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I N T E R N A T I O N A LSisterCities
2014 Membership Directory
Table of Contents
Letter from the President .................................1
2013 Annual Report ........................................2
2013 Donors .................................................18
Membership Directory ...................................19
Partnerships by U.S. State .........................20
Partnerships by Country.............................40
Board of Directors .........................................76
State Coordinators ........................................77
Honorary Board and Global Envoys...............78
2014 Sister Cities International Staff ..............79
Table of Contents
Explore 50 Years of Sister Cities History
Sister Cities International’s 50th Anniversary book Peace Through People:50 Years of Global Citizenship contains hundreds of stories of citizendiplomats bringing the world together from the first half century (1956-2006) of the sister cities movement.
This fully searchable edition is available online atwww.sister-cities.org/50years.
Greetings,
I want to first thank our members and partners for supporting the work of Sister CitiesInternational. It is through the efforts in your respective communities that we fulfill ourmission to “Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – oneindividual, one community at a time.”
We began 2013 with a huge event – the very first Sister Cities International Inaugural Gala!As most of you are aware, every President of the United States, since Dwight D.Eisenhower, has been the Honorary Chairman of Sister Cities International. Since we werethe very first event of Inauguration week, we received worldwide publicity for our goal toconnect communities in the United States with their friends around the world. ThePresident’s own Marine Corps band opened an evening that brought Mayors,Congressional Representatives and Ambassadors together to celebrate with our owncitizen diplomats.
Our Sino-African Initiative has been the prime example of how cities can form mutuallybeneficial trilateral sister city relationships. The Osogbo, Nigeria-Asheville/Raleigh, NorthCarolina-Xiangyang, China trilateral partnership worked together in Osogbo to renovate and upgrade one primary health carecenter to offer emergency obstetric care, establish a drug revolving fund, and provide extra equipment. Included in theproject were medical training exchanges between the cities, as well as mayoral and business delegation exchanges. Theother two programs under the grant were a water and sanitation project involving Nairobi, Kenya/Denver, CO, U.S./Kunming,China at the Madaraka Primary School in Nairobi and a waste management project in Malawi with the communities of Zomba,Malawi/ Urbana, IL, U.S./Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China.
In 2013, our annual conference was held in the great city of San Antonio, Texas. We partnered with the United NationsUnited Environmental Accords program to host 600 delegates from all over the world including Diplomatic Corpsrepresentatives from 30 countries. We reinvigorated our Youth Leadership Program and intend to double the size of our youthleadership summit in San Jose in 2014.
It’s apropos that the theme of the 2014 conference in San Jose is “The Power of Digital Diplomacy” given the expandedpresence of Sister Cities International as well as our members on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other socialmedia. We’ve also added customizable partnership profiles to our website for all of our more than 2,000 sister cityrelationships and you can now view our 50th anniversary book, Peace Through People, which recounts some highlights fromthe first half century of sister cities. If you have not yet had the chance to see the amazing photos and even more incrediblestories of international cooperation, please have a look at www.sister-cities.org/50th. Please also continue to share yourstories with us; our 60th anniversary is quickly approaching and hope to be able to share some of the newer stories abouthow sister cities members are building peace.
This upcoming year we are poised for even bigger things. In addition to the conference in San Jose, the first ever U.S.-ChinaSister Cities conference will be held in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the first U.S.-Chinapartnerships. We’ll continue to expand and enhance our website, put more resources like webinars and toolkits online, andexpand affinity benefits for members. We’ve also decided to waive any application fee for our Young Artists and AuthorsShowcase as well as our Annual Awards to encourage even more members to participate in these popular programs.
We hope that you are as excited about sister cities in 2014 as we are; it’s going to be a big year. Again, thank you for yoursupport and your belief that if we “Connect Globally” we can “Thrive Locally.”
Mary D. KanePresident & CEO
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Connect globally. Thrive locally.
I N T E R N A T I O N A LSisterCities
Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3)nonprofit that serves as the national membership
organization for individual sister cities, counties, and statesacross the United States. This network unites thousands ofcitizen diplomats and volunteers from 522 U.S. communitieswith over 2,000 partnerships in more than 140 countries.
Sister Cities International was created at President Dwight D.Eisenhower’s 1956 White House Summit on CitizenDiplomacy. He envisioned an organization that would be achampion for peace and prosperity by helping citizens fosterbonds between people from different communities aroundthe world. President Eisenhower reasoned that if privatecitizens built partnerships that celebrated and appreciateddifferences between cultures, and didn’t rely solely onnational governments to manage international relations, thenit would lessen the chanceof new conflicts.
For nearly six decades,Sister Cities Internationalhas served as a hub forinstitutional knowledgeand best practices in thefield of citizen diplomacy.Sister Cities Internationalcontinues to strengthenthe sister cities networkthrough strategic
institutional partnerships, grants, programs, and support forits members. Sister Cities International motivates andempowers private citizens, local organizations, andmunicipal officials to conduct long-term, mutually beneficialsister city, county, or state relationships.
The mission of Sister Cities International is just as importanttoday as it was when it was founded. With the advent of theinternet and new technologies, the world is becomingsmaller, and the relationships and interactions between theU.S. and its foreign counterparts are more complex thanever. Despite this increase in online communication, theface-to-face meetings and personal relationships developedthrough sister cities are still vital and irreplaceable.
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TO PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, AND COOPERATION — ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
Sister Cities International Mission Statement
“If we are going to take advantage of the assumption that all people want peace, then the problem is forpeople to get together and to leap governments – if necessary to evade governments – to work out not onemethod, but thousands of methods by which people can gradually learn a little bit more of each other.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, Founder of Sister Cities International and 34th President of the United States of America
What Do Sister Cities Do?
Sister city organizations plan and implement cooperativeactivities and exchanges with their counterparts in other
countries. These activities typically fall into four categories:youth and education, community development/municipalexchange, business and trade, and arts and culture. Withinthese categories there is a tremendous breadth of diversity,as each community uses its unique resources, history,geography, and citizenry to guide their activities.
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Sister City Partnerships by U.S. State
Sister City Partnerships by Country
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
MexicoJapanChina
GermanyFrance
ItalyRussia
United KingdomChinese Taipei
South KoreaIsrael
PhilippinesIrelandPolandSpain
GhanaCanada
BrazilUkraine
AustraliaIndia
GreeceNicaragua
PeruArgentina
188185
167108
10182
7664
5650
484241
3733323029
2322
2017171615
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
368
185
174
97
76
75
63
61
59
55
51
43
42
42
39
California
Florida
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Washington
North Carolina
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Colorado
Arizona
Hawaii
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Sister City Partnerships by Region
What is a Sister City?
A sister city, county, or state relationship is a broad, long-term partnership between two communities in two
countries. A sister partnership is officially recognized afterthe highest elected or appointed official from bothcommunities sign an agreement establishing therelationship.
A city may have any number of sister cities, with communityinvolvement ranging from a half dozen to hundreds ofvolunteers. In addition to volunteers, sister city organizationsmay include representatives from nonprofits, municipalgovernments, the private sector, and other civicorganizations. Sister city relationships offer the flexibility toform connections between communities that are mutuallybeneficial and which address issues that are most relevantfor each partner.
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
East AsiaNorth And Central Asia
Middle EastSoutheast Asia
South AsiaWestern Europe
Southern EuropeCentral Europe
Northern EuropeEastern Europe
Southeastern EuropeNorth AmericaSouth America
Central AmericaCaribbean
West AfricaEastern Africa
Southern AfricaNorth Africa
Central AfricaOceania
Pacific Islands
462101
6863
28343
14578
4636
24220
1075251
7531
2415
732
4
343
522 U.S.Communities
In 143 Countries
With 2,012Partnerships
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15
101
10
41
3
1232
37
WALES
2
SCOTLAND
1411 NORTHERN IRELAND
8
3
37
1
932
4
21
1
30
188
4
4
10
1725
2
6 12
10
8
7
10
8
3
3
29
8
1
2
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 3
BARBADOS 1
ST. KITTS and NEVIS ISLANDS 1
CAYMANISLANDS
1
EL SALVADOR
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SINT MAARTEN 1PUERTO RICO
5
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1
U.S. Partnerships Worldwide
Sister City Relationships by Region
Asia 36% South/Central America and Caribbean 10%Europe 33% Africa 8%North America 11% Oceania 2%
36%
33%
11%
10%
8%
2%
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1 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
4
1
AMERICANSAMOA
21
6
2
14 1
1
6
3
1
1
23
448
3
20
1
167
4
4
48
50 185
42
76
13
5
11
7
15
14
108
6
1437
12
5
32
17
82 13
410
3
6
51
23
1
12
1
4
6
6
2
12
KINSHASA
1
BRAZZAVILLE
13
8
2
3
1
2
14
1
1
1
6
PALESTINIANTERRITORIES6
22
10
4
CYPRUS 1
2 MONTENEGRO
LEBANON 21 MALTA
1 PALAU
CHINESE TAIPEI 56
1
1
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WASHINGTON15____75
MONTANA2___3
IDAHO3___4
UTAH2___10
NEVADA1___8
OREGON14___32
CALIFORNIA82___368
COLORADO17___51
WYOMING
ARIZONA11___43
NEW MEXICO5___24
HAWAII2___
42
ALASKA5___
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U.S. Members and Partnerships
KEY
Number of Member Communities
Number of Partnerships
100+ Partnerships51-99 Partnerships11-50 Partnerships1-10 PartnershipsNo Members
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MAINE2___5
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT2___5
1___8
MASSACHUSETTS5___
23
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT 5___30
NEW JERSEY2___
17
DELAWARE2___8
MARYLAND13___55
NEW YORK20___61
PENNSYLVANIA7___39
WESTVIRGINIA1___2
VIRGINIA18___59
OHIO18___76
INDIANA15___31
MICHIGAN9___
23
KENTUCKY11___22
WISCONSIN13___37
ILLINOIS41___97
NORTH CAROLINA17___63
SOUTH CAROLINA7___18
TENNESSEE9___
32
FLORIDA
37___185
GEORGIA9___38
ALABAMA4___32
MISSISSIPPI1___2
LOUISIANA2___
16
ARKANSAS6___
10
MISSOURI4___
22
MINNESOTA19___42
IOWA16___36
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA3___4
NEBRASKA4___7
KANSAS7___
13
OKLAHOMA7___
21
TEXAS26___174
DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA
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Member Services
Sister Cities International offers a number of services andresources to help members find partners, expand and
improve programming, and save time and money. Whether itis developing new skills, recognizing milestones, or providingmuch needed information and connections, Sister CitiesInternational is committed to boosting the impact of itsmembership. Be sure to visit the Member Area of SisterCities International’s website where you can access anumber of these services and learn more about how SisterCities International can help.
Staff and Network AssistanceWhether it’s a volunteer, elected official, municipal employee,businessperson, or any other participant in a sister cityprogram, Sister Cities International’s staff is available toassist by email or over the phone. Every day staff fieldquestions about governance, programming, financing,policy, and more. Whether it’s starting a new sister cityorganization from scratch, rolling out a new type ofexchange, or simply trying to make current programmingeasier and more effective, the first call should be to SisterCities International’s office. A full list of staff can be found in the back of the directory or online at www.sister-cities.org/staff.
In keeping with the ethos of sister cities, Sister CitiesInternational believes that peer learning is one of the bestways for sister city organizations to improve. That’s why inaddition to providing expert staff support, Sister CitiesInternational connects its members with other communitiesand sister city organizations who have done similar projectsor dealt with similar challenges. Contact staff and find outhow other cities can help your sister cities organization bringthe most to your community.
Cities Seeking CitiesIn 2013, Sister Cities International worked to strengthen theorganization’s role in facilitating new sister city partnershipsthrough the Cities Seeking Cities program. The MembershipDepartment works closely with member cities and utilizes awide range of channels, including foreign embassies, U.S.State Department foreign service officers, municipalassociations, other city twinning organizations, and NGOs,among others, to find potential matches. In 2013, SisterCities International helped members make contact withcommunities in Germany, Argentina, Chile, China, Myanmar,France, Costa Rica, Ghana, Kenya, Israel and the PalestinianTerritories, among others.
U.S. State Department AssistanceSister Cities International connects its members with U.S.State Department officials both in the U.S. and abroad.When trying to revive a dormant partnership or starting newpartnerships and programming initiatives, meetings andbriefings with officials can help provide useful informationand networking opportunities for sister city organizations.Sister Cities International also regularly works with memberson U.S. State Department exchange programs and grantopportunities.
Events Calendar and Sharing Your StoryIn 2013 Sister Cities International’s Events Calendar becameone of the most popular new initiatives. Members wereencouraged to send Sister Cities International details abouttheir organization’s upcoming exchanges, events, sister cityanniversaries, board meetings, and other activities, whichwere posted to Sister Cities International’s website whereother sister city organizations as well as the public couldlearn more.
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Membership in Sister Cities International is open tocommunities of all sizes, including towns, cities,counties, and states. For more information onmember benefits as well as membership rates, visitus online at www.sister-cities.org/membership
“Our program has flourished to a level that wouldhave never been possible, in a large part due tothe valuable resources and assistance availablethrough SCI.”
-Mary Neilson, Hot Springs, AR
To follow up on these activities members were encouragedto “Share Your Story” and submit accounts of theirexchanges and accomplishments, which were thenpromoted via social media and articles posted on SisterCities International’s website. “Share Your Story” is availablethrough Sister Cities International’s website, and membersare encouraged to visit and share with the world how theirsister city program connecting communities around theglobe.
Grants and FellowshipsEvery year Sister Cities International offers competitive grantopportunities to members for exchanges and programmingin a number of fields. In 2013 Sister Cities International alsobegan posting grant and fellowship announcementsadministered by other nonprofits, foundations, and federaland state governments. Available only to members throughSister Cities International’s Member Area, visit us online andfind out what opportunities are waiting for your sister cityorganization.
Visa AssistanceNot sure what type of visa a sister city volunteer or officialshould be traveling on? Looking to just make sure all visapaperwork is in order? In 2013 Sister Cities Internationalpartnered with a number of experts in immigration law andvisas to provide members with pro bono advice on specificinbound visa questions they might have. To request visaassistance members can visit the Member Requests sectionof the Member Area on Sister Cities International’s website.
InsuranceSister Cities International continues to offer members accessto affordable travel insurance in partnership with InternationalMedical Group (IMG) as well as special events insurance.With members participating in thousands of delegation visitsand hundreds of events every year, insurance is a neededbenefit which Sister Cities International is proud to offer. Forup to date information on available insurance and to accessthese special rates, members can visit the Insurance sectionof the Member Area on Sister Cities International’s website.
New Partnership and Anniversary CertificatesSister Cities International wants to make sure that a sistercity partnership, whether it’s new or 50 years old, isrecognized as a step forward for citizen diplomacy andpeace building. All members can now requestcomplimentary certificates for their communities as well astheir international partners that recognize new partnershipsor milestone anniversaries. These commemorativecertificates are available free of charge to Sister CitiesInternational members and can be requested in the MemberArea of the website.
WebinarsIn 2013 Sister Cities International hosted nine interactivewebinars for members, with topics including fundraising, recruiting volunteers, incorporating environmental andeconomic innovations in programming, sister schools, anddoing business in Mexico, among others. These webinarsallow members to have live Q&A with staff and guestspeakers, and all webinars are recorded and available tomembers in the Member Area of Sister Cities International’swebsite.
Toolkits and Templates Members can take advantage of a number of toolkits andtemplates available in the Member Area. Whether it’s runningsister schools, developing a new partnership agreement,writing a support letter for a visa application, or a number ofother common tasks for sister cities organizations, thesematerials help members expand their programming andsave valuable time and resources.
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All members can proudlydisplay their membership in one of the world’s largestnetworks of citizendiplomats with Sister CitiesInternational’s MemberBadge and tagline “ConnectGlobally. Thrive Locally.”
City and Partnership Profiles
Every member community has a profile on Sister Cities International’s website providing a list of its partnerships, contactand social media information, and a narrative section about the sister city organization, all customizable by members
themselves.
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Contact information and socialmedia fields allow the public to getin touch with members and learnmore about their program
Members canadvertise whenthey are lookingfor new partners,including specificregions or programareas where theyhave an interest
Members can customize abrief description about theirsister city program
Sister City, Friendship City,and Emeritus relationshipsare listed and attractivelyand conveniently displayedon the map
Click on the infobutton to learnmore about aspecific sistercity relationship
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Sister Cities International drastically increased the ability of members to communicate with the public by adding profiles foreach of the over 2,000 partnerships in the network. These profiles can provide partnership specific contact and social
media information, narratives about the history of the partnership and its current activities, the date the partnership wasestablished, and even copies of the original partnership agreement, all customizable by members.
Let the world know howyour partnership startedand what you’ve beendoing recently
To find contact information for Sister Cities International members, search for the city in the Interactive Directory on our website www.sister-cities.org.
Find out who is the contact for specific sister city relationships
Members can upload acopy of the original partnership agreement
Find out when the partnership first started
The High School Homestay ExchangeThe High School Homestay Exchange program is anopportunity for Sister Cities International’s members to host students for a year or semester of high school in theUnited States. International coordinators in non-U.S. citiesselect high school students, who must be between the agesof 15 and 18 ½ years old on the first day of school, to applyto the program. Once students are accepted and in theUnited States, the sister city organization provides oversightof the students, organizes host families, and includes thestudents in sister city activities. The High School HomestayExchange program is intended to provide foreign studentswith exposure to U.S. culture and society, as well as helpU.S. citizens build relationships with visitors from abroad.
In partnership with the American Cultural Exchange Service,Sister Cities International assisted over 30 students secureJ-1 secondary school exchange visas in 2013. In 2014 theHigh School Homestay Program will be expanded to alloweven more students to participate.
Young Artists and Authors Showcase Each year, the Young Artists and Authors Showcaseencourages high school students from around the globe toexpress the mission of Sister Cities International throughoriginal artwork and literature. All students must submit theirwork based on a designated theme that is announced eachyear. Artwork is sent from member cities around the world toWashington, D.C. where a panel of judges selects the
winners based on originality, composition, and themeinterpretation.
In 2013, young artists and authors reflected on the theme,“The Power of Exchange” and illustrated the long-termimpact that exchanges have had on them or theircommunities. The winning art pieces were showcased at the2013 Sister Cities International Annual Conference in SanAntonio, Texas before departing on a yearlong tour to citiesacross the United States. The Young Artists and AuthorsShowcase is made possible by the generous support of theCarvey Family.
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Programs
High School Home Stay Exchange students from Shizuoka, Japan spending time with their host family in
Omaha, Nebraska
2013 Young Artists Showcase Grand Prize Winner: “Hope” by Faith Tsou of Naperville, Illinois
2013 Young Artists Showcase Finalist: “Worlds Converge” byVivienne Salisbury of Houston, Texas
Leading Asia2013 was the third and final year of the Leading Asia:Renewing the U.S. and Japan Sister Cities Networkprogram, generously funded by the Japan Foundation. Thefinal programming centered on the Pan-Pacific Summitportion of the Sister Cities International Annual Conference inSan Antonio, Texas. Sister Cities International providedexchange funding for over twenty citizens from Japan toattend the Conference, including two Japanese mayors, thedirector of the Japan Foundation, the Executive Director ofthe Council of Local Authorities for International Relations(CLAIR), the Acting Consul General to Japan in Houston,and the Minister, Head of Chancery from the Embassy ofJapan. An additional eleven individuals from U.S. cities thatparticipated in the program were also flown in for theconference to network with these dignitaries as well as theirpeers in the sister cities network. Delegates enjoyed valuableface-to-face opportunities to discuss ideas for exchanges,best practices, and innovative programming focusedprimarily on business, renewable energy initiatives, andyouth and young professional engagement.
What Did Our Programs Do?
2013 Youth Leadership SummitAt the 2013 Sister Cities International Annual Conference inSan Antonio, Texas, over 50 students from around theUnited States participated in the Youth Leadership Summit.The Summit was designed to provide youth in the SisterCities International network with experience in addressingglobal challenges and the ways in which different nationalexperiences drive international cooperation on critical issues. The students had the opportunity to speak with
representatives from foreign governments, including theConsuls General from Norway and Russia, the MinisterCouncilor of the Embassy of Japan, and a senior U.S.Department of State official, to learn about the countriesthey were representing in a Model United Nations-stylesimulation. In addition, the students had the opportunity tohear from the Ambassador from Indonesia, the HonorableDino Patti Djalal, about the importance of youth activism innational and international political discourse, which wascited by students as a highlight of the weekend.
The Summit culminated with a simulation intended toexplore possible solutions to the critical environmental issuesthey had been studying throughout the weekend.
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Participants share their experiences representing differentcountries at the 2013 Youth Leadership Summit
“My overall experience was incredible! It feltamazing to be surrounded by so many peoplewho have similar interests to me and arepassionate about diplomacy. I can’t believe that Igot the chance to listen to so many amazingindividuals speak about their careers andexperiences.”
-Survey response from a 2013 Youth Leadership Summit Participant
Over 100ParticipatingCommunities
Over 100 Flights to Sister Cities
Over $500,000 in Funding ToMembers
Sino-African Initiative
Sister Cities International’s Sino-African Initiative (SAI) is atwo-year program funded through a grant from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation. SAI is designed to address themanner in which Chinese, African, and U.S. cities cancollaborate on economic development and urban povertyissues in Africa. By working with Chinese, African, and U.S.citizen diplomacy networks, local municipal governments,and businesses, this initiative seeks to create strategies that
ensure development and poverty alleviation projects addresscommunity needs, safeguard human rights and safety, andpromote transparent business practices and governmentaccountability. Activities for this program include researchand program design, exchanges, and webinar andconference sessions.
SAI began in early 2013 with a conference and trainingsession in Nairobi, Kenya which served as a platform for allthree African-U.S.-Chinese trilateral sister city partnershipsto learn more about the larger context of their projects,participate in knowledge sharing between cities, and plantheir trilateral projects. General seminar sessions, site visits,project management training, and project planningworkshops, all on the theme of “Urban Service Delivery inPublic Health and Waste Management,” providedconference participants with the tools to execute theirprojects over 2013. The conference concluded withMemorandum of Understanding signings between thetrilateral partnerships pledging to complete their pilotprojects. Throughout 2013, Sister Cities International staffprovided additional support for the projects through financialadministration, project coordination, backstopping, technicalsite visits, and research.
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Participants at the 2013 Sino-African Initiative Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya – Denver, CO, U.S. – Kunming, ChinaMadaraka Primary School ProjectIn Nairobi, the trilateral partnership renovated MadarakaPrimary School’s toilet block by installing 28 new toilets,securing water tanks, adding mirrors and tiles, and fixingthe roof. Water experts from Nairobi, Denver, andKunming worked together to ensure that the waterquality was up to healthy standards and that the supplyof water was sufficient at Madaraka Primary School. Thetrilateral partnership also provided school supplies for thestudents and included trilateral sister city exchangesfocused on municipal water management, education,and business in Nairobi and Kunming.
Water experts from Denver; Kunming, China; and Nairobi, Kenya at the
Nairobi Water Company.
The Osogbo-Asheville/Raleigh-Xiangyangtrilateral partnership aimed their work atprimary health care. In Osogbo, the grouprenovated and upgraded one primaryhealth care center to become the onlycenter in the city that offered emergencyobstetrics care. In addition, the trilateralpartnership provided extra equipment andestablished a drug revolving fund. Doctorsfrom the U.S. and China joined theirOsogbo counterparts and providedmedical training to over 150 doctors andnurses in Osogbo and additional businessand medical exchanges took place inXiangyang and Osogbo.
Osogbo, Nigeria – Asheville/Raleigh, NC, U.S. – Xiangyang, China Atelewo Model Primary Health Care Center Project
Zomba, Malawi – Urbana, IL, U.S. –Haizhu District (Guangzhou), ChinaIntegrated Waste ManagementProjectIn Zomba, the trilateral partnershipconstructed a new composting site, newcommunal refuse bankers, and procuredtools for composting. Communitysensitization programs and clean citycampaigns were held in Zomba to encouragebetter waste management in the community.Included in the project were trilateralexchanges on waste management trainingand job shadowing exchanges to Urbana aswell as waste and sanitation exchanges to Haizhu district.
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Doctors at a three-day medical workshop inOsogbo, Nigeria focusing on emergency
obstetrics care.
Delegates from Urbana and Zomba, Malawi visit a waste to energy incinerator in Guangzhou, China.
2013 Annual Conference
The 57th Annual Conference inJuly brought together over 550
citizen diplomats from across theU.S. and the world to SanAntonio, Texas to discuss ThePower of Exchange: CreatingSustainable Cities & SustainableRelationships.
Over 25 countries wererepresented during the three-dayconference, where attendees participated in specializedsessions on economic development, communications,exchanges and partnerships, and fundraising. Attendeesalso had the opportunity to participate in various off-sitetours to the Toyota Factory, Dos Rios Wastewater TreatmentFacility, and land sustainability and river improvement toursto both Museum and Mission Reach.
Keynote speakers included David Houle, Author of “Enteringthe Shift Age” and Carola McGiffert, President of the 100,000Strong Foundation. A special consular corps panel consistingof Consulates General to Germany, India, Norway, and
Russia, gave remarks on the importance of sister cityrelationships for their respective countries’ bilateral ties withthe U.S. and discussed opportunities for stronger sister citiespartnerships for the future.
The conference also included a number of tracks organizedwith local and international partners. Sister CitiesInternational partnered with The United Nations EnvironmentProgramme and The Urban Environmental Accords for anumber of shared sessions. A special event on U.S.-Mexicorelations at Port San Antonio brought together San Antonioofficials and Martha Smith, President of the U.S.-MexicoFoundation, to discuss international trade and businessdevelopment through people-to-people engagement across borders.
The conference culminated with an awards ceremonycelebrating leading sister city organizations in the categoriesof arts and culture, youth and education, humanitarianassistance, economic development, and energy andsustainable development. Learn more about the 2014conference in San Jose, California from July 31-August 2 by visiting Sister Cities International online at www.SisterCitiesConference.org.
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BEST OVERALLPopulation less than 25,000: Bandera County Sister
Partnership Association (TX)Population between 25,001 – 50,000: Sister City
Association of Prescott (AZ)Population between 50,001 – 100,000: Lakeland Sister
Cities International (FL)Population between 100,001 – 300,000: Tempe Sister
Cities (AZ)Population between 300,001 – 500,000: Tulsa Global
Alliance, Inc. (OK)Population greater than 500,001: Indianapolis Sister Cities
International (IN)
INNOVATION: ARTS AND CULTUREPopulation less than 100,000: Lakeland Sister Cities
International (FL)Population between 100,001 – 500,000: Iraqi and American
Reconciliation Project (Minneapolis, MN)Population greater than 500,001: Chicago Sister Cities
International (IL)
INNOVATION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPopulation greater than 500,001: Phoenix Sister Cities, Inc.
(AZ)
INNOVATION: ENERGY/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTPopulation greater than 500,001: City of San Antonio (TX)
INNOVATION: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEPopulation greater than 500,001: Fort Worth Sister Cities
International (TX)
INNOVATION: YOUTH & EDUCATIONPopulation less than 100,000: Suffolk Sister Cities
International (VA)Population greater than 500,001: County of Santa
Clara/Moscow Sister County Commission (CA)
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARDana K. Kelly of Lakeland Sister Cities International (FL)
YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDCaroline Cole of Hot Springs Sister City Program (AR)
GLOBAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AWARDMGM Resorts International
The following programs were recognized at the 2013 Annual Conference for outstandingachievement in 2012:
2013 Fall Leadership Meeting
In October 2013, Sister Cities International held its FallLeadership Meeting in Tacoma, Washington. Board
members, State Coordinators, and Honorary Boardmembers gathered to discuss important issues pertaining tothe organization as well as brainstorm new initiatives invarious committee meetings. Attendees were able toexperience the local flavor of the city and see how Tacoma’ssister cities play a role in the city’s economic developmentgoals. Tours were provided of the Port of Tacoma as well asthe Chinese Reconciliation Park, a space that holds a ting (atraditional Chinese open pagoda) that was donated byTacoma’s sister city Fuzhou, China. Sister CitiesInternational’s Leadership was also invited to attend the 24thAnnual Consular Association Reception, an annual meetingof Washington State’s Consuls General.
In 2013, the Fall Leadership Meeting was held in conjunctionwith the Washington State Sister Cities Annual Meeting, andallowed for local members to interact with Sister CitiesInternational’s Leadership, increase their awareness ofprogramming resources and best practices, and was animportant opportunity to network with volunteers from othercities. Mary D. Kane, President and CEO of Sister CitiesInternational gave a speech on New Directions for SisterCities and Adam Kaplan, Membership Director, provideduseful sessions on volunteer recruitment and takingadvantage of Sister Cities International benefits. TheWashington State Meeting also included a luncheon addressby the Consul General of Japan in Seattle.
The three-day event concluded with Sister CitiesInternational’s Leadership and staff attending the Taste ofCuba Gala, a Cuban-themed fundraiser and silent auction tobenefit Tacoma’s sister city partnership with Cienfuegos,Cuba.
2013 Sister Cities InternationalInaugural Gala
On the evening of January 17, 2013, Sister CitiesInternational hosted its first-ever Presidential Inaugural
Gala. Sister Cities International holds the distinct honor ofhaving the President of the United States serve as itsHonorary Chairperson, and so it was fitting that this eventkicked-off the 2013 Presidential Inaugural celebrations inWashington, D.C.
A VIP reception prior to the Gala set an upbeat mood for thestart of a great evening. Washington D.C. Mayor VincentGray, European Union Ambassador to the U.S. João Vale deAlmeida, and other visiting dignitaries and elected officialsmingled with members of the nonprofit, diplomatic, andcorporate worlds. The President’s own U.S. Marine Bandprovided the opening performance, and the Air Force ColorGuard presented the colors as the band played the UnitedStates national anthem.
Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17), in his address, praisedthe network’s citizen diplomats, calling them “some of themost giving people I’ve met.” He later added, “The energy in the room and spirit of the event showcased thecommitment, passion, and strong principles of this networkin its efforts to achieve peace and prosperity for all.”
Sister Cities International would like to thanks its sponsorsMGM Resorts International, Amazon Web Services LLC,Mike Hyatt, Mary Ellen & Mike E. Fox Sr., Deloitte LLP, theConsulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, TheSister Cities Foundation, Mary Palko, Thelma Press, the lateSharon Receveur, and Ridgewells Catering for theirgenerous support in making this Inaugural Gala a success.
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The U.S. Marine Band and the Air Force Color Guard at the2013 Sister Cities International Inaugural Gala.
“In addition to educational, cultural and tourismexchanges, we view our sister city relationships asopportunities to promote trade and economicinvestment.”
-Mayor Marilyn Strickland, Tacoma, WA
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2013 Donors to Sister Cities International
$500,000+Dr. Hans and Erika Vielberth
$50,000+Frances L. and Louise Carvey
$25,000+Michael S. HyattMGM Resorts International
$10,000+Amazon Web ServicesMichael E. Fox FoundationThelma Press Mary PalkoToyota
$5,000+DeloitteConsulate of NigeriaSharon Receveur
$2,500+Azores TVBrooks Development AuthorityAnita and Tom LiskDogget EnterprisesCarol Robertson LopezU.S. Mexico Sister Cities AssociationCarla Walker
$1,000+The Robert, Martha, & John Atherton FoundationCounty of Bexar, TX
Carolyn BishopFred BlantonWilliam T. BoerumCarol BurdetteNeal BurnhamBrad Cole Chris DufourThe Citizen DiplomatGilbert “Gil” GarciaJane GehlhausenAngie GomezJeanne GoodvinRon GossettRobert GreningerNorris HermsmeyerNancy HuppertFrances LorenzInternational Bank of Commerce, TXDavid MillerNTGStephen T. “Tim” QuigleyThe Louis and Thelma Press TrustDarrell SmithLawrence F. UebnerWells FargoPaula West
$250+Sharon Rae Langdergott DurtkaGerald and Nancy EidamBill and Judy HinkleJane M. & Bruce P. Robert FoundationGayle StallingsJean van Buskirk
$100+Inge AckermannJennifer BauerWilliam Fontaine Bell
Boyertown-Bogodukhov Friendship CommitteeChackles, Carlson, and Halquist LLPCarl DaikerStuart ElliottGarcia ArchitectsChristine HallJames HromasLaverne JohnsonSandra McCormickWallace & Joyce MundenNicole RautamaShirley Rivens Smith Louise SchoeneCarol SeidbergTheresa Thomas
$5+Ronald BroomeIrene Carol DesmanglesElizabeth & Lawrence ForteStephen FullingNeil and Eva IsbellDr. J. Michael KorffNathalie W. McCullochGeorgiana McLeodFrederic MortonJoseph PalenRosemary PentecostNathanael RudneySeattle Sister Cities AssociationJames A. TribbettJanis M. Torrey
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Sister Cities International would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their general support of SisterCities International and citizen diplomacy in 2013.
2014 Membership Directory
Sister Cities International recognizes threecategories for partnerships:
Sister Cities: Permanent relationships formalizedwhen the mayors or highest elected/appointed officialsfrom two communities sign a partnership agreement toestablish a sister city relationship.
Friendship Cities: Less formal relationships whichnonetheless are initiated by a partnership agreementbetween two cities. The nature of friendship cityagreements varies from city to city depending ontradition and/or city policy. Although they are lessformal, many friendship cities are as active as sistercity relationships.
Emeritus Cities: Sister city relationships which havebeen put into Emeritus status by a mayor or highestelected official, usually due to dormancy. Emeritusrelationships are sometimes returned to full sister citystatus by citizens who revitalize the partnership.
Although Sister Cities International is primarily anassociation for U.S. sister city organizations, someinternational communities join as Global Members totake advantage of Sister Cities International resourcesand to have their international partnerships listed inSister Cities International’s Membership Directory.
Note: All country names are short form according to the U.S.Department of State.
AlabamaBirminghamAnshan, ChinaChaoyang District, Beijing, ChinaHuangshi, China uPlzen, Czech RepublicWinneba, GhanaCoban, Guatemala uSzekesfehervar, HungaryRosh Ha’ayin, IsraelPomigliano d’Arco, ItalyMaebashi City, JapanHitachi, Japan uAl-Karak, JordanGuediawaye, SenegalVinnytsya, UkraineGweru, Zimbabwe
FairhopeSeeking Partners
MobileCockburn, AustraliaHeze, ChinaTianjin, ChinaHavana, CubaWorms, GermanyIchihara, JapanVeracruz/Boca del Rio, MexicoAriel [Israeli Settlement], PalestinianTerritories
Bolinao, PhilippinesKatowice, PolandConstanta, RomaniaKosice, SlovakiaKing Shaka District Municipality, SouthAfrica
Pyongtaek, South Korea
TuscaloosaSchorndorf, GermanySunyani-Techiman, GhanaNarashino, Japan
AlaskaAnchorageDarwin, AustraliaChitose, JapanTromso, NorwayMagadan, RussiaIncheon, South KoreaWhitby, United Kingdom
HomerTeshio, Japan
JuneauWhitehorse, CanadaMishan, China
Chia-Yi, Chinese TaipeiCamiling, PhilippinesVladivostok, Russia
KetchikanPrince Rupert, CanadaGero, Japan
PalmerSaroma, Japan
ArizonaChandlerTullamore, Ireland
Fountain HillsKasterlee, BelgiumAtaco, El SalvadorDierdorf, Germany
Gila BendSeeking Partners
GilbertLeshan, ChinaNewtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom
GlendaleSeeking Partners
MesaBurnaby, CanadaKaiping, ChinaGuaymas, MexicoUpper Hutt, New ZealandCaraz, Peru
PeoriaBorough of Ards, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom
PhoenixCalgary, CanadaChengdu, ChinaTaipei City, Chinese TaipeiPrague, Czech RepublicGrenoble, FranceEnnis, IrelandRamat-Gan, IsraelCatania, ItalyHimeji, JapanHermosillo, Mexico
PrescottSuchitoto, El SalvadorZeitz, GermanyCaborca, Mexico
ScottsdaleCairns, AustraliaKingston, CanadaHaikou, ChinaUasin Gishu County, KenyaAlamos, MexicoMarrakech, MoroccoInterlaken, Switzerland
TempeZhenjiang, ChinaCuenca, EcuadorBeaulieu-sur-Mer, FranceRegensburg, GermanyAl-Hilla, Iraq uCarlow, IrelandSkopje, MacedoniaTimbuktu, MaliLower Hutt, New ZealandCusco, PeruTrollhättan, Sweden u
TucsonTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
ArkansasFayettevilleSeeking Partners
HarrisonSeeking Partners
Helena-West HelenaSeeking Partners
Hot SpringsHanamaki, Japan
Little RockMons, Belgium l
Changchun, ChinaKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiLa Petite Roche, France l
Ragusa, Italy lPachuca, MexicoHanam City, South KoreaNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom u
MarionSeeking Partners
North Little RockUiwang City, South Korea
CaliforniaAlamedaJiangyin, ChinaArita-Machi, JapanLidingo, Sweden
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AlamoSeeking Partners
AnaheimMito, JapanVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
BakersfieldMinsk Partizan District, BelarusCixi, ChinaAmritsar, IndiaWakayama, JapanSantiago de Queretaro, MexicoBucheon, South Korea
BeniciaTula, Mexico
Beverly HillsCannes, FranceHerzliya, Israel uAcapulco, MexicoPudong District, Shanghai, China u
Big Bear LakeAbtenau, Austria
BurbankGaborone, BotswanaOta, JapanIncheon, South KoreaSolna, Sweden
CarlsbadKarlovy Vary, Czech RepublicFuttsu, Japan
CarsonSoka, JapanLa Carlota, PhilippinesWanju-Gu County, South Korea
Chula VistaIrapuato, Guanajuato, MexicoOdawara, JapanCebu City, Philippines
ComptonApia, American SamoaOnitsha, Nigeria
CoronaFuxin, ChinaSilkeborg, DenmarkGotsu, JapanOcotlan, Mexico
Culver CityLethbridge, CanadaTaichung, Chinese Taipei qKaizuka, Japan
Uruapan, MexicoIksan City, South Korea
CupertinoHsinchu, Chinese TaipeiBhubaneswar, IndiaCopertino, ItalyToyokawa, Japan
El MonteYung Kang, Chinese TaipeiMarcq-en-Baroeul, FranceZamora, Mexico
Elk GroveConcepion de Ataco, El Salvador
EncinitasHondo, Japan
EurekaKamisu, Japan
FontanaSeeking Partners
FresnoEtchmiadzin, ArmeniaTaishan, ChinaMuenster, GermanyAfula-Gilboa, IsraelVerona, Italy uKochi, JapanTorreon, Mexico
GardenaIchikawa, JapanHuatabampo, MexicoRosarito Beach, Mexico
GilroySaint-Clar, FranceMonticelli d’Ongina, Italy lTacco-Machi, JapanTecate, MexicoKoror, Palau l
Angra Do Heroismo, Portugal
GlendaleGhapan, ArmeniaHigashiosaka, JapanRosarito Beach, MexicoTlaquepaque, MexicoGimpo, South KoreaGoseong, South Korea
HaywardGhazni, AfghanistanFunabashi, JapanSan Felipe, MexicoFaro, Portugal
IrvineTaoyuan City, Chinese TaipeiTsukuba, JapanHermosillo, MexicoSeocho-gu, South KoreaNowon-gu, South Korea uLaguna BeachSt. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom uMenton, FranceSan Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Laguna NiguelAl Qaim, Iraq
LivermoreQuezaltenango, GuatemalaYotsukaido, JapanSnezhinsk, Russia
LodiLodi, ItalyKofu, Japan
Long BeachPhnom Penh, Cambodia uQingdao, ChinaSan Pablo de Manta, EcuadorYokkaichi, JapanMombasa, KenyaBacolod, Philippines uSochi, RussiaIzmir, Turkey u
Los AltosGreater Bendigo, AustraliaShih Lin, Chinese TaipeiSyktyvkar, RussiaRustington, United Kingdom
Los AngelesYerevan, ArmeniaSalvador, BrazilVancouver, CanadaGuangzhou, ChinaTaipei Municipality, Chinese TaipeiSplit, CroatiaGiza, EgyptSan Salvador, El SalvadorBordeaux, FranceBerlin, GermanyAthens, GreeceMumbai, IndiaJakarta, IndonesiaTehran, IranEilat, IsraelIschia, ItalyNagoya, JapanBeirut, LebanonKaunas, LithuaniaMexico City, MexicoAuckland, New Zealand
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Makati, PhilippinesSt. Petersburg, RussiaBusan, South KoreaLusaka, Zambia
MalibuLijiang, China
MartinezHanchuan, ChinaMilazzo, ItalyStresa, ItalyDunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom
MendocinoMiasa-Omachi, Japan
MercedAlbury, AustraliaSomoto, Nicaragua
MillbraeLa Serena, ChileMosta, Malta
MilpitasHuizhou Municipality, ChinaFigline Valdarno, ItalyTsukuba, JapanDagupan City, Philippines
ModestoVernon, British Columbia, Canada q
Mengzi, ChinaLaval, FranceVijayawada, IndiaKurume, JapanAguascalientes, MexicoKhmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Morgan HillHeadford, IrelandSan Casciano in Val di Pesa, ItalyMizuho, JapanSan Martin de Hidalgo, MexicoSeferihisar, Turkey
Mountain ViewHasselt, BelgiumIwata, Japan
Newport BeachAntibes, FranceOkazaki, JapanCabo San Lucas, MexicoVung Tau Ba Ria City, Vietnam u
OaklandDalian, ChinaFoshan, China
Changping District, China uChengdu, China uGuangzhou, China uHaikou, China uJing’an District, China uJinzhou, China uJurong, China uMaoming, China uMianyang, China uNanning, China uPudong, China uQingdao, China uSongshang, China uTanggu, China uWeifang, China uSantiago de Cuba, CubaBahir Dar, Ethiopia uSekondi-Takoradi, GhanaPort-de-Paix, HaitiLivorno, ItalyOcho Rios, JamaicaFukuoka, JapanUlaanbaatar, Mongolia uAgadir, Morocco uBauchi City, NigeriaBenin City, NigeriaFunchal, PortugalNakhodka, RussiaDa Nang, Vietnam
OntarioWinterhuir, Switzerland
OrindaTabor, Czech RepublicLanphun, Thailand
Palm DesertIxtapa Zihuatanejo, MexicoGisborne, New Zealand
Palo AltoAlbi, FranceTsuchiura, JapanOaxaca, MexicoEnschede, NetherlandsPalo, PhilippinesLinkoping, Sweden
PasadenaVanadzor, ArmeniaXicheng District, ChinaJärvenpää, FinlandLudwigshafen Am Rhein, GermanyMishima, JapanKasukabe, Japan uPaju, South Korea u
Rancho CordovaTurrialba, Costa Rica
RedlandsLinli, ChinaHino, JapanSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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2013 Best Overall Program(Population less than 25,000):Bandera County Sister Partnership Association
Bandera County Sister PartnershipAssociation, Texas conducted aplethora of exchanges in 2012,focused on culture, traditions,folklore, agriculture, education,history, the judiciary, government,economic development, andtourism promotion. The programalso focused on youth with theBandera Independent SchoolDistrict students exchanging ideasthrough visits and emails withstudents in sister cities StrzelceOpolskie, Poland and Tysmenytsia,Ukraine.
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Redondo BeachZhangjiagang, ChinaItoman, Japan uEnsenada, MexicoLa Paz, Mexico
Redwood CityZhuhai, ChinaColima, Mexico
RiversideJiangmen, ChinaErlangen, GermanyObuasi, GhanaHyderabad, IndiaSendai, JapanCuautla, MexicoEnsenada, MexicoGangnam-Gu, South Korea
SacramentoJi’nan, ChinaAshkelon, IsraelMatsuyama, JapanMexicali, MexicoChisinau, MoldovaHamilton, New ZealandSan Juan de Oriente, NicaraguaBethlehem, Palestinian TerritoriesManila, PhilippinesPasay City, PhilippinesYongsan-Gu, South KoreaLiestal, Switzerland
San BernardinoYushu, ChinaHerzliya, IsraelTachikawa, JapanMexicali, MexicoVillahermosa, MexicoTauranga, New ZealandIle-Ife, NigeriaRoxas, PhilippinesZavolzhie, RussiaKigali, Rwanda
San DiegoJalalabad, AfghanistanPerth, Australia q
Campinas, BrazilYantai, ChinaTaichung, Chinese Taipei qTema, GhanaYokohama, JapanLeon, MexicoTijuana, MexicoCavite City, PhilippinesWarsaw Province, PolandVladivostok, Russia
Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomJeonju, South KoreaAlcala de Henares, Spain
San FranciscoSydney, AustraliaShanghai, ChinaTaipei Municipality, Chinese TaipeiParis, France uThessaloniki, GreeceBangalore, India uCork, IrelandHaifa, IsraelAssisi, ItalyAbidjan, Ivory CoastOsaka, JapanAmman, Jordan uUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Manila, PhilippinesKraków, Poland uSeoul, South KoreaBarcelona, Spain uZurich, SwitzerlandCaracas, Venezuela l
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
San JoseTainan City, Chinese TaipeiSan Jose, Costa RicaPune, IndiaDublin, IrelandOkayama, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoVeracruz, MexicoEkaterinburg, Russia
San MateoVarde, DenmarkToyonaka, JapanSan Pablo, Philippines
San PabloManzanillo, Mexico
Santa AnaSeeking Partners
Santa BarbaraWeihai, ChinaPatras, GreeceDingle, IrelandToba, JapanPuerto Vallarta, MexicoKotor, MontenegroSan Juan, Philippines
Santa ClaraIzumo, JapanCoimbra, Portugal
Santa Clara CountyHsinchu County, Chinese TaipeiFlorence Province, ItalyMoscow, Russia
Santa ClaritaTena, EcuadorSariaya, Philippines
Santa CruzGalway, IrelandCounty Roscommon, Ireland uSestri Levante, ItalyShingu, JapanJinotepe, NicaraguaKasese, Uganda uAlushta, UkrainePuerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Santa Fe SpringsTirschenreuth, GermanyNavojoa, Mexico
Santa MonicaHamm, GermanyCassino/San’t Elia, ItalyFujinomiya, JapanMazatlan, Mexico
SausalitoViña del Mar, ChileSakaide, JapanCascais, Portugal
SebastopolTakeo, JapanChyhyryn, Ukraine
SonomaPenglai, ChinaAswan, EgyptChambolle-Musigny, FranceTokaj, HungaryGreve-in-Chianti, ItalyPatzcuaro, MexicoKaniv, Ukraine
South San FranciscoSt. Jean Pied de Port, FranceLucca, ItalyKishiwada, JapanAtotonilco, MexicoPasig City, Philippines
StocktonBattambang, CambodiaFoshan, ChinaParma, ItalyShimizu/Shizuoka, Japan
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Empalme, MexicoAsaba, NigeriaIloilo, Philippines
TemeculaDaisen (Nakayama), JapanLeidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands
Temple CityHawkesbury, AustraliaMagdelena, Mexico
Union CityAsadabad, AfghanistanLiyang, ChinaJalandhar, IndiaSanta Rosalia, MexicoBaybay, PhilippinesPasay City, PhilippinesChiang Rai, Thailand
UplandMildura, AustraliaCaborca, Mexico
VallejoLa Spezia, ItalyAkashi, JapanTrondheim, NorwayBaguio, PhilippinesJincheon, South KoreaBagamoyo, Tanzania
WalnutShin Lin District, Chinese Taipei
Walnut CreekSiofok, HungaryNoceto, Italy
WhittierChangshu, China
ColoradoArvadaJinzhou, ChinaKyzylorda, Kazakhstan
AspenSan Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaChamonix, FranceGarmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyShimukappu, JapanQueenstown, New ZealandDavos, Switzerland
AuroraSeeking Partners
BoulderLhasa, ChinaYateras, CubaYamagata, JapanKisumu, KenyaCiudad Mante, MexicoJalapa, Nicaragua uDushanbe, Tajikistan
BrightonZiebice, Poland
BroomfieldUeda, Japan
Colorado SpringsBankstown, AustraliaKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiFujiyoshida, JapanBishkek, KyrgyzstanNuevo Casas Grandes, MexicoSmolensk, Russia
DenverKunming, ChinaAxum, EthiopiaBrest, FranceAkureyri, Iceland uChennai, IndiaKarmiel, IsraelRamat HaNegev, Israel uPotenza, ItalyTakayama, JapanNairobi, KenyaCuernavaca, MexicoUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
Denver Regional Council ofGovernments
Baghdad, Iraq
ErieSeeking Partners
Estes ParkMonteverde, Costa Rica
FirestoneSeeking Partners
LakewoodSutherland Shire, AustraliaStade, GermanyChester, United KingdomPortsmouth, United Kingdom
LongmontChino, JapanCiudad Guzman, Mexico
ParkerSeeking Partners
PuebloWeifang, ChinaBergamo, ItalyLucca Sicula, ItalyChihuahua, MexicoPuebla, MexicoMaribor, Slovenia
Steamboat SpringsSan Martin de los Andes, ArgentinaSaasfee, Switzerland
ConnecticutEnfieldChung Li, Chinese TaipeiRonneby, Sweden
EssexDeschapelles, Haiti
HartfordDongguan, China l
Mao Valverde, Dominican Republic l
Sogakope, GhanaCape Coast, Ghana l
Thessaloniki, Greece l
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala uNew Ross, IrelandFloridia, ItalyMorant Bay, JamaicaOcotal, NicaraguaMangualde, Portugal lCaguas, Puerto Rico l
Couva, Trinidad and Tobago l
Masindi, Uganda uHertford, United Kingdom
New BritainRastatt, GermanyGiannitsa, GreecePriolo and Solorino, ItalyAtsugi, JapanPultusk, Poland
New HavenTaichung, Chinese Taipei qAvignon, FranceAfula-Gilboa, IsraelAmalfi, ItalyTetlanohcan, MexicoLeón, NicaraguaFreetown, Sierra LeoneHue City, Vietnam
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DelawareRehoboth BeachGreve-in-Chianti, Italy
WilmingtonNingbo, China uNemours, FranceFulda, GermanyOlevano sul Tusciano, ItalyOsogbo, NigeriaKalmar, SwedenWatford, United Kingdom
District of ColumbiaWashingtonBrussels, BelgiumBrasilia, BrazilBeijing, ChinaAddis Ababa, EthiopiaParis, FranceAccra, GhanaAthens, GreeceRome, ItalyDakar, SenegalTshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Seoul, South KoreaBangkok, ThailandAnkara, TurkeySunderland, United Kingdom
FloridaBoynton BeachQufu, ChinaLes Cayes, Haiti
CocoaBeit Shemesh, Israel
Coral GablesCartagena, ColombiaQuito, EcuadorAix-en-Provence, FranceLa Antigua, GuatemalaPisa, ItalyEl Puerto de Santa Maria, SpainGranada, Spain
CrestviewNoirmoutier, France
Delray BeachMiyazu, JapanMoshi, Tanzania
DoralXizhi District of New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
DunedinStirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fort LauderdaleBelo Horizonte, BrazilDuisberg, GermanyAgogo, GhanaCap-Haitien, HaitiDuhok, Iraq
GainesvilleMar del Plata, ArgentinaGold Coast, AustraliaSao Sebastiao, BrazilKaohsiung City, Chinese TaipeiManizales, ColombiaMedellin, ColombiaQuepos, Costa RicaLa Romana, Dominican RepublicJacmel, HaitiTegucigalpa, HondurasHaifa, IsraelKfar Saba, IsraelRimini, ItalyVenice, ItalyMatagalpa, NicaraguaQalqilya, Palestinian TerritoriesPanama City, PanamaRzeszow, Poland uNovorossisk, RussiaMataró, SpainMugla, TurkeyMargarita Island, Venezuela
GulfportSeeking Partners
JacksonvilleBahia Blanca, ArgentinaCuritiba, BrazilYingkou, ChinaNingbo, China uShaoxing, China uNantes, FranceSuzhou, Jiangsu, China l
San Juan, Puerto RicoMurmansk, RussiaNelson Mandela MetropolitanMunicipality, South Africa
Changwon City, South Korea
LakelandRichmond Hill, CanadaChongming County, ChinaJiaxing, China uPortmore St. Catherine, JamaicaImabari, JapanBalti, MoldovaRybnitsa, Moldova uFengxian District, Shanghai, China u
Lauderdale By The SeaSuzano, BrazilSan Isidro, PeruHenley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
LauderhillChaguanas, Trinidad and TobagoGemlik, Turkey
MarathonSeeking Partners
MiamiBuenos Aires, ArgentinaCochabamba, Bolivia l
Varna, Bulgaria l
Santiago, ChileQingdao, China uKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei lMontes de Oca, Costa Rica l
Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicNice, France l
Port-au-Prince, HaitiRamat-Hasharon, Israel lPalermo, Italy lKagoshima, JapanAmman, Jordan l
Agadir, Morocco l
Managua, Nicaragua l
Panama City, Panama l
Lima, PeruMurcia, Spain l
Miami BeachFortaleza, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilBrampton, CanadaSanta Marta, ColombiaNahariya, IsraelPescara, ItalyFujisawa, JapanCozumel, MexicoIca, PeruAlmonte, SpainBasel, Switzerland
Miami Dade CountyMendoza, ArgentinaThe Bahamas, BahamasSanta Cruz, Bolivia l
Sao Paulo, BrazilCayman Islands, Cayman Islands lIquique, Chile l
Taipei County, Chinese TaipeiPereira, ColombiaSan Jose, Costa RicaPrague, Czech RepublicSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicLamentin, Guadeloupe, France l
Petit Goave, Haiti
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Provincia di Asti, ItalyKingston, JamaicaAsunción, Paraguay qPucallpa, Peru l
Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands, Saint Kittsand Nevis l
Dakar, SenegalCape Town, South AfricaCabildo de Tenerife, SpainStockholm County, SwedenTurks and Caicos Islands, Turks andCaicos Islands l
Maldonado, UruguayMonagas State, Venezuela
MiramarSanta Ana, El Salvador
Mount DoraForres, Scotland, United Kingdom
New Port RicheyCavalaire-sur-mer, FranceProvence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, France
North MiamiDelmas, Haiti
OrlandoCuritiba, BrazilGuilin, ChinaTainan City, Chinese TaipeiSeine-et-Marne Region, FranceReykjanesbaer, IcelandUrayasu, JapanMonterrey, MexicoOrenburg, RussiaValladolid, Spain
Palm BaySeeking Partners
PensacolaKaohsiung City, Chinese TaipeiEscazu, Costa RicaGero, JapanChimbote, PeruMiraflores, PeruMacharaviaya, SpainGorlovka, Ukraine
PinecrestCognac, France
SarasotaHamilton, CanadaPerpignan, FranceTel Mond, IsraelTreviso, ItalyMerida, MexicoVladimir, Russia
Dunfermline, Scotland, United KingdomSiming District, Xiamen, China
St. AugustineGeorge-Town Great Exuma, BahamasCartagena de Indias, ColombiaSan Miguel de Allende, MexicoAviles, SpainCiudadella de Menorca, Spain
St. PetersburgTakamatsu, JapanSt. Petersburg, Russia uFigueres, Spain
Sunny Isles BeachHengchun, Chinese TaipeiNetanya, IsraelTaormina, Italy
TallahasseeRugao, ChinaKonongo-Odumasi, GhanaSligo, IrelandRamat-Hasharon, IsraelKrasnodar, Russia
TampaPorto Alegre, BrazilBarranquilla, Colombia q
Le Havre, FranceAshdod, IsraelAgrigento, ItalyVeracruz/Boca del Rio, MexicoOviedo, SpainIzmir, Turkey
Tarpon SpringsLarnaca, CyprusHalki, GreeceKalymnos, GreeceSymi, Greece
TavaresXindian, Chinese Taipei
Volusia CountyDiamantina, BrazilBayonne, FranceCampeche, Mexico
West Palm BeachBudva, Montenegro
GeorgiaAtlantaSalzburg, AustriaBrussels, BelgiumCotonou, BeninRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Taipei City, Chinese TaipeiSalcedo, Dominican RepublicToulouse, FranceTbilisi, GeorgiaNuremberg, GermanyAncient Olympia, GreeceRa’anana, IsraelMontego Bay, JamaicaFukuoka, JapanLagos, NigeriaBucharest, RomaniaDaegu, South KoreaPort of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
BrunswickGanzhou, ChinaIlan, Chinese Taipei
Cobb CountySeongdong-Gu, South Korea
ColumbusTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
DecaturBousse, Burkina FasoOuahigouya, Burkina FasoTrujillo, Peru
ElbertonMure, Japan
HinesvilleYichun, ChinaMarsabit, Kenya
LaGrangeCraigavon, County Armagh, NorthernIreland, United Kingdom
MaconKaohsiung City, Chinese TaipeiMacon, FranceElmina, GhanaKurobe, JapanUlyanovsk, Russia u
SavannahKaya, Burkina FasoBat’umi, GeorgiaHalle, GermanyPatras, GreeceJiujiang, Jiangxi, China
HawaiiHonoluluBaku, AzerbaijanMumbai, IndiaHiroshima, Japan
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Tokyo, JapanUwajima, JapanMombasa, KenyaBaguio, PhilippinesCebu City, PhilippinesLaoag, PhilippinesManila, PhilippinesFunchal, PortugalSintra, PortugalSan Juan, Puerto RicoSeoul, South KoreaCaracas, VenezuelaHue City, Vietnam
MauiRapa Nui, ChileHainan Province, ChinaPingtung, Chinese TaipeiSan Cristobal Island, Ecuador uAlbi, FranceFukaya, JapanHachijo Island, JapanHirara, JapanSaipan, Northern Mariana IslandArequipa, PeruBacarra City, PhilippinesBadoc, PhilippinesCabugao, PhilippinesManila, PhilippinesPuerto Princesa, PhilippinesQuezon City, PhilippinesSan Juan, Philippines
San Nicholas, PhilippinesSarrat, PhilippinesZambales Province, PhilippinesFunchal, PortugalSao Miguel Island, PortugalEmbo, Scotland, United KingdomGoyang, South KoreaMadrid, SpainAmerican Samoa
IdahoIdaho FallsTokai-Mura, Japan
MoscowVilla El Carmen, Nicaragua
PocatelloKwaremanguel, Burkina FasoIwamizawa, Japan
IllinoisAledoAledo, Spain
BartlettMiaoli, Chinese Taipei
BellevillePaderborn, Germany
BelvidereVaux-le-Penil, FranceSchwieberdingen, Germany
BensenvilleIxtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico
BerwynHradec Kralove, Czech Republic
BloomingtonCaibarien, CubaAsahikawa, JapanVladimir, RussiaCanterbury, United Kingdom
CarbondaleTainan City, Chinese TaipeiShimla, IndiaTainai City, Japan
CharlestonFengshou, Chinese Taipei
ChicagoToronto, Canada q
Shanghai, ChinaShenyang, ChinaBogota, ColombiaPrague, Czech RepublicParis, FranceHamburg, Germany
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Best Overall Program Award(Population between 25,001 –50,000): Sister City Associa-tion of Prescott
The Sister City Association ofPrescott, Arizona marked the 40thanniversary of its sister city partner-ship with Caborca, Mexico withseveral reciprocal visits in 2012. Incooperation with a local highschool, the Prescott-SuchitotoCommittee sent 22 youth to its sis-ter city in El Salvador. In an excitingdevelopment, Prescott and Zeitz,Germany started the process of be-coming sister cities by signing adeclaration of intent, which resultedin a formal partnership in 2013.
Accra, GhanaAthens, GreeceDelhi, IndiaGalway, IrelandPetach Tikva, IsraelMilan, ItalyOsaka, JapanAmman, JordanVilnius, LithuaniaMexico City, MexicoCasablanca, MoroccoLahore, PakistanWarsaw, PolandMoscow, RussiaBelgrade, SerbiaDurban, South AfricaBusan, South KoreaGothenburg, SwedenLucerne, SwitzerlandKyiv, UkraineBirmingham, United Kingdom
Chicago HeightsAsuogyaman District, GhanaSan Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyCedral, MexicoWadowice, Poland
ColumbiaGedern, Germany
DecaturSeevetal, Germany
DixonHerzberg, GermanyCastlebar, IrelandThika, KenyaDickson, Russia
Elk Grove VillageTermini Imerese Sicily, Italy
Hanover ParkCape Coast, GhanaValparaiso, Mexico
Hawthorn WoodsSeeking Partners
HighlandSursee, Switzerland
Highland ParkYerucham, IsraelKiryat Gat, Israel uFerrara, ItalyModena, ItalyPuerto Vallarta, Mexico
Hoffman EstatesAngouleme, France
Lake ZurichNittenau, Germany
MillstadtGross-Bieberau, Germany
Mount ProspectSevres, France
NapervillePatzcuaro, MexicoNitra, Slovakia
NormalRemedios, Cuba
NorthbrookSeeking Partners
PalatineFontenay-le-Comte, France
Park RidgeKinver, United Kingdom
PeoriaBenxi, ChinaClonmel, IrelandFriedrichshafen, Germany
QuincyHerford, Germany
Richton ParkSeeking Partners
RockfordTaszar, HungaryFerentino, ItalyTokmok, KyrgyzstanCluj-Napoca, RomaniaBorgholm, SwedenBrovary, Ukraine
RoselleBochnia, Poland
SchaumburgSchaumburg, GermanyHyderabad, India uNamerikawa, JapanSafranbolu, Turkey
SpringfieldKillarney, Ireland uAshikaga, JapanSan Pedro de las Colonias, Mexico
Tinley ParkBudingen, GermanyMallow, Ireland
UrbanaHaizhu District, Guangzhou, ChinaZomba, Malawi
West ChicagoTaufkirchen, Germany
West DundeeDundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
WilmetteMona Vale, Australia
Wood DaleCefalù, Italy
IndianaBloomingtonLuzhou Province, Chinese TaipeiSanta Clara, CubaPosoltega, Nicaragua
CarmelKawachinagano, Japan
ElkhartKurdjali, BulgariaBurton upon Trent, United Kingdom
FishersBillericay, United Kingdom
Fort WayneTaizhou, ChinaGera, GermanyTakaoka, JapanPlock, Poland
GoshenNumazu, Japan
GreenfieldKakuda, JapanIndianapolisCampinas, BrazilHangzhou, China uTaipei, Chinese TaipeiCologne, GermanyHyderabad, India uMonza, ItalyPiran, SloveniaNorthamptonshire County, UnitedKingdom
JasperPfaffenweiler, Germany
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LafayetteLongkou, ChinaOta, Japan
MadisonSeeking Partners
NewburghNewburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
NoblesvilleNova Prata, BrazilCittadella, Italy
RichmondZweibrucken, Germany uUnnan City, JapanSerpukhov, Russia
State of IndianaZhejiang Province, China
IowaClarindaTamana, Japan
Council BluffsKaradah Baghdad, IraqEl Hajeb, MoroccoTobolsk, Russia
DavenportIlheus, BrazilKaiserslautern, GermanyCarlow County, Ireland
Des MoinesShijiazhuang, ChinaSaint-Etienne, FranceProvincia di Catanzaro, ItalyKofu, JapanStavropol, Russia
DubuqueDornbirn, AustriaHandan, ChinaPyatigorsk, Russia
ElkaderMascara, AlgeriaFort MadisonPrum, Germany
GrinnellZheleznovodsk, Russia
JohnstonPeja, Kosovo
MuscatineCrespo, ArgentinaParana, ArgentinaZhengding, ChinaLudwigslust, GermanyIchikawadaimon, JapanRamallah, Palestinian TerritoriesLomza, PolandKislovodsk, RussiaDrohobych, UkrainePaysandu, UruguayPaysandu, Uruguay l
NewtonWuchi Town, Chinese TaipeiSmila, Ukraine
OsageLermontov, Russia
ShenandoahTisovek, Slovakia
State of IowaHebei Province, China
WaverlyEisenach, Germany
West Des MoinesSeeking Partners
KansasBaldwin CitySeeking Partners
HaysXinzheng, ChinaSanta Maria, Paraguay
LawrenceEutin, GermanyIniades, GreeceHiratsuka, Japan
OlatheOcotlan, MexicoChur, Switzerland
Prairie VillageDolyna, Ukraine
VictoriaKubelstein Stadt Schesslitz, Germany
WichitaKaifeng, ChinaOrleans, FranceCancun, MexicoTlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
KentuckyBowling GreenKawanishi, Japan
DanvilleCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom u
GeorgetownTahara, Japan
LexingtonDeauville, FranceCounty Kildare, IrelandShinhidaka, JapanNewmarket, United Kingdom
LouisvilleLa Plata, ArgentinaQuito, EcuadorMontpellier, FranceMainz, GermanyTamale, Ghana q
Jiujiang, Jiangxi, ChinaPerm, RussiaAdapazari, TurkeyLeeds, United Kingdom
MadisonvilleSeeking Partners
MidwaySeeking Partners
MoreheadYangshuo County, ChinaBallymena, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom
OwensboroOlomouc Kraj, Czech RepublicOlomouc, Czech RepublicNisshin, Japan
ParisSeeking Partners
PikevilleAnkang, China
LouisianaNew OrleansSan Miguel de Tucuman, ArgentinaInnsbruck, AustriaPointe Noire, Republic of CongoJuan-les-Pins, FranceTegucigalpa, HondurasMatsue, JapanMerida, MexicoDurban, South Africa
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Caracas, VenezuelaMaracaibo, Venezuela
Saint MartinvilleChaudfontaine, BelgiumBouctouche, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaMemramcook, Canada uChâtellerault, France uGor, Senegal
MainePortlandMytilene, GreeceCap-Haitien, HaitiShinagawa, JapanArkhangelsk, Russia
WatervilleKotlas, Russia
MarylandAnnapolisNiteroi, BrazilAnnapolis Royal, CanadaChangsha, ChinaTallinn, EstoniaRochefort, FranceBanjul, The GambiaWexford, IrelandDumfries, Scotland, United KingdomNewport, Wales, United Kingdom
BaltimoreXiamen, ChinaAlexandria, EgyptLuxor, EgyptBremerhaven, GermanyPiraeus, GreeceEly O’Carroll, Ireland uAshkelon, IsraelGenoa, ItalyKawasaki, JapanGbarnga, LiberiaRotterdam, NetherlandsOdessa, Ukraine
Charles CountyJogeva County, EstoniaWalldorf, Germany
ColumbiaCergy-Pontoise, FranceTema, Ghana uTres Cantos, Spain
District HeightsMbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of CongoThomonde, Haiti
Maryland StateWalloon Region, BelgiumRio de Janeiro, BrazilAnhui Province, ChinaHarju County, EstoniaNord-Pas de Calais, FranceCounty Cork, IrelandKanagawa Prefecture, JapanBong County, LiberiaMaryland County, LiberiaJalisco, MexicoLodz, PolandLeningrad Region, RussiaGyeongsangnam, South Korea
Montgomery CountyMorazan, El SalvadorGondar, Ethiopia
OaklandTorva, Estonia uValga, Estonia u
Ocean CityFinale Ligure, Italy
Prince George’s CountyRishon Le Zion, Israel lZiguinchor, SenegalRoyal Bafokeng Nation, South Africa
Riverdale ParkIpala, Guatemala
RockvilleJiaxing, China uPinneberg, Germany
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At a meeting with the Ambassador Kyaw Myo Htut (Center) of Myanmar (Burma),Sister Cities International President Mary D. Kane and Fort Wayne Sister Cities
President Thomas Herr discussed developing sister city partnerships between thetwo countries, including a partnership between Fort Wayne and a city in Myanmar.
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SalisburyDalian, China uTartu, EstoniaSalisbury, United Kingdom
MassachusettsBostonMelbourne, AustraliaHangzhou, ChinaTaipei Municipality, Chinese TaipeiStrasbourg, FranceSekondi-Takoradi, GhanaPadua, ItalyKyoto, JapanBarcelona, Spain
CambridgeYerevan, ArmeniaCienfuegos, CubaSan Jose Las Flores, El SalvadorGalway, IrelandGaeta, ItalyCoimbra, Portugal
NewburyportBura, KenyaZelengorsk, Russia
PittsfieldBallina, County Mayo, IrelandCava de Tirreni, ItalyMalpaisillo, NicaraguaChung Ju, South Korea
SomervilleYucuaiqu, El SalvadorGaeta, ItalyTiznit, Morocco
MichiganBoyne CitySeeking Partners
ChelseaShimizu, Hokkaido, Japan
ColdwaterSoltau, Germany
FrankenmuthGunzenhausen, Germany
Grand RapidsGa East District, GhanaGa West District, GhanaPerugia, ItalyOmihachiman, JapanZapopan, MexicoBielsko-Biala, Poland
LansingLanzhou, China uSanming, ChinaAkuapem South District, GhanaNsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, GhanaOtsu, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoSaltillo, MexicoAsan, South KoreaDar es Salaam, Tanzania u
MuskegonOmuta, JapanAntalya Kepez, Turkey
SalineLindenberg, GermanyBrecon, Wales, United Kingdom
South HavenQuilali, Nicaragua
MinnesotaBrooklyn ParkKakata, Liberia
CambridgeYuasa, Japan
Columbia HeightsLomianki, Poland
DuluthThunder Bay, Canada q
Isumi-shi, JapanPetrozavodsk, RussiaVäxjö, Sweden
Elbow LakeFlekkefjord, Norway
Fergus FallsNordhordland Region, Norway
HibbingWaldsrode, Germany
MelroseBuhl, GermanyLegden, Germany
MinneapolisSantiago, ChileHarbin, ChinaKuopio, FinlandTours, FranceNajaf, IraqIbaraki City, JapanEldoret, KenyaCuernavaca, Mexico
Novosibirsk, RussiaUppsala, Sweden
New UlmNeu-Ulm, GermanyUlm, Germany
NorthfieldSeeking Partners
PaynesvillePaynesville, Liberia
Red WingQuzhou, ChinaIkata, JapanKongsberg, Norway
Saint PaulChangsha, ChinaCiudad Romero, El SalvadorNeuss, GermanyNagasaki, JapanCuliacan, MexicoManzanillo, MexicoNovosibirsk, RussiaLawaaikamp, South Africa
Saint PeterPetatlan, Mexico
ShoreviewEinhausen, Germany
St. AnthonySalo, Finland
WinonaBytow, PolandMisato, JapanWorthingtonCrailsheim, Germany
MississipiGreenvilleGreenville, Liberia Kronach, Germany
MissouriKansas CityYan’an, ChinaTainan City, Chinese TaipeiMetz, FranceHannover, GermanyRamla, IsraelKurashiki, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoMorelia, MexicoSan Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
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Port Harcourt, NigeriaXi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaFreetown, Sierra LeoneSeville, SpainArusha, Tanzania
SpringfieldIsesaki, JapanTlaquepaque, Mexico
St. CharlesLudwigsburg, Germany
St. LouisBrčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaNanjing, ChinaWuhan, ChinaLyon, FranceStuttgart, GermanyBogor, IndonesiaDonegal, IrelandGalway, IrelandBologna, ItalySuwa, JapanSan Luis Potosi, MexicoSzczecin, PolandSamara, RussiaSt. Louis, Senegal
MontanaLivingstonNaganohara, Japan
MissoulaNeckargemünd, GermanyPalmerston North, New Zealand
NebraskaKearneySeeking Partners
OmahaYantai, ChinaBraunschweig, GermanyNaas, IrelandShizuoka, JapanSiauliai, LithuaniaXalapa, Mexico
PapillionSeeking Partners
Scottsbluff/GeringBamiyan, Afghanistan
NevadaRenoYellowknife, CanadaShenzhen, China
Taichung, Chinese Taipei q
Nanhai District, Foshan, ChinaHatzor, IsraelNalchik, RussiaSan Sabastian, SpainUdonthani, Thailand
New HampshireManchesterTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
PortsmouthParnu, EstoniaAburi, GhanaKitase, GhanaSzolnok, HungaryNichinan, JapanSeverodvinsk, RussiaPortsmouth, United Kingdom u
New JerseyNew BrunswickDebrecen, HungaryCounty Limerick, IrelandFukui, JapanTsuruoka, Japan
NewarkGanja, AzerbaijanFreeport, BahamasBelo Horizonte, BrazilGovernador Valadares, BrazilPorto Alegre, BrazilReserva, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilDouala, CameroonXuzhou, ChinaBanjul, The GambiaKumasi, GhanaMonrovia, LiberiaAveiro, Portugal
New MexicoAlbuquerqueLanzhou, ChinaHua Lien, Chinese TaipeiHelmstedt, GermanyRehovot, IsraelSasebo, JapanChihuahua, MexicoGuadalajara, MexicoAlburquerque, SpainAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Angel FireQuang Tri Town, Vietnam
Las CrucesNienburg, GermanyCiudad Lerdo, Mexico
Los AlamosSarov, Russia
Santa FeZhangjiajie, ChinaHolguin, CubaSorrento, ItalyTsuyama, JapanParral, MexicoSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico Icheon, South KoreaSanta Fe de la Vega, SpainNevsehir, Turkey uBukhara, UzbekistanLivingston, Zambia
New YorkAlbanyGhent, BelgiumQuebec City, CanadaVerona, ItalyNijmegen, NetherlandsTula, RussiaGrand Bahama Island, The Bahamas
AmityvilleLe Bourget, France
AstoriaSeeking Partners
BinghamtonBorovichi, RussiaLa Teste, France
BuffaloChangzhou, ChinaBani, Dominican RepublicLille, FranceDortmund, GermanyAboadze, GhanaCape Coast, GhanaKiryat Gat, IsraelSiena, ItalyTorremaggiore, ItalySt. Ann, JamaicaKanazawa, JapanRzeszow, PolandTver, RussiaMuhanga District, RwandaBursa Yildirim, TurkeyDrohobych, UkraineHorlivka, Ukraine
CanisteoWauchope, Australia
CheektowagaŁowicz, Poland
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CorningSan Giovanni Valdarno, ItalyKakegawa (Osuka), JapanLviv, Ukraine
Honeoye FallsBorgne, Haiti
HorseheadsNakagawa-machi, Tochigi, Japan
LackawannaSeeking Partners
New PaltzNiimi City (Osa), Japan
New York CityBeijing, ChinaSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicCairo, EgyptBudapest, Hungary uJerusalem, IsraelRome, ItalyTokyo, JapanJohannesburg, South AfricaMadrid, SpainLondon, United Kingdom
Niagara FallsSeeking Partners
NorthportSochi, Russia
Red HookMas’ha, Palestinian Territories
RochesterXiangyang, ChinaPuerta Plata, Dominican RepublicRennes, FranceWürzburg, GermanyWaterford, IrelandRehovot, IsraelCaltanissetta, ItalyHamamatsu, JapanAlytus, LithuaniaBamako, MaliKraków, PolandVelikiy Novgorod, Russia
Saranac Lake VillageEntrains-sur-Nohain, France
Saratoga SpringsChekhov, Russia
Village of Great Neck PlazaTiberias, Israel
North CarolinaAshevilleSaumur, FranceKarpenisi, GreeceSan Cristobal de las Casas, MexicoValladolid, MexicoOsogbo, NigeriaVladikavkaz, Russia
BeaufortBeaufort, AustraliaBeaufort en Vallee, FranceBeaufort sur Doron, FranceBeaufort sur Gervanne, FranceBeaufort-Haute-Garonne, FranceBeaufort-Isere, FranceBeaufort-Jura, FranceBeaufort-Nord, FranceChapdes-Beaufort, FranceMontmorency-Beaufort, FranceBeaufort, HaitiBeaufort, IrelandBeaufort, LuxembourgBeaufort, MalaysiaFort Beaufort, South Africa
BurlingtonSoledad, San Luis Potos, MexicoGwacheon, South Korea
CaryMarkham, CanadaHsinchu, Chinese TaipeiLe Touquet, FranceCounty Meath, Ireland
CharlotteBaoding, ChinaLimoges, FranceKrefeld, GermanyKumasi, GhanaHadera, IsraelArequipa, PeruWroclaw, PolandVoronezh, Russia
ConcordKillarney, Ireland
DurhamZhuzhou, ChinaKunshan, China uToyama, JapanKostroma, RussiaArusha, TanzaniaDurham, United Kingdom
FayettevilleSaint Avold, France
GastoniaGotha, GermanySantiago de Surco, Peru
HendersonvilleAlmuñecar, Spain
LaurinburgOban, Scotland, United Kingdom
LenoirSeeking Partners
PinehurstZhijiang County, Hunan, China
RaleighXiangyang, ChinaCompiegne, FranceRostock, GermanyNairobi, KenyaKingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
Southern PinesNewry and Mourne District, NorthernIreland, United Kingdom
WilmingtonBridgetown, BarbadosSan Pedro, BelizeDandong, ChinaDoncaster, United Kingdom
Winston-SalemNassau, BahamasYangpu District, ChinaKumasi, GhanaBuchanan, LiberiaUngheni, Moldova
OhioAkronChemnitz, GermanyKiryat Ekron, Israel
CentervilleWaterloo, CanadaBad Zwischenahn, Germany
CincinnatiLiuzhou, ChinaTaipei City, Chinese TaipeiNancy, FranceMunich, GermanyMysore, IndiaGifu, JapanKharkiv, UkraineHarare, Zimbabwe
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
ClevelandFieri, AlbaniaTaipei Municipality, Chinese TaipeiAlexandria, EgyptSegundo Montes, El SalvadorBahir Dar, EthiopiaRouen, FranceHeidenheim, GermanyConakry, GuineaMiskolc, HungaryBangalore, IndiaWest Mayo, IrelandHolon, IsraelVincenza, ItalyKlaipeda, LithuaniaIbadan, NigeriaLima, PeruGdansk, PolandBrasov, RomaniaVolgograd, RussiaBratislava, SlovakiaLjubljana, SloveniaCleveland, United Kingdom
ColumbusHefei, ChinaTainan City, Chinese TaipeiOdense, DenmarkDresden, GermanyAhmedabad, IndiaHerzliya, IsraelGenoa, ItalySeville, Spain
DaytonSarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAugsburg, GermanyHolon, IsraelOiso, JapanMonrovia, Liberia
DelawareBaumholder, Germany
KentDudince, Slovakia
KetteringSteyr, AustriaKettering, United Kingdom
LimaHarima-cho, Japan
MontgomeryNeuilly-Plaisance, France
OakwoodOutremont, CanadaLe Vésinet, FranceUnterhaching, Germany u
OberlinIle-Ife, Nigeria
PortsmouthZittau, GermanyOrizaba, Mexico
State of OhioHubei Province, China
ToledoLondrina, BrazilQinhuangdao, ChinaDelmenhorst, GermanyCsongrad County, HungarySzeged, HungaryCoimbatore, IndiaToyohashi, JapanBekaa Valley, LebanonHyderabad, PakistanPoznan, PolandToledo, SpainTanga, Tanzania
VandaliaLichtenfels, GermanyPrestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
WestlakeKingsville, Ontario, CanadaTralee, Ireland
OklahomaAdaSeeking Partners
EdmondEngels, Russia
NormanClermont-Ferrand, FranceSeika, JapanColima, Mexico
Oklahoma CityRio de Janeiro, BrazilHaikou, ChinaTainan City, Chinese TaipeiTaipei, Chinese TaipeiPuebla, MexicoUlyanovsk, RussiaKigali, Rwanda
StillwaterKameoka, Japan
TulsaBeihai, ChinaKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiAmiens, FranceCelle, Germany
Tiberias, IsraelUtsunomiya, JapanSan Luis Potosi, MexicoZelenograd, Russia
YukonKrnov, Czech Republic
OregonAshlandGuanajuato, Mexico
AstoriaWaldorf Germany
BeavertonHsinchu, Chinese TaipeiCluses, FranceTrossingen, GermanyWalldorf, GermanyGotemba, JapanBirobidjan, RussiaCheonan, South Korea
CorvallisGondar, EthiopiaUzhhorod, Ukraine
EugeneKakegawa (Osuka), JapanKathmandu, NepalIrkutsk, RussiaChinju, South Korea
Grants PassRubtsovsk, Russia
HillsboroFukuroi, Japan
Hood RiverTsuruta, Japan
JacksonvilleSan Juan, Puerto Rico
MedfordAlba, Italy
OntarioOsakasayma City, Japan
Oregon CityTateshina, Japan
PortlandKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiAshkelon, IsraelBologna, ItalySapporo, JapanSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Guadalajara, MexicoUtrecht, Netherlands uKhabarovsk, RussiaUlsan, South KoreaMutare, Zimbabwe
State of OregonFujian Province, China
PennsylvaniaBoyertownBogodukhiv, Ukraine
ErieDungarvan, IrelandZibo, ChinaMerida, MexicoLublin, Poland
HazletonLambro and Mingardo, ItalyGorzow Wielkopolski, Poland
NorthamptonStegersbach, Austria
PhiladelphiaDouala, CameroonTianjin, ChinaAix-en-Provence, FranceTel Aviv - Yafo, IsraelAbruzzo, ItalyFlorence, ItalyKobe, JapanTorun, PolandNizhny Novgorod, RussiaIncheon, South Korea
PittsburghSofia, BulgariaWuhan, ChinaZagreb, CroatiaMatanzas, CubaOstrava, Czech RepublicSaarbrucken, GermanyKarmiel, IsraelMisgav, IsraelOmiya, JapanSaitama City (Urawa), JapanSkopje, MacedoniaNaucalpan, MexicoSan Isidro, NicaraguaFernando de la Mora, ParaguayPresov, SlovakiaBilbao, SpainGaziantep, TurkeyDonets’k, UkraineSheffield, United KingdomDa Nang, Vietnam
SaxonburgMuehlhausen, Germany
South CarolinaAndersonCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom
Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
CharlestonSpoleto, Italy
CloverLarne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ColumbiaPlovdiv, BulgariaYibin, ChinaKaiserslautern, GermanyAccra, GhanaCluj-Napoca, RomaniaChelyabinsk, Russia
GreenvilleKortrijk, BelgiumTianjin, ChinaBergamo, Italy
Myrtle BeachPinamar, ArgentinaBurlington, CanadaKillarney, IrelandKeighley, United Kingdom
NewberryHamm/Sieg, Germany
South DakotaBrittonSeeking Partners
Rapid CityApolda, GermanyNikko, Japan
Sioux FallsPotsdam, GermanyNewry and Mourne District, NorthernIreland, United Kingdom
TennesseeBlount CountyZheleznogorsk, Russia
ChattanoogaWuxi, ChinaHamm, GermanyWolfsburg, GermanyGivatayim, Israel
Nizhni Tagil, RussiaGangneung, South Korea
FranklinCarleton Place, CanadaCounty Laois, Ireland
GermantownKonigs Wusterhausen, Germany
Greater Tri-CitiesGuaranda, EcuadorTeterow, GermanyRybinsk, Russia
KnoxvilleNeuquen, ArgentinaChengdu, ChinaLarissa, GreeceMuroran, JapanChelm, PolandYesan County, South Korea
MemphisKanifing, The GambiaKaolack, Senegal
NashvilleMendoza, ArgentinaTamworth, AustraliaEdmonton, CanadaTaiyuan, ChinaCaen, FranceCrouy, France uMagdeburg, GermanyBelfast, Northern Ireland, UnitedKingdom
Port de la Selva, Spain u
Oak RidgeNakashi (Naka Machi), JapanObninsk, Russia
TexasArlingtonBad Königshofen, Germany
AustinAdelaide, AustraliaSiem Reap, Cambodia uXishuangbanna, ChinaTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
Angers, FranceVillefranche Sur Mer, France uKoblenz, GermanyOita City, JapanMaseru, Lesotho
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Hackney Borough, London, UnitedKingdom
Saltillo, MexicoTehuacan, Mexico uOrlu, NigeriaLima, PeruGwangmyeong, South KoreaAntalya Kepez, Turkey
BanderaStrzelce Opolskie County, PolandTysmenytsia, Ukraine
BrownsvillePharr, Texas, United States
Bryan-College StationBastogne, BelgiumGreifswald, GermanySalamanca, MexicoZuazua, Mexico l
Kazan, Russia l
DesotoSeeking Partners
FateSeeking Partners
Fort WorthGuiyang, ChinaTrier, GermanyBudapest, HungaryBandung, IndonesiaReggio Emilia, ItalyNagaoka, JapanToluca, MexicoMbabane, Swaziland
FriscoSeeking Partners
GoliadHidalgo, Mexico
Grand PrairieCharlesbourg, CanadaGueishan, Chinese TaipeiKalush, Ukraine
HoustonGrampian Region, Aberdeen, Scotland,United Kingdom
Luanda, AngolaPerth, Australia q
Baku, AzerbaijanShenzhen, ChinaTaipei, Chinese TaipeiGuayaquil, EcuadorNice, France
Leipzig, GermanyChiba, JapanTampico, MexicoStavanger, NorwayKarachi, PakistanTyumen, RussiaHuelva, SpainIstanbul, TurkeyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IrvingEspoo, FinlandBoulogne-Billancourt, FranceMarino, ItalyLeon, MexicoDarkhan, MongoliaMerton, United Kingdom
KarnesLesnica, Poland
KilleenSan Juan, Puerto RicoOsan City, South Korea
La GrangeFrenstat, Czech RepublicOlfen, GermanyCraigavon, County Armagh, NorthernIreland, United Kingdom q
LaredoSan Antonio de Areco, ArgentinaMurray Bridge, AustraliaChenzhou, ChinaWenzhou, ChinaWuwei, ChinaZixing, ChinaTainan City, Chinese TaipeiTainan Hsien, Chinese TaipeiLa Cruz, Costa RicaAcambaro, MexicoAngostura, MexicoCampeche, MexicoCerralvo, MexicoCienega de Flores, MexicoCiudad Valles, MexicoCuautla, MexicoEscobedo, MexicoGeneral Teran, MexicoJalpan de Serra, MexicoJerez de Garcia Salinas, MexicoLampazos, MexicoLos Herreras, MexicoMexticacan, MexicoMoncolva, MexicoMontemorelos, MexicoNuevo Laredo, MexicoPapantla, Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, MexicoTepatitlan, MexicoTijuana, MexicoTlahualilo Durango, MexicoTonala, MexicoTorreon, MexicoCuernavaca, Mexico uGuadalajara, Mexico uLazaro Cardenas, Mexico uLeon, Mexico uVeracruz, Mexico uLower Hutt, New ZealandGuadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoLaredo, Spain
McAllenBelize City, BelizeSaint Laurent, CanadaGanzhou, ChinaSan Jose, Costa RicaIrapuato, Guanajuato, MexicoAcapulco, MexicoCadereyta Jiménez, MexicoCiudad Victoria, MexicoIxtapa Zihuatanejo, MexicoMonterrey, MexicoReynosa, MexicoTampico, MexicoTaxco, MexicoGarcia, Nuevo León, MexicoGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
PasadenaHadano, Japan
PharrTierra Blanca, Guanajuato, MexicoAbasolo, MexicoAguascalientes, MexicoCancun, MexicoCiudad Valles, MexicoDolores Hidalgo, MexicoGeneral Escobedo, MexicoHualahuises, MexicoMatehuala, MexicoMazatlan, MexicoMetepec, MexicoOcuituco, MexicoRamos Arizpe, MexicoReynosa, MexicoRío Bravo, MexicoSan Andres Tuxtla, MexicoSan Jose de Iturbide, MexicoSan Luis de la Paz, MexicoSan Luis Potosi, MexicoSanta Maria del Rio, MexicoTetela del Volcán, MexicoTeziutlán, MexicoVeracruz, Mexico
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Yecapixtla, MexicoZacualpan de Amilpas, MexicoBrownsville, Texas, United States
Prairie ViewBelize City, BelizePunta Gorda, BelizeGuachené, ColombiaManta, ColombiaAseseeso, GhanaPabellón de Arteaga, Mexico
San AntonioWuxi, ChinaKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiChennai, IndiaTel Aviv - Yafo, Israel uKumamoto, JapanSuzhou, Jiangsu, China uGuadalajara, MexicoMonterrey, MexicoGwangju, South Korea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
SouthlakeTome City (Toyoma), JapanEl Fuerte Sinaloa, MexicoWuzhong District, Suzhou, China u
Tomball Telgte, Germany
TylerLo Barnechea, ChileLiberia, Costa RicaSan Miguel, El SalvadorYachiyo City, JapanJelenia Gora, Poland
WeslacoSeeking Partners
UtahSalt Lake CityOruro, BoliviaKeelung City, Chinese TaipeiThurles, IrelandTorino, ItalyMatsumoto, JapanTrujillo, Peru uQuezon City, PhilippinesIzhevsk, RussiaChernivtsi, Ukraine
State of UtahQinghai Province, China
VermontBurlingtonArad, IsraelPuerto Cabezas, NicaraguaBethlehem, Palestinian TerritoriesYaroslavl, Russia
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Best Overall Program Award (Population between 100,001 – 300,000): Tempe Sister Cities
Tempe Sister Cities, Arizona, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Oktoberfest. Sixty-eight guests from Tempe’s sistercities, including the Cuenca Folk Ballet from Ecuador, the Waiwhetu Marae Culture Group from Lower Hutt, NewZealand, and Das Aubachtal Sextett from Regensburg, Germany visited the Oktoberfest. This highly successful eventhas grown from 200 attendees in 1973 to now drawing more than 200,000 over three days. In addition to strengtheningstudent and professional exchanges with all its sister cities, Tempe also pledged financial support to Timbuktu, Mali,given the fragile security situation in the region.
HartfordKratovo, Macedonia
VirginiaAlexandriaGyumri, ArmeniaCaen, FranceDundee, Scotland, United KingdomHelsingborg, Sweden
ArlingtonSan Miguel, El SalvadorReims, FranceAachen, GermanyCoyoacan, MexicoIvano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
CharlottesvillePleven, BulgariaBesancon, FranceWinneba, Ghana uPoggio a Caiano, Italy
ChesapeakeJoinville, Brazil
FredericksburgFrejus, France
GordonsvilleThoré-la-Rochette, France
HamptonVendome, FrancePietermaritzburg Msunduzi, South AfricaAnyang, South KoreaSouthampton, United Kingdom
Henrico CountySaarpfalz-Kreis, GermanyYangju City, South KoreaEssex County, United Kingdom
LynchburgRueil Malmaison, FranceGlauchau, Germany
Newport NewsTaizhou, ChinaGreifswald, GermanyNeyagawa, Japan
NorfolkHalifax, CanadaNingbo, ChinaToulon, FranceWilhelmshaven, GermanyTema, GhanaKochi, IndiaKitakyushu, Japan
Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesKaliningrad, RussiaNorfolk County, United Kingdom
RichmondZhengzhou, ChinaSaitama City (Urawa), JapanSegou, MaliWindhoek, NamibiaRichmond upon Thames, UnitedKingdom
RoanokeFlorianopolis, BrazilLijiang, ChinaSaint-Lo, FranceKisumu, KenyaOpole, PolandPskov, RussiaWonju, South Korea
StanardsvilleSeeking Partners
SuffolkOderzo, ItalySuffolk, United Kingdom
Virginia BeachMiyazaki, JapanSan Juan del Sur, Nicaragua uNorth Down Borough, Northern Ireland,United Kingdom
Moss, NorwayOlongapo, Philippines u
WaynesboroWanzhou District, Chongqing, China
YorktownPort Vendres, France
WashingtonAnacortesSidney, CanadaVela Luka, CroatiaNikaho, JapanLomonosov, Russia
AuburnGuanghan, China uMola di Bari, ItalyTamba (Kasuga), JapanPyeongchang, South Korea
BellevueHualien, Chinese TaipeiKladno, Czech RepublicYao, JapanLiepaja, Latvia
BellinghamPort Stephens, AustraliaPunta Arenas, ChileVaasa, FinlandTateyama, JapanTsetserleg, MongoliaNakhodka, RussiaCheongju, South Korea
CamasHosoecho, JapanTaki-Cho, JapanKrapkowice, PolandMorawica, PolandZabierzow, Poland
ChehalisInasa-Cho, Japan
ChelanTojo, Japan
IssaquahChaouen, MoroccoSunndal, Norway
LakewoodDanzhou, China uOkinawa City, JapanBauang La Union, PhilippinesGimhae, South Korea u
Mercer IslandThonon-les-Bains, France
OlympiaKato, JapanSamarkand, Uzbekistan
SeattleSihanoukville, CambodiaLimbe, CameroonChongqing, ChinaKaohsiung Municipality, Chinese TaipeiNantes, FrancePecs, HungaryReykjavik, IcelandSurabaya, IndonesiaGalway, IrelandBeer Sheva, IsraelPerugia, ItalyKobe, JapanMombasa, KenyaMazatlan, MexicoChristchurch, New ZealandBergen, NorwayCebu City, PhilippinesGdynia, PolandDaejon, South KoreaTashkent, UzbekistanHaiphong, Vietnam
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SnoqualmieChaclacayo, PeruGangjin, South Korea
SpokaneJilin, ChinaLimerick, IrelandNishinomiya, JapanJecheon, South Korea
TacomaTaichung, Chinese Taipei qCienfuegos, CubaBiot, FranceFuzhou, Fujian, ChinaKiryat Motzkin, IsraelKitakyushu, JapanPuerto Vallarta, Mexico uEl Jadida, MoroccoAlesund, NorwayDavao, PhilippinesVladivostok, RussiaGeorge, South AfricaGunsan, South Korea
West VirginiaMorgantownXuzhou, China uGuanajuato, Mexico
WisconsinDe PereÅmål, Sweden
Eau ClaireLismore, Australia
KenoshaDouai, FranceWolfenbuttel, Germany
Cosenza, ItalyQuezon City, PhilippinesMoshi, Tanzania
La CrosseKumbo, CameroonLuoyang, ChinaEpinal, FranceFriedberg, GermanyBantry, IrelandFørde, NorwayDubna, Russia
LublinLublin, Poland
MarshfieldJáuregui , Argentina
MenomonieNasukarasuyama, JapanKonakovo, Russia
MilwaukeeNingbo, China uGalway, IrelanduMhlathuze, South AfricaMorogoro, TanzaniaCarora, Venezuela
Milwaukee CountyBialystok, PolandBuffalo City Municipality, South Africa
RacineFortaleza, Brazil uAalborg, DenmarkMontélimar, FranceOiso, JapanZapotlanejo, MexicoBluefields, Nicaragua u
Rice LakeZamberk, Czech RepublicMiharu-Machi, Japan
State of WisconsinHeilongjiang Province, China
Stevens PointEsteli, NicaraguaGulcz, PolandRostov Veliky, Russia
U.S. Territories and ProtectoratesAmerican SamoaApiaCompton, CaliforniaMaui, Hawaii
Northern Mariana IslandSaipanMaui, Hawaii
Puerto RicoCaguasHartford, Connecticut l
San JuanHonolulu, HawaiiJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, OregonKilleen, Texas
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To find out more information about member ofSister Cities International, including how to getin contact, please visit their profile online byusing our City Search at www.sister-cities.org.
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AfghanistanAsadabadUnion City, California
BamiyanScottsbluff/Gering, Nebraska
GhazniHayward, California
JalalabadSan Diego, California
AlbaniaFieriCleveland, Ohio
AlgeriaMascaraElkader, Iowa
AngolaLuandaHouston, Texas
ArgentinaBahia BlancaJacksonville, Florida
Buenos AiresAsunción, Paraguay qBarranquilla, Colombia q
Miami, Florida
CorrientesAsunción, Paraguay q
CrespoMuscatine, Iowa
FormosaAsunción, Paraguay q
Jáuregui Marshfield, Wisconsin
La PlataAsunción, Paraguay qLouisville, Kentucky
Mar del PlataFort Lauderdale, Florida
MendozaMiami Dade County, FloridaNashville, Tennessee
NeuquenKnoxville, Tennessee
ParanaMuscatine, Iowa
PinamarMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
PosadasAsunción, Paraguay q
ResestenciaAsunción, Paraguay q
RosarioAsunción, Paraguay q
San Antonio de ArecoLaredo, Texas
San Carlos de BarilocheAspen, Colorado
San Martin de los AndesSteamboat Springs, Colorado
San Miguel de TucumanNew Orleans, Louisiana
ArmeniaEtchmiadzinFresno, California
Santa FeAsunción, Paraguay q
GhapanGlendale, California
GyumriAlexandria, Virginia
VanadzorPasadena, California
YerevanCambridge, MassachusettsLos Angeles, California
AustraliaAdelaideAustin, Texas
AlburyMerced, California
BankstownColorado Springs, Colorado
BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
CairnsScottsdale, Arizona
CockburnMobile, Alabama
DarwinAnchorage, Alaska
Gold CoastFort Lauderdale, FloridaUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Greater BendigoLos Altos, California
HawkesburyTemple City, California
LismoreEau Claire, Wisconsin
MelbourneBoston, Massachusetts
MilduraUpland, California
Mona ValeWilmette, Illinois
Murray BridgeLaredo, Texas
Perth q
Chengdu, ChinaHouston, TexasChengdu, ChinaKagoshima, JapanMegisti, GreeceNanjing, ChinaPerth, ScotlandRhodes, GreeceSan Diego, CaliforniaSeocho City, South KoreaTaipei, Chinese TaipeiVasto, Italy
Port StephensBellingham, Washington
Sutherland ShireLakewood, Colorado
SydneySan Francisco, California
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Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
TamworthNashville, Tennessee
WauchopeCanisteo, New York
AustriaAbtenauBig Bear Lake, California
DornbirnDubuque, Iowa
FrankenburgVernon, British Columbia, Canada q
InnsbruckNew Orleans, Louisiana
SalzburgAtlanta, Georgia
StegersbachNorthampton, Pennsylvania
SteyrKettering, Ohio
AzerbaijanBakuHonolulu, HawaiiHouston, Texas
GanjaNewark, New Jersey
Bahamas, TheBahamas, TheMiami Dade County, Florida
FreeportNewark, New Jersey
George-Town Great ExumaSt. Augustine, Florida
Grand Bahama IslandAlbany, New York
NassauWinston-Salem, North Carolina
BarbadosBridgetownWilmington, North Carolina
BelarusMinsk Partizan DistrictBakersfield, California
BelgiumBastogneBryan-College Station, Texas
BrusselsAtlanta, GeorgiaWashington, District Of Columbia
ChaudfontaineSaint Martinville, Louisiana
GhentAlbany, New York
HasseltMountain View, California
KasterleeFountain Hills, Arizona
KortrijkGreenville, South Carolina
MonsLittle Rock, Arkansas l
Walloon RegionMaryland State, Maryland
BelizeBelize CityMcAllen, TexasPrairie View, Texas
Punta GordaPrairie View, Texas
San PedroWilmington, North Carolina
BeninCotonouAtlanta, Georgia
BoliviaCochabambaMiami, Florida l
OruroSalt Lake City, Utah
Santa CruzMiami Dade County, Florida l
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBrčkoSt. Louis, Missouri
SarajevoDayton, Ohio
BotswanaGaboroneBurbank, California
BrazilBelo HorizonteFort Lauderdale, FloridaNewark, New Jersey
BrasiliaWashington, District Of Columbia
CampinasAsunción, Paraguay qIndianapolis, IndianaSan Diego, California
CuritibaAsunción, Paraguay qJacksonville, FloridaOrlando, Florida
DiamantinaVolusia County, Florida
FlorianopolisRoanoke, Virginia
FortalezaMiami Beach, FloridaRacine, Wisconsin u
Governador ValadaresNewark, New Jersey
IlheusDavenport, Iowa
JoinvilleChesapeake, Virginia
LondrinaToledo, Ohio
NiteroiAnnapolis, Maryland
Nova PrataNoblesville, Indiana
Porto AlegreNewark, New JerseyTampa, Florida
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ReservaNewark, New Jersey
Rio de JaneiroAtlanta, GeorgiaMaryland State, MarylandMiami Beach, FloridaNewark, New JerseyOklahoma City, Oklahoma
SalvadorLos Angeles, California
Santa Cruz de la Sierra Asunción, Paraguay qTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
Sao PauloAsunción, Paraguay qMiami Dade County, Florida
Sao SebastiaoFort Lauderdale, Florida
SuzanoLauderdale By The Sea, Florida
BulgariaKurdjaliElkhart, Indiana
PlevenCharlottesville, Virginia
PlovdivColumbia, South Carolina
SofiaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VarnaMiami, Florida l
Burkina FasoBousseDecatur, Georgia
Fada N’gourmaTamale, Ghana q
KayaSavannah, Georgia
KwaremanguelPocatello, Idaho
OuahigouyaDecatur, Georgia
CambodiaBattambangStockton, California
Phnom PenhLong Beach, California u
Siem ReapAustin, Texas u
SihanoukvilleSeattle, Washington
CameroonDoualaNewark, New JerseyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
KumboLa Crosse, Wisconsin
LimbeSeattle, Washington
CanadaAnnapolis RoyalAnnapolis, Maryland
BouctoucheSaint Martinville, Louisiana
BramptonMiami Beach, Florida
BurlingtonMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
BurnabyMesa, Arizona
CalgaryPhoenix, Arizona
Carleton PlaceFranklin, Tennessee
CharlesbourgGrand Prairie, Texas
EdmontonNashville, Tennessee
HalifaxNorfolk, Virginia
HamiltonSarasota, Florida
KingstonScottsdale, Arizona
Kingsville, OntarioWestlake, Ohio
Lethbridge q
Culver City, CaliforniaGreat Falls, MontanaTimashevsk, RussiaTowada, Japan
MarkhamCary, North Carolina
MemramcookSaint Martinville, Louisiana u
Nova ScotiaSaint Martinville, Louisiana
OutremontOakwood, Ohio
Prince RupertKetchikan, Alaska
Quebec CityAlbany, New York
Richmond HillLakeland, Florida
St. Lambert (Quebec)Vernon, British Columbia, Canada q
Saint LaurentMcAllen, Texas
SidneyAnacortes, Washington
Thunder Bay q
Duluth, MinnesotaGifu, JapanLittle Canada, MinnesotaSeinäjoki, Finland
Toronto q
Chicago, IllinoisChongqing, ChinaFrankfurt, GermanyHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam uKiev, Ukraine uMilan, ItalyQuito, Ecuador uSagamihara, Japan uWarsaw, Poland u
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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VancouverLos Angeles, California
Vernon, British Columbia q
Frankenburg, AustriaModesto, CaliforniaSri Anandpur Sahib, IndiaSt. Lambert (Quebec), CanadaTavullia, ItalyTome, Japan
WaterlooCenterville, Ohio
WhitehorseJuneau, Alaska
WinnipegTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
YellowknifeReno, Nevada
Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l
ChileIquiqueAsunción, Paraguay qMiami Dade County, Florida l
La SerenaMillbrae, California
Lo BarnecheaTyler, Texas
Punta ArenasBellingham, Washington
Rapa NuiMaui, Hawaii
SantiagoMiami, FloridaMinneapolis, Minnesota
Viña del MarSausalito, California
ChinaAnhui ProvinceMaryland State, Maryland
AnkangPikeville, Kentucky
AnshanBirmingham, Alabama
BaodingCharlotte, North Carolina
BeihaiTulsa, Oklahoma
BeijingNew York City, New YorkWashington, District Of Columbia
BenxiPeoria, Illinois
ChangchunLittle Rock, Arkansas
Changping DistrictOakland, California u
ChangshaAnnapolis, MarylandSaint Paul, Minnesota
ChangshuWhittier, California
ChangzhouBuffalo, New York
Chaoyang District, BeijingBirmingham, Alabama
ChengduKnoxville, TennesseeOakland, California uPerth, Australia q
Phoenix, Arizona
ChenzhouLaredo, Texas
Chongming CountyLakeland, Florida
ChongqingSeattle, WashingtonToronto, Canada q
CixiBakersfield, California
DalianOakland, CaliforniaSalisbury, Maryland u
DandongWilmington, North Carolina
DanzhouLakewood, Washington u
DongguanHartford, Connecticut l
Fengxian District, ShanghaiLakeland, Florida u
FoshanOakland, CaliforniaStockton, California
Fujian ProvinceState of Oregon, Oregon
FuxinCorona, California
Fuzhou, FujianTacoma, Washington
GanzhouBrunswick, GeorgiaMcAllen, Texas
GuanghanAuburn, Washington u
GuangzhouLos Angeles, CaliforniaOakland, California u
GuilinOrlando, Florida
GuiyangFort Worth, Texas
HaikouOakland, California uOklahoma City, OklahomaScottsdale, Arizona
Hainan ProvinceMaui, Hawaii
Haizhu District, GuangzhouUrbana, Illinois
HanchuanMartinez, California
HandanDubuque, Iowa
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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HangzhouBoston, MassachusettsIndianapolis, Indiana u
HarbinMinneapolis, Minnesota
Hebei ProvinceState of Iowa, Iowa
HefeiColumbus, Ohio
Heilongjiang ProvinceState of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
HezeMobile, Alabama
HohhotUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
HuangshiBirmingham, Alabama u
Hubei ProvinceState of Ohio, Ohio
Huizhou MunicipalityMilpitas, California
JiangmenRiverside, California
JiangyinAlameda, California
JiaxingLakeland, Florida uRockville, Maryland u
JilinSpokane, Washington
Ji’nanSacramento, California
Jing’an DistrictOakland, California u
JinzhouArvada, ColoradoOakland, California u
Jiujiang, JiangxiLouisville, KentuckySavannah, Georgia
JurongOakland, California u
KaifengWichita, Kansas
KaipingMesa, Arizona
KunmingDenver, Colorado
KunshanDurham, North Carolina u
LanzhouAlbuquerque, New MexicoLansing, Michigan u
LeshanGilbert, Arizona
LhasaBoulder, Colorado
LijiangMalibu, CaliforniaRoanoke, Virginia
LinliRedlands, California
LiuzhouCincinnati, Ohio
LiyangUnion City, California
LongkouLafayette, Indiana
LuoyangLa Crosse, Wisconsin
MaomingOakland, California u
MengziModesto, California
MianyangOakland, California u
MishanJuneau, Alaska
Nanhai District, FoshanReno, Nevada
NanjingBarranquilla, Colombia q
Perth, Australia q
St. Louis, Missouri
NanningOakland, California u
NingboJacksonville, Florida uMilwaukee, Wisconsin uNorfolk, VirginiaWilmington, Delaware u
PenglaiSonoma, California
PudongOakland, California u
Pudong District, ShanghaiBeverly Hills, California u
QingdaoLong Beach, CaliforniaMiami, Florida uOakland, California u
Qinghai ProvinceState of Utah, Utah
QinhuangdaoToledo, Ohio
QufuBoynton Beach, Florida
QuzhouRed Wing, Minnesota
RugaoTallahassee, Florida
SanmingLansing, Michigan
ShanghaiChicago, IllinoisSan Francisco, California
ShaoxingJacksonville, Florida u
ShenyangChicago, Illinois
ShenzhenHouston, TexasReno, Nevada
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ShijiazhuangDes Moines, Iowa
Siming District, XiamenSarasota, Florida
SongshangOakland, California u
Suzhou, JiangsuJacksonville, Florida l
Portland, OregonSan Antonio, Texas u
TaishanFresno, California
TaiyuanNashville, Tennessee
TaizhouFort Wayne, IndianaNewport News, Virginia
TangguOakland, California u
TianjinGreenville, South CarolinaMobile, AlabamaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanzhou District, ChongqingWaynesboro, Virginia
WeifangOakland, California uPueblo, Colorado
WeihaiSanta Barbara, California
WenzhouLaredo, Texas
WuhanPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSt. Louis, Missouri
WuweiLaredo, Texas
WuxiChattanooga, TennesseeSan Antonio, Texas
Wuzhong District, SuzhouSouthlake, Texas u
Xi’an, ShaanxiKansas City, Missouri
XiamenBaltimore, Maryland
XiangyangRaleigh, North CarolinaRochester, New York
Xicheng DistrictPasadena, California
XinzhengHays, Kansas
XishuangbannaAustin, Texas
XuzhouMorgantown, West Virginia uNewark, New Jersey
Yan’anKansas City, Missouri
Yangpu DistrictWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Yangshuo CountyMorehead, Kentucky
YantaiOmaha, NebraskaSan Diego, California
YibinColumbia, South Carolina
YichunHinesville, Georgia
YingkouJacksonville, Florida
YushuSan Bernardino, California
ZhangjiagangRedondo Beach, California
ZhangjiajieSanta Fe, New Mexico
Zhejiang ProvinceState of Indiana, Indiana
ZhengdingMuscatine, Iowa
ZhengzhouRichmond, Virginia
ZhenjiangTempe, Arizona
Zhijiang County, HunanPinehurst, North Carolina
ZhuhaiRedwood City, California
ZhuzhouDurham, North Carolina
ZiboErie, Pennsylvania
ZixingLaredo, Texas
Chinese TaipeiChia-YiJuneau, Alaska
Chung LiEnfield, Connecticut
FengshouCharleston, Illinois
GueishanGrand Prairie, Texas
HengchunSunny Isles Beach, Florida
HsinchuBeaverton, OregonCary, North CarolinaCupertino, California
Hsinchu CountySanta Clara County, California
Hua LienAlbuquerque, New Mexico
HualienBellevue, Washington
IlanBrunswick, Georgia
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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Kaohsiung CityBarranquilla, Colombia q
Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMacon, GeorgiaPensacola, Florida
Kaohsiung MunicipalityColorado Springs, ColoradoLittle Rock, ArkansasMiami, Florida l
Portland, OregonSan Antonio, TexasSeattle, WashingtonTulsa, Oklahoma
Keelung CitySalt Lake City, Utah
Luzhou ProvinceBloomington, Indiana
MiaoliBartlett, Illinois
PingtungMaui, Hawaii
Shih LinLos Altos, California
Shin Lin DistrictWalnut, California
Taichung q
Austin, Texas Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Caen, France Cheyenne, WyomingChungju, South Korea Columbus, GeorgiaKwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Makati, Philippines Manchester, New HampshireNew Haven, ConnecticutNorth Shore City, New Zealand Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Reno, Nevada San Diego, California San Pedro Sula, Honduras Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tacoma, Washington Tucson, ArizonaWinnipeg, Canada
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Best Overall Program Award (Population greater than 500,001): Indianapolis Sister Cities International
In 2012, Indianapolis Sister Cities International, Indiana, focused on expanding its programs in four specific areas: cul-ture, education, municipal, and business development. To engage youth, ISCI developed Teacher Resource Packetsabout each of its sister cities as well as the overall sister cities initiative for use in K-12 classrooms. ISCI also inauguratedits “Sister Cities Fest” which brought in over 4,100 attendees, 236 volunteers, 24 sponsors, 65 entertainers, and 43 ex-hibitors and merchants. The festival netted $23,000 which will be applied toward student and vocational exchanges aswell as to support ISCI’s eight partnership committees,
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Tainan CityCarbondale, IllinoisColumbus, OhioKansas City, MissouriLaredo, TexasOklahoma City, OklahomaOrlando, FloridaSan Jose, CaliforniaLaredo, Texas
TaipeiAsunción, Paraguay qHouston, TexasIndianapolis, IndianaOklahoma City, OklahomaPerth, Australia q
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Taipei CityAtlanta, GeorgiaCincinnati, OhioPhoenix, Arizona
Taipei CountyMiami Dade County, Florida
Taipei MunicipalityBoston, MassachusettsCleveland, OhioLos Angeles, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
Taoyuan CityIrvine, California
Wu Chi TownNewton, Iowa
XindianTavares, Florida
Xizhi District of New Taipei CityDoral, Florida
Yung KangEl Monte, California
ColombiaBarranquilla q
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiNanjing, ChinaTampa, Florida
BogotaAsunción, Paraguay qChicago, Illinois
CartagenaCoral Gables, Florida
Cartagena de IndiasSt. Augustine, Florida
GuachenéPrairie View, Texas
ManizalesGainesville, Florida
MantaPrairie View, Texas
MedellinFort Lauderdale, Florida
PereiraMiami Dade County, Florida
Santa MartaMiami Beach, Florida
Congo, Democratic Republic ofMbuji-MayiDistrict Heights, Maryland
Congo, Republic ofPointe NoireNew Orleans, Louisiana
Costa RicaEscazuPensacola, Florida
La CruzLaredo, Texas
LiberiaTyler, Texas
Montes de OcaMiami, Florida l
MonteverdeEstes Park, Colorado
QueposFort Lauderdale, Florida
San JoseMcAllen, TexasMiami Dade County, FloridaSan Jose, California
TurrialbaRancho Cordova, California
CroatiaSplitLos Angeles, California
Vela LukaAnacortes, Washington
ZagrebPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CubaCaibarienBloomington, Illinois
CienfuegosCambridge, MassachusettsTacoma, Washington
HavanaMobile, Alabama
HolguinSanta Fe, New Mexico
MatanzasPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
RemediosNormal, Illinois
Santa ClaraBloomington, Indiana
Santiago de CubaOakland, California
YaterasBoulder, Colorado
CyprusLarnacaTarpon Springs, Florida
Czech RepublicFrenstatLa Grange, Texas
Hradec KraloveBerwyn, Illinois
Karlovy VaryCarlsbad, California
KladnoBellevue, Washington
KrnovYukon, Oklahoma
MostUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
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OlomoucOwensboro, Kentucky
Olomouc KrajOwensboro, Kentucky
OstravaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PlzenBirmingham, Alabama
PragueChicago, IllinoisMiami Dade County, FloridaPhoenix, Arizona
TaborOrinda, California
ZamberkRice Lake, Wisconsin
DenmarkAalborgRacine, Wisconsin
OdenseColumbus, Ohio
SilkeborgCorona, California
VardeSan Mateo, California
Dominican RepublicBaniBuffalo, New York
La RomanaFort Lauderdale, Florida
Mao ValverdeHartford, Connecticut l
Puerta PlataRochester, New York
SalcedoAtlanta, Georgia
Santo DomingoAsunción, Paraguay qMiami, FloridaMiami Dade County, FloridaNew York City, New York
EcuadorCuencaTempe, Arizona
GuarandaGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
GuayaquilHouston, Texas
QuitoCoral Gables, FloridaLouisville, KentuckyToronto, Canada u q
San Cristobal IslandMaui, Hawaii u
San Pablo de MantaLong Beach, California
TenaSanta Clarita, California
EgyptAlexandriaBaltimore, MarylandCleveland, Ohio
AswanSonoma, California
CairoNew York City, New York
GizaLos Angeles, California
LuxorBaltimore, Maryland
El SalvadorAtacoFountain Hills, Arizona
Ciudad RomeroSaint Paul, Minnesota
Concepion de AtacoElk Grove, California
MorazanMontgomery County, Maryland
San Jose Las FloresCambridge, Massachusetts
San MiguelArlington, VirginiaTyler, Texas
San SalvadorLos Angeles, California
Santa AnaMiramar, Florida
Segundo MontesCleveland, Ohio
SuchitotoPrescott, Arizona
YucuaiquSomerville, Massachusetts
EstoniaHarju CountyMaryland State, Maryland
Jogeva CountyCharles County, Maryland
ParnuPortsmouth, New Hampshire
TallinnAnnapolis, Maryland
TartuSalisbury, Maryland
TorvaOakland, Maryland u
ValgaOakland, Maryland u
EthiopiaAddis AbabaWashington, District Of Columbia
AxumDenver, Colorado
Bahir DarCleveland, OhioOakland, California u
GondarCorvallis, OregonMontgomery County, Maryland
FinlandEspooIrving, Texas
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JärvenpääPasadena, California
KuopioMinneapolis, Minnesota
SaloSt. Anthony, Minnesota
SeinäjokiThunder Bay, Canada q
VaasaBellingham, Washington
FranceAix-en-ProvenceCoral Gables, FloridaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
AlbiMaui, HawaiiPalo Alto, California
AmiensTulsa, Oklahoma
AngersAustin, Texas
AngoulemeHoffman Estates, Illinois
AntibesNewport Beach, California
AvignonNew Haven, Connecticut
BayonneVolusia County, Florida
Beaufort en ValleeBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort sur DoronBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort sur GervanneBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort-Haute-GaronneBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort-IsereBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort-JuraBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort-NordBeaufort, North Carolina
Beaulieu-sur-MerTempe, Arizona
BesanconCharlottesville, Virginia
BiotTacoma, Washington
BordeauxLos Angeles, California
Boulogne-BillancourtIrving, Texas
BrestDenver, Colorado
CaenAlexandria, VirginiaNashville, TennesseeTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
CannesBeverly Hills, California
Cavalaire-sur-merNew Port Richey, Florida
Cergy-PontoiseColumbia, Maryland
Chambolle-MusignySonoma, California
ChamonixAspen, Colorado
Chapdes-BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
ChâtelleraultSaint Martinville, Louisiana u
Clermont-FerrandNorman, Oklahoma
ClusesBeaverton, Oregon
CognacPinecrest, Florida
CompiegneRaleigh, North Carolina
CrouyNashville, Tennessee u
DeauvilleLexington, Kentucky
DouaiKenosha, Wisconsin
Entrains-sur-NohainSaranac Lake Village, New York
EpinalLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Fontenay-le-ComtePalatine, Illinois
FrejusFredericksburg, Virginia
GrenoblePhoenix, Arizona
Juan-les-PinsNew Orleans, Louisiana
La Petite RocheLittle Rock, Arkansas l
La TesteBinghamton, New York
Lamentin, GuadeloupeMiami Dade County, Florida l
LavalModesto, California
Le BourgetAmityville, New York
Le HavreTampa, Florida
Le TouquetCary, North Carolina
Le VésinetOakwood, Ohio
LilleBuffalo, New York
LimogesCharlotte, North Carolina
LyonSt. Louis, Missouri
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
MaconMacon, Georgia
Marcq-en-BaroeulEl Monte, California
MentonLaguna Beach, California
MetzKansas City, Missouri
MontélimarRacine, Wisconsin
Montmorency-BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
MontpellierLouisville, Kentucky
NancyCincinnati, Ohio
NantesJacksonville, FloridaSeattle, Washington
NemoursWilmington, Delaware
Neuilly-PlaisanceMontgomery, Ohio
NiceHouston, TexasMiami, Florida l
NoirmoutierCrestview, Florida
Nord-Pas de CalaisMaryland State, Maryland
OrleansWichita, Kansas
ParisChicago, IllinoisSan Francisco, California uWashington, District Of Columbia
PerpignanSarasota, Florida
Port VendresYorktown, Virginia
Provence-Alpes-Cote d’AzurNew Port Richey, Florida
ReimsArlington, Virginia
RennesRochester, New York
RochefortAnnapolis, Maryland
RouenCleveland, Ohio
Rueil MalmaisonLynchburg, Virginia
Saint AvoldFayetteville, North Carolina
Saint-ClarGilroy, California
Saint-EtienneDes Moines, Iowa
Saint-LoRoanoke, Virginia
SaumurAsheville, North Carolina
Seine-et-Marne RegionOrlando, Florida
SevresMount Prospect, Illinois
St. Jean Pied de PortSouth San Francisco, California
StrasbourgBoston, Massachusetts
Thonon-les-BainsMercer Island, Washington
Thoré-la-RochetteGordonsville, Virginia
ToulonNorfolk, Virginia
ToulouseAtlanta, Georgia
ToursMinneapolis, Minnesota
Vaux-le-PenilBelvidere, Illinois
VendomeHampton, Virginia
Villefranche Sur MerAustin, Texas u
Gambia, TheBanjulAnnapolis, MarylandNewark, New Jersey
KanifingMemphis, Tennessee
GeorgiaBat’umiSavannah, Georgia
TbilisiAtlanta, Georgia
GermanyAachenArlington, Virginia
ApoldaRapid City, South Dakota
AugsburgDayton, Ohio
Bad KönigshofenArlington, Texas
Bad ZwischenahnCenterville, Ohio
BaumholderDelaware, Ohio
BerlinLos Angeles, California
BraunschweigOmaha, Nebraska
BremerhavenBaltimore, Maryland
BudingenTinley Park, Illinois
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
BuhlMelrose, Minnesota
CelleTulsa, Oklahoma
ChemnitzAkron, Ohio
CologneIndianapolis, Indiana
CrailsheimWorthington, Minnesota
DelmenhorstToledo, Ohio
DierdorfFountain Hills, Arizona
DortmundBuffalo, New York
DresdenColumbus, Ohio
DuisbergFort Lauderdale, Florida
EinhausenShoreview, Minnesota
EisenachWaverly, Iowa
ErlangenRiverside, California
EutinLawrence, Kansas
FrankfurtToronto, Canada q
FriedbergLa Crosse, Wisconsin
FriedrichshafenPeoria, Illinois
FuldaWilmington, Delaware
Garmisch-PartenkirchenAspen, Colorado
GedernColumbia, Illinois
GeraFort Wayne, Indiana
GlauchauLynchburg, Virginia
GothaGastonia, North Carolina
GreifswaldBryan-College Station, TexasNewport News, Virginia
Gross-BieberauMillstadt, Illinois
GunzenhausenFrankenmuth, Michigan
HalleSavannah, Georgia
HamburgChicago, Illinois
HammChattanooga, TennesseeSanta Monica, California
Hamm/SiegNewberry, South Carolina
HannoverKansas City, Missouri
HeidenheimCleveland, Ohio
HelmstedtAlbuquerque, New Mexico
HerfordQuincy, Illinois
HerzbergDixon, Illinois
KaiserslauternColumbia, South CarolinaDavenport, Iowa
KoblenzAustin, Texas
Konigs WusterhausenGermantown, Tennessee
KrefeldCharlotte, North Carolina
KronachGreenville, Mississippi
Kubelstein Stadt SchesslitzVictoria, Kansas
LegdenMelrose, Minnesota
LeipzigHouston, Texas
LichtenfelsVandalia, Ohio
LindenbergSaline, Michigan
LudwigsburgSt. Charles, Missouri
Ludwigshafen Am RheinPasadena, California
LudwigslustMuscatine, Iowa
MagdeburgNashville, Tennessee
MainzLouisville, Kentucky
MuehlhausenSaxonburg, Pennsylvania
MuensterFresno, California
MunichCincinnati, Ohio
NeckargemündMissoula, Montana
Neu-UlmNew Ulm, Minnesota
NeussSaint Paul, Minnesota
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
NienburgLas Cruces, New Mexico
NittenauLake Zurich, Illinois
NurembergAtlanta, Georgia
OlfenLa Grange, Texas
PaderbornBelleville, Illinois
PfaffenweilerJasper, Indiana
PinnebergRockville, Maryland
PotsdamSioux Falls, South Dakota
PrumFort Madison, Iowa
RastattNew Britain, Connecticut
RegensburgTempe, Arizona
RostockRaleigh, North Carolina
SaarbruckenPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Saarpfalz-KreisHenrico County, Virginia
SchaumburgSchaumburg, Illinois
SchorndorfTuscaloosa, Alabama
SchwieberdingenBelvidere, Illinois
SeevetalDecatur, Illinois
SoltauColdwater, Michigan
StadeLakewood, Colorado
StuttgartSt. Louis, Missouri
TaufkirchenWest Chicago, Illinois
TelgteTomball, Texas
TeterowGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
TirschenreuthSanta Fe Springs, California
TrierFort Worth, Texas
TrossingenBeaverton, Oregon
UlmNew Ulm, Minnesota
UnterhachingOakwood, Ohio u
WaldsrodeHibbing, Minnesota
WalldorfAstoria, OregonCharles County, Maryland
WilhelmshavenNorfolk, Virginia
WolfenbuttelKenosha, Wisconsin
WolfsburgChattanooga, Tennessee
WormsMobile, Alabama
WürzburgRochester, New York
ZeitzPrescott, Arizona
ZittauPortsmouth, Ohio
ZweibruckenRichmond, Indiana u
GhanaAboadzeBuffalo, New York
AburiPortsmouth, New Hampshire
AccraChicago, Illinois
AccraColumbia, South CarolinaWashington, District Of Columbia
AgogoFort Lauderdale, Florida
Akuapem South DistrictLansing, Michigan
AseseesoPrairie View, Texas
Asuogyaman DistrictChicago Heights, Illinois
Cape CoastBuffalo, New YorkHanover Park, IllinoisHartford, Connecticut l
ElminaMacon, Georgia
Ga East DistrictGrand Rapids, Michigan
Ga West DistrictGrand Rapids, Michigan
KitasePortsmouth, New Hampshire
Konongo-OdumasiTallahassee, Florida
KumasiCharlotte, North CarolinaNewark, New JerseyWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Nsawam Adoagyiri MunicipalityLansing, Michigan
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ObuasiRiverside, California
Sekondi-TakoradiBoston, MassachusettsOakland, California
SogakopeHartford, Connecticut
Sunyani-TechimanTuscaloosa, Alabama
Tamale q
Commune il Niamey, Niger Fada N’gourma, Burkina Faso Louisville, Kentucky
TemaColumbia, Maryland uNorfolk, VirginiaSan Diego, California
WinnebaBirmingham, AlabamaCharlottesville, Virginia u
GreeceAncient OlympiaAtlanta, Georgia
AthensChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, CaliforniaWashington, District Of Columbia
GiannitsaNew Britain, Connecticut
HalkiTarpon Springs, Florida
IniadesLawrence, Kansas
KalymnosTarpon Springs, Florida
KarpenisiAsheville, North Carolina
LarissaKnoxville, Tennessee
MegistiPerth, Australia q
MytilenePortland, Maine
PatrasSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSavannah, Georgia
PiraeusBaltimore, Maryland
RhodesPerth, Australia q
SymiTarpon Springs, Florida
ThessalonikiHartford, Connecticut lSan Francisco, California
GuatemalaCobanBirmingham, Alabama u
IpalaRiverdale Park, Maryland
La AntiguaCoral Gables, Florida
QuetzaltenangoHartford, Connecticut u
QuezaltenangoLivermore, California
GuineaConakryCleveland, Ohio
HaitiBeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
BorgneHoneoye Falls, New York
Cap-HaitienFort Lauderdale, FloridaPortland, Maine
DelmasNorth Miami, Florida
DeschapellesEssex, Connecticut
JacmelGainesville, Florida
Les CayesBoynton Beach, Florida
Petit GoaveMiami Dade County, Florida
Port-au-PrinceMiami, Florida
Port-de-PaixOakland, California
ThomondeDistrict Heights, Maryland
HondurasSan Pedro SulaTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
TegucigalpaGainesville, FloridaNew Orleans, Louisiana
HungaryBudapestFort Worth, TexasNew York City, New York u
Csongrad CountyToledo, Ohio
DebrecenNew Brunswick, New Jersey
MiskolcCleveland, Ohio
PecsSeattle, Washington
SiofokWalnut Creek, California
SzegedToledo, Ohio
SzekesfehervarBirmingham, Alabama
SzolnokPortsmouth, New Hampshire
TaszarRockford, Illinois
TokajSonoma, California
IcelandAkureyriDenver, Colorado u
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ReykjanesbaerOrlando, Florida
ReykjavikSeattle, Washington
IndiaAhmedabadColumbus, Ohio
AmritsarBakersfield, California
BangaloreCleveland, OhioSan Francisco, California u
BhubaneswarCupertino, California
ChennaiDenver, Colorado
ChennaiSan Antonio, Texas
CoimbatoreToledo, Ohio
DelhiChicago, IllinoisUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
HyderabadIndianapolis, Indiana uRiverside, CaliforniaSchaumburg, Illinois u
JalandharUnion City, California
KochiNorfolk, Virginia
MumbaiHonolulu, HawaiiLos Angeles, California
MysoreCincinnati, Ohio
PuneSan Jose, California
ShimlaCarbondale, Illinois
Sri Anandpur SahibVernon, British Columbia, Canada q
VijayawadaModesto, California
IndonesiaBandungFort Worth, Texas
BogorSt. Louis, Missouri
JakartaLos Angeles, California
SurabayaSeattle, Washington
IranTehranLos Angeles, California
IraqAl QaimLaguna Niguel, California
Al-HillaTempe, Arizona u
BaghdadDenver Regional Council ofGovernments, Colorado
DuhokGainesville, Florida
Karadah BaghdadCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
NajafMinneapolis, Minnesota
IrelandBallina, County MayoPittsfield, Massachusetts
BantryLa Crosse, Wisconsin
BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
CarlowTempe, Arizona
Carlow CountyDavenport, Iowa
CastlebarDixon, Illinois
ClonmelPeoria, Illinois
CorkSan Francisco, California
County CorkMaryland State, Maryland
County KildareLexington, Kentucky
County LaoisFranklin, Tennessee
County LimerickNew Brunswick, New Jersey
County MeathCary, North Carolina
County RoscommonSanta Cruz, California u
DingleSanta Barbara, California
DonegalSt. Louis, Missouri
DublinSan Jose, California
DungarvanErie, Pennsylvania
Ely O’CarrollBaltimore, Maryland u
EnnisPhoenix, Arizona
GalwayCambridge, MassachusettsChicago, IllinoisMilwaukee, WisconsinSanta Cruz, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonSt. Louis, Missouri
HeadfordMorgan Hill, California
KillarneyConcord, North CarolinaMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaSpringfield, Illinois u
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
LimerickSpokane, Washington
MallowTinley Park, Illinois
NaasOmaha, Nebraska
New RossHartford, Connecticut
SligoTallahassee, Florida
ThurlesSalt Lake City, Utah
TraleeWestlake, Ohio
TullamoreChandler, Arizona
WaterfordRochester, New York
West MayoCleveland, Ohio
WexfordAnnapolis, Maryland
IsraelAfula-GilboaFresno, California
Afula-GilboaNew Haven, Connecticut
AradBurlington, Vermont
AshdodTampa, Florida
AshkelonBaltimore, MarylandPortland, OregonSacramento, California
Beer ShevaSeattle, Washington
Beit ShemeshCocoa, Florida
EilatLos Angeles, California
GivatayimChattanooga, Tennessee
HaderaCharlotte, North Carolina
HaifaFort Lauderdale, FloridaSan Francisco, California
HatzorReno, Nevada
HerzliyaBeverly Hills, California uColumbus, OhioSan Bernardino, California
HolonCleveland, OhioDayton, Ohio
JerusalemNew York City, New York
KarmielDenver, ColoradoPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
In March 2013, Sister Cities International and Washington, D.C. Sister Cities hosted a panel to discuss the importance ofrevitalizing sister city relationships to build a stronger community.
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Kfar SabaGainesville, Florida
Kiryat EkronAkron, Ohio
Kiryat GatBuffalo, New YorkHighland Park, Illinois u
Kiryat MotzkinTacoma, Washington
MisgavPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NahariyaMiami Beach, Florida
NetanyaSunny Isles Beach, Florida
Petach TikvaChicago, Illinois
Ra’ananaAtlanta, Georgia
Ramat HaNegevDenver, Colorado u
Ramat-GanPhoenix, Arizona
Ramat-HasharonMiami, Florida l
Tallahassee, Florida
RamlaKansas City, Missouri
RehovotAlbuquerque, New MexicoRochester, New York
Rishon Le ZionPrince George’s County, Maryland l
Rosh Ha’ayinBirmingham, Alabama
Tel Aviv - YafoPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSan Antonio, Texas u
Tel MondSarasota, Florida
TiberiasTulsa, OklahomaVillage of Great Neck Plaza, New York
YeruchamHighland Park, Illinois
ItalyAbruzzoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
AgrigentoTampa, Florida
AlbaMedford, Oregon
AmalfiNew Haven, Connecticut
AssisiSan Francisco, California
BergamoGreenville, South CarolinaPueblo, Colorado
BolognaPortland, OregonSt. Louis, Missouri
CaltanissettaRochester, New York
Cassino/San’t EliaSanta Monica, California
CataniaPhoenix, Arizona
Cava de TirreniPittsfield, Massachusetts
CefalùWood Dale, Illinois
CittadellaNoblesville, Indiana
CopertinoCupertino, California
CosenzaKenosha, Wisconsin
FerentinoRockford, Illinois
FerraraHighland Park, Illinois
Figline ValdarnoMilpitas, California
Finale LigureOcean City, Maryland
FlorencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Florence ProvinceSanta Clara County, California
FloridiaHartford, Connecticut
GaetaCambridge, MassachusettsSomerville, Massachusetts
GenoaBaltimore, MarylandColumbus, Ohio
Greve-in-ChiantiRehoboth Beach, DelawareSonoma, California
IschiaLos Angeles, California
La SpeziaVallejo, California
Lambro and MingardoHazleton, Pennsylvania
LivornoOakland, California
LodiLodi, California
LuccaSouth San Francisco, California
Lucca SiculaPueblo, Colorado
MarinoIrving, Texas
MilanChicago, IllinoisToronto, Canada q
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
MilazzoMartinez, California
ModenaHighland Park, Illinois
Mola di BariAuburn, Washington
Monticelli d’OnginaGilroy, California l
MonzaIndianapolis, Indiana
NocetoWalnut Creek, California
OderzoSuffolk, Virginia
Olevano sul TuscianoWilmington, Delaware
PaduaBoston, Massachusetts
PalermoMiami, Florida l
ParmaStockton, California
PerugiaGrand Rapids, MichiganSeattle, Washington
PescaraMiami Beach, Florida
PisaCoral Gables, Florida
Poggio a CaianoCharlottesville, Virginia
Pomigliano d’ArcoBirmingham, Alabama
PotenzaDenver, Colorado
Priolo and SolorinoNew Britain, Connecticut
Provincia di AstiMiami Dade County, Florida
Provincia di CatanzaroDes Moines, Iowa
RagusaLittle Rock, Arkansas l
Reggio EmiliaFort Worth, Texas
RiminiFort Lauderdale, Florida
RomeNew York City, New YorkWashington, District Of Columbia
San Benedetto del TrontoChicago Heights, Illinois
San Casciano in Val di PesaMorgan Hill, California
San Giovanni ValdarnoCorning, New York
Sestri LevanteSanta Cruz, California
SienaBuffalo, New York
SorrentoSanta Fe, New Mexico
SpoletoCharleston, South Carolina
StresaMartinez, California
TaorminaSunny Isles Beach, Florida
TavulliaVernon, British Columbia, Canada q
Termini Imerese SicilyElk Grove Village, Illinois
TorinoSalt Lake City, Utah
TorremaggioreBuffalo, New York
TrevisoSarasota, Florida
VeniceFort Lauderdale, Florida
VastoPerth, Australia q
VeronaAlbany, New YorkFresno, California u
VincenzaCleveland, Ohio
Ivory CoastAbidjanSan Francisco, California
JamaicaKingstonMiami Dade County, Florida
Montego BayAtlanta, Georgia
Morant BayHartford, Connecticut
Ocho RiosOakland, California
Portmore St. CatherineLakeland, Florida
St. AnnBuffalo, New York
JapanAkashiVallejo, California
AomoriUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Arita-MachiAlameda, California
AsahikawaBloomington, Illinois
AshikagaSpringfield, Illinois
AtsugiNew Britain, Connecticut
ChibaAsunción, Paraguay qHouston, Texas
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ChinoLongmont, Colorado
ChitoseAnchorage, Alaska
Daisen (Nakayama)Temecula, California
FujinomiyaSanta Monica, California
FujisawaMiami Beach, Florida
FujiyoshidaColorado Springs, Colorado
FukayaMaui, Hawaii
FukuiNew Brunswick, New Jersey
FukuokaAtlanta, GeorgiaOakland, California
FukuroiHillsboro, Oregon
FunabashiHayward, California
FuttsuCarlsbad, California
GeroKetchikan, AlaskaPensacola, Florida
GifuCincinnati, OhioThunder Bay, Canada q
GotembaBeaverton, Oregon
GotsuCorona, California
Hachijo IslandMaui, Hawaii
HadanoPasadena, Texas
HamamatsuRochester, New York
HanamakiHot Springs, Arkansas
Harima-choLima, Ohio
HigashiosakaGlendale, California
HimejiPhoenix, Arizona
HinoRedlands, California
HiraraMaui, Hawaii
HiratsukaLawrence, Kansas
HiroshimaHonolulu, Hawaii
HitachiBirmingham, Alabama u
HondoEncinitas, California
HosoechoCamas, Washington
Ibaraki CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
IchiharaMobile, Alabama
IchikawaGardena, California
IchikawadaimonMuscatine, Iowa
IkataRed Wing, Minnesota
ImabariLakeland, Florida
Inasa-ChoChehalis, Washington
IsesakiSpringfield, Missouri
Isumi-shiDuluth, Minnesota
ItomanRedondo Beach, California u
IwamizawaPocatello, Idaho
IwataMountain View, California
IzumoSanta Clara, California
KagoshimaPerth, Australia q
Miami, Florida
KaizukaCulver City, California
Kakegawa (Osuka)Corning, New YorkEugene, Oregon
KakudaGreenfield, Indiana
KameokaStillwater, Oklahoma
KamisuEureka, California
Kanagawa PrefectureMaryland State, Maryland
KanazawaBuffalo, New York
KasukabePasadena, California u
KatoOlympia, Washington
KawachinaganoCarmel, Indiana
KawanishiBowling Green, Kentucky
KawasakiBaltimore, Maryland
KishiwadaSouth San Francisco, California
KitakyushuNorfolk, VirginiaTacoma, Washington
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
KobePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSeattle, Washington
KochiFresno, California
KofuDes Moines, IowaLodi, California
KumamotoSan Antonio, Texas
KurashikiKansas City, Missouri
KurobeMacon, Georgia
KurumeModesto, California
KyotoBoston, Massachusetts
Maebashi CityBirmingham, Alabama
MatsueNew Orleans, Louisiana
MatsumotoSalt Lake City, Utah
MatsuyamaSacramento, California
Miasa-OmachiMendocino, California
Miharu-MachiRice Lake, Wisconsin
MisatoWinona, Minnesota
MishimaPasadena, California
MitoAnaheim, California
MiyazakiVirginia Beach, Virginia
MiyazuDelray Beach, Florida
MizuhoMorgan Hill, California
MureElberton, Georgia
MuroranKnoxville, Tennessee
NaganoharaLivingston, Montana
NagaokaFort Worth, Texas
NagasakiSaint Paul, Minnesota
NagoyaLos Angeles, California
Nakagawa-machi, TochigiHorseheads, New York
Nakashi (Naka Machi)Oak Ridge, Tennessee
NamerikawaSchaumburg, Illinois
NarashinoTuscaloosa, Alabama
NasukarasuyamaMenomonie, Wisconsin
NeyagawaNewport News, Virginia
NichinanPortsmouth, New Hampshire
Niimi City (Osa)New Paltz, New York
NikahoAnacortes, Washington
NikkoRapid City, South Dakota
NishinomiyaSpokane, Washington
NisshinOwensboro, Kentucky
NumazuGoshen, Indiana
OdawaraChula Vista, California
OisoDayton, OhioRacine, Wisconsin
Oita CityAustin, Texas
OkayamaSan Jose, California
OkazakiNewport Beach, California
Okinawa CityLakewood, Washington
OmihachimanGrand Rapids, Michigan
OmiyaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
OmutaMuskegon, Michigan
OsakaChicago, IllinoisSan Francisco, California
Osakasayma CityOntario, Oregon
OtaBurbank, CaliforniaLafayette, Indiana
OtsuLansing, Michigan
SagamiharaToronto, Canada u q
Saitama City (Urawa)Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRichmond, Virginia
SakaideSausalito, California
SapporoPortland, OregonUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
SaromaPalmer, Alaska
SaseboAlbuquerque, New Mexico
SeikaNorman, Oklahoma
SendaiRiverside, California
Shimizu, HokkaidoChelsea, MichiganStockton, California
ShimukappuAspen, Colorado
ShinagawaPortland, Maine
ShinguSanta Cruz, California
ShinhidakaLexington, Kentucky
ShizuokaOmaha, Nebraska
SokaCarson, California
SuwaSt. Louis, Missouri
Tacco-MachiGilroy, California
TachikawaSan Bernardino, California
TaharaGeorgetown, Kentucky
Tainai CityCarbondale, Illinois
TakamatsuSt. Petersburg, Florida
TakaokaFort Wayne, Indiana
TakayamaDenver, Colorado
TakeoSebastopol, California
Taki-ChoCamas, Washington
TamanaClarinda, Iowa
Tamba (Kasuga)Auburn, Washington
TateshinaOregon City, Oregon
TateyamaBellingham, Washington
TeshioHomer, Alaska
TobaSanta Barbara, California
TojoChelan, Washington
Tokai-MuraIdaho Falls, Idaho
TokyoHonolulu, HawaiiNew York City, New YorkUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Best Overall Program Award (Population between300,001 – 500,000): TulsaGlobal Alliance
In 2012, Tulsa Global Alliance,Oklahoma hosted a one-day Sum-mit on Citizen Diplomacy in cooper-ation with the University of Tulsa,United Nations Association, andTulsa Community College. TGA alsohosted the 11th biennial, three-day,Kids’ World International Festival.Over 9,000 kids and 4,000 adultsattended this successful event. In2012, TGA focused on building anactive volunteer recruitment and re-tention program for each sister citypartnership.
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Tome City (Toyoma)Southlake, TexasVernon, British Columbia, Canada q
TowadaLethbridge, Canada q
ToyamaDurham, North Carolina
ToyohashiToledo, Ohio
ToyokawaCupertino, California
ToyonakaSan Mateo, California
TsuchiuraPalo Alto, California
TsukubaIrvine, CaliforniaMilpitas, California
TsuruokaNew Brunswick, New Jersey
TsurutaHood River, Oregon
TsuyamaSanta Fe, New Mexico
UedaBroomfield, Colorado
Unnan CityRichmond, Indiana
UrayasuOrlando, Florida
UtsunomiyaTulsa, Oklahoma
UwajimaHonolulu, Hawaii
WakayamaBakersfield, California
Yachiyo CityTyler, Texas
YamagataBoulder, Colorado
YaoBellevue, Washington
YokkaichiLong Beach, California
YokohamaSan Diego, California
YotsukaidoLivermore, California
YuasaCambridge, Minnesota
JordanAl-KarakBirmingham, Alabama
AmmanChicago, IllinoisMiami, Florida l
San Francisco, California u
KazakhstanKyzylordaArvada, Colorado
KenyaBuraNewburyport, Massachusetts
EldoretMinneapolis, Minnesota
KisumuBoulder, ColoradoRoanoke, Virginia
MarsabitHinesville, Georgia
MombasaHonolulu, HawaiiLong Beach, CaliforniaSeattle, Washington
NairobiDenver, ColoradoRaleigh, North Carolina
ThikaDixon, Illinois
Uasin Gishu CountyScottsdale, Arizona
KosovoPejaJohnston, Iowa
KyrgyzstanBishkekColorado Springs, Colorado
TokmokRockford, Illinois
LatviaLiepajaBellevue, Washington
LebanonBeirutLos Angeles, California
Bekaa ValleyToledo, Ohio
LesothoMaseruAustin, Texas
LiberiaBong CountyMaryland State, Maryland
BuchananWinston-Salem, North Carolina
GbarngaBaltimore, Maryland
GreenvilleGreenville, Mississippi
KakataBrooklyn Park, Minnesota
Maryland CountyMaryland State, Maryland
MonroviaDayton, Ohio
MonroviaNewark, New Jersey
PaynesvillePaynesville, Minnesota
LithuaniaAlytusRochester, New York
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
KaunasLos Angeles, California
KlaipedaCleveland, Ohio
SiauliaiOmaha, Nebraska
VilniusChicago, Illinois
LuxembourgBeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
MacedoniaKratovoHartford, Vermont
SkopjePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaTempe, Arizona
MalawiZombaUrbana, Illinois
MalaysiaBeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
MaliBamakoRochester, New York
SegouRichmond, Virginia
TimbuktuTempe, Arizona
MaltaMostaMillbrae, California
Marshall IslandsKwajalein AtollTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
MexicoAbasoloPharr, Texas
AcambaroLaredo, Texas
AcapulcoBeverly Hills, CaliforniaMcAllen, Texas
AguascalientesModesto, CaliforniaPharr, Texas
AlamosScottsdale, Arizona
AngosturaLaredo, Texas
AtotonilcoSouth San Francisco, California
Cabo San LucasNewport Beach, California
CaborcaPrescott, ArizonaUpland, California
Cadereyta JiménezMcAllen, Texas
CampecheLaredo, TexasVolusia County, Florida
CancunPharr, TexasWichita, Kansas
CedralChicago Heights, Illinois
CerralvoLaredo, Texas
ChihuahuaAlbuquerque, New MexicoPueblo, Colorado
Cienega de FloresLaredo, Texas
Ciudad GuzmanLongmont, Colorado
Ciudad LerdoLas Cruces, New Mexico
Ciudad ManteBoulder, Colorado
Ciudad VallesLaredo, TexasPharr, Texas
Ciudad VictoriaMcAllen, Texas
ColimaNorman, OklahomaRedwood City, California
CoyoacanArlington, Virginia
CozumelMiami Beach, Florida
CuautlaLaredo, TexasRiverside, California
CuernavacaDenver, ColoradoLaredo, Texas uMinneapolis, Minnesota
CuliacanSaint Paul, Minnesota
Dolores HidalgoPharr, Texas
El Fuerte SinaloaSouthlake, Texas
EmpalmeStockton, California
EnsenadaRedondo Beach, CaliforniaRiverside, California
EscobedoLaredo, Texas
Garcia, Nuevo LeónMcAllen, Texas
General EscobedoPharr, Texas
General TeranLaredo, Texas
GuadalajaraAlbuquerque, New MexicoKansas City, MissouriLansing, MichiganLaredo, Texas u
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Portland, OregonSan Antonio, TexasSan Jose, California
Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónLaredo, TexasMcAllen, Texas
GuanajuatoAshland, OregonMorgantown, West Virginia
GuaymasMesa, Arizona
HermosilloIrvine, CaliforniaPhoenix, Arizona
HidalgoGoliad, Texas
HualahuisesPharr, Texas
HuatabampoGardena, California
Irapuato, GuanajuatoChula Vista, CaliforniaMcAllen, Texas
Ixtapa ZihuatanejoBensenville, IllinoisMcAllen, TexasMcAllen, TexasPalm Desert, California
JaliscoMaryland State, Maryland
Jalpan de SerraLaredo, Texas
Jerez de Garcia SalinasLaredo, Texas
La PazRedondo Beach, California
LampazosLaredo, Texas
Lazaro CardenasLaredo, Texas u
LeonIrving, TexasLaredo, Texas uSan Diego, California
Los HerrerasLaredo, Texas
MagdelenaTemple City, California
ManzanilloSaint Paul, MinnesotaSan Pablo, California
MatehualaPharr, Texas
MazatlanPharr, TexasSanta Monica, CaliforniaSeattle, Washington
MeridaErie, PennsylvaniaNew Orleans, LouisianaSarasota, Florida
MetepecPharr, Texas
MexicaliSacramento, CaliforniaSan Bernardino, California
Mexico CityAsunción, Paraguay qChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California
MexticacanLaredo, Texas
MoncolvaLaredo, Texas
MontemorelosLaredo, Texas
MonterreyMcAllen, TexasOrlando, FloridaSan Antonio, Texas
MoreliaKansas City, Missouri
NaucalpanPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NavojoaSanta Fe Springs, California
Nuevo Casas GrandesColorado Springs, Colorado
Nuevo LaredoLaredo, Texas
OaxacaPalo Alto, California
OcotlanCorona, CaliforniaOlathe, Kansas
OcuitucoPharr, Texas
OrizabaPortsmouth, Ohio
Pabellón de ArteagaPrairie View, Texas
PachucaLittle Rock, Arkansas
PapantlaLaredo, Texas
ParralSanta Fe, New Mexico
PatzcuaroNaperville, IllinoisSonoma, California
PetatlanSaint Peter, Minnesota
PueblaOklahoma City, OklahomaPueblo, Colorado
Puebla de ZaragozaAsunción, Paraguay q
Puerto VallartaHighland Park, IllinoisSanta Barbara, CaliforniaTacoma, Washington u
Ramos ArizpePharr, Texas
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ReynosaMcAllen, TexasPharr, Texas
Río BravoPharr, Texas
Rosarito BeachGardena, CaliforniaGlendale, California
SalamancaBryan-College Station, Texas
SaltilloAustin, TexasLansing, Michigan
San Andres TuxtlaPharr, Texas
San Cristobal de las CasasAsheville, North Carolina
San FelipeHayward, California
San Jose de IturbidePharr, Texas
San Jose del CaboLaguna Beach, California
San Luis de la PazPharr, Texas
San Luis PotosiPharr, TexasSt. Louis, MissouriTulsa, Oklahoma
San Martin de HidalgoMorgan Hill, California
San Miguel de AllendeLaredo, TexasRedlands, CaliforniaSanta Fe, New MexicoSt. Augustine, Florida
San Nicolas de los GarzaKansas City, Missouri
San Pedro de las ColoniasSpringfield, Illinois
Santa Maria del RioPharr, Texas
Santa RosaliaUnion City, California
Santiago de QueretaroBakersfield, California
Soledad, San Luis PotosBurlington, North Carolina
TampicoHouston, TexasMcAllen, Texas
TaxcoMcAllen, Texas
TecateGilroy, California
TehuacanAustin, Texas u
TepatitlanLaredo, Texas
Tetela del VolcánPharr, Texas
TetlanohcanNew Haven, Connecticut
TeziutlánPharr, Texas
Tierra Blanca, GuanajuatoPharr, Texas
TijuanaLaredo, TexasSan Diego, California
Tlahualilo DurangoLaredo, Texas
Tlalnepantla de BazWichita, Kansas
TlaquepaqueGlendale, CaliforniaSpringfield, Missouri
TolucaFort Worth, Texas
TonalaLaredo, Texas
TorreonFresno, CaliforniaLaredo, Texas
TulaBenicia, California
UruapanCulver City, California
ValladolidAsheville, North Carolina
ValparaisoHanover Park, Illinois
VeracruzLaredo, Texas uPharr, TexasSan Jose, California
Veracruz/Boca del RioMobile, AlabamaTampa, Florida
VillahermosaSan Bernardino, California
XalapaOmaha, Nebraska
YecapixtlaPharr, Texas
Zacualpan de AmilpasPharr, Texas
ZamoraEl Monte, California
ZapopanGrand Rapids, Michigan
ZapotlanejoRacine, Wisconsin
ZuazuaBryan-College Station, Texas l
MoldovaBaltiLakeland, Florida
ChisinauSacramento, California
RybnitsaLakeland, Florida u
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
UngheniWinston-Salem, North Carolina
MongoliaDarkhanIrving, Texas
TsetserlegBellingham, Washington
Ulaanbaatar qAnkara, TurkeyAomori, JapanBangkok, ThailandColombo, Sri LankaDelhi, IndiaDenver, ColoradoGold Coast, AustraliaHanoi, VietnamHohhot, ChinaIrkutsk, RussiaKrasnoyarsk, RussiaLeeds, United KingdomMoscow, RussiaMost, Czech RepublicNamyangju, South KoreaOakland, California uSapporo, JapanSeoul, South KoreaSt. Petersburg, RussiaTaipei, Chinese TaipeiTokyo, JapanUlan Ude, Russia
MontenegroBudvaWest Palm Beach, Florida
KotorSanta Barbara, California
MoroccoAgadirMiami, Florida l
Oakland, California u
CasablancaChicago, Illinois
ChaouenIssaquah, Washington
El HajebCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
El JadidaTacoma, Washington
MarrakechScottsdale, Arizona
TiznitSomerville, Massachusetts
NamibiaWindhoekRichmond, Virginia
NepalKathmanduEugene, Oregon
NetherlandsEnschedePalo Alto, California
Leidschendam-VoorburgTemecula, California
NijmegenAlbany, New York
RotterdamBaltimore, Maryland
UtrechtPortland, Oregon u
New ZealandAucklandLos Angeles, California
ChristchurchSeattle, Washington
GisbornePalm Desert, California
HamiltonSacramento, California
Lower HuttLaredo, TexasTempe, Arizona
North Shore CityTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
Palmerston NorthMissoula, Montana
QueenstownAspen, Colorado
TaurangaSan Bernardino, California
Upper HuttMesa, Arizona
NicaraguaBluefieldsRacine, Wisconsin u
EsteliStevens Point, Wisconsin
JalapaBoulder, Colorado u
JinotepeSanta Cruz, California
LeónNew Haven, Connecticut
MalpaisilloPittsfield, Massachusetts
ManaguaMiami, Florida l
MatagalpaGainesville, Florida
OcotalHartford, Connecticut
PosoltegaBloomington, Indiana
Puerto CabezasBurlington, Vermont
QuilaliSouth Haven, Michigan
San IsidroPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
San Juan de OrienteSacramento, California
San Juan del SurVirginia Beach, Virginia u
SomotoMerced, California
Villa El CarmenMoscow, Idaho
NigerCommune il NiameyTamale, Ghana q
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
NigeriaAsabaStockton, California
Bauchi CityOakland, California
Benin CityOakland, California
IbadanCleveland, Ohio
Ile-IfeOberlin, OhioSan Bernardino, California
LagosAtlanta, Georgia
OnitshaCompton, California
OrluAustin, Texas
OsogboAsheville, North CarolinaWilmington, Delaware
Port HarcourtKansas City, Missouri
NorwayAlesundTacoma, Washington
BergenSeattle, Washington
FlekkefjordElbow Lake, Minnesota
FørdeLa Crosse, Wisconsin
KongsbergRed Wing, Minnesota
MossVirginia Beach, Virginia
Nordhordland RegionFergus Falls, Minnesota
StavangerHouston, Texas
SunndalIssaquah, Washington
TromsoAnchorage, Alaska
TrondheimVallejo, California
PakistanHyderabadToledo, Ohio
KarachiHouston, Texas
LahoreChicago, Illinois
PalauKororGilroy, California l
Palestinian TerritoriesAriel [Israeli Settlement]Mobile, Alabama
BethlehemBurlington, VermontSacramento, California
Mas’haRed Hook, New York
QalqilyaGainesville, Florida
RamallahMuscatine, Iowa
PanamaPanama CityFort Lauderdale, FloridaMiami, Florida l
ParaguayAsunción q
Bogota, Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina Campinas, Brazil Caracas, Venezuela Chiba, JapanCorrientes, ArgentinaCuritiba, Brazil Formosa, Argentina Iquique, Chile La Plata, Argentina Madrid, Spain
Miami Dade County, Florida Madrid, Spain Mexico City, Mexico Montevideo, Uruguay Posadas, Argentina Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico Resestencia, Argentina Rosario, Argentina Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Santa Fe, Argentina Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sao Paulo, Brazil Taipei, Chinese Taipei Trujillo, Peru
Fernando de la MoraPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Santa MariaHays, Kansas
PeruArequipaCharlotte, North CarolinaMaui, Hawaii
CarazMesa, Arizona
ChaclacayoSnoqualmie, Washington
ChimbotePensacola, Florida
CuscoTempe, Arizona
IcaMiami Beach, Florida
LimaAustin, TexasCleveland, OhioMiami, Florida
MirafloresPensacola, Florida
PucallpaMiami Dade County, Florida l
San IsidroLauderdale By The Sea, Florida
Santiago de SurcoGastonia, North Carolina
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
TrujilloAsunción, Paraguay qDecatur, GeorgiaSalt Lake City, Utah u
PhilippinesBacarra CityMaui, Hawaii
BacolodLong Beach, California u
BadocMaui, Hawaii
BaguioHonolulu, HawaiiVallejo, California
Bauang La UnionLakewood, Washington
BaybayUnion City, California
BolinaoMobile, Alabama
CabugaoMaui, Hawaii
Cagayan de OroNorfolk, Virginia
CamilingJuneau, Alaska
Cavite CitySan Diego, California
Cebu CityChula Vista, CaliforniaHonolulu, HawaiiSeattle, Washington
Dagupan CityMilpitas, California
DavaoTacoma, Washington
IloiloStockton, California
La CarlotaCarson, California
LaoagHonolulu, Hawaii
MakatiLos Angeles, CaliforniaTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
ManilaHonolulu, HawaiiMaui, HawaiiSacramento, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
OlongapoVirginia Beach, Virginia u
PaloPalo Alto, California
Pasay CitySacramento, CaliforniaUnion City, California
Pasig CitySouth San Francisco, California
Puerto PrincesaMaui, Hawaii
Quezon CityKenosha, WisconsinMaui, HawaiiSalt Lake City, Utah
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Best Overall Program Award(Population between 50,001 –100,000): Lakeland SisterCities International
Winner of the Best Overall ProgramAward, Lakeland Sister CitiesInternational, Florida, worked onimproving the strength and qualityof its five sister relationships in2012. LSCI was also one of sevenU.S. cities participating in SisterCities International’s Leading AsiaExchange Program. The exchangefunding assisted them inconducting an outbound exchangewith its sister city Imabari, Japanthat focused on businessdevelopment.
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RoxasSan Bernardino, California
San JuanMaui, HawaiiSanta Barbara, California
San NicholasMaui, Hawaii
San PabloSan Mateo, California
SariayaSanta Clarita, California
SarratMaui, Hawaii
Zambales ProvinceMaui, Hawaii
PolandBialystokMilwaukee County, Wisconsin
Bielsko-BialaGrand Rapids, Michigan
BochniaRoselle, Illinois
BytowWinona, Minnesota
ChelmKnoxville, Tennessee
GdanskCleveland, Ohio
GdyniaSeattle, Washington
Gorzow WielkopolskiHazleton, Pennsylvania
GulczStevens Point, Wisconsin
Jelenia GoraTyler, Texas
KatowiceMobile, Alabama
KrakówRochester, New YorkSan Francisco, California u
KrapkowiceCamas, Washington
LesnicaKarnes, Texas
LodzMaryland State, Maryland
LomiankiColumbia Heights, Minnesota
LomzaMuscatine, Iowa
ŁowiczCheektowaga, New York
LublinErie, PennsylvaniaLublin, Wisconsin
MorawicaCamas, Washington
OpoleRoanoke, Virginia
PlockFort Wayne, Indiana
PoznanToledo, Ohio
PultuskNew Britain, Connecticut
RzeszowBuffalo, New YorkGainesville, Florida u
Strzelce Opolskie CountyBandera, Texas
SzczecinSt. Louis, Missouri
TorunPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
WadowiceChicago Heights, Illinois
WarsawChicago, IllinoisToronto, Canada u q
Warsaw ProvinceSan Diego, California
WroclawCharlotte, North Carolina
ZabierzowCamas, Washington
ZiebiceBrighton, Colorado
PortugalAngra Do HeroismoGilroy, California
AveiroNewark, New Jersey
CascaisSausalito, California
CoimbraCambridge, MassachusettsSanta Clara, California
FaroHayward, California
FunchalHonolulu, HawaiiMaui, HawaiiOakland, California
MangualdeHartford, Connecticut l
Sao Miguel IslandMaui, Hawaii
SintraHonolulu, Hawaii
RomaniaBrasovCleveland, Ohio
BucharestAtlanta, Georgia
Cluj-NapocaColumbia, South CarolinaRockford, Illinois
ConstantaMobile, Alabama
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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RussiaArkhangelskPortland, Maine
BirobidjanBeaverton, Oregon
BorovichiBinghamton, New York
ChekhovSaratoga Springs, New York
ChelyabinskColumbia, South Carolina
DicksonDixon, Illinois
DubnaLa Crosse, Wisconsin
EkaterinburgSan Jose, California
EngelsEdmond, Oklahoma
IrkutskEugene, OregonUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
IzhevskSalt Lake City, Utah
KaliningradNorfolk, Virginia
KazanBryan-College Station, Texas l
KhabarovskPortland, Oregon
KislovodskMuscatine, Iowa
KonakovoMenomonie, Wisconsin
KostromaDurham, North Carolina
KotlasWaterville, Maine
KrasnodarTallahassee, Florida
KrasnoyarskUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Leningrad RegionMaryland State, Maryland
LermontovOsage, IowaAnacortes, Washington
MagadanAnchorage, Alaska
MoscowChicago, IllinoisSanta Clara County, CaliforniaUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
MurmanskJacksonville, Florida
NakhodkaBellingham, WashingtonOakland, California
NalchikReno, Nevada
Nizhni TagilChattanooga, Tennessee
Nizhny NovgorodPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
NovorossiskGainesville, Florida
NovosibirskMinneapolis, MinnesotaSaint Paul, Minnesota
ObninskOak Ridge, Tennessee
OrenburgOrlando, Florida
PermLouisville, Kentucky
PetrozavodskDuluth, Minnesota
PskovRoanoke, Virginia
PyatigorskDubuque, Iowa
Rostov VelikyStevens Point, Wisconsin
RubtsovskGrants Pass, Oregon
RybinskGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
SamaraSt. Louis, Missouri
SarovLos Alamos, New Mexico
SerpukhovRichmond, Indiana
SeverodvinskPortsmouth, New Hampshire
SmolenskColorado Springs, Colorado
SnezhinskLivermore, California
SochiLong Beach, CaliforniaNorthport, New York
St. PetersburgLos Angeles, CaliforniaSt. Petersburg, Florida uUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
StavropolDes Moines, Iowa
SyktyvkarLos Altos, California
TimashevskLethbridge, Canada q
TobolskCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
TulaAlbany, New York
TverBuffalo, New York
TyumenHouston, Texas
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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Ulan UdeUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
UlyanovskMacon, Georgia uOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Velikiy NovgorodRochester, New York
VladikavkazAsheville, North Carolina
VladimirBloomington, IllinoisSarasota, Florida
VladivostokJuneau, AlaskaSan Diego, CaliforniaTacoma, Washington
VolgogradCleveland, Ohio
VoronezhCharlotte, North Carolina
YaroslavlBurlington, Vermont
ZavolzhieSan Bernardino, California
ZelengorskNewburyport, MassachusettsTulsa, Oklahoma
ZheleznogorskBlount County, Tennessee
ZheleznovodskGrinnell, Iowa
RwandaKigaliOklahoma City, OklahomaSan Bernardino, California
Muhanga DistrictBuffalo, New York
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l
SenegalDakarMiami Dade County, FloridaWashington, District Of Columbia
GorSaint Martinville, Louisiana
GuediawayeBirmingham, Alabama
KaolackMemphis, Tennessee
Saint LouisSt. Louis, Missouri
ZiguinchorPrince George’s County, Maryland
SerbiaBelgradeChicago, Illinois
Sierra LeoneFreetownKansas City, MissouriNew Haven, Connecticut
SlovakiaBratislavaCleveland, Ohio
DudinceKent, Ohio
KosiceMobile, Alabama
NitraNaperville, Illinois
PresovPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TisovekShenandoah, Iowa
LjubljanaCleveland, Ohio
MariborPueblo, Colorado
PiranIndianapolis, Indiana
South AfricaBuffalo City MunicipalityMilwaukee County, Wisconsin
Cape TownMiami Dade County, Florida
DurbanChicago, IllinoisNew Orleans, Louisiana
Fort BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina
GeorgeTacoma, Washington
JohannesburgNew York City, New York
King Shaka District MunicipalityMobile, Alabama
LawaaikampSaint Paul, Minnesota
Nelson Mandela MetropolitanMunicipality
Jacksonville, Florida
PietermaritzburgHampton, VirginiaTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
Royal Bafokeng NationPrince George’s County, Maryland
Tshwane Metropolitan MunicipalityWashington, District Of Columbia
uMhlathuzeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
South KoreaAnyangHampton, Virginia
AsanLansing, Michigan
BucheonBakersfield, California
BusanChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California
Changwon CityJacksonville, Florida
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 4 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
CheonanBeaverton, Oregon
CheongjuBellingham, Washington
ChinjuEugene, Oregon
Chung JuPittsfield, MassachusettsTaichung, Chinese Taipei q
DaeguAtlanta, Georgia
DaejonSeattle, Washington
GangjinSnoqualmie, Washington
Gangnam-GuRiverside, California
GangneungChattanooga, Tennessee
GimhaeLakewood, Washington u
GimpoGlendale, California
GoseongGlendale, California
GoyangMaui, Hawaii
GunsanTacoma, Washington
GwacheonBurlington, North Carolina
GwangjuSan Antonio, Texas
GwangmyeongAustin, Texas
GyeongsangnamMaryland State, Maryland
Hanam CityLittle Rock, Arkansas
IcheonSanta Fe, New Mexico
Iksan CityCulver City, California
IncheonAnchorage, AlaskaBurbank, CaliforniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
JecheonSpokane, Washington
JeonjuSan Diego, California
JincheonVallejo, California
NamyangjuUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Nowon-guIrvine, California u
Osan CityKilleen, Texas
PajuPasadena, California u
PyeongchangAuburn, Washington
PyongtaekMobile, Alabama
Seocho CityPerth, Australia q
Seocho-guIrvine, California
Seongdong-GuCobb County, Georgia
SeoulHonolulu, HawaiiSan Francisco, CaliforniaWashington, District Of ColumbiaUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Uiwang CityNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
UlsanPortland, Oregon
Wanju-Gu CountyCarson, California
WonjuRoanoke, Virginia
Yangju CityHenrico County, Virginia
Yesan CountyKnoxville, Tennessee
Yongsan-GuSacramento, California
SpainAlburqerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Alcala de HenaresSan Diego, California
AledoAledo, Illinois
AlmonteMiami Beach, Florida
AlmuñecarHendersonville, North Carolina
AvilesSt. Augustine, Florida
BarcelonaBoston, MassachusettsSan Francisco, California u
BilbaoPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cabildo de TenerifeMiami Dade County, Florida
Ciudadella de MenorcaSt. Augustine, Florida
El Puerto de Santa MariaCoral Gables, Florida
FigueresSt. Petersburg, Florida
GranadaCoral Gables, Florida
HuelvaHouston, Texas
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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LaredoLaredo, Texas
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSan Antonio, Texas
MacharaviayaPensacola, Florida
MadridAsunción, Paraguay qMaui, HawaiiNew York City, New York
MataróFort Lauderdale, Florida
MurciaMiami, Florida l
OviedoTampa, Florida
Port de la SelvaNashville, Tennessee u
San SabastianReno, Nevada
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSan Antonio, Texas
Santa Fe de la VegaSanta Fe, New Mexico
SevilleColumbus, OhioKansas City, Missouri
ToledoToledo, Ohio
Tres CantosColumbia, Maryland
ValladolidOrlando, Florida
Vitoria-GasteizAnaheim, California
Sri LankaColomboUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
SwazilandMbabaneFort Worth, Texas
SwedenÅmålDe Pere, Wisconsin
BorgholmRockford, Illinois
GothenburgChicago, Illinois
HelsingborgAlexandria, Virginia
KalmarWilmington, Delaware
LidingoAlameda, California
LinkopingPalo Alto, California
RonnebyEnfield, Connecticut
SolnaBurbank, California
Stockholm CountyMiami Dade County, Florida
TrollhättanTempe, Arizona u
UppsalaMinneapolis, Minnesota
VäxjöDuluth, Minnesota
SwitzerlandBaselMiami Beach, Florida
ChurOlathe, Kansas
DavosAspen, Colorado
InterlakenScottsdale, Arizona
LiestalSacramento, California
LucerneChicago, Illinois
SaasfeeSteamboat Springs, Colorado
SurseeHighland, Illinois
WinterhuirOntario, California
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Sister Cities International staff brief a delegation of 70 municipal representatives fromArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
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ZurichSan Francisco, California
TajikistanDushanbeBoulder, Colorado
TanzaniaArushaDurham, North Carolina
ArushaKansas City, Missouri
BagamoyoVallejo, California
Dar es SalaamLansing, Michigan u
MorogoroMilwaukee, Wisconsin
MoshiDelray Beach, FloridaKenosha, Wisconsin
TangaToledo, Ohio
ThailandBangkokUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Washington, District Of Columbia
Chiang RaiUnion City, California
LanphunOrinda, California
UdonthaniReno, Nevada
Trinidad and TobagoChaguanasLauderhill, Florida
CouvaHartford, Connecticut l
Port of SpainAtlanta, Georgia
TurkeyAdapazariLouisville, Kentucky
AnkaraUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Washington, District Of Columbia
Antalya KepezAustin, TexasMuskegon, Michigan
Bursa YildirimBuffalo, New York
GaziantepPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GemlikLauderhill, Florida
IstanbulHouston, Texas
IzmirLong Beach, California uTampa, Florida
MuglaFort Lauderdale, Florida
NevsehirSanta Fe, New Mexico u
SafranboluSchaumburg, Illinois
SeferihisarMorgan Hill, California
TurkmenistanAshgabatAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l
UgandaKaseseSanta Cruz, California u
MasindiHartford, Connecticut u
UkraineAlushtaSanta Cruz, California
BogodukhivBoyertown, Pennsylvania
BrovaryRockford, Illinois
ChernivtsiSalt Lake City, Utah
ChyhyrynSebastopol, California
DolynaPrairie Village, Kansas
Donets’kPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DrohobychBuffalo, New YorkMuscatine, Iowa
GorlovkaPensacola, Florida
HorlivkaBuffalo, New York
Ivano-FrankivskArlington, Virginia
KalushGrand Prairie, Texas
KanivSonoma, California
KharkivCincinnati, Ohio
KhmelnytskyiModesto, California
KyivChicago, IllinoisToronto, Canada u q
LvivCorning, New York
OdessaBaltimore, Maryland
SmilaNewton, Iowa
TysmenytsiaBandera, Texas
UzhhorodCorvallis, Oregon
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VinnytsyaBirmingham, Alabama
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiHouston, Texas
United KingdomEnglandBillericayFishers, Indiana
BirminghamChicago, Illinois
Burton upon TrentElkhart, Indiana
CanterburyBloomington, Illinois
ChesterLakewood, Colorado
ClevelandCleveland, Ohio
DoncasterWilmington, North Carolina
DurhamDurham, North Carolina
Essex CountyHenrico County, Virginia
Hackney Borough, LondonAustin, Texas
Henley-on-ThamesLauderdale By The Sea, Florida
HertfordHartford, Connecticut
KeighleyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
KetteringKettering, Ohio
Kingston-upon-HullRaleigh, North Carolina
KinverPark Ridge, Illinois
LeedsLouisville, KentuckyUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
LondonNew York City, New York
MertonIrving, Texas
Newcastle upon TyneAtlanta, GeorgiaLittle Rock, Arkansas u
NewmarketLexington, Kentucky
Norfolk CountyNorfolk, Virginia
Northamptonshire CountyIndianapolis, Indiana
PortsmouthLakewood, ColoradoPortsmouth, New Hampshire u
Richmond upon ThamesRichmond, Virginia
RustingtonLos Altos, California
SalisburySalisbury, Maryland
SheffieldPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SouthamptonHampton, Virginia
St. Ives, CornwallLaguna Beach, California u
SuffolkSuffolk, Virginia
SunderlandWashington, District Of Columbia
WatfordWilmington, Delaware
WhitbyAnchorage, Alaska
Northern IrelandBallinaCraigavon, County Armagh, NorthernIreland, United Kingdom q
BallymenaBallina, Ireland q
Craigavon, County Armagh q
LaGrange, Georgia q
Morehead, Kentucky
BelfastNashville, Tennessee
Borough of ArdsPeoria, Arizona
CarrickfergusAnderson, South CarolinaDanville, Kentucky uDanville, Kentucky
Craigavon, County Armagh q
LaGrange, Georgia
LarneClover, South Carolina
Newry and Mourne DistrictSioux Falls, South DakotaSouthern Pines, North Carolina
NewtownabbeyGilbert, Arizona
North Down BoroughVirginia Beach, Virginia
ScotlandDumfriesAnnapolis, Maryland
DunbarMartinez, California
DundeeAlexandria, VirginiaWest Dundee, Illinois
DunfermlineSarasota, Florida
EdinburghSan Diego, California
EmboMaui, Hawaii
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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ForresMount Dora, Florida
Grampian Region, AberdeenHouston, Texas
NewburghNewburgh, Indiana
ObanLaurinburg, North Carolina
PerthPerth, Australia q
PrestwickVandalia, Ohio
StirlingDunedin, Florida
Western IslesAnderson, South Carolina
WalesBreconSaline, Michigan
NewportAnnapolis, Maryland
UruguayMaldonadoMiami Dade County, Florida
MontevideoAsunción, Paraguay q
PaysanduMuscatine, Iowa l
UzbekistanBukharaSanta Fe, New Mexico
SamarkandOlympia, Washington
TashkentSeattle, Washington
VenezuelaCaracasHonolulu, HawaiiNew Orleans, LouisianaSan Francisco, California l
CaroraMilwaukee, Wisconsin
MaracaiboNew Orleans, Louisiana
Margarita IslandFort Lauderdale, Florida
Monagas StateMiami Dade County, Florida
Puerto La CruzSanta Cruz, California
VietnamDa NangOakland, CaliforniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
HaiphongSeattle, Washington
HanoiUlaanbaatar, Mongolia q
Ho Chi MinhSan Francisco, California
Ho Chi Minh CityToronto, Canada u q
Hue CityHonolulu, HawaiiNew Haven, Connecticut
Quang Tri TownAngel Fire, New Mexico
Vung Tau Ba Ria CityNewport Beach, California u
ZambiaLivingstonSanta Fe, New Mexico
LusakaLos Angeles, California
ZimbabweGweruBirmingham, Alabama
HarareCincinnati, Ohio
MutarePortland, Oregon
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
Executive CommitteeChairmanMr. Tom LiskRichmond, VA
Vice ChairMr. Bill BoerumSonoma, CA
TreasurerMr. Norris HermsmeyerBoulder, CO
SecretaryMs. Carol Robertson LopezSanta Fe, NM
At LargeMr. Neal BurnhamFredericksburg, TX
At LargeMr. Stephen T. “Tim” QuigleySan Jose, CA
At LargeDr. Carolyn G. BishopAtlanta, GA
DirectorsMr. Leroy AllalaChicago, IL
Mr. Bill BehrensWashington, DC
Ms. Carol BurdetteAnderson, SC
Dr. Jane Cahaly (State CoordinatorRepresentative)
Anderson, SC
Mr. Gilbert “Gil” GarciaSanta Barbara, CA
Ms. Jane GehlhausenIndianapolis, IN
Ms. Angie GomezPasadena, CA
Mr. Ron GossettSarasota, FL
Mr. Robert GreningerPrescott, AZ
Councilmember Ash KalraSan José, CA
Ms. Holly LazzeriniBelvidere, IL
Mr. David J. MillerLancaster, NY
Ms. Carolina RendeiroCoral Gables, FL
Mr. Darrell SmithLos Angeles, CA
Mr. Johnson Tilghman (Youth Representative)Eureka, CA
Mr. Lawrence UebnerOmaha, NE
Ms. Carla WalkerCincinnati, OH
Dr. Joshua Walker (Young Professional Representative)Washington, DC
The Honorable Brad Cole (Chair Emeritus, Non-VotingMember)Carbondale, IL
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Sister Cities International’s Board of Directors is elected by the voting membership of the organization. Directors servethree-year terms (with the Youth and State Coordinator representatives serving two-year terms) and are elected at Sister
Cities International’s Annual Business Meeting each year at the Annual Conference.
Alabama Scotty Colson(205) [email protected]
Arizona Ana Cadillo(602) 228-0927 (C)[email protected]
California (Northern)Brenda Brumfield Ross(707) [email protected]
California (Southern)Kathleen Roche-Tansey(858) 481-6856 [email protected]
California (Southern)Pat Fallin(805) [email protected]
ColoradoChristine Hall(970) [email protected]
FloridaPat Buchanan(801) 425-6305 (C) [email protected]
GeorgiaLauna Kowalski(404) 414-0225 (O)(404) 702-3535 (C)[email protected]
HawaiiSteve Yoshida(808) [email protected]
Illinois (Northern)Susan Minott(847) 358-2848 (H)(224) 249-1670 (C)[email protected]
Illinois (Southern)Josephine C. Wittenauer(618) [email protected]
IndianaHenry C. Cole(317) 573-2250 [email protected]
IowaAnn Geiger(563) 289-3267 (H)(563) 508-3945 (C)[email protected]
KansasBarbara Dolci(913) 669-2628 (C)[email protected]
KentuckyKay Sargent(859) 258-3137 (O)[email protected]
MarylandRobert Agee(443) [email protected]
MinnesotaDolores Puente Strand(763) 571-1709 [email protected]
MinnesotaGerry Wenner(651) [email protected]
MissouriRenee Franklin(314) 323-0950 (C)[email protected]
NebraskaLarry Uebner(402) [email protected]
New MexicoCarol Lopez(505) [email protected]
New YorkLouise Schoene(716) 851-5727(716) 481-7045 [email protected]
North CarolinaDavid Van Pelt(336) [email protected]
South CarolinaJane Cahaly(864) 261-8532 (O)(864) 314-2561 (C)[email protected]
TexasMae Ferguson(817) [email protected]
VirginiaRuth Hodges Fraser(757) 385-8343 (O)(757) 523-1153 (H)(757) 642-1694 (C)[email protected]
WashingtonBarbara Sanchez(360) [email protected]
WisconsinAlexander P. Durtka, Jr.(414) [email protected]
WyomingNoah Miles(903) [email protected]
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Sister Cities International’s State Coordinators are a volunteer group of leaders in the sister cities network who provideexpertise and assistance to members in their respective states.
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Mr. James Amato
Mr. Tony Anderson
Ms. Martha Atherton
Mr. Randy Avon
Mr. Sherman Banks
Ms. Mimi Barker
Mr. Fred Blanton
Mr. Carlo Capua
Mr. Alan Chambers
Mr. Henry Cole
Ms. Mary Cort
Mr. Michael Curd
Mr. Rick Donohue
Ms. Jody Edgerton
Ms. Nancy Eidam
Ms. Mary Jean Eisenhower
Mr. Bill Evans
Ms. Pat Fallin
Ms. Mae Ferguson
Dr. Stelle Feuers
Ms. Ruth Fraser
Ms. Ann Galloway
Mr. José Luis Garcia
Ms. Roxi Goin
Mr. Ron Gossett
Mr. Glenn Gray
Ms. Priscilla Harris
Mr. Robert Heuermann
Mr. Kevin Hill
Mr. James Hromas
Ms. Nancy Huppert
Mr. Michael Hyatt
Ms. Laverne Johnson
Ms. Launa Kowalski
Mr. Boubker Mazoz
Ms. Sandra McCormick
Ms. Georgiana McLeod
Mr. William Mitchell
Ms. Virginia Mueller
Ms. SueMyrick
Mr. Richard Neuheisel
Mr. Len Olender
Ms. Mary Palko
Ms. Thelma Press
Mr. Brian Propp
Mr. Avi Rabinovitch
Mr. John Raeside
Mr. Rodger Randle
Mr. Carlos Reyes
Ms. Shirley Rivens-Smith
Ms. Kathleen Roche-Tansey
Ms. Patricia Sanders
Ms. KaySargent
Ms. Sylvia Sass
Mr. Raymond Schultz
Ms. Ethelda Singer
Mr. Brian Smith
Mr. Charles Stokke
Dr. Robert Swart
Dr. Tom Tenhoeve
Mr. Frank Tripicchio
Ms. Jane Tublin
Ms. Jean Van Buskirk
Dr. Hans Vielberth
Mr. Mark Walton
Ms. Amanda Wash
Ms. Paula West
Dr. Charles Wheeler
Ms. Linda Whitton
Mr. Wylie Williams
Ms. Jane Wood
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Honorary Board
The Honorary Board is comprised of key individuals who have shown great leadership in Sister Cities International throughthe years. They are long-standing volunteers from the membership, former members of the Board of Directors, or former
State Coordinators who, because of their outstanding support and involvement in the organization, were voted as HonoraryBoard members. As a self-governing body, the Honorary Board stands ready to assist Sister Cities International memberswith a wealth of institutional knowledge and experience.
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Global Envoys
Global Envoys are highly distinguished volunteer leaders of Sister Cities International. There is no higher honor in theorganization. The role of a Global Envoy is to represent Sister Cities International at events around the world and to
serve as a diplomat and spokesperson for the organization.
Nancy HuppertRochester, [email protected]
Mary PalkoFort Worth, [email protected]
Thelma PressSan Diego, [email protected]
Mary D. KanePresident and CEOMary Kane has previously served as the Secretary of State inMaryland and as a former assistant state’s attorney before joiningthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where she was responsible forbuilding partnerships and strategic alliances. Mary serves on theboards of Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns HopkinsMedicine, and Mt. St. Mary’s University. She is a graduate of theCatholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law andearned her B.S. in Business and Finance at the Mount Saint Mary’sUniversity.
MembershipAdam KaplanMembership [email protected] Adam Kaplan first joined Sister Cities International in 2008 as theProgram Coordinator for the Iraqi Young Leaders ExchangeProgram before becoming Membership Director in 2012. He isresponsible for member services, recruitment, and policies at SisterCities International. Adam received his bachelor’s degree in Englishfrom Georgetown University and his master’s in InternationalCommunication from American University. He is originally fromCincinnati in the great state of Ohio.
Aveen KarimMembership [email protected] Aveen Karim came to Sister Cities International after finishing herbachelor’s degree in History with a focus in Middle East and SouthAsian studies from Wake Forest University. The MontgomeryCounty, Maryland native oversees youth programs, including theHigh School Home Stay Exchange, Young Artist and AuthorsShowcase, and the Annual Youth Leadership Summit.
Taylor WoodruffMembership [email protected] Taylor Woodruff oversees Sister Cities International’s Cities SeekingCities program and serves as the primary contact for citiesinterested in becoming members, and other general memberrequests. He is originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas and graduatedfrom Arkansas State University with a bachelor’s degree inInternational Business.
External AffairsMegha SwamyPublic Relations Specialist (Director of Communications)[email protected] Megha oversees public and media relations, marketing, socialmedia, and publications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in MassMedia and a master’s degree in International Affairs from the Elliott
School of International Affairs at The George Washington University,and is originally from Mumbai, India.
Meghan SchmidtConference and Events [email protected] Meghan is responsible for the planning and execution of SisterCities International’s conferences and events, including leadershipmeetings and the Annual Conference. A native of the Washington,DC area, she comes to Sister Cities International with a degree inCorporate Communications from James Madison University inHarrisonburg, Virginia.
ProgramsNuole (Lula) ChenSino-African Initiative Program [email protected] Lula received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees atGeorgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of ForeignService. She manages and oversees the Sino-African Initiative, andhas expertise on China, Africa, and municipal cooperation. Shehails from Urbana, Illinois.
Amena ZamanSino-African Initiative Program [email protected] Amena works on Sister Cities International’s Sino-African Initiativeand on developing content for future publications. She came toWashington, D.C. from Cincinnati, Ohio to study InternationalAffairs/Development at the Elliott School of International Affairs atThe George Washington University.
Finance and AdministrationYvette BrownDirector of Finance & [email protected] Yvette oversees Sister Cities International’s finances as well as itshuman resources. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree fromHoward University in Business Administration and Accountingbefore completing her CPA certification.
Maya HoustonFinance [email protected] Maya works closely with Yvette Brown on managing Sister CitiesInternational’s financial documentation and reporting. A DC native,she graduated from the University of the District of Columbia with aBachelor’s degree in Economics.
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