[Durham INC] Durham's Mayor to Visit Saudi Arabia

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  April 20, 2009

 

U.S. Mayors Delegation to Visit Saudi Arabia

Mayor Bell to Attend on Behalf of U.S. Conference of Mayors

 

Washington, D.C. - City of Durham Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell will join
10 other U.S. mayors on a trip to Saudi Arabia thanks to an official
invitation from the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.
from May 7 - 14, 2009.  

 

The mission will give these U.S. mayors the opportunity to learn
first-hand about the Saudi economy, its educational system, culture,
people, and government. The mayors will meet high-ranking Saudi business
people and government officials as well as high school and university
students.  The delegation will also travel to one of the world's largest
oil fields, located in the Eastern Province.  Delegation members are
guests of the Saudi government, which is providing all funding for the
mission. 

 

"This mission will make it possible to learn more about this important
long-term ally of our country," Bell said.  "We appreciate this
opportunity to gain insights into the government, culture, and people of
this important Middle Eastern nation."

 

Other members of the delegation include J. Christian Bollwage,
Elizabeth, NJ; Ardell F. Brede, Rochester, MN; Mark Burroughs, Denton,
TX; William D. "Bill" Euille, Alexandria, VA; Bill Gluba, Davenport, IA;
Phil Gordon, Phoenix, AR; Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, OH; John Marks,
Tallahassee, FL; James J. Schmitt, Green Bay, WI; and Mark Stodola,
Little Rock, AR.

 

For additional information about this mission, contact Kay Scrimger,
director of International Programs for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, at
(202) 861-6772 or via e-mail at kscrimger at usmayors.org.

 

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