This is to honour Mrs. Corinna Bastian, Baden-Baden, who – in spite of most difficult negotiations and partly frustrating hitbacks – managend to bring the NATO summit 2009 (NATO-Gipfel 2009) to Baden-Baden.

She allowed us to publish her email to His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia of October 17th, 2008:

“Your Excellency,

This is to thank you that you forwarded my suggesstion to hold the NATO summit in April 2009 in Baden-Baden to Washington and Paris.

We here in Baden-Baden and the surrounding area are honoured to welcome the respective statesmen and stateswomen as well as the accompanying high officials and journalists.

It is always a pleasure to see that my ideas and visions are respected by you and that you do not hesitate to transmit them to the Elysée and the White House.

With best regards from Baden-Baden

Corinna Bastian”

Sarah Rosenberg & Friends