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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supporting Sister Cities event
Purpose: Supporting the Visa Application for the Ghanaian Delegation headed by Mr. Daniel Amakye Dede to visit the City of Newark, New Jersey.
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WHEREAS, on September 7, 1994, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark, New Jersey adopted Resolution 7Rcm 090794 "designating the City of Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa as a Sister City; and
WHEREAS, by resolution 7Rbz adopted January 18, 1995, the Newark Municipal Council established a Sister Cities Intercultural Program through the Ghanaian Government and Sister Cities Intercultural Program with the cities of Kumasi and Cape Coast Ghana, with primary partnership emphasis on economic development, educational, health and intercultural initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Daniel Amakye Dede a Ghanaian MUSICIAN/Singer along with his delegation has applied for non-immigrant visas to visit the United States on or about March 6, 2014 through March 15, 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
It does hereby support the visa application of Mr. Daniel Amakye Dede and his delegation from Ghana, West Africa to the United States of America in celebration of a series of cultural events and dedications from March 6, 2014 through March 15, 2014.
A certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the United States Diplomatic Mission in Ghana and to our Congressional Delegation along with the visiting entourage from Ghana, West Africa for their records.
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Resolution supporting Mr. Daniel Amakye Dede an...
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