Albuquerque to Host 500 International Diplomacy Event

Mayor Ken Miyagishima will attend a gathering of more than 500 elected officials, business and nonprofit leaders, members of the international affairs community, and students from 15 countries. The mayor will travel to Albuquerque for the 54th Sister Cities International Annual Conference. The three-day event will highlight international diplomacy efforts at the local and individual level. It will also educate about and celebrate those within the sister cities network. Here is a portion of the guest list: Special Guests: Mayor Richard J. Berry, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mayor Alvaro Madero, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mayor Ken Miyagishima, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Mayor Brad Cole, Carbondale, Illinois (SCI Board of Directors), Mayor Maher Maso, Frisco, Texas, Alderman Joe Davis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Councilman Tom LaBonge, Los Angeles, California Mark Ginsberg, U.S. Department of Energy, Carol Herrera, U.S. Department of State, Mary Jean Eisenhower, People to People International, Bob Lynch, Americans for the Arts Michael Hyatt, UBS (SCI Board Chairman), Mark Walton, The Africa Channel (SCI Board of Directors), Carol Robertson Lopez, Santa Fe International Folk Art Market (SCI Board of Directors) The event runs from Thursday, July 29 – Saturday, July 31, 2010
All keynote addresses and education sessions will be held at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras Avenue, NW

Albuquerque to Host 500 International Diplomacy Event