Office of ISAAC STERN

TO: Dr. Henry Kissinger FAX: 212 759-0042

FROM: Lynne Normandia PHONE: 212 799-6764 FAX: 212 769-9417

DATE: March 6, 2000 PAGES: 1

MAR 07 2000

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

We have been requested by the Polar Prize Foundation in Stockholm to ask you to submit a short written tribute to Mr. Stern. The tributes will be printed in the ceremonial program of May 15, when the Polar Prize is conferred upon Mr. Stern by the King and Queen of Sweden.

As a close friend of Mr. Stern's, your words would add much meaning to a day which promises to be a personal and professional highlight for him. Below is a brief announcement on the award from the New York Times. If you have a moment, please forward your words to our fax number above. No signature is necessary. The foundation requests that tributes should be approximately 4-5 lines and should be received by March 10th.

Thank you for contributing to this memorable and extraordinary day.

With gratitude,

Lynne Normandia
Assistant to Mr. Stern

The New York Times

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2000

Footlights

Accolades

The singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and the violinist Isaac Stern may seem like an odd pairing, but not to the seven members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Yesterday the academy named Mr. Dylan and Mr.

Stern the winners of Sweden's Polar music award, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of music. Each winner is to receive a prize of one million Swedish crowns, worth $119,400, from King Carl Gustaf XVI in Stockholm on May 15. The academy's citation of Mr. Dylan said, "Through his modest, persuasive musical approach, he has demonstrated an impressive ability to question the most determined political forces, to fight all forms of prejudice and to offer unflinching support for the less fortunate." Mr. Stern was cited for his music and his inspiring achievements in the education of young people.