Sister Cities International SCI 2014 Membership Directory

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

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343

522 U.S.Communities

In 143 Countries

With 2,012Partnerships

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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

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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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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


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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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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.

A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 3

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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