WASHINGTON–Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel makes his national debut as mayor–and deals with his counterparts–later this month when he speaks at the the 79th annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Baltimore.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa becomes the new president of organization–a group former Mayor Richard M. Daley led and had been very active in during his mayoral tenure.
From the conference:
Featured speakers include: House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, MD Governor Martin O’Malley, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Fri); U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue (Mon), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (date TBD), Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and many others.