High demand for London Ambassador roles

High demand for London Ambassador roles

Published Jan. 24, 2011 7:22 p.m. ET

Almost 34,000 people have registered their interest in becoming a London Ambassador for the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Mayor of London's office will trim the list of 33,722 applicants to 8,000 after interviewing a shortlist of applicants between April and July this year.

The ambassadors will be welcome guides during the Olympics, answering visitors' questions and showing them the way to outdoor screens broadcasting the games across central London.

London Mayor Boris Johnson said Monday that ''it should come as no surprise that so many Londoners want the honor of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their great city to our visitors in 2012.''

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