Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Selected For Leadership Initiative

Dearborn MI

19 July, 2022

12:15 PM

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DEARBORN, MI — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud was one 40 mayors from across the world selected for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which is the flagship program of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. The program, which is a collaboration between the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Business School and Bloomberg Philanthropies, looks to equip mayors with the necessary resources to tackle challenges and improve the quality of life for their residents. "I truly believe Dearborn is the greatest city in the world, and this initiative brings Dearborn into the national and international arenas where government excellence is defined," Hammoud said. "I'm grateful to Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies for bringing mayors together under the banner of public service, and I look forward to taking home best practices from across the world to address problems here in Dearborn." Hammoud joins 28 mayors from across the nation, and 12 international mayors from as far as Kigali, Rwanda, Glasgow, Scotland, Helsinki, Finland and others. The mayors will work with Harvard faculty, staff and students, as well as experts from Bloomberg Philanthropies' to foster professional growth and innovation for residents. Since its launch in 2017, the Initiative has built an alumni network of nearly 200 global mayors from 24 countries. The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative covers all program costs on behalf of mayors and their cities. "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, 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."