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June 9, 1998
The Honorable Rene Buron
Mayor
St. Paul-de-Vence
Provence, France
Dear Mayor Buron:
I am pleased to extend to you the warmest of greetings and the highest congratulations on the occasion of the inauguration of St. Paul-de-Vence's "Web Boutique" that will provide Internet information on your historical past, architectural achievements and artistic wealth.
The City of Saint Paul, U.S.A. is pleased to join other villages, towns and cities throughout the world that are called Saint Paul in a global link on the Internet. We do so in the spirit of global interconnections. Saint Paul is truly a cosmopolitan city with more than twenty-five languages spoken in Saint Paul homes and schools and with individuals from over thirty-four different ancestral backgrounds. Saint Paul residents relate worldwide on a people-to-people basis through ten Sister City or Friendship connections established throughout the world.
Global friendships lay the groundwork for global commercial interchange and the attainment of worldwide prosperity. We are a city rich in educated people resources developing goods and products for use at home and abroad.
We also appreciate the French heritage of our region and look forward to developing fruitful relationships between our peoples.
Norm Coleman
Mayor
City of Saint Paul
Minnesota, U.S.A.
SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA