Bon Anniversaire!
My dear Prime Minister, please allow me to join those wishing you many happy returns of the day. I realise that we may not always agree on political matters, so I felt it was important to make my first overture to you one of friendship and goodwill. I hope that the year ahead will be a fruitful one for you. Please give my best regards to your wife and family.
~~ Angela Merkel ~~