OFFICIAL DELEGATION TRAVELING TO TOLUCA, MEXICO TO MEET NEW MAYOR
2013-04-17 08:15
Fort Worth, Texas — Sister Cities Delegation Greets Mayor González
Fort Worth Sister Cities is sending an official delegation to Toluca, Mexico to meet the Honorable Mayor Martha Hilda González Calderón. The delegation will be led by Mike Hyatt, Director Emeritus of Fort Worth Sister Cities and Doug Harman, Chair of the Toluca Committee. Also traveling with the delegation are Manny Reyes, Toluca Vice Chair and Irene Chase, Vice President of Fort Worth Sister Cities.
Mayor Price’s schedule prevented her from joining the group but is quoted below from a letter to be delivered: “Since 1998, Fort Worth has been proud to call Toluca its Sister City. Together we have supported a strong partnership including youth and university level programs, ongoing police department exchanges, and an increased emphasis on developing economic relations between our two cities. “ The delegation will deliver the letter along with a gift on Mayor Price’s behalf and an invitation to visit Fort Worth to re-establish the sister city partnership in hopes of renewed economic relations and educational exchanges.
Toluca, Mexico is Fort Worth’s closest Sister City. Signed in 1998, this partnership has resulted in many exciting programs such as: middle and high school-to-school partnerships including the Model U.N. program; municipal and economic forums; monarch butterfly tourism exchange; culture, language and mentoring programs; a medical school intern program and City of Fort Worth Police Department training program.
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