The Africa Fund
New York, New York, United States
June 24, 1998
2 pages
The press release says the 1,000 member U.S. Conference of Mayors at its 66th annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, adopted a resolution calling on the President and Congress to provide leadership in working toward significant debt reduction and cancellation of debt owned by the poorest African countries. The resolution’s primary sponsor, the Hon. Wellington E. Webb, Mayor of Denver, was joined Hon. Dennis W. Archer (Detroit, MI), Hon. Emanuel Cleaver II (Kansas City, MO), Hon. Robert B. Jones (Kalamazoo, MI), Hon. Gary L. Lester (Saginaw, MI), Hon. Robin Lowe (Hemet, CA), Hon. Meyera E. Oberndorf (Virginia Beach, VA), and Hon. William E. Ward (Chesapeake, VA). The press release says The...
The press release says the 1,000 member U.S. Conference of Mayors at its 66th annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, adopted a resolution calling on the President and Congress to provide leadership in working toward significant debt reduction and cancellation of debt owned by the poorest African countries. The resolution’s primary sponsor, the Hon. Wellington E. Webb, Mayor of Denver, was joined Hon. Dennis W. Archer (Detroit, MI), Hon. Emanuel Cleaver II (Kansas City, MO), Hon. Robert B. Jones (Kalamazoo, MI), Hon. Gary L. Lester (Saginaw, MI), Hon. Robin Lowe (Hemet, CA), Hon. Meyera E. Oberndorf (Virginia Beach, VA), and Hon. William E. Ward (Chesapeake, VA). The press release says The contacts for more information are Susie Johnson and Richard Knight. The press release includes a copy of the resolution DEBT RELIEF FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
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