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US government announces US$1 million investment to address climate migration in Latin American cities, following call from C40-MMC mayors

April 28, 2023  

At the Cities Summit of the Americas, the U.S. State Department, USAID, C40 Cities, the Mayors Migration Council and the Climate Migration Council convened mayors, funders and U.N. representatives to discuss urban climate migration.

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What If Wonder Can Change the Way We Work? Or Better Yet, Change Our World?

April 26, 2023

Denver, CO – With companies across the world facing mass resignation, increased costs and a workforce that is distracted and disengaged, our cities and the people who run them are seeking innovative ideas to ensure economic stability and continued growth. 

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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, to Hold Press Availability at the Cities Summit of the Americas

April 26, 2023  

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will hold a press availability at the Cities Summit of the Americas (CSOA) on Thursday, April 28, at 3:15 p.m. MDT, in the press conference center, Room 405.

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Denver Convenes Global Conversation on Urban Design as part of Cities Summit of the Americas

April 25, 2023

“Denver’s Department of Community Planning and Development and urban design leaders from across the Americas will hold two events this week as part of the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas, taking place in Denver from April 24-30, 2023.”

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U.S. Mayors to Participate in Cities Summit of the Americas

April 24, 2023

Washington, D.C.— Next week, a bipartisan group of American mayors representing The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will participate in the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas—a convening of city and community leaders across North and South America to facilitate an exchange of ideas on a range of shared priorities.”

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OAS General Secretariat to Participate in the Cities Summit of the Americas

April 24, 2023

“The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) will participate in the Cities Summit of the Americas, to be held in Denver, Colorado, from April 26 to 27, 2023.”

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Remarks by President Biden at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the Americas


June 8, 2022

U.S. State Department Announcing the Inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas

June 7, 2022

“The U.S. Department of State and the City of Denver, Colorado will host city leaders from throughout the Americas for the first-ever Cities Summit and deliver related technical assistance through the new Cities Forward initiative.”

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U.S. State Department Announcing First Cities Summit to be held April 26-28, 2023

August 17, 2022

“On Wednesday, August 17, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, and U.S. National Summit Coordinator Kevin O’Reilly announced that the first Cities Summit of the Americas will take place April 26-28, 2023, in Denver.”

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9 News - Colorado to host ‘Cities Summit of the Americas” next year

June 9, 2022

“The first-ever summit will be held to "ensure the cities of the Americas achieve their full potential."

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Colorado Politics - Denver will host inaugural ‘Cities Summit of the Americas’ next year

June 9, 2022

“Denver will host the first Cities Summit of the Americas, in which city planners from Latin America and the Caribbean will meet with their U.S. counterparts in an effort to strengthen collaboration and develop solutions to communities' most pressing challenges.”

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Denver Gazette - Dates Announced for Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver

August 17, 2022

“Dates are out for the Cities Summit of the Americas event, which will make its debut in Denver next year and is expected to convene hundreds of elected officials from throughout the Western Hemisphere in the Mile High City."

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