Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans




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Comments in support of
Ray Nagin
Mayor of New Orleans (USA)

The finalists for the 2006 World Mayor Award were chosen on the number of votes received as well as on the persuasiveness and conviction of supporting statements. Below we publish an representative selection of comments received about the mayor.

Comment: During the last mayoral campaign (and even during his term as mayor) the majority of the support for Ray Nagin was not from the African-American community. Post Hurricane Katrina all of that changed.  During a time when we needed somebody to stand up for us, he did. He was our voice to the country and world and truly did the best job of displaying how we truly felt. It is my belief that Mayor Nagin did the best job possible during the period immediately preceding Katrina and following. He has taken much criticism but he has taken it all in stride.  To his critics, consider how well you would handle a situation that has no precedence set for it. Thanks.

Comment: Mayor Nagin did a phenomenal job with almost no support from the federal government.  Clearly the people of New Orleans believe in him or they wouldn't have re-elected him.

Comment: Why Nagin, and not David Miller, another Mayor I admire. Because Nagin epitomizes the outspokeness, feistiness, and willingness to face up to the goliaths of the Federal institutions in Washington. These are difficult times. Nagin was tough on everybody, including himself. As the cliché goes: When the going gets tough, the tough get going!

Comment: Mayor Nagin was a pillar in dealing with the aftermath of Katrina - with very little help from FEMA. The people of New Orleans re-elected him too.  That says a lot!
More than 100,000 citizens from around the world have taken part in the 2006 World Mayor Project.




AFRICA
• Mayor of Antananarivo, Madagascar
• Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Mayor of Maputo, Mozambique
• Mayor of Tunis, Tunisia

NORTH AMERICA
• Mayor of Calgary, Canada
• Mayor of London, Canada
• Mayor of Toronto, Canada
• Mayor of Denver, USA
• Mayor of Harrisburg, USA
• Mayor of Houston, USA
• Mayor of New Orleans, USA
• Mayor of New York City, USA
• Mayor of Portland, USA
• Mayor of Seattle, USA

SOUTH AMERICA
• Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil
• Mayor of Bogota, Colombia
• Mayor of Quito, Ecuador
• Mayor of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
• Mayor of Valencia, Venezuela

ASIA
• Mayor of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Mayor of Chengdu, China
• Mayor of Shanghai, China
• Mayor of Bangalore, India
• Mayor of Jaipur, India
• Mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel
• Mayor of Tokyo, Japan
• Mayor of Nablus, Palestine
• Mayor of Angeles City, Philippines
• Mayor of Makati City, Philippines
• Mayor of Taipei, Taiwan
• Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey

AUSTRALASIA
• Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
• Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand

EUROPE
• Mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Mayor of Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Mayor of Mulhouse, France
• Mayor of St Etienne, France
• Mayor of Augsburg, Germany
• Mayor of Bonn, Germany
• Mayor of Potsdam, Germany
• Mayor of Bologna, Italy
• Mayor of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
• Mayor of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Mayor of Porto, Portugal
• Mayor of Oradea, Romania
• Mayor of Zaragoza, Spain
• Mayor of Valencia, Spain
• Mayor of Zurich, Switzerland
• Mayor of Middlesbrough, UK