Good News on Rome-WDC Sister Cities Relationship
After more than five years, the movement to have Washington, D.C. and Rome become Sister Cities has born fruit.
Tomorrow, Tuesday June 7 Washington D.C. and Rome, Italy will officially become Sister Cities. The agreement will be signed at our city hall, the John A. Wilson Building, at 4:30 P.M. Rome will now be Washington, D.C.'s 11th Sister City.
The initiative began in the Anthony Williams administration and was vigorously pursued by the Adrian Fenty administration and will now be consummated in the Vincent Gray administration. I congratulate all three mayors for their steadfast efforts to make this happen. I also thank Patricia Elwood, District of Columbia Chief Protocol Officer under the three administrations for her untiring efforts in this regard.
Also to be recognized is the Ambassador of Italy Guilio Terzi di Sant'Agata for his assistance in making sure this event happened on the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity. The Ambassador has worked very diligently on programs to celebrate the common values shared by Italy and the United States. The Palladio exhibit at the Building Museum was one and the recently concluded Canaletto exhibit at the National Gallery of Art is another.
Speaking of the National Gallery of Art, now on display there is the famous Capitoline Venus from Rome. This is the first fruit from the new Rome-Washington, D.C. relationship.
I hope to continue sending you news as the relationship develops.
Joe Grano, Chair
The Constantino Brumidi Society
Washington, D.C.
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