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:   In partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State, the State of Kansas and the City of Lawrence will celebrate International Education Week November 16 – 20, 2009; and

WHEREAS:   Celebrations and activities in Kansas and across the United States will provide a forum for promoting the benefits of international education and 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;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Chestnut, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim November 16-20, 2009 to be

“U.S. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK”

in Lawrence and urge all citizens to join in this observance.

                                                                   Robert Chestnut

                                                                   Mayor

November 10, 2009