Capital of the World Conference

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. CAPITALS OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE OTTAWA, CANADA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987 IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP ON "PLANNING - CREATING -REALIZING: A CAPITAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATION." THE CAPITAL CITIES OF THE WORLD VARY IN SIZE, FORM AND FUNCTION, BUT THEY HAVE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS THAT SET THEM APART FROM OTHER CITIES- WASHINGTON, D*C. , THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IS A RELATIVELY YOUNG CITY- THIS YEAR, THE UNITED STATES IS CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATIONAL CONSTITUTION, WHICH WAS DRAFTED IN 1787 BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.