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The National League of Cities (NLC) is an American advocacy organization representing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, and encompassing 49 state municipal leagues. NLC provides training to municipal officials, holds conferences, lobbies and provides assistance to cities in educational issues. NLC is made up of six Centers: Research and Innovation; Federal Relations; Public Affairs and Member Relations; Enterprise Programs; Conferences, Education and Training; and the Institute for Youth, Education and Families. ==History== The NLC was founded in 1926 when 10 state municipal leagues banded as the American Municipal Association. At this time, 37 state leagues existed, although only 21 were considered active.〔(National League of Cities: State Municipal Leagues )〕 Over time, the organization's membership expanded to include individual cities of all sizes.〔Josh Fecht, (The National League of Cities speaks for more than 18,000 US communities ), City Mayors website, accessed August 17, 2009〕 The current president of the NLC is Ted L. Ellis, mayor of Bluffton, Indiana. Past presidents of the NLC have included: * Clarence E. Anthony, former Mayor of South Bay, Florida (president 1998-1999; named NLC executive director, 2013)〔Kimberly Miller, ("Former South Bay mayor named executive director of National League of Cities" ), ''Palm Beach Post'', December 7, 2012.〕 * Dennis Archer, former Mayor of Detroit, Michigan * Charles H. Lyons, former Selectman of Arlington, MA * Bob Bolen, former Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. Became President of the National League of Cities in 1990. * Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Roman Gribbs, former Mayor of Detroit, Michigan * William B. Hartsfield, former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia * James C. Hunt, former Mayor of Clarksburg, West Virginia * Richard Lugar, former Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana * Bart Peterson, former Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana * Anthony A. Williams, former Mayor of Washington, DC 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National League of Cities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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