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City of Palo Alto (ID # 9018)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Special Orders of the Day Meeting Date: 3/19/2018
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Summary Title: Tsuchiura Proclamation
Title: Proclamation Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones From
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Clerk
Attachments:
Attachment A: Proclamation Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones From
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Proclamation
WELCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES
FROM TSUCHIURA, IBARAKI, JAPAN
WHEREAS, exchange programs between middle schools are the foundation of the Sister City
program, which attempts to promote international and intercultural understanding amongst our
youth; and
WHEREAS, Palo Alto and Tsuchiura City have worked together to involve their respective
middle school students and their families in cultural and educational exchanges and special
programs; and
WHEREAS, the opportunity to host Tsuchiura students here and to send Palo Alto students
to Tsuchiura, Japan has proven to be mutually beneficial; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto thanks Tsuchiura City for their generosity and hospitality
tended toward young people from Palo Alto since 1995.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Liz Kniss, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City
Council, hereby express our heartfelt welcome and record congratulations and the best wishes of
the City of Palo Alto to Ms. Chizuru Horikoshi, Ms. Masumi Nishiko, Mr. Hiroshi Sugaya and 16
students (Wakana Uchiyama, Umi Matsuoka, Shoko Nakada, Marin Sato, Rio Shimomura, Ayane
Hoshi, Yuna Yoshimura, Kotaro Oshima, Kohei Tagami, Daishi Aso, Haruki Kikuchi, Hayato
Kinoshita, Takumi Kurimata, Kai Tsurumachi, Tsubasa Ozeki and Sogo Watanabe).
PRESENTED: March 19, 2018
SIGNED:
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Liz Kniss
Mayor