Vice President-Elect Mike Pence to Deliver Remarks to the Nation's Mayors

/EINPresswire.com/ -- WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - January 16, 2017) - Under the leadership of U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Oklahoma City (OK) Mayor Mick Cornett, Vice President-Elect Mike Pence will address the nation's mayors tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17^th at 2:30pm ET during the Opening Plenary Luncheon of the Conference's 85^th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

A record number of more than 300 of the nation's mayors will convene at the Capital Hilton Hotel to engage with Administration officials, Congressional members and business leaders to ensure the economic health of America's cities on the eve of the Presidential Inaugural, Tuesday, January 17^th to Thursday, January 19^th.

Mayors will also discuss their priorities for the new Presidential Administration at an OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE at 11:30am in the Statler Room of the Hilton Hotel.

In December, USCM was the first organization to be invited to Trump Tower to meet with President-elect Trump, where the bipartisan delegation of mayors emphasized more than 85% of people in the United States live in our nation's cities and metro areas, thus mayors clearly understand how urban issues impact everyday Americans and are calling on the new Administration to engage mayors as it focuses on those issues.

Press Guidance: Press MUST register to attend the meeting at -- http://usmayors.org/85thWinterMeeting/press_registration.asp. On-site registration will also be available with current press credentials at the Capital Hilton in the New York Room (2^nd Flr). A DRAFT AGENDA and list of PREREGISTERED MAYORS are available at www.usmayors.org. All business/daytime sessions are OPEN to the press unless otherwise indicated. ALL EVENING EVENTS ARE CLOSED.

Press Guidance for Vice President-Elect Pence's Remarks:

Pre-Set: 4:30am to 5am ET - Press Equipment/Security Sweeps: 1^st Floor of Capitol Hilton - 5am - 7am

Final Access into Presidential Ballroom on the 2^nd Floor of Capitol Hilton: 1:45pm ET

Throw: 75-80 ft

WHAT: Vice President-Elect Pence to Address the Nation's Mayors

WHEN: Tuesday, January 17th at 2:30 ET

WHERE: Presidential Ballroom - Capital Hilton - 1001 16th St, NW - Washington, D.C. - 202-393-1000

About The United States Conference of Mayors -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are nearly 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors. USCM is proud to announce that Ford Motor Company is the title sponsor for the Winter Meeting.