ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is one of 40 city leaders selected nationally to the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
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On Monday, the initiative named Dickens as a member of its sixth class of 40 mayors from around the world who will participate in the yearlong education and professional development program.
Mayors from across the world are in New York this week to attend sessions geared toward equipping mayors with the leadership and management tools to tackle challenges in their cities aimed at improving the quality of life of their residents.
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The program is a four-day training experience with Harvard faculty and former mayors who attended the initiative previously.
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“This class brings together a diverse and dynamic group of mayors from across the globe, and we’re glad to welcome them to New York City to kick off the sixth year of the program,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, former three-term mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies. “With all the urgent shared challenges facing cities, the opportunity for mayors to exchange ideas and learn from one another and experts is more important than ever. We’re looking forward to working with them throughout the year, and to seeing the results in their cities.”
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