1. Request. You are vice president of Kalends Consulting, Inc. You are plan- ning a seminar to be held in New York City on May 1, 199-. The title of the seminar is Swimming in Strange Waters: Dealing with National Environ- mental Legislation in International Business. You want to invite Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy, to be your keynote speaker. If he cannot do it, you intend to invite Werner Watchke, vice president of Mercedes Benz. You are acquainted with both men through work you have done for their companies in the United States. Write to each of these men. Write the first paragraph only of your message. How will you begin? What?