Gilbert joining French-speaking mayors at international conference
LEWISTON (AP) — Lewiston Mayor Laurent Gilbert Sr. will attend an international gathering of French-speaking mayors in October in Paris.
Gilbert is going to France at the recommendation of the Quebec Government Delegate to New England. The gathering marks the 30th anniversary of the International Association of Francophone Mayors.
The organization's seen as a French version of the Commonwealth of Nations to promote cultural diversity and use of the French language among member countries.
Gilbert will be attending at no cost to the city of Lewiston. Mayors from countries including Egypt, Canada, Morocco, Togo, Madagascar and France will attend. From the United States, Mayor Joey Durel Jr., of Lafayette, La., also plans to attend, it was announced last week.
concerned KD says
This just goes to show that Gilbert is king circle jerk himself. Whats the point of this? What/how will the city benefit from his trip? What is he hoping to gain from this? If he wants to promote the use of the french language among us citizens maybe he should volunteer his time teaching french instead of going to talk about speaking french with a bunch of people who already speak french. Another example of why he is the wrong man for the job. Someone should swap his ticket for a one way seat and hope he gets the hint.