Peter V. Ueberroth, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and former head of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, announced to a group of business leaders the formation of an Olympic Multiparty Agreement among the key parties involved in the bid committee if New York is selected the host of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The agreement will create a structure to ensure certainty and continuity of leadership.
The Olympic Multiparty Agreement has been entered into by six parties – the City of New York, the State of New York, the State of New Jersey, Nassau County, the USOC and NYC2012, the committee leading New York’s bid to host the Games – committing them to cooperate in planning for and operating the 2012 Games.
New York Governor George Pataki said, “this agreement symbolizes the unprecedented level of support and coordination that has gone into making New York’s proud bid for the Olympic Games”.
Earlier Ueberroth called New York’s bid “a strong bid that is imminently winnable”. He said, “the technical excellence of New York’s bid is second to none. The city’s venues, transportation, medical services and accommodations are outstanding. New York is renowned as one of the most international cities with the world with strong ties to every nation”.
