Wednesday, August 18, 2010
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO SIGN SISTER CITIES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PRAGUE
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO SIGN SISTER CITIES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PRAGUE
(MIAMI, August 17, 2010) – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas will participate in a ceremony to sign a Sister Cities agreement between Miami-Dade County and the City of Prague, Czech Republic on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. She will be representing Mayor Carlos Alvarez. A delegation from the Prague City Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee will be in Miami from August 15-18 for the Sister Cities affiliation signing ceremony. The delegation is being led by City of Prague Commissioner, Chair of the Prague Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mayor of Prague District 6, Mr. Tomas Chalupa who is being joined by City of Prague Commissioner, and Prague Foreign Affairs Committee member Ms. Martina Sandova. While in Miami, the delegation will also meet with representatives from Miami International Airport, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts to begin exploring avenues for future cultural and economic cooperation.
The completion of this agreement is a direct result of a business development mission to Prague in May 2008 led by Chair of the Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (now Office of Economic Development and International Trade) Commissioner Natacha Seijas to explore ways in which to increase bilateral trade, and strengthen cultural and economic ties between Prague and Miami-Dade County. One of the principal objectives of this mission, which is now coming to fruition, was to realize a Sister Cities affiliation with the City of Prague; the first Sister Cities association with an Eastern European city.
Following this mission, the Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution on November 20, 2008 expressing a desire to establish a Sister Cities relationship with the City of Prague. On July 13, 2010, the Prague City Assembly passed a resolution recommending the affiliation. “Both our communities share similar values and there is already a strong bond between the people of Miami-Dade County and the Czech Republic. I look forward to a fruitful and valuable relationship that will be of benefit to our communities. And, I am honored to be taking part in the signing of this historic agreement on behalf of Miami-Dade County,” Commissioner Seijas said.
WHO: Miami-Dade County and the City of Prague
WHAT Sister Cities Affiliation Signing Ceremony
WHEN: August 18, 2010 – 10:00 am
WHERE: Stephen P. Clark Center
Mayor’s Conference Room #29-A
111 NW 1st Street
Miami, FL 33128
It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act. The facility is ADA accessible. For sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices or materials in accessible format, please call 305-644-5127 at least five days in advance.
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OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 375-1254
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