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BOUBKER MAZOZ ELECTED TO SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Media Contact: Amanda Straub, 202.347.8630 ext. 4877, communications@sister-cities.org Source: Lindsay Wilson, 202.347.8630 ext. 4004, lwilson@sister-cities.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Boubker Mazoz of Casablanca, Morocco was elected to the Sister Cities International Board of Directors during the Annual Board Meeting on July 15, 2006. The meeting was part of the Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary Conference held in Washington, D.C. Mazoz was born in Rabat, Morocco, but earned a high school diploma through an AFS exchange program to Marshfield, Missouri, USA. In 1986, he created an AFS association called the Moroccan Intercultural Association, of which he is currently president. He is also a founding member of the Casa-Californie Rotary Club and has been the vice president of The Alaouite Organization for the Protection of the Blind in Morocco. Mazoz is the founder and president of the Casablanca Chicago Sister Cities Association, and founded the Moroccan American Circle, an association which groups all Moroccans who studied or worked in the U.S. and Americans residing in Morocco. "The Palestinian and Israeli conflict, the American Arab and Muslim stereotypes on each others have pulled the west and the east fart apart. Both sides need to know more about one another to dissipate all the misunderstandings and the misconceptions. This could only be achieved through more contacts, regular dialogues and exchanges," Mazoz said. Along with six other candidates, Mazoz was elected to a three-year term to the Sister Cities International Board of Directors. A State Coordinator Representative, a Young Professional Ambassador Association Representative and a Youth Representative were also elected to one-year terms. About Sister Cities International Representing more than 2,500 communities in 134 countries, Sister Cities International (www.sister-cities.org) is a citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between the U.S. and communities abroad. Begun in 1956 after a White House summit where U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower called for people-to-people exchanges, sister city partnerships are tailored to local interests and increase global cooperation at the grassroots level. Sister Cities International promotes peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation by focusing on sustainable development, youth and education, arts and culture, humanitarian assistance and economic growth programs.
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