Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
Lawrence, Kansas
WHEREAS: The United States attaches great significance to the principles of international education and the role that education plays in building and strengthening mutual understanding with our neighbors around the globe; and
WHEREAS: Celebrations and activities in Kansas and across the United States will provide a forum for promoting the benefits of international education. These activities will demonstrate the strong belief that international education and exchange -- public diplomacy -- have a critical role in U.S. foreign relations in the new millennium; and
WHEREAS: Approximately 7,000 students from more than 100 countries around the world are now studying in Kansas, and over 1,000 Kansas students will study abroad this year. Kansas institutions of higher education participate in a wide variety of exchange programs with similar institutions around the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim November 13-17 to be
and in support of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s Directive on International Education, I call on the citizens and institutions of Lawrence to participate in celebrating this week and to recognize the importance of international education in our lives and communities
November 14, 2006