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Resolutions Adopted at the
67th Annual Conference of Mayors
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 11-15, 1999 |
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
CONFERENCE OF MAYORS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF SENEGALESE MAYORS
WHEREAS, as the first stage of its Millennium Initiative CITIES/2000,The United
States Conference of Mayors sent a delegation of eleven U.S. mayors, composed of Mayor
Wellington E. Webb of Denver, leader of the delegation, and Mayors Charles Box of
Rockford, Joseph P. Ganim of Bridgeport, James A. Garner of Hempstead, Patsy Jo Hilliard
of East Point, Sharpe James of Newark, David Moore of Beaumont, Marilyn Murrell of Arcadia
(OK), Jesse M. Norwood of Prichard (AL), Donald L. Plusquellic of Akron, and James H.
Sills, Jr. of Wilmington (DEL)--to the nation of Senegal in West Africa, May 10-13, 1999,
in a mayoral mission to exchange ideas about common urban challenges; and
WHEREAS, the relationship between the two nations is characterized by age-old,
deep-seated, and strong links between the people of Senegal and the United States of
America; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. mayoral delegation, led by Mayor Wellington E. Webb,
participated in a meeting with forty of their Senegalese counterparts, led by the
President of the Association of Senegalese Mayors Mr. Mamadou Diop, Mayor of Dakar,
Senegal, on Tuesday, May 11, to explore common challenges and solutions; and
WHEREAS, both the United States Conference of Mayors and the Association of
Senegalese Mayors play an important role in the strengthening and municipal development of
their member mayors and their communities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in the spirit of strengthening municipal
initiatives throughout the world and in particular between the United States and Senegal,
The United States Conference of Mayors commits itself to join with the Association of
Senegalese Mayors to
Establish permanent cooperation between both associations;
Promote exchanges of experience in all areas of urban management in order to strengthen
economic, social, and cultural development within their municipalities in order to offer
their citizens a better standard of living;
Promote partnership relations based upon business for the benefit of their respective
members;
Set up a framework for dialogue and follow up on their activities within which they will
work toward better knowledge and understanding of U.S. and Senegalese mayors, encourage
partnerships between their members, and organize periodical meetings between Senegalese
and U.S. Mayors; and
Plan for dialogue and follow up in alternate meetings in the U. S. And Senegal.
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