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Category: 2018 Annual Conference - Cities Leading the Way
- Sister Cities International Welcomes New Board of Directors and Elects New Executive Leadership
- 2018 Board of Directors
- Sister Cities Jazz Ensemble Plays at Awards Dinner
- Suhail Arastu Announces Jazz Ensemble
- Ron Nirenberg Gives Special Gift to Tim Quigley for Service
- Tim Quigley Receives Surprise Award from Roger-Mark De Souza
- Mae Ferguson Receives Chairman’s Award
- Shin Koyamada Receives Chairman’s Award
- Adam Kaplan Receives Presidents Award
- Kathleen Roche-Tansey and Mary Palko Receive Presidents’ Awards
- Aurora Sister Cities International Receives Citizen Diplomacy Award Honorable Mention
- Kathleen Roche-Tansey Receives Ruth Hashimoto Award
- Larry Uebner Receives State Representative Distinguished Service Award
- Representatives from Fort Worth Sister Cities Receive Award
- Representative from Birmingham Sister Cities Receives Award
- Representatives from Culver City Sister Cities Receive Award
- Representatives from the City of Jasper Receive Award
- Representatives from Hays Sister Cities Receive Award
- Union Pacific Corporation Receives Citizen Diplomacy Corporate Award
- Representative from Houston at the Awards Dinner
- Hiroki Okano Performs at the Awards Dinner
- Roger-Mark De Souza at the Awards Dinner
- Youth Leadership Summit Students
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- Roger-Mark De Souza and Tim Quigley Present the Youth Leadership Award
- Youth Leadership Summit Session
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- Youth Leadership Summit Students at the Conference
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- Roger-Mark De Souza with Attendees
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- Knock Their Socks Off Sports Panel
- How-To Roundtables
- How-To Roundtable Session
- Keynote Speaker Dr. Neil Parsan Gives Remarks
- Greater Columbus Sister Cities Representatives Accept Annual Award
- Rick Ruth Speaks on the State Department Perspective of U.S. Engagement Overseas
- Conference Attendees in International Attire
- Ginger Moxey and Conference Attendee at the Roundtable Sessions
- Country Representative and Regional Roundtables
- Africa Region Roundtable
- Roger-Mark De Souza with Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana and Kadyr Toktogulov
- Highland Park Sister Cities Representative Accepts Annual Award
- Representative from Aspen Sister Cities Accepts Annual Award
- Roger-Mark De Souza and Becky Hogan
- Drummers Perform at the City Welcome Reception
- Performers Dance at the City Welcome Reception
- Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker Speaks at the City Welcome Reception
- Attendees at the City Welcome Reception
- Performer at the City Welcome Reception
- Ron Nirenberg Speaks at Human Face of Cities Leading the Way Panel
- Human Face of Cities Leading the Way Panel
- Arts and Musical Diplomacy Panel
- Smarter More Resilient Cities Panel
- Keynote Speaker John Thon Majok Gives Remarks
- Houston Guayaquil Sister Cities Representatives Accept Annual Award
- Hendersonville Sister Cities Representative Accepts Annual Award
- Julián Castro Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Kevin Voelkel Introduces Julián Castro at the Opening Ceremony
- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Lt. Governor of Colorado Donna Lynne Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Tim Quigley Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Parade of Flags
- Volunteers Lead the Parade of Flags
- Up with People Performer Sings the John Denver Sister Cities Song
- Tyra Lallo Sings the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony
- Mayor Bob LeGare Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Roger-Mark De Souza Gives Remarks at the Opening Ceremony
- Attendees at the Opening Ceremony
- Opening Ceremony Speakers Tim Quigley, Ron Nirenberg, Bob LeGare, Julian Castro, Roger-Mark De Souza, and Kevin Voelkel
- Aurora City Hall
- Conference Attendees at a Session
- Performance at the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Roger-Mark De Souza and Tim Quigley with Global Leaders Circle Members
- Mayor Bob LeGare at the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Karlyn Shorb Addresses Attendees of the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Attendees at the Global Leaders Circle Reception with Roger-Mark De Souza
- Attendees at the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Attendees at the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Conference Attendees Enjoy the Global Leaders Circle Reception
- Open World Leadership Center Panel
- Walls, Bridges, and Rising Tides Panel
- Former Ambassador John O’Keefe Speaks about the Silk Road
- The Talent Development Panel
- Speakers at the Educational Opportunities on the Silk Road Panel
- Speakers at the Sports Diplomacy Panel
- Derran Moss Gives Keynote at 2018 Annual Conference
- Representatives from Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Receive Annual Award
- LueRachelle Brim-Atkins Receives Volunteer of the Year Award
- Dr. Aaron T Wolf Speaks to Silk Road Track Attendees about Hydropolitics
- The Women Entrepreneur Panel
- Xie Yuan Speaks to Silk Road Track Attendees
- Jin Lyu Speaks to Silk Road Track Attendees
- Attendees Shake Hands at the 2018 Annual Conference
- Speakers at the Modern Day Gold Rush Panel
- Oguljan Young Speaks to Silk Road Track Attendees
- Conference Attendees Smile for the Camera
- Creighton Moxey Speaks at the Social Entrepreneurship Panel
- Speakers on the Social Entrepreneurship Track
- John O’Keefe Welcomes the Silk Road Track Attendees
- Carlo Capua and Jason Tatman Welcome Attendees to the NextGen Track
- Attendees at the 2018 Annual Conference
- The Registration Desk at the 2018 Annual Conference
Category: 2018 Youth Leadership Summit
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- Youth Leadership Summit Participants
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- Ria Grewal Accepts Youth Leadership Award
- Youth Leadership Award
- Youth Leadership Summit Final Presentation
- Youth Leadership Summit Final Presentation
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- Youth Leadership Summit Simulation
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Category: 2019 Annual Awards Program - Cities Mean Business
- Wunderbar Together: Brewing Business Diplomacy between Fort Worth and Trier
- S. JAVAID ANWAR TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD AT SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
- OLIVIA CONNOR WINS SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL’S YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
- MAXINE HANKINS CAIN WINS SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL’S VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Long Beach, California Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Youth and Education
- Grand Junction, Colorado Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Youth and Education
- Grand Junction, Colorado Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Professional and Technical Assistance
- Lakeland, Florida Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Humanitarian Assistance
- Palo Alto, California Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Business and Trade
- Jasper, Indiana Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Business and Trade
- Fort Worth, Texas Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Business and Trade
- San Antonio, Texas Wins Sister Cities International’s Award for Best Overall Program
- Lexington, Kentucky Wins Sister Cities International’s Award for Best Overall Program
- Highland Park, Illinois Wins Sister Cities International’s Award for Best Overall Program
- Aspen, Colorado Wins Sister Cities International’s Award for Best Overall Program
- Asheville, North Carolina Wins Sister Cities International’s Award for Best Overall Program
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Arts and Culture
- Nashville, Tennessee Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Arts and Culture
- Danville, Kentucky Wins Sister Cities International’s Innovation Award for Arts and Culture
Category: Arts and Culture
- Wunderbar Together: Celebrating Columbia and Kaiserslautern’s Common Love for Creativity
- Wunderbar Together: A Report on the Diverse and Thriving Cincinnati-Munich Relationship
- Press Release: 2020 All Mexico-U.S. Sister Cities Summit
- Wunderbar Together: Stories of the Lasting Impact of US-German Exchange
- Wunderbar Together: Finding Similarities Across Cultures in the Mooresville – Hockenheim Partnership
- Wunderbar Together: Addressing Global Challenges Locally through the San Antonio-Darmstadt Partnership
- The Millennia-Long History of German Sister Cities
- Wunderbar Together: A Waterloo-Porta Westfalica Connection Formed in Heritage and Music, Sustained in Exchange
- Sister Cities Boulder-Lhasa: Music, Medicine and Memories
- Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association Makes Wintertime Musical Magic
- City Of Issaquah Wins SCI Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture
- Seattle String Quartet Bergen Bound: A Sister Cities Musical Exchange
- Ukraine in the Wild West: Tysmenytsia Visits Bandera County Sister Partnership Association
- Norfolk Sister City Association Sends a Mermaid to Kochi
- Sister Cities Association of Sarasota Exchange Will Help Students Learn Playwriting
- Sister Cities of Nashville Delegation Explores Community Transit with Edmonton
- “I am everyone’s mayor” Bergen’s Lord Mayor visits Seattle
- Highland Park, IL Celebrates Another Successful Art Exchange with Sister City Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Congratulations to the 2018 Young Artists and Authors Showcase Winners
- Photojournalist Meets New Generation of Norwegian Americans in Seattle
- Xi’an Delegates Participate in Kansas City’s Dragon Boat Festival
- City Leaders and Citizen Diplomats Explore Entrepreneurship, Cultural Understanding, and Smart Cities at “Cities Leading the Way” August 2-4
- 2018 Annual Awards: Congratulations to This Year’s Winners
- Seattle Celebrates Friendship with Sister City Bergen with Gala Concert Extravaganza
- A Priceless Experience: Shoppers Get a Taste of Their Sister Cities
- Juneau Extends a Friendly Hand Over the Bering Sea
- 3rd Annual Coulee Hoolie Ceili Links Charities in Wisconsin and Ireland
- Birmingham Ushers in the Year of the Dog
- The City of Auburn Goes to the Olympics
- Virtual Classroom Links Schools in Highland Park and Puerto Vallarta and Modena through Poetry
- Legislators Bring the World to Annapolis
- “The Sultan and the Saint”: Building Bridges Through Film
- Silver and Gold: Seattle Celebrates 25 Years of Bergen’s Oleana and 50 Years of Sister City Friendship
- Kusakabe Taro: the Samurai Connecting New Brunswick and Fukui
- Seattle Commemorates Fifty Years of Friendship with Bergen with Gift of Northwest Coastal Tribal Art
- Leipzig Helps Sister City Houston with Charity Concert
- Lassen Sie Die Musik Beginnen! Sister Cities Wilmington & Wilmington Children’s Chorus Host Fulda Youth Orchestra
- #BeerDiplomacy in Darmstadt: San Antonio Delegates Attend the 27th Annual Heinerfest
- Musical Sisters: Seattle and Bergen celebrate 50 years of friendship and the birthday of Norway’s most beloved composer with jubilee gala concert
- Paul Bunyan Pays a Visit to France
- Seattle Celebrates “Syttende Mai” with Music and Fanfare at Bergen Place Park
- Music as International Language: Seattle Music Exchange Project Strengthens Sister City Ties
- Celebrating Rich and Vibrant Pakistani Culture through Folk Music
- A Cooperative Feast for Sister Cities
- Sister City Association Brings Bergen and Norway to Seattle
- Ineffable Takamatsu
- Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Arts and Culture
- Connecting Minneapolitans to the Realities of Life in Iraq: A Sister City Relationship between Najaf, Iraq and Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 50 Years of History and Friendship: A Trip to Shizuoka
- Sculpture Unveiling Celebrates 13 Years of Sister City Partnership
- Muslim Community Contributions to Houston Lauded during Iftar Celebration
- Rekindling a 30-Year Sister City Partnership
- Spring “New Year” Celebration Forms Community Bonds
- Culinary Diplomacy Connects Chefs in Cleveland, Ohio and Rouen, France
- Country Music Capitals Unite!
- Inaugural International Bowl Brings Japanese Football Players to Alabama
- Sister City Helps Revive Tradition
- Sister City Inspires Diwali Celebration
- Opening doors to a rich cultural experience
- Unique arts structure celebrates sister city relationship
Category: Business and Trade
- A Natural Fit: SCI-Wunderbar Together Partnership Engages Spartanburg Event Attendees
- Wunderbar Together: St. Louis Welcomes a Delegation from Stuttgart
- Charleston Sister Cities’ Trade Mission to Panama City
- Dixon, IL Initiates New Work Exchange With Sister City Herzberg, Germany
- Union Pacific Corporation Receives the 2018 Sister Cities International Citizen Diplomacy Corporate Responsibility Award
- Park City Strengthens its Sister-City Partnership Through Innovative Exchange Programs
- Maryland Receives Visitors from South Africa and Japan
- Denison and Cognac
- A Triangle of Sun, Sand, and Innovation: Sister Cities in Argentina, Florida, and Spain Meet to Strengthen Relations
- Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Economic Development
- Global Economic Impact of Sister Cities International Released in New Study Totals Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
- Sister Cities Trade Mission Sparks Global Business Initiatives
Category: Citizen Diplomacy
- Sister Cities Urbana, Illinois and Thionville, France Celebrate Anniversary of the Liberation of Thionville
- Wunderbar Together: The Impact and Potential of U.S.-German Sister City Collaboration in Climate Resilience
- Wunderbar Together: A Nashville-Magdeburg Partnership Sharing Celebrations, Historical Remembrance, and Solutions
- Wunderbar Together: Ways for U.S.-German Members to Get Involved
- Wunderbar Together: Building Lasting Bridges with the St. Charles – Ludwigsburg Partnership
- Press Release: 11/2 “America and Germany: Friends in Business and Community” SC Event
- The Role of Exchanges in Countering Disinformation
- SCI and Thriving Earth Exchange Help Communities Form Partnerships to Advance Priorities on Climate, Natural Hazards and Natural Resources
- Wunderbar Together: A Norfolk-Wilhelmshaven Exchange Transcending Generations
- Hurricane Dorian, Just Another Unavoidable Disaster? Can Community Members Make a Difference?
- Sister Cities International: Promoting Peace and Cooperation
- Former Foreign Service Officer Explains the Importance of Volunteering in Your Local Sister City Organization
- An End of Year Message from Roger-Mark De Souza
- SCI Chair Ron Nirenberg Meets with Mrs. Akie Abe of Japan
- Friendships Found through Pasadena Sister Cities Committee
- Board Member Edmund Adams Takes Honor Flight
- Tackling the Heroin Crisis: Sister Cities Seattle and Bergen Working Together
- Maryland Sister State Committees Band Together to Send Medical Supplies to Mexico
- Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein Presents Citizen Diplomacy Award to Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association
- Is your city government doing its part to support citizen diplomacy? The Mayor of Albuquerque is.
- Still Going Strong: Sister Cities International Honors Tacoma’s Sylvia B. Sass with Lifetime Achievement Award
- Best Moments from the Sister Cities International 61st Annual Conference
Category: Climate Resilience
Category: Community Development
- Boulder-Lhasa Sister Cities Project: Training Rural Tibetan Doctors in Kham
- A Sister City Delegation from Gunnison, Colorado Visits Majkhali, India
- Sister Cities International and Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Announce Partnership
- Ukrainian Firefighters head to Arlington Virginia for Professional Exchange
- Stevens Initiative press release
- Baltimore and Rotterdam Are Working Towards “Sustainable Cities” Together
- Urbana and Zomba: Improving Quality of Life in Urban Southeast Africa
- Rotary Club of Fort Worth Embarks on Humanitarian Mission to Swaziland – Partnership established between Sister Cities and Rotary
- A Brotherhood that Spans the Seas: Archangel and Greater Portland Firefighters Strive for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness & Response
- Sewing Group Changes Lives of Young Women in Africa
- Minneapolis Hosts the First Delegation of Elected Officials from Sister City Najaf, Iraq
- Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Humanitarian Assistance
- Imagining Tomorrow H20 Competition Mentor Q&A
- Cities, the Key to a Green Future
- #KidsNeedKiwanis: Key Clubber wins Sister Cities scholarship to expand her service impact
- ‘Imagining Tomorrow: H2O’ Challenge Announces Winning Teams
- Houston-Karachi Sister City Association Sponsors New Water Pump in Response to Devastating Heat Wave
- All Cities Lead to Paris — Networked Cities and the Collective Road to Climate Progress
- U.S.-Cuba Sister City Alliances, Years of Subnational Diplomacy
- A Citizens’ Coalition for Middle East Peace: U.S.-Jordan Valley Sister City Partnerships
- UN Office for South-South Cooperation to Present Sister Cities International with the “2014 South-South Cooperation for Partnership” Award
Category: Events
- YLS recap 2018
- YLS recap 2019
- SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS LIGHTING OF THE TORCH BETWEEN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON AND OLYMPIA, GREECE
- Sister Cities International Collaborates with TeamUp for Two One-Year One-Time Grants
- Sister Cities of Nashville Attends Chinese Energy Forum
- Schaumburg Meets Schaumburg: A Sister Cities Gathering
- Cities Leading the Way: 2018 Annual Conference
- Oceans, Food Safety, and Fun! 2017 Youth Leadership Summit Recap
Category: Exchanges
- Wunderbar Together: Celebrating 20 Years of the West Chicago – Taufkirchen (Vils) Partnership
- Nashville, Tennessee Celebrates Another Successful Summer of Student Exchanges
- Tacoma, WA Celebrates 1st Student Exchange with Biot, France
- Dortmund Comes to Buffalo in April for 40th Anniversary Tour
Category: Fundraising
Category: Humanitarian Assistance
- Sister Cities Stitch Together Washington and Cameroon
Category: International Relations
- Find a German Sister City Partnership Near You!
Category: International Spotlights
- Balçova, Turkey
- Şişli District, Turkey
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Salinas, Ecuador
- Machala, Ecuador
- South Eastern Region, Malta
- Los Rios Province, Ecuador
- Vezprém, Hungary
- Muaz Bin Jabal, Jordan
- Santa Catarina, Brazil (State)
- Swieqi, Malta
- Oranjestad, Aruba
- Tetovo, Macedonia
- Çankaya, Turkey
- Eskişehir, Turkey
- Versailles, France
- Jose P. Rizal, Philippines
- Guiyang, China
- Cabedelo, Brazil
- Siaya County, Kenya
- Sloviansk, Ukraine
- Tamar Regional Council, Israel
- Vientiane, Laos
- Kavajë, Albania
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Ourense, Spain
- Taza, Morocco
Category: News
- Blooming Rainbow project
- Austin Sister Cities International Business Protocol Workshop focusing on our European and Australian Sister Cities in England, Germany, France, Turkey, Australia
- SCI Expresses Its Condolences to the Family and Friends of Former Organization Executive Thomas W. Gittins
- Three Generations of Citizen Diplomacy
- Kettering Sister Cities 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Sister Cities International Appoints Roger-Mark De Souza as New President and CEO
- Korean War vet travels to Hampton sister city in South Korea
- Welcoming the Mayor of Gbarnga City, Liberia to the City of Baltimore
- A Message from Sister Cities International following Hurricane Harvey
- A Message from Sister Cities International following Hurricane Harvey and in the wake of Hurricane Irma
- Karim Wasfi Appointed Egypt and Iraq Representative for Sister Cities International
- Houston, Texas: Sister Cities International’s 2019 Annual Conference Host City
- Second Lady Karen Pence to Serve as the Honorary Vice Chairwoman for Sister Cities International
- Aurora, Colorado: Sister Cities International’s 2018 Annual Conference Host City
- Sister Cities International Elects Shin Koyamada, Actor and Philanthropist, to Board of Directors
- Sister Cities International Welcomes New Board of Directors and Elects New Executive Leadership
- Women Leaders from Two Sister Cities Utilize their Friendship to Build Bridges of Greater Understanding
- Spring Leadership Meeting Sharpens Focus, Intensifies Mission of Sister Cities International
- 2017 Inaugural Gala
- Ambassador D. Bruce Wharton Presents Inaugural Citizen Diplomacy Award to Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International, Inc.
- Support Sister Cities International for #GivingTuesday on November 29!
- What Was Your Most Meaningful, Life-Changing Experience?
- 2017 Inaugural Gala
- Join Us for #SisterCitySunday
- Sister Cities International Honors Robert Dole, Timothy Chorba, and Connie Morella in Celebration of 60th Anniversary at the 2016 Diplomatic Leadership Awards Reception
- How Sister Cities are Strengthening Citizen Diplomacy
- Top 10 Moments from Sister Cities International’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
- Sister Cities International Welcomes New Board of Directors, Chairman, and Vice Chairman
- Reps. Ron DeSantis, Joaquin Castro Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize July 15, 2016 as Sister Cities International Day
- Sister Cities International Celebrates Momentous 60th Anniversary since Organization was Founded by President Eisenhower
- Sister Cities International Honors Jayne Plank and Robin Sanders at the 2016 Diplomatic Leadership Awards Reception
- Partnerships for Peace +SocialGood
- 2016 Sister Cities International Diplomatic Leadership Awards Reception
- Top 5 Moments from the 2015 U.S.-China Sister Cities Conference
- Before the White House, President Xi Jinping Heads to Sister City Tacoma, Washington
- International Day of Peace
- Top 10 Moments from Sister Cities International’s 59th Annual Conference
- International Day of Friendship
- Bridging Generations for Peace, a Passage for the Future of Diplomacy
- 2015 Diplomatic Gala Recap
- Join eMerge Americas in Miami from May 1-5
- Accepting Applications for Open Positions on the Board of Directors
- SCI President and CEO Mary D. Kane Discusses U.S.-China Sister Cities in Cities Today!
- Going on an exchange? Get a complete travel health consultation!
- Students from Yeongcheon, South Korea Participate in Exchange Program in Buffalo, New York
- Phoenix Sister Cities Spread Disabilities Awareness Around the Globe
- Denver, CO Donates Equipment to Improve Sanitation in its Sister City Axum, Ethiopia
- “Sister Cities Berlin:LA” – A Visual Perspective
- Sister City Health Mission Provides Healthcare Access to Thousands
- Sister Cities International Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Create U.S.-Jordan Valley Sister City Partnerships
- Cyber Sisters: Virtual Signing between Lockport, IL and Asiago, Italy
- New Sister City Revitalizes Local Membership
- Fundraiser Celebrates Life of Nelson Mandela and Supports his Namesake Community
- Ports Tour Creates Economic Development Opportunities
- Interactive Millennial Marketing Exchange Invigorates Big Business
- 2014 Sister Cities International Annual Conference Recap
- Cities – From Local to Global Panel Features Sister Cities International!
- Announcement: New Affiliation Policy
- 2014 BoD Elections and Bylaw Changes
- Youth Summit Provides Global-Interest Niche for Students
- Congratulations to the 2014 Sister Cities International Annual Award Winners!
- View the 2014 Young Artists Showcase Submissions!
- Young Digital Diplomats from Cork Inspire Tech Innovation in San Francisco
- Newest U.S.-Iraqi Sister City Aims to Expand Cultural Understanding
- Breaking the Ice
- Remembering Typhoon Haiyan: Palo Alto, California-Palo Leyte, Philippines
- Gainesville-Qalqilya Partnership Opens Door to Educational Opportunities for Deaf Students
- Sister Cities Bring Cherry Blossoms and Couple Together
- Houston Aids Drought-Affected Sister City
- Sister Cities of Nashville: Expanding Global Cultural Exchange from High School to College
- 2014 Board of Directors Elections: Accepting Applications for Open Positions
- Statement by Sister Cities International on Recent Tensions in Eastern Europe
- 2014 U.S.-China Sister Cities Award Winners Announced!
- Sister Cities International welcomes Latin American delegation
- “Becoming Honorary Toledoans”: Sister Cities Program & University Partner to Further Educational Ties
- Portland-Khabarovsk Sister Cities Collaborate on Urban Planning and Management
- Announcing: The 2014 U.S.-China Sister Cities Conference
- Spotlight: U.S.-Russia sister cities
- 2013 Annual Conference: A Recap
- Phoenix Sister Cities Hosts Global Links Business Outlook Luncheon
- Sister Cities International Board Member Carla Walker writes for The Rivard Report
- 2013 Youth Leadership Summit
- Connecting Globally to Thrive Locally in the Spirit of the Alamo With Sister Cities International
- Sister Cities International welcomes new Board of Directors members
- Sister Cities International honored to be a part of the U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue Outcomes
- IMG and Sister Cities International Provide Insurance Solutions to International Travelers
- In Tallahassee, Green Energy Collaboration Sprouts a Thriving Sister City Relationship
- Sister City Inspires Gold Award Project
- 2013 Membership Directory Review
- Sister city relationship opens doors for student
- US/Mexico Sister Cities Association 50th Anniversary Convention
- Santa Clara County-Moscow partnership improves lives of youth
- Hot Springs, AR explores business opportunities with sister city Hanamaki, Japan
- Culver City aids tsunami-affected families in Japanese sister city
- Sister Cities Africa announces U.S. Trade Mission to North Africa
- Sister city relationship furthers access to education, resources
- U.S. Department of State Announces Youth Exchange Scholarships for U.S. High School Students
- Sister Cities International and The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries sign Memorandum of Understanding
- Condolences from President & CEO Mary D. Kane
- Sister Cities International’s Africa Documentary Series out now! Watch it here!
- Message from President & CEO Mary D. Kane on Labor Day, 2012
- Youth Ambassador Program draws to a close
- Sister Cities International 56th Annual Conference: a recap
- A message to all Ghanaians
- Sister Cities International announces media partnership with Diplomatic Courier
- Sister Cities International launches new brand
- Buffalo celebrates 50th anniversary of sister city relationship with Kanazawa, Japan
- A pivotal student exchange experience
- Sister Cities International welcomes Vice President Xi to the United States
Category: Sister City Videos
Category: Technology
Category: timeline
- Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary Conference
- The Global Envoy Program: Partners Spreading the Sister City Mission
- Sister Cities International 40th Anniversary Photo Contest
- Washington D.C. Proclaims “International Sister Cities Day”
- Sister Cities – We Are One
- The George V. Allen National Tri-Media Contest
- Technical Exchange in Developing Countries: The Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
- The 500th United States Community Joins Sister Cities International
- The First Annual Sister Cities International Conference
- A Special Leader: Lou Wozar
- Growing the National Association
- A Sad Passing
- Defining a Sister City Relationship
- A New Association is Incorporated
- The Annual Awards Program is Established
- First National Conference
- The Civic Committee Finds a Home: the American Municipal Association
- A Sister City Leader
- The Birth of the People-to-People Program
- Oldest Sister City Relationship Established Between Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain
Category: Uncategorized
- As ‘Chief of Protocol,’ Peter Kirkwood helps bring Hoosier hospitality to the global stage
- Wilmington, North Carolina’s International Women’s Day Event
- Phoenix, AZ and Suwon, S. Korea sign Sister City Agreement
- Fort Worth Sister Cities International Brings International Attention
- Gibraltar and Raleigh Finalize Sister City Agreement
- Sister Cities International Welcomes Ghanaian Ambassador
- Fort Worth Sister Cities International’s 25th Mayor’s International Dinner & Global Awards
- Congratulations to Vanessa Ibarra on receiving the French National Order of Merit!
- Sister Cities International Awarded the Global Citizen Award
- Norfolk Sister City Association’s Annual International Luncheon and silent Auction
- Sister Cities International Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors
- Spokane, Washington and Cagli, Italy Commemorate Sister City relationship With Monuments
- Councilman Sergio Jimenez elected to Sister Cities International Board
- Jessey Lee Appointed to Sister Cities International Board of Directors
- Ivan Jaime, Walmart’s Director of Government and Public Affairs, Newly Elected as Board Member of Sister Cities International
- 2021 Annual Award Winners
- Omaha, Nebraska and Carlentini, Italy Sign Friendship Agreement
- Fortworth Sister Cities International – Press Release 09/20/2021
- Dr. Ricki Garrett, Ph.D Serving as the SCI National State Representative Liaison
- A Historic First: Longmont’s Newest Sister City – Northern Arapaho Tribe
- Sister Cities Chennai and San Antonio Praised by US Consulate General
- Dwight D. Eisenhower – Lunch & Learn
- NHAEON Haiti Earthquake Relief Campaign
- Fort Worth, TX – Local Student Wins National Photography Award
- A “Fort Worth Discovery Tour” Partnership with Sister City Nagaoka, Japan
- Tinley Park, Illinois Sends Aid to Sister City in Budingen, Germany After Tragic Flood
- Sister Cities International Member Crescent City/Del Norte County, California to be Featured During NBC Olympic Coverage
- Santa Barbara-Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee Help the Needy
- City of San Antonio Donates $10K To Chennai Sister City For Covid Relief
- Fort Worth, TX – Sister Cities Brings Amnesty International Message
- St. Louis – Stuttgart Sister Cities Current Projects
- Highland Park, IL and Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Partnership Hosts Virtual Cooking Class Fundraiser
- Sister Cities AAPI Highlight Stories
- Norfolk Sister Cities, VA Matches Donations Towards COVID Aid for Their Sister City Kochi, India
- Baltimore Sister Cities Organizes “Our Home Too” Event in Support for AAPI Communities
- Bellingham Sister Cities Hosted Filmmaking Workshop with Their Sister City Partnerships
- Little Rock Sister Cities Organizes Virtual Student Exchange
- Ruth Hashimoto
- HOUSTON “VIRTUAL” IFTAR 2021 WITH THE MAYOR OF HOUSTON
- Phoenix Sister Cities Invites You To A Virtual Trilateral Trade Conference
- 2021 Jinan-Sacramento Sister Cities Corporation (JSSC) Youth Ambassador Video Competition Winners Announced
- Sister Cities of Houston Presents One World Concert: “We Are One” To Promote Unity in Global Pandemic
- Texas Winter Storm Relief Efforts
- Journey Through Japan – Hot Springs, AR Sister City Cherry Blossom Event
- International Connections Thrive in Fort Worth
- Sebastopol World Friends Hosts Successful 2021 Sister City Friendship Dinner
- Hot Springs, AR Sister City Program to be Featured with Local Library
- Dimash Kudaibergen Performing at SCI Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
- Hot Springs, AR – Hanamaki, Japan: Sister City sends gift of Support and Encouragement
- San Antonio and Darmstadt – Looking to the Future with Optimism
- MedStar and Texas Health Resources to Donate Ambulance & Supplies to Fort Worth Sister City – Toluca, Mexico
- Houstonians again proving their Care for the Humanity 40-feet container of gifts for the flood hit Sister City of Karachi
- Stanardsville looks to gain sister city in Tarland
- Houston, TX – Karachi, Pakistan Sister Cities & The Alliance for Disaster Relief
- Tulsa Global Alliance hosts 2020 Global Vision Awards
- We Shall Overcome on October 11, 2020
- Industry leaders bullish on border manufacturing, chances of ‘reshoring’ jobs from China
- Tempe Sister Cities Receives Award from U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Accepting Applications Now!
- San Elizario, TX sign Sister City Partnership with Ciudad Juarez, MX and Valle de Allende, MX
- San Antonio-Suzhou Friendship City 10 Year Anniversary
- Tulsa Sister Cities hold Bell Ringing Ceremony August 8th
- World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana Assumes Management of Sister Cities of Louisville
- Muscatine Sister Cities Bell Ringing to Commemorate 75 Years of Peace
- Bay Area rings bells for 75th anniversary of atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Santa Barbara joins sister city Toba, Japan for bell-ringing display of unity
- San Antonio, Texas and Gwangju, South Korea put together “First Virtual Pitch”
- A Hopeful World Through Young Artists’ Eyes On Display at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
- U.S. Japan Sister Cities Bell Ringing: 75 Years of Peace Since Hiroshima & Nagasaki
- South San Francisco Sister Cities Program Wins the 2020 Sister Cities “International Best Overall Program Award”
- Sister Cities of Jasper wins the 2020 Award for “Innovation in Arts & Culture” from Sister Cities International
- “Fort Worth has Best Sister Cities Program in Nation”
- Doha, State of Qatar donates $100,000 to Charleston Sister Cities
- Sister Cities Day in Fort Worth: Fort Worth, Texas – FW Sister Cities International Celebrates 35 Years
- Sister Cities of Nashville post op-ed in Nashville Tennessean
- Taipei, Taiwan – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Greater Portland, Maine – Archangel, Russia
- Miami Beach Sister Cities Program Reactivated
- SISTER CITIES: A Story if Friendship from Virginia to Mali
- Scottsdale, Arizona Aids its “Sister” Across the USA Southern Border
- Tacoma, Washington – Fuzhou, China
- Norfolk, Virginia – Ningbo-Beilun, China
- Santa Barbara, California – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Houston’s “Virtual Iftar”
- Baltimore, Maryland – Xiamen, China Sister City Partnership
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the Ion Oklahoma Magazine
- DENVER, COLORADO -KUNMING, CHINA SISTER CITIES: MAKING US PROUD
- Sister Cities International Statement on Black Lives Matter
- Cincinnati, Ohio and New Taipei City, Taiwan – “A friend in need is a friend indeed”
- A Message from the Chairman
- Lakeside and Hanamaki Higashi High School Baseball Exchange
- SCI Remembers its Beloved Global Envoy and Past President, Nancy Huppert
- Sister Cities International Statement on Coronavirus
- SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS LEROY ALLALA AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
- San Antonio Hosts Historic Signing Between Sister Cities International and The National League of Cities
- Citizen Diplomats Work to Strengthen Mutual Understanding and Engage Local Communities on Global Matters
- A Call for Compassion, Peace and Community
- Congratulations to the 2019 Young Artists and Authors Showcase Winners
- Sister Cities of Hampton and Anyang, South Korea Celebrating 30 Years of Friendship
- SCI President and CEO Explains the Meaning Behind the 2019 SCI Annual Conference Theme
- Sister Cities International Awards the 2019 Dwight D. Eisenhower Peace Prize to Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
- Sister Cities International To Host Africa Forum at 2019 Annual Conference in Houston
- BRENDA BRUMFIELD TO RECEIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AT SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
- Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee Celebrates the Rich History of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Through Cultural Diplomacy
- Win a Scholarship to Attend the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Forum!
- Alexander P. Durtka, Jr. Receives the Order of the Rising Sun Award
- Nashville Descends on Northern Ireland
- U.S. – China City Diplomacy: Sister City Contributions to Peace, Commerce, and Governance
- Power Up: Duluth Hopes to Foster Competitive Robotics Teams Throughout Sweden
- 2017 Annual Conference & Leadership Meeting: Request For Proposals
- 2012 Midwest Regional Conference Presentations
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- Philippine High School Students to Spend Summer in Virginia City
- Sister Cities International Receives Grant from the Stevens Initiative to Expand Virtual Exchange for Special Education Students
- Portsmouth welcomes Japanese students
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- 2016 Youth Leadership Summit Recap
- Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Youth and Education
- Sister Cities Chess Partnership Unites Students around the Globe in Intellectual Competition
- Hope Dies Last in a World of Destitute
- Global Youth Ambassador Highlights
- Students Solve the Refugee Crisis: 2015 Youth Leadership Summit
- Students Explore Critical Water Issues During 2014 Youth Leadership Summit

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