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Mayor Mayans Part Of U.S. Delegation to Mayors Conference in Jerusalem
Date: May 3, 2006
Contact: Van Williams, Public Information Officer
 : VWilliams@wichita.gov
 : (316) 268-4351
Contact: Rhonda Spears, U.S. Conference of Mayors
: (202) 861-6766
Wichita Mayor Carlos Mayans is one of eight U.S. mayors traveling to Israel from Sunday through May 13 for the 24th Annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors, which is hosted by Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski. The weeklong conference, which examines the role of history and culture in economic development, is sponsored by the American Jewish Congress-Council for World Jewry. The World Jewry Congress-Council covers costs of the mayors’ participation and The U.S. Conference of Mayors. The conference is conducted in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Mobilizing the Past for a Better Economic Future.”
In Jerusalem, the U.S. delegation will be joined by nearly 30 mayors from cities in South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Included among these are the Mayors of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Prague, Czech Republic; Tbilisi, Georgia; Livorno, Italy; Asuncion, Paraguay; Odessa, Ukraine; and Lusaka, Zambia.
During the event, mayors are scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Moshe Katzav, and Foreign Minister Tzippi Livni. They will also participate in several sessions in which Mayor Lupolianski will discuss current issues affecting Jerusalem. Conference sessions will focus on a variety of municipal issues in Israel and the visiting mayors will have several opportunities to discuss their cities and the strategies they employ to address local problems. Included in the conference are visits to several Jerusalem neighborhoods. The mayors will tour both historic and modern sites in Jerusalem, visit Yad Vashem, the holocaust memorial, and Yad Sarah, a social services facility in Jerusalem. They will visit a military base and travel to the Sea of Galilee and the Christian holy sites around it, Masada, and the Dead Sea.
Other members of the U.S. delegation are Mayors Scott Avedisian of Warwick, RI; John Callahan of Bethlehem, PA; Heather Fargo of Sacramento, CA; Joseph Geller of South Bay Village, FL; Shirley Gibson of Miami Gardens, FL; Elizabeth Kautz of Burnsville, MN; and Bill Purcell of Nashville, TN.
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