Ambassador Christoph Bubb, Consul General of Switzerland in New York, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Ambassador Christoph Bubb, Consul General of Switzerland in New York,
 will preside over the closing bell.

 Born in 1952, Ambassador Bubb graduated from the law faculty of the
 University of Zurich in 1976 and obtained an LL.M degree at the
 London School of Economics in 1978. After court practice at a
 district court in Zurich and being Assistant at the International
 Public Law Department of Zurich University, he passed the bar
 examination in 1981. In 1982 he entered the diplomatic service of
 Switzerland and was subsequently posted in Rome, Berne, Baghdad,
 Berlin, Bonn and Washington, before returning to Berne in 1999, where
 he was appointed Deputy Head of the Political Division I (Europe,
 Northern America). In 2001 he was appointed Head of the International
 Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Division in the Federal
 Department of Foreign Affairs. In 2003 he was appointed Deputy
 Director for International Public Law and in 2007 Consul General of
 Switzerland in New York.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Alain Tschumi
 Consulate General of Switzerland
 Tel.  +1 212 599 5700, ext. 1021
 Email: alain.tschumi@eda.admin.ch

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; Jolene.Libretto@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.