Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
Lawrence, Kansas
WHEREAS: The State of Kansas and the Republic of Paraguay have been sister states under the sponsorship of Partners of the Americas since 1968; and
WHEREAS: The Kansas-Paraguay partnership has consistently been recognized as one of the most active partnerships among the fifty states in Partners of the Americas; and
WHEREAS: The Kansas-Paraguay partnership organized and conducted the first Partners of the Americas cultural-historical tour of Paraguay in 2005; and
WHEREAS: The Kansas-Paraguay exchange program in education has brought hundreds of Paraguayan students to Kansas colleges and scores of Kansas college faculty to Paraguay; and
WHEREAS: Five Paraguayan high school students and two teachers are participating in an exchange at Lawrence High School to be reciprocated by Lawrence students and teachers;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis “Boog” Highberger, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the week of February 12 – 18 as
welcoming the students and teachers from Paraguay to our community and thanking the Lawrence host families for promoting better international understanding.
February 7, 2006