Mayor Nutter Elected Vice President Of The U.S. Conference of Mayors

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, at their 79th annual meeting in Baltimore, MD, elected Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter as their Vice President. According to a press release, ?The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,204 such cities in the country today. Each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.? Nutter was quoted as saying, ?I am honored to be part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and am excited to expand my leadership role at a critical time for cities. USCM is not only a vehicle for mayors to come together and discuss issues facing our urban areas, but it is also a powerful voice advocating for our cities on a national level.?

Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, said of Mayor Nutter, ?[he] is one of the most innovative metropolitan leaders in the United States today ? He has been at the vanguard of mayors who are helping to retool their economies, post-recession, towards more productive and sustainable growth. His will be a fresh, pragmatic perspective to the national debate on jobs and the economy.?

The press release goes on to say that Mayor Nutter, ?if re-elected, is on the path to be the 70th President of the organization in 2012 and will be a lead advocate for cities and urban areas during a Presidential election year.?

More information on the US Conference of Mayors can be found here.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 20th, 2011 at 1:44 pm.

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