INTERNATIONAL CONSULAR DINNER TO BE HOSTED IN ST. LOUIS JULY 26

Public Invited to Attend Gala Event at Sister Cities International Conference

St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) July 18, 2003 -- Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell of Maine, who negotiated the United Kingdom-Northern Ireland Peace Accord while a Special U.S. Ambassador, will be keynote speaker at The International Consular Dinner in St. Louis on Saturday, July 26 as part of the 2003 Sister Cities International Conference hosted by The St. Louis Center for International Relations.

The public is cordially invited to attend this gala event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Grand Ballroom of The Millennium Hotel at 200 South Fourth Street.

More than 1,000 economic advisors, politicians, business leaders, artists, dancers, musicians and educators from 137 nations meeting at The Sister Cities International Conference on July 23 - July 26 will attend the dinner in addition to state and local government officials, business executives and educators.

Tickets for the Dinner, which is black tie optional, are $75 each. For reservations, call The St. Louis Center for International Relations at 314.863.6777.

This is the first time in 25 years that The Sister Cities International Conference is being held in St. Louis. Workshops and seminars to promote effective community development and international exchange in the age of globalization are among many activities. For information, please see the website www.sci2003.org.

The public also is invited to special Conference events including a colorful Parade of Nations at from 9 a.m. to noon at Kiener Plaza downtown on July 24.

Sister Cities International, based in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between U.S. and international communities to help increase global cooperation at municipal levels, promote cultural understanding and stimulate economic development.

The St. Louis Center for International Relations (SLCIR) is a non-profit corporation administered jointly by St. Louis City and St. Louis County governments. As the development arm of St. Louis' thirteen sister city relationships and their associated St. Louis volunteer committees, SLCIR promotes the region's international presence through in-bound tourism and business development via international exchanges in commerce, education, technology, culture, and the arts.

For more information, interviews or photo/video opportunities, contact Jeff Dunlap at Powerline Public Relations in St. Louis at 314 721 5505 or Guillermo Rodriquez of Webster University at 314 961 2660, ext. 7881.