In June at the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the United States will host the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver in April 2023. This summit ensures meaningful implementation of commitments emanating from the Ninth Summit. The Biden-Harris Administration is deepening U.S. engagement with city stakeholders like mayors and city planners in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the innovative Cities Summit will convene these decisionmakers with their U.S. counterparts to help ensure the cities of the Americas achieve their full potential.
Governor Jared Polis
“We’re honored to host this inaugural gathering and look forward to welcoming delegates from across the Americas to our great city for these critical conversations,” Mayor Michael B. Hancock said. “I want to thank the Biden-Harris Administration for selecting Denver to host the first Cities Summit. Bringing together this diverse and international group of local leaders in our community will foster collaboration like many mayors and city administrators have never experienced and inspire an ecosystem of ideas that will benefit local communities throughout the hemisphere.”
“I’m so excited that Denver and Colorado are playing such a major role in the first ever Cities Summit of the Americas. Our state is a natural choice that speaks to the Colorado spirit of connection, collaboration, and innovation. We are proud to welcome the strong network of leaders to foster shared innovations, creative solutions, and best practices to our communities’ most challenging issues,” said Gov. Jared Polis
The summit will convene hundreds of local elected officials from the United States and across the Western Hemisphere, as well as thousands of private stakeholders. Cities Summit will empower elected officials, businesses, and private organizations to collaborate and develop new solutions to the most pressing issues facing communities, including on sustainable development, climate resilience, democracy renewal, foreign direct investment, women’s empowerment, uplifting underserved communities, and public safety.