPO 2000. Ms. Hack is the president of NBH Executive Consulting, an international strategic planning and major events production company, and was formerly New York City Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and International Business. She will travel to Hanover this week with technical director Jan Ralph and artistic director Luis Sarda to solidify the United Nations plans. Ralph and Sarda created the United Nations award-winning pavilion at Lisbon Expo 1998 and have creatively shaped the United Nations presence at a dozen other international expositions.
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