ERIC M. WARBURG PRIZE Presentation of the IX Eric M. Warburg Award to The Honorable Dr. Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State, Schloss Neue Kammern, Potsdam, May 31, 2007 For Download: Video of the Award Ceremony (in German only) Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Beate Lindemann, Thomas Enders Walther Leisler Kiep, Thomas Enders, Beate Lindemann, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl Remarks Upon Award Reception, by Secretary Condoleezza Rice Press release, May 14, 2007: Atlantik-Brücke Honors U.S. Secretary of State Rice with Warburg Award in Berlin “Eric M. Warburg as a person is the bridge over the Atlantic.” These are the words former German Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker chose on the occasion of the first Eric M. Warburg Award ceremony in 1988 to honor the historical engagement of this great German-American, who worked to create a democratic Germany based on close German-American friendship. The award honors personalities in Germany and the United States who contributed to securing and fostering Germany‘s place in the Atlantic Alliance in the spirit of Eric M. Warburg. Warburg himself was the first recipient of the award. Presentation of the VI Eric M.Warburg Prize to the veterans of the Berlin Airlift, 1998 Further laureates were Paul H. Nitze, who served different American governments in high posts, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Manfred Wörner, former Secretary-General of NATO and former German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl. Furthermore, Dr. Otto Graf Lambsdorff was honored for his mediating role in the negotiations concerning forced labor under fascism, and former General Klaus Naumann is an award recipient who distinguished himself by his merits as Chairman of the military board of NATO during the Balkan crises. On April 17, 2002 former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was awarded the prize on the occasion of the 50th birthday of Atlantik-Brücke.			Eric M. Warburg Prize