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Austin Sister Cities International Business Protocol Workshop focusing on our European and Australian Sister Cities in England, Germany, France, Turkey, Australia

Austin Sister Cities International Business Protocol Workshop focusing on our European and Australian Sister Cities in England, Germany, France, Turkey, Australia on Friday, April 1 from 11:30am - 1pm. This workshop is presented by Austin Sister Cities International in partnership with Austin Community College. Discussion includes expectations around gift giving, table manners, exchanging business cards, clothing and more. This session is for persons who are thinking about doing business abroad, working with international companies here, or have interactions with persons from other cultures. These sessions are open to the public. Class is free ...

Wilmington, North Carolina’s International Women’s Day Event

Wilmington, North Carolina holds International Women's Day event - march 10, 2022

Phoenix, AZ and Suwon, S. Korea sign Sister City Agreement

Phoenix, AZ and Suwon, South Korea Sign Sister City Partnership On October 28, 2021, a Sister City Agreement was signed between Phoenix, Arizona and Suwon, Korea. These two cities signed the agreement, establishing Phoenix, Arizona's 11th Sister City partnership, while it is the first U.S. based sister city partnership for Suwon. Phoenix's sister cities are the following: Calgary, Canada Catania, ItalyChengdu, China Ennis, IrelandGrenoble, FranceHermosillo, MexicoHimeji, JapanPrague, Czech RepublicRamat-Gan IsraelTaipei, TaiwanAnd now, Suwon, South Korea Suwon, ...

Fort Worth Sister Cities International Brings International Attention

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Jan. 19, 2022) - Fort Worth Sister Cities International has brought international attention to Fort Worth with its nine sister cities in China, Eswatini, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Mexico since 1985.Today we launch the public campaign of the Members Circle of Giving by announcing Larry Anfin, President of K & L Enterprises, Inc., as the 2022 Campaign Chair. “Due to the generosity of corporate and individual donors, $170,000 has already been pledged and Sister Cities is well on its way to meeting its $300,000 goal,” said Anfin.The Members Circle of Giving is a thriving network of individu...

Gibraltar and Raleigh Finalize Sister City Agreement

With the signature of Mayor Baldwin, Raleigh Sister Cities has formalized their agreement with Gibraltar to become official diplomatic partners on November 9, 2021. Raleigh is Gibraltar's first Sister City. Led by Raleigh resident, Mary Clare Freeman, the effort to begin the Sister Cities connection started in September 2019 thanks to her previous professional and government connections with the area. Behind the overseas support of the American Chamber of Commerce in Gibraltar, Startup Grind Gibraltar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar, the Hon. Joseph Garcia MP, and local volunteers, the process of completing an agreement ...

Sister Cities International Welcomes Ghanaian Ambassador


Fort Worth Sister Cities International’s 25th Mayor’s International Dinner & Global Awards

Fort Worth Sister Cities International’s 25th Mayor’s International Dinner & Global Awards                                                                                                                       November 14, 2021 FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Nov. 15, 2021) - Fort Worth Sister Cities International’s 25th Mayor’s International Dinner & Global Awards was held Nov. 11, 2021 at the River Ranch Stockyards last week.Mayor Mattie Parker and Dinner Chairs, Dr. Rachael & Carlo Capua, led the crowd of 375 through an evening of international ...

Congratulations to Vanessa Ibarra on receiving the French National Order of Merit!

Congratulations to Vanessa Ibarra on receiving the French National Order of Merit! Congratulations to Vanessa Ibarra, the Director of Atlanta Mayor's Office of International Affairs, for receiving the French National Order of Merit! See below an announcement from the Atlanta Mayor's Office. MOIA Proudly Announces our Director, Vanessa Ibarra received the French National Order of Merit!The Mayor's Office of International Affairs is proud to congratulate our Director, Vanessa Ibarra, on receiving the prestigious French National Order of Merit with the rank of Knight (l'Ordre National du Mérite) from President ...

Sister Cities International Awarded the Global Citizen Award

Norfolk Sister City Association's Annual International Luncheon and Silent Auction Sister Cities International was awarded the Global Citizen Award at Norfolk Sister City Association's Annual International Luncheon and Silent Auction on October 3, 2021. See below for more information! On October 3, 2021, Sister Cities International was awarded the Global Citizen Award. This award recognizes exceptional contributions by an organization to international understanding and intercultural endeavors within the region. Sister Cities International is proud of the achievement and grateful to the ...