Baltimore mayor to travel to Cuba, Qatar in coming months

Associated Press//April 5, 2016//

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stands at a news conference earlier this month. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday proposed a new fund to spur the development of affordable housing in the city. (The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz) — Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to travel to Cuba and Qatar as part of her role as president of the U.S. Council of Mayors (The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz)

The mayor of Baltimore will travel to Qatar and Cuba in the coming months as part of her role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

The Baltimore Sun reports that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will travel to the countries to discuss economic development, governance, service delivery and arts and culture.

Rawlings-Blake will first travel to Qatar from April 12 to 17. Howard Libit, the mayor’s spokesman, says she will be pursuing economic development opportunities in Baltimore with Qataris.

Her next trip will be to Cuba from May 23 to 29. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which is paying for the trip, will be meeting with the Center for Democracy in the Americas and the government of Cuba during the trip.

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