Heinz-Gerd Reese

managing director, Berlin Airlift Gratitude Foundation

Heinz Gerd-Reese oversees the airlift foundation, which is devoted to the financial support of the families of veterans of the airlift, airlift veterans associations, and the organization of student exchange programs. Reese, at the time the Berlin Wall collapsed, was attached to the office of the mayor of Berlin and dealt with the city’s relations with the allies, the international community, and in particular the practical problems caused by a divided city.