Rawlings-Blake in Asia for leadership program
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is visiting China and India this week. But her tour of Asia is not a vacation-- she's traveling with the Aspen Leadership Institute's Rodel Fellowship Program.
According to its website, the program “seeks to enhance our democracy by identifying and bringing together the nation's most promising young political leaders to explore, though study and conversation, the underlying values and principles of western democracy, the relationship between individuals and their community, and the responsibilities of public leadership.”
Rawlings-Blake was in Beijing Tuesday and will head to New Delhi Thursday, aides said. They said city money is not being used to find the travel
She joins a familiar face on the trip: Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is one of the 20 fellows participating.
Rawlings-Blake has had a busy couple months of business travel, heading to Las Vegas for the International Council of Shopping Centers conference in May, catching the Indianapolis 500 over Memorial Day weekend in advance of the announcement of the Baltimore Grand Prix and attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Oklahoma City in June.
Comments
In these tough economic times the Mayor should curb her travel and keep a Firefighter,Policeman,Teacher or a fire station open. This city has to many immediate problems for her to be else where spending the taxpayers $$$.
Posted by: Arewedoneyet1 | August 3, 2010 9:30 AM
I believe th blog mentioned she is not traveling to Bejing on the taxpayers dollar. It is important for her to learn and grow to be an effective leader now and in the future.
Posted by: catdancing | August 3, 2010 10:56 AM
Yeah, i'm sure she's not taking the trip on the taxpayers dime, after all, no politicians, especially Baltimore politicians would ever lie to their peoples
Posted by: Dan | August 3, 2010 12:31 PM
Of course MOM's pupper SRB is traveling the world.
There are too many pressing issues here in Baltimore to take care of.
Posted by: John | August 3, 2010 12:35 PM
anyone else wondering WHY she needs to go to CHINA of all places?
Posted by: Asian Market Girl | August 3, 2010 8:03 PM
Looks like a bit of nobama rubbed of on the inept mayor. Spend the tax payers money for our joy trips. How can any benefit to the citizens of B-More come out of the nonsense.
Posted by: 1bigdog1 | August 5, 2010 1:42 PM