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Letter to George H. W. Bush, former President of the U.S.A.

English Pages, 8. 6. 2004

Prague, June 8, 2004

Dear Mr. President,

Allow me to be among those who would like to wish you - with full respect and high esteem a happy birthday. Above all, I wish you a good health and happiness in your private life. I know that you have always been very much concerned with the success and prosperity of the United States and so I wish you many reasons to be happy with whatever may come in the future of your great country.

I know you as a true advocate of democracy and citizens rights in the whole world, as a supporter of freedom and market economy, as a believer in development of humanistic traditions of our civilization. It is not by pure chance that the collapse of the communist regime happened during Your presidency. Due to this also my country was able to enter the path of freedom, democracy and market economy. We will never forget your personal involvement throughout the dramatic changes at the end of the eighties and the beginning of the nineties. These changes altered the map of the world in a way that many generations could not even dream about.

I assure you that the Czech Republic continues to be a friend to the American people even at times of great difficulties in the fight against a new threat of terrorism. In this fight, my country will always stand by all democratic countries of the world.

With much delight I remember our several meetings, last of which was this year in China. I was very pleased to see you in a good spirit. I wish you such a good spirit for many more years to come and I also wish that your intellect and wisdom would continue to enrich the United States and the world democracy.

Yours sincerely,

Václav Klaus