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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING MAYORS' ANNUAL GATHERING JUNE 12
- 15 - PROVIDENCE, RI

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Key representatives from many
federal agencies will be coming to the 77th Annual Meeting of The United
States Conference of Mayors in Providence (RI) from Friday, June 12th to
Monday, June 15th to assist mayors and their staff with implementation of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

The Conference of Mayors has been working with the White House Office of
Intergovernmental affairs to establish an ARRA Resource Center where mayors
and city staff can meet with federal staff managing the various ARRA programs,
and seek guidance or resolve implementation challenges.

Led by Conference President and Miami (FL) Mayor Manny Diaz and hosted by
Providence Mayor David Cicilline, this event is the largest annual gathering
of U.S. mayors. In addition to Recovery Act implementation, the meeting will
also highlight illegal guns and gun violence, energy independence, education
and the 2010 Census. At the culmination of the meeting, mayors will debate
and vote on national policy recommendations to forward to Congress and the new
Administration.

Invited speakers include: President Obama, Vice President Biden and several
cabinet secretaries -- Housing, Energy, Transportation, Education, Justice,
Treasury, Commerce, State, Homeland Security, Labor, EPA and the FBI --
Presidential Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett as well as key members of
Congress. Please visit www.usmayors.org for speaker confirmations.

WHAT:Hundreds of U.S. Mayors to Attend USCM 77th Annual Meeting

WHEN:Friday, June 12th - Monday, June 15th

WHERE: The Rhode Island Convention Center
One Sabin Street / Providence, RI 02903 / 401-458-6000

SOURCE U.S. Conference of Mayors

Elena Temple, +1-202-861-6719, etemple@usmayors.org, or Carlos Vogel,
+1-202-861-6708, cvogel@usmayors.org, both of the U.S. Conference of Mayors