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PROCLAMATION
HONORING DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM PALO ALTO’S
SISTER CITY OF OAXACA, MEXICO
WHEREAS, communication among people is the foundation of the Sister Cities program,
which attempts to promote international and intercultural understanding; and
WHEREAS, Oaxaca and Palo Alto joined together to work toward these ideals in 1964 by
forming Neighbors Abroad in Palo Alto and El Comité Ciudades Hermanas Oaxaca-Palo Alto,
A.C. in Oaxaca; and
WHEREAS, through the years the two cities have worked together to involve their respective
citizens in cultural exchanges, special programs, and award-winning projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oaxaca has sent a delegation of Honorable Dignitaries to Palo Alto to
participate in this visit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto wants to extend a warm welcome to these visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Gregory Scharff, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of
the City Council do hereby welcome our Oaxaca visitors: Lic. Luis Ugartechea Begué,
Presidente Municipal: Lic. Manuel Alberto Maza Sánchez, State Fire Marshall: Lic. Marcela
Cabrera Alvarado, Chief Administrator of the Oaxaca Firefighters; Sra Patricia Molina
Gutiérrez, Director of Child-to-Child Health Program: Sra Josefina Hamilton Alvarez,
Orphanage Committee: Sra Marta Blanco Abascal, Orphanage Committee: Sra Soledad
Osogobio Cuevas, President of the Sister City Committee: Sra Maria del Pilar Zamora Morales,
Sister City Committee: Sra Marisela Flores Garza, Sister City Committee: Sra Maria Guadalupe
Hernandez Renteria, Sister City Committee, Ignacio Garcia Osogobio, Sister City Committee
and wish to thank the City of Oaxaca and its representatives for their significant and enthusiastic
contributions to the Sister City Program.
Presented: April 1, 2013
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H. Gregory Scharff
Mayor