Nashville Descends on Northern Ireland
Sister Cities of Nashville, Tennessee led scores of public officials, musicians, entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, education leaders, diplomats, and many more to Belfast, in Northern Ireland, early this month. They were there […]
Board Member Edmund Adams Takes Honor Flight
Sister Cities International board member, Edmund Adams, will participate in the Honor Flight Tri-State from Cincinnati to Washington D.C. on Tuesday, May 22. The purpose of the Honor Flight Program […]
Maryland Receives Visitors from South Africa and Japan
The month of March was a busy one for Maryland’s sister state programs. The state hosted two delegations: one from the coastal South African province of KwaZulu-Natal on March 12, […]
U.S. – China City Diplomacy: Sister City Contributions to Peace, Commerce, and Governance
Contributed by Ben Leffel In 1993, my late mentor, economist Richard V. Knight, presented a lecture titled “Global & Local Cities” to an audience of scholars and city officials in […]
Tackling the Heroin Crisis: Sister Cities Seattle and Bergen Working Together
When you think of Bergen, Norway; the first thing that comes to mind is its picturesque harbor with its quaint wooden houses. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of […]
Power Up: Duluth Hopes to Foster Competitive Robotics Teams Throughout Sweden
Sister cities Duluth, Minnesota and Växjö, Sweden have for years exchanged college and high school students, professors, artists, professionals, and athletes. Now they can add one more category to the […]
Juneau Extends a Friendly Hand Over the Bering Sea
The long-dormant relationship between Juneau, the capital city of Alaska, and its sister city in Eastern Russia, Vladivostok, was rejuvenated early last month when American Consul General Michael Keays delivered […]
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein Presents Citizen Diplomacy Award to Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association
1/24/2018 WASHINGTON, DC (January 24, 2018) – Sister Cities International congratulates one of its members, the Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association, on receiving the Bureau of Public Affair’s annual Citizen Diplomacy […]
“The Sultan and the Saint”: Building Bridges Through Film
Stories move us. Films are one of the most effective forms of storytelling and one that can be used to great advantage by Sister Cities, as the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria (Egypt) Sister City Committee did in recent months.
Three Generations of Citizen Diplomacy
In 1972, Kettering, Ohio established their first sister city relationship with Steyr, Austria. Since then, they have created lasting traditions and legacies together. The two cities have overseen five adult homestays and have conducted an alternating youth exchange for the past 40 years.