Released on = December 30, 2005, 7:15 pm

Press Release Author = Galveston-Trivandrum Sister City Society

Industry = Media

Press Release Summary = Will this citizen diplomacy work? We have requested the
White House to include our sister city Trivandrum, Kerala during the President\'s
visit to india in 2006. We received support from the Mayor, Governor of Texas, US
senators including the two senators of Texas, over 20 US Congressmen including Tom
Delay, Joseph Crowley, Ron Paul and many others.

Press Release Body = Honorable President George W. Bush,

I am writing this letter to thank you for your visionary leadership for America
and the whole world. I had a great opportunity to meet you and present you with
your mother's portrait done in rice straw art, on your visit to Galveston. You
responded to me with a handwritten letter with your signature. Galveston
established a sister city relationship in 1994 and you were the governor of
Texas at that time and you declared that week as US India friendship week in
Texas. I want to thank you personally for your support for India then and now.

It will be a great honor for us in Galveston, Texas if you, the Honorary
President of the Sister Cities International, visit our sister city Trivandrum
capital city of Kerala, on your trip to India. Your visit to our sister city
will stimulate an interest worldwide about our beautiful, traditional sister
city. National Geographic Magazine Traveler described Kerala as one of the top
10 places to visit in the world. American Tourism and technology companies may
want to open their branch offices in Kerala. If you take a personal interest
to visit our sister city, the Indian officials will comply with your special
request and it will enhance the vision and mission of our sister city
relationship.

Our sister city will benefit immensely from the special focus of the
presidential visit. It will also provide an opportunity for American businesses
to participate in the growth of Kerala, India over a billion people who lives
in a Democracy. It will provide job opportunities to many and will stimulate
changes social outlook, freedom, liberty and democracy. Vision and mission of
Galveston-Trivandrum sister city is in the web site http://www.gtscsociety.com.
Thank you for your help and support for Galveston-Trivandrum sister city
society.

Sincerely,

Rajan Koshy, Chairman,
Galveston-Trivandrum Sister City Society.
409 762 5621
rkoshy9622@aol.com
May 12, 2005

Go to www.gtscsociety.com Click Current Events to see individual letters form the
Congressmen and Senators.


Web Site = http://www.gtscsociety.com

Contact Details = Rajan (Ray) Koshy