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WORLD MAYOR 2018
Letter from Valeria Mancinelli We publish below Mayor Valeria Mancinelli’s gracious and eloquent letter which she sent after she was informed that she had been awarded the 2018 World Mayor Prize. |
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FRONT PAGE About World Mayor City Mayors Foundation    WORLD MAYOR 2018 • Results 2018 • Project 2018 • Shortlist 2018 • Longlist 2018 • Raison d'être • World Mayor history • World Mayor Prize • Code of Ethics • Criteria • Meet the Press INTERVIEWS WITH • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Zamboanga ESSAYS BY • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga TESTIMONIALS • Mayor of Alphen / Rijn • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Baden-Baden • Mayor of Calais • Mayor of Chemnitz • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Cozumel • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Grand Rapids • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Lodz • Mayor of Molenbeek • Mayor of Narayanganj • Mayor of Oakland • Mayor of Omaha • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Reutlingen • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of San Juan • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga • Mayor of Zurich PROFILES OF • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga WORLD MAYOR 2016 WORLD MAYOR 2014 WORLD MAYOR 2012 WORLD MAYOR 2010 WORLD MAYOR 2008 WORLD MAYOR 2006 WORLD MAYOR 2005 WORLD MAYOR 2004 |
Letter from Valeria Mancinelli, Mayor of Ancona and Winner of the 2018 World Mayor Prize Ancona, 14 February 2019 Dear City Mayors Foundation I would like to thank the Foundation, its members and each contributor, for the great opportunity that has been given to me and to Ancona, the city that I have the honour to lead. I admit that before my nomination for World Mayor, I didn’t know about your organisation. Only now, step by step, I’ve discovered more about your aim and the way you work: “obliging” those who vote to give a reason, encouraging discussion between the nominated mayors and their supporters, giving candidates the opportunity to talk about themselves, about their story and their vision - this is truly remarkable. It is an active and well-structured process, not just a simple vote, and it is also for this reason that the final result gives me an even better feeling. I would like to thank you because your initiative and ways of working allow a small city to emerge and become known, amongst its bigger counterparts in the world. You highlight the work of many good mayors who, like myself, experience every day the joys and challenges of leading a community. I intend to treasure the international network of Women Mayors that has been created alongside the World Mayor Project, because I believe that sharing experiences, no matter how far away we are from each other, is the essential seed for our growth and improvement. I would like to thank not only the City Mayors Foundation again for this extraordinary opportunity that has been given to me, but also my city and all those mayors and communities of people that, through you and your work, will continue to have a voice. Valeria Mancinelli
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