Exhibit 16.1 Letter
January 23, 2009
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
We have read Item 4.01 included in the Form 8-K dated January 23, 2009 of Ascend Acquisition Corp. to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements related to our firm.
Sincerely,
/s/ Malone & Bailey, PC
Houston, Texas
www.malone-bailey.com