USAID MISSION DIRECTOR VISITS 117-YEAR OLD CITY HALL

City Government of Zamboanga

USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn pays a courtesy visit to Mayor John Dalipe in City Hall Thursday, October 17, as he arrives in Zamboanga City for a series of engagements including the signing of the MOU with the city government and gracing the 24th National PESO Congress.

During the courtesy visit, the USAID official had the opportunity to interact with Yakan weavers, who were then exhibiting their products at the City Hall lobby.

The courtesy call was followed by the forging of the Memorandum of Understanding for the effective implementation of USAID initiatives in the city.

Zamboanga City, being one of the 8 cities under USAID’s Cities Development Initiatives (CDI) has been a beneficiary of various programs implemented through technical assistance and consultancy, trainings, mentorship, and other capability building activities; cross visits, study missions, learning exchanges; conferences, fora, workshops, and similar activities/ events.

Joining the Mission Director Washburn were key officials of USAID -Urban Connect. (CMO-PIO) (photo credits: Kathy Wee Sit)

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