亲爱的独立中文笔会理事及全体工作人员：

特此祝贺贵会主席刘晓波获得今年的法国无疆界组织“新闻自由卫士奖”！ 刘晓波 先生无所畏惧的勇气、为在中国实现信息自由鞠躬尽力，无愧于这样高的荣誉。 这也 是对独立中文笔会的表彰。 国家民主基金会全力支持无疆界组织的决定，并为尽到我 们微薄的努力表示欣慰。

诚挚的，

露易莎 (美国 国家民主基金会)

（李晓蓉译）

Dear Independent Chinese PEN Center Board and staff:

Congratulations to your chairman, Liu Xiaobo, on the occasion of receiving the Fondation de France "defender of press freedom award" this year.  This is a well-deserved recognition of Liu Xiaobo's courageous stand, and daily efforts, to make the free flow of information a reality in China.  The prize also honors the ICPC itself, and NED is gratified and humbled to be a supporter of those efforts.

Very sincerely yours,

Louisa

Ms. Louisa Coan Greve

Senior Program Officer, Asia
National Endowment for Democracy
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005 USA