Annual Report & Membership Directory 2017

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A Message from the President ....................................... 1

A Message from the Chairman ...................................... 2

Thank You to Our Global Leaders Circle ........................ 3

2016 Annual Report ...................................................... 5

From our Donors ......................................................... 26

Partnerships by Country .............................................. 28

Partnerships by U.S. State ........................................... 30

Board of Directors and Global Envoys ......................... 32

State Representatives .................................................. 33

Honorary Board ........................................................... 35

Global Outreach Team ................................................. 36

Sister Cities International Staff ..................................... 37

Membership Directory ................................................. 39

Table of Contents

Greetings Friends,

2016 was an exceptional year, as Sister Cities International marked the 60th anniversary of its founding by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House Conference on Citizen Diplomacy on September 11, 1956.

Thank you to all of our members, partners, and supporters for helping make our 60th anniversary a year of great achievements. With over 2,000 partnerships worldwide, the Sister Cities International network impacts the lives of tens of thousands of global citizens, improving international relations one individual, one community at a time.

Member benefits in 2016 continued to grow, specifically in our communications program with new opportunities for digital engagement and outreach. We officially began our designation as a U.S. Department of State J-1 Visa sponsor for our High School Homestay Exchange Program. Our Cities Seeking Cities program continues to be instrumental in establishing new partnerships. And as we have for 60 years, SCI is proud to be your Washington D.C. office for your local sister cities program.

In July, we hosted our 60th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., where over 500 sister cities leaders, municipal officials, business leaders, diplomats, and ambassadors gathered to celebrate six decades of “Peace through People.” The Conference included engaging speaker sessions, an Opening Ceremony and Parade of Flags at the Ronald Reagan Building’s Wilson Plaza, a City Welcome Reception hosted by the city of Washington, D.C. and Mayor Muriel Bowser at the Embassy of China, and the 2016 Lou Wozar Diplomatic Awards Auction, Dinner and Ceremony.

Thousands of citizen diplomats, civic leaders, mayors, and members of Congress banded together to declare July 15, 2016 as Sister Cities International Day. Sister Cities International Day serves as a call to action for citizens around the world to come together to celebrate the importance of their communities’ commitment to supporting a more peaceful and prosperous future through people-to-people exchanges and city-to-city partnerships. Representatives Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced a bi-partisan resolution H.Res.775 to mark this special day. Mayors from over 50 cities across the U.S. and Canada declared Sister Cities International Day in their respective communities as well.

The Youth Leadership Summit had a record of 115 high school students in attendance. Students participated in a specialized nuclear non-proliferation diplomatic simulation hosted by the U.S. Diplomacy Center, speaker sessions, peer collaboration, visits to national monuments, and making lifelong friendships with their peers in the US and across the globe.

Throughout the year, many events were held in honor of Sister Cities International’s 60th Anniversary. Last April, in conjunction with the San Jose – Dublin sister city organization, over 300 citizen diplomats gathered in Dublin, Ireland to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Uprising with our very first US Ireland Sister Cities conference.

A new SCI tradition began as we hosted our first community reception in San Jose with our new Chair of the Board, Tim Quigley, Secretary Norm Mineta and Presidential sponsors Mike and Mary Ellen Fox. Councilmember and SCI Vice Chair, Ron Nirenberg, hosted over 200 people for a Diplomatic Leaders reception for supporters such as Toyota and the former San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger. Two Diplomatic Leadership Awards Receptions were held in Washington, D.C.. The first occurred on International Women’s Day in March, commemorating the essential role women play in diplomatic efforts, and the second was held at the Embassy of Finland, honoring contributions to citizen diplomacy by Senator Robert Dole, former Lt. Governor of Kentucky and Special Advisor to President Obama, Jerry Abramson, Congresswoman Connie Morella and Ambassador Aldona Voss. These community receptions not only honor leaders in our local programs but they bring financial support and public awareness to all sister cities that are members of our organization.

It’s been a great year—but we are already looking forward to the year ahead. We especially look forward to seeing you at the Sister Cities International 61st Annual Conference and Youth Leadership Summit in Virginia Beach, VA July 13-15, 2017.

Now, more than ever -- our work of “Peace through People” is needed. We sincerely appreciate your efforts to make the sister city network grow and prosper.

Sincerely yours,

Mary D. KanePresident and CEO

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A Message from the ChairmanAs Mary chronicles in her annual letter from the President, the Sister Cities International network celebrated many notable programmatic achievements for our 60th Anniversary Year. The past year was also significant for a number of organizational and business successes which will greatly strengthen our ability to pursue our global mission and enable better delivery of services to our members.

First, we have revitalized and expanded our vanguard Global Envoy Team, launched the long planned Ambassadors and Mayors Advisory Councils and implemented the Country Representative concept to improve our leadership outreach efforts in order to raise the network’s overall global visibility.

Second, we launched the full 50 State Representative Operational Field Team to leverage seasoned Volunteer Leadership with our Staff and place renewed emphasis on our core business of growing our Membership. Additionally, we have established a Board Strategy and Programs Committee to identify and grow programs and Membership benefits.

Third, we initiated an aggressive revenue generation mindset within leadership and management to ensure the organization lives within its means, diversifies and grows current operational capability while setting financial goals for the future. To that end, we achieved significant progress after several difficult years. We balanced the 2016 budget, commenced replenishing the Reserve “Rainy Day” Fund and started the eliminating our long term line of credit while realizing a marked 4% growth in our Investment Portfolio. Additionally, we are commencing a Long Term Sustainability Planning Effort. While our government core grant and membership remained stable, our 2016 annual conference revenues were up 15% and overall contributions were up an impressive 23%.

As the world’s oldest and largest volunteer network of citizen diplomats. we represent approximately 500 U.S. communities with 2000 partnerships in 145 countries on 6 continents. Our mission remains to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation—one individual, one community at a time. We continue to touch everyday lives of millions of people through economic development and business opportunities, education and scholarship programs, environmental projects and emergency response, arts, cultural and heritage activities as well as municipal, youth and sports exchanges.

Thanks a million to all of you for your strong dedication and continued financial commitment to Sister Cities International. With your help, we are well positioned for the next 6o years.

Sincerely,

Tim Quigley Chairman of the Board of Directors

2016 INCOME$1,818,531

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Platinum Level ($100,000+)Hans & Erika Vielberth Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

Presidential Level ($50,000+)Mary Ellen Fox & Michael E. Fox

Family Foundation Minister Level ($25,000+)EagleBank Michael and Rae Hyatt

Ambassador Level ($10,000+)Tim Quigley Advanced Micro Devices The Washington Diplomat Thelma Press United Airlines

Charge d’Affaires Level ($5,000+)MGM Resorts InternationalLarry Uebner Mary Palko Clare Petrich Jayne Plank Louis Dejoy & Aldona Wos Family

Foundation NuStar Foundation The Japan Foundation Center

for Global Partnership Toyota Motor North America Trinity University

Diplomat Level ($3,500+) Fred Blanton Raveen Arora Bill Boerum Ed Adams Joseph Bice Carolina Rendeiro Bob Greninger Bill and Ann Evans Al and Sharon Durtka

International Attache Level ($2,500+)3I Tech Works Inc. - Randy Avon Carol Robertson LopezCindy Elliott Omaha Sister Cities Association Norris Hermsmeyer Gary Barnabo Leroy Allala John Dabeet Christine Warnke - Hogan Lovells Destination DC Holly Lazzerini James P Moran, LLC Lee Presley Guio Lorna Johnson Magdalena Carrasco - City of San

Jose California Peter Svarzbein Ron Nirenberg - City of

San Antonio, TX Ruth Cotter Steve Kalishman Teri Simmons Willow Darsie

1956 Society Level ($1,956+)Tom Gittins Chahal Charities Inc. A.M. Kinney Althea Norcott Barbara Barrett Brad Cole Carol Burdette Charles Stokke Craig and Barbara Barrett

Foundation Debbie Bingham Franklin Thompson Richard and Jane Neuheisel Ruth Hodges Fraser Sister Cities Association

of Virginia Beach Sylvia Sass Thomas and Anita Lisk

Thank You to Our Global Leaders Circle

The Sister Cities International Global Leaders Circle consists of people and organizations who have financially invested in Sister Cities International’s mission. With their commitment, we are able to foster the next generation

of citizen diplomats, support partnerships in underserved areas like the Middle East and North Africa, and help communities across the U.S. build cultural, educational, and economic ties with others around the world. We are grateful for their support, and their dedication to helping achieve our mission of peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation.

For more information on how to support Sister Cities International, please email Ryan Newcomb at rnewcomb@sistercities.org.

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Special Envoy Level ($1,000+)American Councils for International

Education American Foreign Service Corp. Randy Avon Gayle Stallings Mae Ferguson Charles E. Stokke Elizabeth Hoffman Foothills Community Foundation -

Carol Burdette Fort Wayne SCA, IN Frost Bank James Amato Jeff Mancabelli Kathleen Carr Nancy Huppert Security Service Federal Credit

Union The Robert, Martha & John Atherton

Foundation

Counselor Level ($500+)Los Altos Sister Cities City of San Antonio, TX Kathleen Roche Tansey Mary Kane A.M Kinney Carol Trawick Cynthia Ruma Buettner Ellen Goldberg - Pathika Press Fort Worth SCI Lexington Sister Cities -

Kay Sargent Lily Ong - Honolulu Sister-City Linda McCance Packham -

Hanover Park Sister Cities Linda Whitton & James R. Maple Morgan Dent Rachel Sengers Sahouri Insurance Sonoma-Aswan Committee -

Egypt The Honorable Robert Dole

Citizen Diplomat Level ($100+)Conway Partnerships WGBH Educational Foundation Marie Fella Remy Szykier Robert Levy Shirley Rivens Smith Ann M. Galloway Bradford Hanson David & Carolyn Diamond Gail Schubert James R. Aubrey Jane Golden Belford and Kevin B.

Belford Charitable Fund Milton L Laflen Nancy Eidam Robert & Linda Packham Robert Packham and Linda

McCance Tony Anderson Felicia Royster Hogan Lovells US LLP Joanne La Torre Anderson Joseph Johnson Nicole Rautama Stephanie Owens The Honorable Julia Bloch  P.A. & T.C. Sanders Angie Gomez Condor International Advisors LLC -

Sam MokGeorgiana McLeod Hans Steuck James & Elata Everhart Mark Jackson Rosalind Streeter Bill Howells Joseph Palen Kevin Hill Boubker Mazoz Allen Lewin Barbara Pederson Bernadette Semple Brian R. Smith Bruce Adams Carisa Graf-Suleman Carson Sister Cities Association Correa-Garcia Family Trust

Dennis Doyle Diane Dillon Dr. Carolyn Bishop Edward Woods Eleanor Charles Jane Cahaly Janis Weisberg Jay Silhanek JC Real Estate Sales LLC -

James Connelly John and Linda Rebrovic Kay Sargent Keiko Dombrowski Kerry August Kristy Clason Laura Giroux Lee Guio Jr. Linda P. McConnell Lorna Johnson - Global Linkages Inc.Maria Nephew Mark Cowan Mary Alice Swengros Mary Kaplan Michael Garrett Michael Wood Mindy Ruffalo National Park Foundation (Debra J.

Honey South Portland, ME) Patricia Cappelletti Priscilla J. Harris Programming for Change, Inc. Redford Township Richard and Scott Hill Richard August Roxana Goin Sandra McCormick Stelle Feuers Stephen T. Honey Steven Barefield III The Honorable Connie Morella Touchless Car Wash - ToniMaria

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Global Leaders Circle Cont’d.

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What Do Sister Cities Do?

Arts & Culture

Los Angeles, California – Mexico City, MexicoMexico City showed their generosity for their sister city, Los Angeles, by gifting a beautiful bronze winged statue titled “Alas de la Ciudad,” or “Wings of the City.” The statue is the creation of Mexican artist Jorge Marin. Mexican Consul General Carlos Sada said the sculpture is “a symbol of the deep friendship that exists between Mexico and Los Angeles.” This symbol of friendship will be displayed in the Civic Center area of Los Angeles.

Seattle, Washington – Tashkent, UzbekistanA park in Seattle in need of rehabilitation was rededicated with a makeover to honor Seattle’s sister city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The celebration held in honor of the rededication included remarks from representatives of Seattle and Tashkent. Now “Tashkent Park”is a symbol of friendship and international goodwill in honor of the first U.S.-Soviet sister city partnership, established in 1973.

Nashville, Tennessee – Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Nashville hosted a St. Patrick’s Day festival to embrace its rich heritage and share its strong Irish roots, while also celebrating their sister city relationship with Belfast, Ireland. The festival featured a wide variety of musical guests from both the U.S. and Northern Ireland that brought their best mixture of Irish, old-time American, and Bluegrass music to downtown Nashville. More than 10,000 people attended to celebrate Nashville’s Irish culture and sister city partnership.

Muscatine, Iowa – Zhengding, ChinaThe world-renowned China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra accepted an invitation to perform in Muscatine, Iowa, sister city of Zhengding, China. The Muscatine-China Initiatives Committee and the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra worked with China Windows Group to coordinate the performance in Muscatine, which was free to the public. The musicians stayed in Muscatine with host families and were able to attend high school orchestra classes. This was a great opportunity for the local orchestra students to work with world-renowned musicians and gain a deeper appreciation for the cultural significance and joy of orchestral music. For the musicians, it was a unique opportunity to share their talents on a more personal level.

Sister cities aim to promote peace through people-to-people relationships. Exchanges cover a broad range of topics that fall under four categories: youth and education, arts and culture, business and trade, and

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Business, Trade, and Economic Development

Sausalito, California – Viña del Mar, ChileMembers in Sausalito, California developed an exchange program with their sister city of Viña del Mar, Chile that focuses on supporting women in business. Sausalito women entrepreneurs traveled to Viña del Mar to lead a “women in business mentoring program” where they connected with local women business owners to exchange information and ideas on leadership, business growth, and development. Following this visit, a group of women entrepreneurs from Viña del Mar traveled to Sausalito for a week to participate in programs and workshops on marketing, financial responsibility and empowerment.

Virginia Beach, Virginia – Olongapo, Philippines The Port of Virginia signed an agreement with the Port of Subic Bay in the Philippines to expand business and shipping opportunities between the two maritime destinations. This new partnership can be credited to Virginia Beach’s sister city relationship with Olongapo City, Republic of the Philippines. There are high hopes that this agreement will generate new business while creating the potential for new jobs and businesses in Virginia. They look forward to sharing training programs, initiatives, and marketing to promote the routes.

Municipal Partnerships, Humanitarian Assistance, and Global Innovation

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Najaf, Iraq Members of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project and the Mayor of Minneapolis welcomed the first delegation of officials from Minneapolis’s Sister City of Najaf, Iraq. This trip included a meeting with Mayor Betsy Hodges, a learning session in the City Council Chamber, a morning tour of Minneapolis, and a community dinner with local Minnesotans.

Discussions between the delegation and Mayor highlighted challenges of governing while the country is in civil turmoil. They focused their attention and knowledge-sharing on education, investments, and technical expertise.

Atlanta, Georgia – Toulouse, France For the seventh year, the France-Atlanta organization held an annual program to highlight developments and partnerships in the fields of cybersecurity, mental health during humanitarian crises, and the role of the arts in democracy-building. The sister cities of Atlanta and Toulouse specifically started a new initiative by collaborating on a “start-up exchange,” involving two selected Atlanta startups that spent two weeks in Toulouse in October, where they were connected with the city’s startup events, gained access to European decision-makers, and engaged with investors and business leaders in their respective sectors.

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Youth and Education

Crestview, Florida – Noirmoutier, FranceBrought together by the Crestview-Noirmoutier Sister City relationship, six French students from the University of Nantes were competitively selected to participate in Northwest Florida State College’s Bachelor of Applied Sciences program. These students spent their third year of college, which began in August 2016, taking classes and living with local host families to be fully immersed in U.S. culture. Class subjects included business, marketing, and accounting. As a requirement of the program, the six students will return to France after the school year to finish their education or pursue a career.

San Antonio, Texas – Kumamoto, Japan The Japan-America Society of San Antonio (JASSA) and the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation hosted a reception to welcome the Honorable Tetsuro Amano, Consul General of Japan. This reception came just months after a devastating earthquake in Kumamoto. The earthquake prompted a quick response from San Antonio which, along with JASSA, organized a six-month Kumamoto Earthquake Relief fundraising campaign. Funds were used to help the victims and survivors of the earthquake, as well as to rebuild Kumamoto’s infrastructure and the heavily damaged Kumamoto Castle, a historic landmark similar to the Alamo in San Antonio.

Corvallis, Oregon – Uzhorod, UkraineAs part of the Corvallis Sister Cities Association program sponsored by the U.S. Congress, a group of Ukrainian doctors visited the Seattle area to meet with their peers. In an effort to raise occupational awareness and create awareness of democratic processes and provide cultural exposure, the family doctors of Uzhorod toured hospitals and different medical units. The exchange exposed the doctors to differences in practicing medicine, but also many similarities.

What Do Sister Cities Do? (Cont’d)

Over the 20 years that Crestview and Noirmoutier have been sister cities, exchanges such as these have helped to deepen the ties between the two communities.

Cincinnati, Ohio – Munich, Germany Since 1991, teachers from Hamilton County have engaged in an exchange with teachers from Munich, Germany—one of Cincinnati’s sister cities. Over an annual two-week trip, five or six teachers from Cincinnati are paired with German counterparts to exchange best practices and learn about each other’s education system. Later in the year, German teachers travel to Cincinnati to observe the American school systems.

Sacramento, California – Matsuyama, JapanA high school program in Sacramento, California, “The Grant Drum Line,” traveled to perform in the sister city celebration of Sacramento and Maysuyama, Japan. The program was created to provide high schoolers with the opportunity to cultivate musical ability and skill as part of a group and has grown from performing local events to performing on late night television shows. The overseas performance helped celebrate the 35th anniversary for the two cities.

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Who We Are

Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 People-to-People conference

on citizen diplomacy, where he envisioned a network that would champion peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world.

By forming these relationships, President Eisenhower reasoned that people from different cultures could understand, appreciate, and celebrate their differences while building partnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts.

Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the U.S. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in over 500 communities with more than 2,000 partnerships in 145 countries on six continents.

Since its inception, the Sister Cities International network has played a key role in renewing and strengthening important global relationships.

With a mission “to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation — one individual, one community at a time,” Sister Cities International’s

member programs focus on four main areas of exchange: youth and education, business and trade, arts and culture, and municipal and technical exchange.

Sister Cities International serves as a hub for institutional knowledge and best practices in the field of citizen diplomacy. The organization continues to strengthen the sister cities network through strategic institutional partnerships, services, programs, and support for its members. Sister Cities International works to help members find partners as well as to expand and improve activities. It

motivates and assists private citizens, municipal officials, and business leaders to conduct long-term, mutually beneficial sister city, county, or state relationships. Sister Cities International continues to expand its reach to new and emerging regions of the world and dedicates special focus to growing partnerships in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

The mission of Sister Cities International is just as important today as it was when it was founded. With international communication becoming easier and more widespread, the values that sister cities promote—mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation—are more relevant than ever. And despite an increase in online communication, face-to-face meetings and personal relationships developed through people-to-people exchanges are vital and irreplaceable.

“There is no problem before the American people – indeed before the world – that so colors everything we do, so colors our thinking, our actions as does the problem of preserving the peace and providing for our own security.”

– President Dwight D. Eisenhower, September 11, 1956

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Sister Cities International offers a number of services and resources to help members find

partners, promote their activities, expand and improve programming, and save time and money. Whether it is developing new skills, recognizing milestones, or providing much needed information and connections, Sister Cities International is committed to boosting the impact of its membership. At the heart of all of our services is assistance by SCI’s knowledgeable staff, which has experience working with hundreds of communities around the U.S.

To learn more about Sister Cities International’s member benefits and services please visit us online at www.sistercities.org/member-area.

Your Switchboard to the WorldPeer-to-peer learning and cooperation with other organizations is at the heart of the sister cities model, and Sister Cities International staff can connect you with the people and programs that will help your program succeed.

• Sister Cities Networking: Want to host a youth exchange? Lead a business delegation? Develop a new policy? We can connect you with other experienced members for an exchange of ideas to help you find solutions.

• Connect with the Diplomatic Corps: We work closely with the U.S. Department of State and its diplomats as well as foreign embassies in the U.S. Let us connect you with the right officials and help you get the answers and support you need.

• Annual Membership Directory: Be featured in the Member Directory, SCI’s flagship publication! This listing of all member cities and their partnerships is distributed to our entire network, municipal and federal governments, and the diplomatic community.

Communications AssistancePeople who participate in sister cities programs see the difference they make in the people and communities they work with, but many programs struggle to communicate their impact to other communities. Let Sister Cities International help you spotlight the great work your program is doing.

• Share Your Story: Let us tell your story to the world. We publicize your success through blog posts, social media, and press outreach.

• Member Profiles: Show off your sister city program with a customizable member profile as well as profiles for all of your sister city partnerships.

• Event & Delegation Promotion: Need help promoting an upcoming inbound or outbound delegation? We can help spread the word through targeted emails, social media, and press outreach.

• Crisis Communications & Media Relations: International events can catch any communications team off guard. We can guide you on how to effectively represent your program in times of crisis or controversy. Our media partnerships and media outreach can ensure that your activities get the attention they deserve.

Member Benefits

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Social Media CampaignsSCI uses a number of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Medium, and our website to better tell our story of promoting peace through people-to-people relationships. SCI’s blog “The Sister Cities Exchange” features member stories throughout the year to provide readers with an opportunity to learn about sister cities, global issues, diplomacy, and expert content related to the role cities play in fostering peace. To submit a blog post, visit http://sistercities.org/blog.

SCI launched the 60 Days of Impact campaign leading up to the organization’s 60th Anniversary to highlight 60 years of building peaceful global relationships by sharing stories, photos, and videos about our members and their programs.

In October 2016, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, we launched #SisterCitySunday, a 28-week campaign showing the importance of people-to-people relationships in global peace-building between the U.S. and EU through stories about business, cultural, humanitarian, municipal, or educational partnerships between a U.S. and EU sister city.

Take a look at SCI’s blog campaigns here:

The Sister Cities Exchange: http://medium.com/the-sister-cities-exchange

60 Days of Impact: https://medium.com/60-days-of-impact

#SisterCitySunday: https://medium.com/euintheus/tagged/sistercitysunday

Services and ResourcesAll sister city programs are unique, but most face very similar challenges and needs throughout their development. Whether you’re a brand new program or preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a partnership, Sister Cities International can help.

• Discounted Background Checks: All members receive access to discounted Intellicorp background check services for host families, chaperones, and new hires.

• Medical Services: Sister Cities International has teamed up with Passport Health to provide members with

discounted immunizations and other medical services.

• Free Certificates: Commemorate a new sister cities partnership or anniversary with our custom-made certificates.

• Open Webinars: Build key skills and hear from experts in our webinar series. Topics include grant-writing, fundraising, and volunteer recruitment.

Insurance Whether you’re traveling alone or with a delegation of twenty, making sure you’re prepared for the worst is the responsible thing to do. Sometimes a slip on a trail or a bad stomach bug can ruin a trip, but that doesn’t mean it has to break your bank. Making sure you and your fellow sister city participants are covered will give you peace of mind, and it doesn’t have to be expensive.

SCI offers its members discounted travel medical insurance through Seven Corners at affordable daily rates. Insurance is available for both inbound and outbound delegations, for both individuals and groups, and helps protect international travelers in case of unexpected medical costs or hospitalization. Seven Corners is a leader in the insurance field, and with a specialty in international travel they are ready to meet any of your international travel insurance needs. Seven Corners is also the exclusive provider of travel insurance for Sister Cities International’s J-1 High School Homestay program. Visit http://sistercities.org/insurance for more information on Seven Corners and how you can get a quote.

All members can proudly display their membership in one of the world’s largest networks of citizen diplomats with SCI’s Member Badge.

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Global MembershipGlobal Membership is open to non-U.S. cities, districts, counties, provinces, or other communities that wish to enjoy the benefits of the Sister Cities International network. Cities can only be registered by government employees, elected officials, or organizations formally recognized by local government as the representative of their sister city program. If you have questions about whether you are eligible, please contact us at membership@sistercities.org.

“We have come to rely on Sister Cities International to support us with tools for more effective marketing, media relations, and fundraising… simply put, SCI has made us more effective and more visible.”

–Barbara Pratzner, President,

Greater Columbus Sister Cities International

Governance and Policy ServicesSister city programs often have unique structures, with nonprofits, municipal officials, volunteers, and private businesses all working together on projects in various sectors and multiple countries. This community-wide collaboration is one of the things that makes the network special, but it also often makes governance and policy-making more of a challenge with so many stakeholders.

Our members’ communities range in size from under five hundred people to more than five million, and they often have goals, histories, and partnerships that present unique problems. In the sister cities network, there is no such thing as “one size fits all” when it comes to governance. SCI’s Governance and Policy Services help programs address the challenges that come with administering exchanges with such diverse groups.

• New Programs-For brand new sister city programs, developing bylaws and other governing documents can be an intimidating process. SCI can help provide sample bylaws, connect you with other programs, review draft bylaws, and work with your community every step of the way so your program has a solid foundation on which to grow.

• New Stakeholders-Sometimes the bylaws you started with twenty years ago are not the bylaws that will guide you into the next twenty. In recent years there has been a rapid increase in the number of city governments, private organizations, and other civic organizations looking to get involved in sister city programs, but this often requires reorganizing bylaws and policies. SCI can help you manage this process to ensure that everyone has a stake in the process, and that your community’s groups have a solid foundation to work constructively.

• New Policy Challenges-Whether it’s creating a process for evaluating potential partners, deciding how to deal with internal disputes, or responding to global events, most programs at some point will need to develop new policies to help guide them. SCI can help provide advice as well as connect you with others who have faced similar challenges

Sister Cities International’s Governance and Policy Services is one of its fastest growing member benefits. In 2015, programs from all over the nation utilized this service to receive assistance in structuring their bylaws and developing policies for their sister city organization. Whether you’re a new program starting from scratch or a longtime member looking to restructure, Sister Cities International can help you establish governance that will help you address challenges and take advantage of your community’s resources. In the sister cities network there’s no such thing as “one size fits all” which is why we work hand-in-hand with each member to make sure they have an internal structure that suits the needs of their program.

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The Cities Seeking Cities program provides members with a more hands-on, proactive

approach in establishing new sister city, county, or state partnerships. During the process, staff works directly with communities to identify priorities, research potential partners, reach out to appropriate points of contact, exchange information, advise on proper protocol, and ultimately assist in developing the actual partnership agreement. Staff has worked to build the Sister Cities International network within the U.S. and foreign diplomatic community to pinpoint appropriate contacts within international communities and provide valuable introductions. 

About Cities Seeking CitiesIf you’re looking for a sister city, please contact us at partnerships@sistercities.org. After you indicate that your city is looking for a new sister city, you will receive a follow-up email from Sister Cities International staff to set up a debriefing. A staff member will speak with you and your fellow members to get more details on what you are looking for in a partner as well as information about your city (such as industries, educational institutions, demographics, etc.).

Staff will then research and provide a list of prospective cities, which the member will narrow the search to three to five communities abroad. Following this process, we will reach out to foreign embassies in the U.S., U.S. embassies abroad, municipal associations, and other U.S. and international contacts to find the appropriate contact in the potential partner city. Our research will be targeted towards gauging interest and getting more details regarding how sister cities are managed in the prospective city/country.

Finally, staff will work with you to set up a direct conversation between your city office and your potential sister city matches to discuss partnership. Along the way, Sister Cities International can provide information and best practices on procedures, protocol, format, content of invitation letters, and partnership agreements, and serve as a general liaison.

In 2016, Sister Cities International worked with 71 U.S. communities, 34 international communities, and over 100 U.S. Foreign Service Officers to research and evaluate potential partners and advise on protocol matters; leading to three new relationships and 19 successful introductions for potential new sister city relationships. 

For more information on finding new partners, visit at http://sistercities.org/cities-seeking-cities or email partnerships@sistercities.org.

The Cities Seeking Cities Program

“Concord might never have paired with Freeport, Bahamas had it not been for the assistance of the Cities Seeking Cities program. We were contacted regularly by the program to see how things were coming along. Concord Sister Cities Association is most grateful for the help and the guidance and will most certainly turn to SCI again when looking for another sister city in the future!”

–John Dunlap, President, Concord Sister Cities Association

Machala, Ecuador -- one of several international cities seeking a sister city in the U.S.

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High School HomestayThe J-1 Visa High School Homestay Exchange Program is an opportunity for Sister Cities International’s members to host students for a semester or year of high school in the U.S. through the J-1 Visa Program. This program exposes international students to U.S. culture and society in the spirit of citizen diplomacy, and allows host families to become part of a young person’s life-changing experience.

In 2016, Sister Cities International received J-1 designation from the U.S. Department of State and assisted

over 19 students from Germany, Japan, Czech Republic, France, and Taiwan to travel to the

U.S. for the 2016-2017 school year. Sister Cities International works with local

and international coordinators in member communities to

navigate the exchange process, orient exchange students and host families, and assist with any issues.

Young Artists and Authors ShowcaseEach year, the Young Artists and Authors Showcase encourages youth from around the globe to express their creativity through original artwork and literature based on a theme related to the work of sister city programs. This competition is open to both U.S. member communities as well as their sister city partners. Sister city programs often host their own local competition and send their community’s winner to compete at the national level. Works are sent from member cities to Washington, D.C., where a panel of judges selects winners based on originality, composition, and theme interpretation. All entries are posted online for viewing, and grand prize winners in each category receive a $1,000 prize.

In 2016, young artists, authors, filmmakers, and photographers were were asked to interpret the theme, “Peace through People.” The winning art pieces were showcased at the 60th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., before departing on a yearlong tour to cities across the U.S. In 2016, Sister Cities International launched a photography challenge, inviting students to share photos on Instagram as their submissions.

Youth Programs

Sister Cities International offers several Youth Programs that give young students the opportunity to develop cross-cultural competence and maturity by experiencing and understanding other cultures.

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YAAS 2016 Competition Winners & Finalists

28th Annual Young Artists ShowcaseGrand Prize Winners: Nathan Smoka, Columbia Heights, MN, “Unity”Samuel Antwi, Kumasi, Ghana, “Together As One”

Finalists: Jocelyn Abaray, Lakeland, FL, “One Hope”Alex Avila, Belvidere, IL, “Countries in Unity”Julia Barquin, Delray Beach, FL, “Grow Peace

Through People”Astha Chourasia, Chandler, AZ, “Tear Drop”In-Hae Na, Incheon, South Korea, “The Young Olive

Trees and Peace”Tatsuya Sumitomo, Yao, Japan, “Peace”Kamil Mikolaj Urban, Torun, Poland, “Wallpaper

World Peace”Elena Comarnitchi, Ungheni, Moldova, “Peace is in

Our Hands”

8th Annual Young Authors ShowcasePoems:Grand Prize Winner: Hannah Huebsch, Osage, IA, “My Vision of Peace”

Finalists:Mattlin Stanek, Stillwater, OK, “Peace Through People”Cristal Ramirez, Santa Clarita, CA, “Peace Through People”

Essays: Grand Prize Winner: Samantha Kamath, Chandler, AZ, “World Disagreement”

Finalists:Katherine Hann, Phoenix, AZ, “Fighting Indifference”DaIn Ham, Incheon, South Korea, “There’s Not Much “I”

Can Do For You”

2nd Annual Young Filmmakers ShowcaseGrand Prize Winner: Max Rykov, Montgomery County, MD, “Pianino for Peace”

Finalist:Ethan Holleman, Highland Park, IL, “Flash Before Your Eyes”

1st Annual Young Photographers ShowcaseGrand Prize Winner: Isabella Cantu, San Bernadino, CA

Finalists:Noah Hughes, Charlotte, NCJessica Beall, San Antonio, TX

Isabella Cantu, San Bernadino, CA

Nathan Smoka, Columbia Heights, MN, “Unity”

Samuel Antwi, Kumasi, Ghana, “Together As One”

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Sister Cities International’s Annual Awards Program is an opportunity for members to be recognized for outstanding achievement in a number of programmatic areas with categories for cities of all sizes.

Winners are highlighted throughout the year by Sister Cities International and honored at the Annual Conference’s Awards Banquet.

2016 Annual Award WinnersSee highlights of our winning programs throughout the Membership Directory.

Best Overall Program Population Less than 25,000:  Sausalito Sister Cities, Inc.

Population Between 25,001 – 50,000:  Village of Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee

Population Between 50,001 – 100,000:  Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee

Population Between 100,001 – 300,000:  Birmingham Sister Cities

Population Between 300,001 – 500,000:  International Relations Council of Riverside, Inc.

Population Greater than 500,001:  Denver Sister Cities International

Annual Awards Program

Innovation: Arts and CulturePopulation Between 100,001 – 500,000: Norfolk Sister City Association, Inc.

Population Greater than 500,001: City of San Antonio International Relations Office

Innovation: Economic DevelopmentPopulation Less than 100,000: City of Monterey, California

Population Between 100,001-500,000: Birmingham Sister Cities

Population Greater than 500,001: Baltimore Sister Cities International

Innovation: Humanitarian Assistance Population Less than 100,000: Coral Gables International Affairs Coordinating Council

Population Between 100,001-500,000: Pasadena Sister Cities Committee

Population Greater than 500,001: Houston-Karachi Sister City Association

Innovation: Youth and Education Population Less than 100,000: Sister Cities of Wilmington, Inc.

Population Between 100,001-500,000: Bellevue Sister Cities Association

Population Greater than 500,001: Phoenix Sister Cities

Volunteer of the Year Howard L. Chapman, Fort Wayne Sister Cities International

Diplomatic Leadership AwardThe Honorable Barbara Barrett

Get your sister city program recognized! Nominate your program for Sister Cities International’s 2017 Annual Awards for a chance to be honored at the 61st Annual Conference. Visit http://sistercities.org/AnnualAwards for guidelines and application forms.

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In celebration of Sister Cities International’s 60th Anniversary, two Diplomatic Leadership Award receptions were held to honor excellence in citizen diplomacy and international relations.

The first reception was held on March 8, 2016 in honor of International Women’s Day.  Sister Cities International highlighted the essential role that women have played, and continue to play, in world affairs by honoring two women who have been leaders in diplomacy. The Honorable Jayne Plank is former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of State as well as former Mayor of Kensington, Maryland, and the Honorable Robin Sanders is former U.S. Ambassador to the Congo and Nigeria. The celebration was enjoyed by an audience filled with leaders from the Washington Diplomatic Corps, Capitol Hill, the business community, and government.

The second reception was held during Sister Cities International’s Fall Leadership Meetings, September 11-12, 2016, to celebrate the organization’s founding on September 11th, 1956. The Awards ceremony was hosted by Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi at the Embassy of Finland, where Senator Robert J. Dole, the Honorable Timothy Chorba, former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, and the Honorable Connie Morella, former U.S. Congresswoman and U.S. Ambassador to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development were lauded for their contributions to international relations and citizen diplomacy. 

Diplomatic Leadership Awards

Sister Cities International honors individuals who have demonstrated dedication and excellence in citizen diplomacy and international relations with Diplomatic Leadership Awards twice a year.

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Top 10Moments from Sister Cities International’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

1 Kickoff Reception at the Japanese Ambassador’s ResidenceHosted by Japan’s Ambassador to the U.S., the

Honorable Kenichiro Sasae and Mrs. Nobuko Sasae, the evening reception started the 60th Anniversary Celebration off right as delegates enjoyed the beauty of the Ambassador’s residence. Welcome remarks were made by Ambassador Sasae, Sister Cities International’s President and CEO Mary D. Kane, and Courtney Beale, Senior Director for Global Engagement and Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council, the White House.

The speakers reflected on how far the U.S. and Japan have come since World War II, with 206 official U.S.-Japan sister city relationships representing the most in any country in the Sister Cities International network. Guests then enjoyed networking and delicious Japanese cuisine.

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Mary D. Kane, Ambassador Sasae, Mrs. Sasae, and Courtney Beale.

Youth Leadership Summit participants hold the Sister Cities International Flag during the Parade of Flags.

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H. Res. 775: Designating July 15, 2016 as Sister Cities International Day.

2 Sister Cities International DayWith a bipartisan Congressional resolution introduced by Congressmen Joaquin Castro

(TX-20) and Ron DeSantis (FL-06) and Mayoral proclamations from nearly 50 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, July 15, 2016 was officially announced as Sister Cities International day!

Students and girl scouts act as flag bearers during the Parade of Flags.

3 Opening Ceremony and Parade of FlagsThe first day of the Annual Conference began with

an annual tradition: The Opening Ceremony and Parade of Flags. Over 130 community flags were paraded by girl scouts from the Nation’s Capital Chapter, youth involved in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s summer

programs, as well as high school students from the 2016 Youth Leadership Summit. The flags from communities within the sister city network acted as a reminder of the many diverse communities in the network, from small farm towns to metropolitan cities across the globe that unite to promote peace through people.

Mary D. Kane, Lauren Vaughan, A/S Evan Ryan, and Bill Boerum make remarks during the Opening Ceremony.

The Opening Ceremony continued with remarks from Mary D. Kane, Secretary of the District of Columbia Lauren Vaughan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan, and Sister Cities International Board Chairman Bill Boerum.

Cutting Sister Cities International’s 60th Anniversary cake!

4 City Welcome ReceptionHosted by the city of Washington, D.C. and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Sister

Cities International celebrated its 60th Birthday during the City Welcome Reception. With remarks provided by Mary D. Kane; Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser; Washington, D.C. Secretary of the District of Columbia Lauren Vaughan; U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Outreach Karen Richardson; and Minister Li Kexin from the Embassy.

Guests were entertained by local Washington, D.C. musical performances as well as a traditional Chinese dance act, followed by delicious Chinese cuisine.

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5 Keynote SpeechesThe Annual Conference hosted a number of keynotes including a speech by Admiral Thad

Allen, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton and 23rd Commandant of the United States Coast Guard; a breakfast keynote Foreign Diplomatic Corps Panel with H.E. Ambassador Pierre Clive Agius of the Republic of Malta; H.E. Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian of the Republic of Armenia; H.E. Ambassador Djerdj Matkovic of the Republic of Serbia; and an introduction by 60th Anniversary Celebration Honorary Co-Chair Hans Vielberth and a keynote conversation with 60th Anniversary Celebration Honorary Co-Chair Norm Mineta, President and CEO of Mineta and Associates, LLC and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

Foreign Diplomatic Corps Panel: Frances Holuba, H.E. Ambassador Djerdj Matkovic, H.E. Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian, and H.E. Ambassador Pierre Clive Agius.

The Foreign Diplomatic Corps Panel included a panel of Ambassadors moderated by Politico’s Director of Social Enterprise, Frances Holuba, on the importance of sister city relationships and subnational diplomacy for their respective country’s bilateral ties with the U.S. The Ambassadors discussed opportunities for a future of strong, impactful sister city relationships.

Secretary Norm Mineta and Kathleen Matthews.

Moderated by journalist, corporate communications executive, and public affairs advocate Kathleen Matthews, the keynote conversation with Norm Mineta touched audience members as he told the story of his experience in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, among his other experiences as a politician, Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary of Transportation during 9/11.

Food, Culture, Music, and Sports: Diplomacy through Unique Platforms panel with David Beame, Event Director, Global Citizen; Jane Chu, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts; Arthur Espinoza, Jr., Executive Director, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Government of the District of Columbia; Donté Lamar Stallworth, Former Professional Football Player; Mary Beth Albright, Food Attorney, Food Writer and Food Network Star Finalist.

6 Conference SessionsThis year’s Conference sessions featured dozens of inspiring experts from the fields of diplomacy,

cities, international affairs, and more. Attendees had an opportunity to attend 11 engaging sessions and workshops on the topics of smart and resilient cities, peace and security, tourism, cultural diplomacy, young professional engagement, city brand management, digital communications, international protocol, the economic benefits of sister cities, and grant writing.

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Panel from Herat, Afghanistan including Herat Mayor Farhad Niyaesh.

Each session’s dynamic speakers covered the major conference themes of “peace through people” and the importance of citizen-level involvement in diplomacy. Workshops covered practical ways in which sister city programs as well as others working in the field of citizen diplomacy can grow and improve their programs and local engagement.

New Board of Directors Magdalena Carrasco, Teri Simmons, Lorna Johnson, Willow Darsie, Cindy Elliott, Lee Guio, Peter Svarzbein, Raveen Arora, Carol Robertson Lopez, and Larry Uebner. Board Chairman Tim Quigley, Board Chair Emeritus Bill Boerum, and Mary Kane [Missing: Vice Chairman Ron Nirenberg.

7 New Board of Directors, Board Chairman, and Board Vice ChairmanThe Sister Cities International network of

members elected 10 new board members during the 2016 Annual Business Meeting. Tim Quigley of San Jose, California assumed his position as Board Chairman after serving two years as Vice Chairman and Ron Nirenberg, City Council Member of San Antonio, Texas, was elected as Vice Chairman by the Board of Directors.

The newly elected at-large Board of Directors members are Raveen Arora of Tempe, Arizona; Magdalena Carrasco of San Jose, California; Willow Darsie of Washington, D.C.; Cindy Elliott of Hays, Kansas; Lee Guio of Union City, California; Lorna Johnson of East Orange, New Jersey; Carol Robertson Lopez of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Teri Simmons of Atlanta, Georgia; and Peter Svarzbein of El Paso, Texas. Quigley appointed two at-large Board members, Ruther Cotter of Sunnyvale, California and Jim Moran of Alexandria, Virginia. Lawrence Uebner of Omaha, Nebraska was re-elected as an at-large Board member and the Board’s Treasurer. Carol Robertson Lopez was elected as Secretary.

8 The Culmination of 60 Days of Impact: A Blog Post by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

Speaking with students at Indiana University in Bloomington on October 15, 2015. [U.S. Department of State photo]

After 60 days of engaging content curated from sister city members, Mayors, Ambassadors, experts from the fields of cities, diplomacy, climate, youth, and the Sister Cities International archives for Sister Cities International’s 60 Days of Impact campaign, Sister Cities International received a blog post from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. His post “Engage America: Peace Happens through People” discussed the importance of citizen diplomacy to discover interests that people share that transcend boundaries and lead to lasting peace.

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10 The 2016 Lou Wozar Diplomatic Awards Ceremony and DinnerTo conclude the 60th celebration, the 2016

Lou Wozar Diplomatic Awards Ceremony and Dinner featured a cocktail reception and the Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner. The ceremony began with a video in honor of Sister Cities International’s history and anniversary.

Mary D. Kane (R) presents the 2016 Diplomatic Leadership Award to Ambassador Barbara Barrett (L).

The 2016 Diplomatic Leadership Award was given to Ambassador Barbara Barrett for her active role in advancing people-to-people dialogue through aviation, tourism, trade, commerce, sister city exchanges, and diplomatic activities. Sister city programs from across the U.S. were then awarded for their excellent 2015 initiatives in the categories of Volunteer of the Year, Best Overall, and Innovation (Arts & Culture, Economic Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Youth & Education).

Following the ceremony, attendees bid on nearly 100 items in the 60th Anniversary online auction to support Sister Cities International while eating delicious gelato from Dolci Gelati, and students from the Youth Leadership Summit took over the dance floor for their last evening together.

9 The 2016 Youth Leadership SummitSCI’s largest Youth Leadership Summit yet helped mark Sister Cities International’s 60th year through

a specialized diplomatic simulation on nuclear non-proliferation moderated by the U.S. Diplomacy Center, speaker sessions, peer collaboration, visits to national monuments, a Nationals baseball game, and more.

The whole group poses for a photo after the Final Simulation read-out.

Over the course of four days, students learned how different national interests drive international cooperation on critical issues and gained effective problem-solving strategies, leadership skills, and insights into international affairs.

See the full Youth Leadership Summit recap on the following pages.

The ballroom filled with guests for the Annual Awards dinner.

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Day 1On Wednesday, July 13, students flew into Washington, D.C. from across the U.S. and the globe to celebrate SCI’s largest Youth Leadership Summit yet with 115 participants in attendance.

Students take a photo with Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae and Mrs. Nobuko Sasae.

That night, students kicked off the Summit with a reception at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence where youth and adult conference attendees mingled, toured the beautiful Japanese gardens and tea house, ate Japanese cuisine, and took photos with Japan’s Ambassador to the U.S., his Excellency Kenichiro Sasae and Mrs. Nobuko Sasae.

Day 2On Thursday, delegates visited the U.S. Capitol and were one of the first groups to visit the recently restored dome. Students were also able to sit in on sessions of Congress and watch their representatives at work.

Students visit the White House.

The group then split off to visit their pick of Washington, D.C.’s many Smithsonian museums on the National Mall, and finished the afternoon with a view of the White House.

“Once again sister cities has produced an amazing experience for all of us youth ambassadors. It’s not every day that high schoolers get to travel to the capital of the United States and participate in such an amazing experience that gives us the confidence and passion to genuinely make a difference in this world.”

Day 3

Students march 130 flags around the Ronald Reagan Building’s Woodrow Wilson Plaza during the Opening Ceremony’s Parade of Flags.

On Friday, youth delegates participated in the Opening Ceremony acting as flag bearers for the Parade of Flags with flags from 130 different member cities all over the world.

Students break into groups to take part in the U.S. Diplomacy Center’s diplomatic simulation.

2016 Youth Leadership Summit Recap

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The group then headed over to the law firm Hogan Lovells to take part in the U.S. Diplomacy Center’s diplomatic simulation. This year’s simulation focused on nuclear non-proliferation. Students learned about nuclear politics from senior scientist Mark Goodman of the International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau at the U.S. Department of State, then split into groups and assumed the roles of different actors in an international nuclear negotiation. Though tensions and stakes were high, all groups were able to work together to reach peaceful agreements.

“We learned how to take the initiative to make conversation, compromise, and strive toward peaceful resolution.”

That night, the group celebrated their accomplishments at a Washington Nationals baseball game.

Day 4On their final day, the group attended the Annual Conference and heard the Breakfast Keynote Foreign Diplomatic Corps Panel with the Ambassadors of Malta, the Republic of Serbia, and Armenia. They also heard from elected officials from California and Texas as well as young professionals in Washington, D.C. who spoke about the importance of engaging younger generations with sister cities. Lastly, the youth attended the Keynote Luncheon with the Honorable Norm Mineta, former Mayor of San Jose and Secretary of Transportation.

“The panels were very inspiring and made me want to go back home with a plan to go out and help the communities around me.”

Students get ready to present their outcomes at the Final Simulation.

Students present their outcomes and thoughts on the Summit as a whole.

To close out the Conference, students presented what they had learned during the diplomatic simulation and reflected on their overall experiences during the Youth Leadership Summit.

Students dance it out at the end of the Summit!

That night, students enjoyed dancing and dessert after the Lou Wozar Diplomatic Awards Ceremony to celebrate their new friendships and connections.

“YLS was one of the BEST weeks of my life! I have met so many people that are working to achieve if not the same, than a similar goal as me. Speaking with them has opened my mind and shaped the way I think. This has been truly an AMAZING experience. 10/10, would recommend.”

“Sister Cities International is the pinnacle of citizen efforts to engage in diplomacy. This organization allows the youth of tomorrow to experience elements of domestic government, foreign policy making, the art of diplomacy, and the cultures of our ever-changing universe. I am honored to have been a part of this summit.”

“Over the past four days, I have met people from all over the country and we’ve become such great friends in such a short amount of time. This program introduces you to great inspiring leaders and expands your social network. It was an amazing experience.”

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60 Days of Impact

SCI was founded on the idea that, by forming community-led relationships, people of different

cultures could appreciate their differences and build partnerships to lessen the chance of new national conflicts. With a focus on major countries involved in World War II and a mission to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual one community at a time – Sister Cities International began creating relationships between cities in the U.S. and cities abroad in order to implement cultural, educational, business, and community development exchanges.

To highlight 60 years of building peaceful global relationships, SCI hosted 60 Days of Impact, an online campaign featuring dynamic content for 60 days leading up to its 60th Annual Conference.

Each day, stories, photos, and videos from the organization’s archives, as well as original blog posts from experts and spotlight Q&As from Mayors and Ambassadors and other thought leaders were publicized.

The 60 Days of Impact campaign illustrated the strength behind Sister Cities International’s past as well as the important role that cities and citizen diplomats play in helping to shape a better world for the future.

View the 60 Days of Impact campaign at https://medium.com/60-days-of-impact.

“But I am talking about the exchange of professors and students and executives, the providing of technical assistance, and of the ordinary traveler abroad. I am talking about doctors helping in the conquering of disease, of our free labor unions showing other peoples how they work, what they earn, how they achieve their pay and the real take-home pay that they get.”

–Dwight D. Eisenhower

‘‘For 60 years, Sister Cities International has worked in cities, encouraging mutual respect, understanding and cooperation across cultural and political differences by bringing together the residents of cities on opposite sides of the world… Congratulations to Sister Cites International on six decades of mutual learning and respect: The world needs your spirit of cooperation now, more than ever.”

–Pascal Mittermaier, The Nature Conservancy

“To my experience, Sister Cities International and HI USA share a potent mission bond, grounded in the mutual importance we place on citizen diplomacy and face-to-face interactions among people of different cultures. We both believe the world is becoming smaller and more complex than ever. We both have developed unique networks – of cities and of hostels – to build bridges of understanding. And we both have extraordinary volunteers who bring our missions to life.”

–Russ Hedge, CEO, Hostelling International USA

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From Our Donors

“I was part of the first delegation from Regensburg to travel to Tempe in 1979. Today, approximately 3,000 people from each community have visited each other as part of both formal and informal exchanges. What makes these trips and all sister cities exchanges different from traveling as a tourist is that they are truly people to-people experiences, where individuals are able to experience the culture of each community during their stay...Through sister city exchanges, I have made more friends internationally than in my local community, despite my involvement in various local organizations. I value these exchanges and partnerships because they are purely based on personal connections rather than political relations. These exchanges aren’t about repairing relations, but rather creating a new narrative based on personal experiences.”

– Dr. Hans Vielberth, Honorary Board Member, Sister Cities International

“The basis of community is give and take, humans talking and listening to each other – developing informal and formal partnerships, large and small. Sister Cities International knows how to create and foster environments where these relationships take seed and grow, in what’s maybe the most fertile soil of all – curiosity about discovering the familiar in the unfamiliar.”

– Masashi Oka, Executive Chairman, MUFG Americas Holdings,

Sister Cities International Supporter

“The way each sister city member is so thoughtful about everything… if you’re looking to extend and expand business they provide a portfolio for everything from a manager of the hotel from a particular city that may or may not be making a pitch for incremental trade business, all the way through to peers who have already done a similar thing, all the way through to access to government affairs and relations to what you might need on the ground in a particular area. That is extraordinarily unique and I don’t know of any organization that can provide that portfolio/one-stop-shop without a political agenda. This is very differentiating and powerful and a testament to the efforts.”

– Ruth Cotter, Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations, AMD

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Sister Cities International is governed by a 25 to 27-member Board of Directors who are elected by the voting membership of the organization. Board members serve three-year terms, and state representative, youth, and

young professional representatives serve two-year terms and are elected at Sister Cities International’s Annual Business Meeting during the Annual Conference in July each year. Board members each generously support Sister Cities International through a $2,500 donation every year they serve on the Board.

2016-17 Board of Directors

Executive Committee ChairmanTim Quigley

President & CEO (ex-officio)Mary Kane

Vice ChairmanRon Nirenberg

Parliamentarian of the BoardTom Lisk

TreasurerLawrence F. Uebner

SecretaryCarol Robertson Lopez

Executive Committee (At-large)Joe Bice Carolina Rendeiro

Executive Committee (At-large), Young Professional RepresentativeJoshua Walker

Global EnvoysGlobal Envoys are highly distinguished volunteer leaders of Sister Cities International who represent the organization. There is no higher honor in the organization. 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 Huppert Rochester, New York

Mary Palko Fort Worth, Texas

Thelma Press San Diego, California

Dr. Johann Vielberth Regensberg Germany

Ambassador Advisory Council Chair Ambassador Barbara Barrett

Mayors Advisory Council Chair Honorable Rodger Randle

Directors

Ed Adams

Leroy Allala

Raveen Arora

Gary Barnabo

Bill Boerum, Chair Emeritus

(Ex-officio)

Magdalena Carrasco

Ajaipal “AJ” Chahal,

Youth Representative

Ruth Cotter

John Dabeet

Willow Darsie

Al Durtka, State Representative

Cindy Elliott

Lee Guio

Lorna Johnson

Steve Kalishman

Holly Lazzerini

Jim Moran

Clare Petrich

Teri Simmons

Peter Svarzbein

Christine Warnke

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State Representatives

Sister Cities International’s State Representatives are a volunteer group of leaders in the sister cities network who provide expertise and assistance to members in their respective states.

AlabamaScotty Colsondemocolson@aol.com205-254-2317

AlaskaLeslye Korvoladickkorvola@yahoo.com907-474-0620

ArizonaMilt Laflenmiltlaflen@cox.net480-540-8895

ArkansasMark Martinkerry.jucas@sos.arkansas.gov501-682-3470

California (Northern)Starr Hurleystarrned@msn.com916-425-5558

California (Northern)Brenda Brumfieldbrenbrum@sbcglobal.net707-642-8015

California (Southern)Kathleen Roche-Tanseykroche.tansey@gmail.com858-481-6856

California (Southern)Pat Fallinpatfallin@msn.com805 245-9075

ColoradoGayle StallingsColoSCI@gmail.com303-246-7528

ConnecticutDavid Youtzdavid.youtz@yale.com203-432-0883

DelewareDennis Sheerdcsheer@yahoo.com302-740-9558

District of ColumbiaChristine Warnkechristine.warnke@hoganlovells.com202-637-5645

FloridaPat Buchananbuchananpr@aol.com801-425-6305

GeorgiaLauna KowalskiLauna.Kowalski@comcast.net 404-702-3535

HawaiiLily Onglilyhawaii@gmail.com808-779-0001

IdahoCarole Waltersmajestictvl@hotmail.com208-521-4163

Illinois (Northern)Janet Kenneywejaweja@aol.com207-414-6606

Illinois (Southern)Josephine Wittenauerjwitt@wisperhome.com618-281-5384

IndianaJane Gehlhausenjgehlhausen@comcast.net317-828-3379

IowaJohn Dabeetjohndabeet@gmail.com563-554-1353

KansasBarbara Dolciebtrdolci@gmail.com913-669-2628

KentuckyKay Sargentkays@lexingtonky.gov859-258-3137

LouisianaJulie Emersonjuliec.emerson@gmail.com337-886-4687

MaineNeal Duffettnealeduffett@hotmail.com207-775-1515

MarylandEsther Yuesther.yoo1@maryland.gov410-260-3896

MassachusettsBrian Corrbcorr@cambridgema.gov617-349-4694

MichiganJohn Roy CastilloCastillojohnroy@gmail.com517-204-7694

MinnesotaGerry Wennerkgwenner@yahoo.com651-332-9739

MinnesotaKaren Karkularyby317@comcast.net763-571-2406

MississippiLynn Houstonlhouston@wmcarey.edu601-318-6231

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MissouriRenee Franklinrbfranklin@gmail.com314-323-0950

MontanaKatie Willcocksonkwillcockson@mt.gov 406-841-2750

NebraskaLarry UebnerBankOmaha@cox.net402-493-2535

NevadaTillary Williamswilliamst@reno.gov775-657-4685

New HamshireNancy Carmernmcarmer@ch.cityofportsmouth.com603-610-7220

New JerseyLorna Johnsonlkjglobalink@aol.com973-819-6484

New MexicoRichard Bucklerrbuckler3@comcast.net505-237-7169

New YorkDavid Millerstaterepass@sistercities.org864-314-2561

North CarolinaBarbara Shepardbshepard_10@yahoo.com919-201-9241

North DakotaTodd Felandtfeland@grandforksgov.com701-746-2607

OhioJames Hartungjhhartung@aol.com419-270-1060

OklahomaMichael Taylormichaeltaylor2003@hotmail.com405-365-0306

OregonHector Miramonteshector.miramontes@portlandoregon.

gov503-823-1125

PennsylvaniaSiobhan Lyonssiobhan.lyons@cdiphila.org 215-683-0999

Rhode IslandBrad Inmanbrad.inman@governor.ri.gov401-222-2080

South CarolinaJane Cahalyjanecahaly@gmail.com864-314-2561

South DakotaGinny Beckginnybeck@juno.com605 359 2371

TennesseeGayle Vaughn Ashworthgail@wisemanashworth.com615.254.1877

TexasMae Fergusonmae@fwsistercities.org817-632-7104  

TexasLuis Cantulcantu@mcallenchamber.com956-682-2871

UtahOlga Efimovefimovaolga@hotmail.com801-703-7311

VermontPhet Keomanyvanhpkeomanyvanh@burlingtonvt.gov802-865-7172

VirginiaRuth Hodges Fraserrhfraser@vbgov.com757-385-8343

VirginiaFred Blantonfredbsta@gmail.com314-267-2829.

WashingtonLori Ann Reinhallseattlebergensistercities@gmail.com206-324-6554

West VirginiaLinda Tuckerltucker@morgantownwv.gov304-284-7439

WisconsinAlexander Durtka, Jr.aldurtka@execpc.com414-225-6220

WyomingTony Youngtony.young@wyo.gov307-777-5647

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Launa Kowalski (2016) Johns Creek, GeorgiaNancy Eidam (2016) Santa Cruz, CaliforniaRaymond Schultz (2016) The Villages, FloridaJames Amato Lexington, KentuckyTony Anderson Tacoma, WashingtonMartha Atherton Palatine, IllinoisRandy Avon Fort Lauderdale, FloridaSherman Banks Little Rock, ArkansasMimi Barker New York, New YorkCarolyn Bishop Atlanta, GeorgiaFred Blanton Washington, District Of ColumbiaCarol Burdette Anderson, South CarolinaCarlo Capua Fort Worth, TexasAlan Chambers Bangor, Northern IslandBrad Cole Carbondale, IllinoisHenry I. Cole Noblesville, IndianaJim Conway St. Louis, MissouriMary Cort Sonoma, CaliforniaMichael Curd Tempe, ArizonaRick Donohue Greensboro, North CarolinaJoanna Edgerton Kansas City, MissouriMary Jean Eisenhower Kansas City, MissouriBill Evans Tacoma, WashingtonPat Fallin Solvang, CaliforniaMae Ferguson Fort Worth, TexasStelle Feuers Huntington Beach, CaliforniaRuth Hodges Fraser Virginia Beach, VirginiaJohn Henry Fullen San Mateo, CaliforniaAnn M. Galloway Toledo, OhioGilbert Garcia Santa Barbara, CaliforniaJose Luis Garcia San Antonio, TexasTom Gittins Falls Church, VirginiaRoxana Goin Santa Cruz, CaliforniaAngie Gomez Pasadena, CaliforniaGlenn Gray Vashon Island, WashingtonRobert Greninger Prescott, ArizonaPriscilla Harris Tulsa, OklahomaRobert Heuermann St. Louis, MissouriKevin Hill Greenacre, AustraliaNancy Huppert Rochester, New York

Honorary Board

Sister Cities International’s Honorary Board is comprised of key individuals who have shown great leadership in Sister Cities International through the years. They are long-standing volunteers from 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 Honorary Board members. As a self-governing body, the Honorary Board stands ready to assist Sister Cities International members with a wealth of institutional knowledge.

Michael Hyatt Fort Worth, TexasLaverne Johnson Washington, D.C.Tom LaBonge Los Angeles, CaliforniaCarol Robertson Lopez Santa Fe, New MexicoBoubker Mazoz Casablanca, MoroccoSandra McCormick La Crosse, WisconsinGeorgiana McLeod Huntington Beach, CaliforniaThe Honorable Norman Mineta San Jose, CaliforniaVirginia Mueller Sacramento, CaliforniaThe Honorable Sue Myrick Washington, D.C.Richard Neuheisel Tempe, ArizonaLen Olender London, UKMary Palko Fort Worth, TexasThelma Press San Diego, CaliforniaBrian Propp Loveland, ColoradoAvi Rabinovitch Tel Aviv, IsraelJack Raeside West Olive, MichiganRodger Randle Tulsa, OklahomaCarlos Reyes Washington, D.C.Shirley Rivens-Smith Washington, D.C.Kathleen Roche-Tansey Solana Beach, CaliforniaPatricia Sanders Palo Alto, CaliforniaKay Sargent Lexington, KentuckySylvia Sass Tacoma, WashingtonEthelda Singer Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrian Smith Hartford, ConnecticutCharles Stokke Menomonie, WisconsinDr. Robert J. Swart Naples, FloridaFrank Tripicchio Bakersfield, CaliforniaJane Tublin New Brunswick, New JerseyJean Van Buskirk Baltimore, MarylandHans Vielberth Regensberg, GermanyCarla Walker Cincinnati, OhioMark Walton New York, New YorkPaula West Phoenix, ArizonaDr. Charles Wheeler Kansas City, MissouriLinda Whitton Rehoboth Beach, DelawareWylie Williams Charlotte, North CarolinaJane Wood Jacksonville, Florida

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Global Outreach Team

Ambassadors/Diplomatic Leadership Council Chair – Ambassador Barbara Barrett

Mayors Leadership Council Chair – Mayor Rodger Randall

Global EnvoysNancy HuppertMary PalkoThelma PressHans Vielberth

SCI Country Representatives EU/Germany – Teri SimmonsRussia – Bill BoerumChina – Carolyn BishopMexico – Gil GarciaCentral America – Bob GreningerMiddle East - Steve Kalishman India – Raveen AroraPalestine - John Dabeet Israel – Peter Svarzbein

United Kingdom – Rodger RandallBrazil – Carolina RendeiroLithuania – Ramune AbromaitisUzbekistan – Carol Robertson LopezTurkey – Joshua WalkerFrance – Mary PalkoAfrica – Lorna JohnsonPoland – John Henry FullenJapan – Mark Jackson

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ExecutiveMary D. Kane President and CEO

Adam Kaplan Vice President akaplan@sistercities.org

Shelby Bunker Executive Assistant202.347.8635sbunker@sistercities.org

MembershipAlyssa FoxMembership Manager, Youth Programs202.347.8636afox@sistercities.org

Shakarra McGuireMembership Manager202.347.8638smcguire@sistercities.org

Taylor WoodruffCities Seeking Cities Program Consultant470.222.6165twoodruff@sistercities.org

CommunicationsChristina BurchetteCommunications Manager202.347.4876cburchette@sistercities.org

DevelopmentTricia Lloyd202.347.8639tlloyd@sistercities.org

Ryan Newcomb Director of Development202.347.8632rnewcomb@sistercities.org

Finance and AdministrationMbayang DiopDirector of Finance and Administration202.347.8251mdiop@sistercities.org

Elizabeth LalorRevenue Coordinator202.347.8635elalor@sistercities.org

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Sister Cities: Permanent relationships formalized when the mayors or highest elected/appointed officials from two communities sign a partnership agreement to establish a sister city relationship. Friendship Cities: Less formal relationships which nonetheless are initiated by a partnership agreement between two cities. The nature of friendship city agreements varies from city to city depending on tradition and/or city policy. Although they are less formal, many friendship cities are as active as sister city relationships. Emeritus Cities: Sister city relationships which have been put into Emeritus status by a mayor or highest elected official, usually due to dormancy. Emeritus relationships are sometimes returned to full sister city status by citizens who revitalize the partnership.

Charter Sister Cities: When two U.S. communities have the same sister city, the partnership that was first signed is acknowledged as the “Charter Sister City” relationship. Although Sister Cities International is primarily an association for U.S. sister city organizations, some international communities join as Global Members to take advantage of Sister Cities International resources and to have their international partnerships listed in Sister Cities International’s Membership Directory.

To request edits, additions, designations as Charter Sister Cities, or any other changes to the Directory, please email partnerships@sistercities.org.

Naming PolicyThe following policy is applicable to the names of cities, states, countries, and other administrative areas (provinces, oblasts, prefectures, protectorates, et al.) in Sister Cities International’s printed and online directories. Community names are listed in Latinate form, either in common English or in their local form with respective diacritical marks (e.g. Gothenburg or Göteborg).

U.S. cities are listed with their respective state and may not include a country designation. Cities outside the U.S. may include a regional designation such as a prefecture or province when necessary to differentiate cities (e.g. Santa Fe, Cebu, Philippines and Santa Fe, Leyte, Philippines). Districts, boroughs, and other such communities may include the city in the listing (e.g. Brooklyn, New York City, New York or Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China). Communities listed may also include regional markers (e.g. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin or Warsaw Province, Poland). Dependencies, protectorates, departments, and areas of special sovereignty may also be listed under their sovereignty (e.g. Le Marin, Martinique, France or Curaçao, Netherlands). Cities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are listed under the United Kingdom along with their respective country/region. If a sister city relationship is formed with a city that subsequently changes its name the original name is listed in parentheses (e.g. Tamba (Kasuga), Japan).

Country and area names are short-form according to the U.S. Department of State. If the sovereignty of an area is disputed, Sister Cities International shall refer to the policy of the U.S. Department of State for the purpose of identifying in which country the community is located. Country names are listed solely for clarity of location; Sister Cities International takes no formal stance on the status of borders or territorial disputes. For a list of countries and other areas recognized by the U.S. Department of State please visit their website at http://www.state.gov/misc/list/.

Requests to alter the name of a city, region, or country in Sister Cities International’s directory may be directed to the Membership Department and may be subject to approval by Sister Cities International’s Executive Staff or Board of Directors for final judgment.

Country/Region PartnersAfghanistan 4Albania 1Algeria 1Angola 1Argentina 11Armenia 5Aruba 1Australia 20Austria 7Azerbaijan 4Bahamas 1Barbados 1Belarus 1Belgium 10Belize 4Benin 1Bolivia 2Bosnia and Herzegovina 2Botswana 1Brazil 28Bulgaria 3Burkina Faso 3Burma 1Cambodia 3Cameroon 4Canada 26Cape Verde 1Cayman Islands 1Chile 7China 165Colombia 12Costa Rica 10Croatia 7Cuba 12Czech Republic 15Democratic Republic of Congo

(Kinshasa) 1Denmark 4Dominican Republic 5Ecuador 9Egypt 5El Salvador 12Estonia 7Ethiopia 7Finland 5France 98Gambia 2Georgia 4Germany 113Ghana 28Greece 13Guatemala 4Guinea 1Guyana 1Haiti 14Honduras 1Hungary 11Iceland 2India 21Indonesia 5Iran 1Iraq 8Ireland 43Isle of Man 1Israel 52Italy 92

Country/Region PartnersIvory Coast 1Jamaica 7Japan 177Jordan 5Kazakhstan 2Kenya 11Kyrgyzstan 2Latvia 1Lebanon 2Lesotho 1Liberia 6Lithuania 5Luxembourg 1Macedonia 3Malawi 1Malaysia 1Mali 3Malta 1Mexico 172Moldova 4Mongolia 4Montenegro 2Morocco 7Mozambique 1Namibia 2Nepal 1Netherlands 7New Zealand 11Nicaragua 16Nigeria 14Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 12Norway 11Pakistan 3Palau 1Palestinian Territories 7Panama 3Paraguay 3Peru 14Philippines 40Poland 34

Country/Region PartnersPortugal 10Puerto Rico 2Romania 6Russia 70Rwanda 3Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands 1Scotland, United Kingdom 13Senegal 4Serbia 1Sierra Leone 2Slovakia 5Slovenia 3Somalia 1South Africa 12South Korea 48Spain 33Swaziland 1Sweden 15Switzerland 9Taiwan 52Tajikistan 1Tanzania 9Thailand 4The Bahamas 8Trinidad and Tobago 2Turkey 19Turkmenistan 1Turks and Caicos Islands 1Uganda 1Ukraine 23United Arab Emirates 1United Kingdom 38United States 2Uruguay 2Uzbekistan 2Venezuela 5Vietnam 8Wales, United Kingdom 1Zambia 4Zimbabwe 3

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U.S. State Members PartnersMissouri 5 38Montana 2 3Nebraska 5 8Nevada 2 8New Hampshire 1 8New Jersey 5 24New Mexico 6 26New York 15 54North Carolina 22 69Ohio 18 79Oklahoma 6 23Oregon 12 30Pennsylvania 6 36South Carolina 8 18South Dakota 2 6Tennessee 6 26Texas 26 167Utah 2 10Vermont 2 6Virginia 16 58Washington 15 77West Virginia 1 2Wisconsin 12 36

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AlabamaBirminghamAnshan, ChinaChao Yang District, Beijing, China QHuangshi, China uPlzen, Czech RepublicWinneba, Ghana QCoban, Guatemala uSzekesfehervar, HungaryRosh Ha’ayin, IsraelPomigliano d’Arco, ItalyKingston, JamaicaHitachi, Japan uMaebashi, JapanAl-Karak, JordanGuediawaye, Senegal uKrasnodon, UkraineVinnytsya, UkraineLiverpool, United KingdomGweru, Zimbabwe

JasperSeeking Partners

MobileCockburn, AustraliaHeze, ChinaTianjin, ChinaHavana, CubaWorms, GermanyIchihara, JapanVeracruz/Boca del Rio, MexicoAriel, Palestinian Territories (Israeli

Settlement)Bolinao, PhilippinesKatowice, PolandConstanta, RomaniaKosice, SlovakiaKing Shaka District Municipality, South

AfricaPyeongtaek, South Korea

TuscaloosaSchorndorf, GermanySunyani-Techiman, GhanaNarashino, Japan

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Kalibo, Aklan, PhilippinesVladivostok, RussiaChia-Yi, Taiwan

PalmerSaroma, Japan

ArizonaChandlerTullamore, IrelandTainan City, Taiwan u

Fountain HillsKasterlee, BelgiumAtaco, El SalvadorDierdorf, GermanyZamość, Poland

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GilbertLeshan, ChinaAntrim-Newtownabbey, Northern

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GlendaleØrland, Norway

MesaBurnaby, CanadaKaiping, China QGuaymas, MexicoUpper Hutt, New ZealandCaraz, Peru

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PhoenixCalgary, CanadaChengdu, China QPrague, Czech RepublicGrenoble, FranceEnnis, IrelandRamat-Gan, IsraelCatania, ItalyHimeji, JapanHermosillo, Mexico QTaipei, Taiwan Q

PrescottSuchitoto, El SalvadorZeitz, GermanyCaborca, Mexico Q

ScottsdaleCairns, AustraliaKingston, CanadaHaikou, Hainan, ChinaKillarney, IrelandUasin Gishu County, KenyaAlamos, MexicoMarrakech, MoroccoInterlaken, Switzerland

Sierra VistaRadebeul, GermanyCananea, Mexico

TempeZhenjiang, ChinaCuenca, EcuadorBeaulieu-sur-Mer, FranceRegensburg, GermanyAgra, IndiaAl-Hilla, Iraq uCarlow, IrelandSkopje, Macedonia QTimbuktu, MaliLower Hutt, New ZealandCusco, PeruTrollhättan, Sweden u

ArkansasFayettevilleSeeking Partners

GilbertBride, Isle of Man

Hot SpringsHanamaki, Japan

Little RockMons, Belgium l

Changchun, ChinaLa Petite Roche, France l

Ragusa, Italy l

Pachuca, Mexico l

Hanam, South KoreaKaohsiung Municipality, TaiwanNewcastle upon Tyne, United

Kingdom

North Little RockUiwang, South Korea

CaliforniaAlamedaJiangyin, ChinaDumaguete, Philippines

AnaheimMito, JapanVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

BakersfieldPartyzanski District, Minsk, BelarusCixi, ChinaAmritsar, IndiaWakayama, JapanQueretaro, Mexico QBucheon, South Korea

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BeniciaTula, Mexico

Beverly HillsPudong District, Shanghai, China uCannes, FranceHerzliya, Israel uAcapulco, Mexico Q

Big Bear LakeAbtenau, Austria

BurbankGaborone, BotswanaOta, Japan QIncheon, South Korea QSolna, Sweden

CarlsbadKarlovy Vary, Czech RepublicFuttsu, Japan

CarsonSoka, JapanLa Carlota, PhilippinesWanju-Gu County, South Korea

CommerceNanning, China u

CoronaFuxin, ChinaSilkeborg, DenmarkGotsu, JapanOcotlan, Mexico

Culver CityLethbridge, CanadaKaizuka, JapanUruapan, MexicoIksan, South Korea

CupertinoBhubaneswar, IndiaCopertino, ItalyToyokawa, JapanHsinchu, Taiwan

DublinSeeking Partners

Elk GroveConcepion de Ataco, El Salvador

FresnoEtchmiadzin, ArmeniaTaishan, ChinaChâteauroux, FranceMuenster, GermanyAfula-Gilboa, Israel QVerona, Italy uKochi, JapanTaraz, KazakhstanTorreon, MexicoMorogoro, Tanzania Q

GardenaIchikawa, JapanHuatabampo, MexicoRosarito Beach, Mexico

GilroySaint-Clar, FranceMonticelli d’Ongina, ItalyTacco-Machi, JapanTecate, MexicoKoror, Palau l

Angra Do Heroismo, Portugal

HaywardGhazni, AfghanistanFunabashi, JapanSan Felipe, MexicoFaro, Portugal

IrvineTsukuba, JapanHermosillo, MexicoNowon, South Korea uSeocho, South KoreaTaoyuan, Taiwan

La Cañada FlintridgeSeeking Partners

La Habra HeightsSeeking Partners

Laguna BeachMenton, FranceSan Jose del Cabo, MexicoSt. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Laguna NiguelAl Qaim, Iraq l

LivermoreQuezaltenango, GuatemalaYotsukaido, JapanSnezhinsk, Russia

LivingstonYingtan City, ChinaWakami-Machi, Japan

LodiLodi, ItalyKofu, Japan

Long BeachPhnom Penh, CambodiaQingdao, ChinaSan Pablo de Manta, EcuadorVenice, ItalyYokkaichi, JapanMombasa, Kenya QRosarito Beach, Mexico QBacolod, PhilippinesSochi, RussiaIzmir, Turkey u

Los AngelesYerevan, ArmeniaSalvador, BrazilVancouver, CanadaGuangzhou, China QSplit, CroatiaGiza, EgyptSan Salvador, El SalvadorBordeaux, FranceBerlin, GermanyAthens, Greece QMumbai, IndiaJakarta, IndonesiaTehran, Iran

Best Overall ProgramPopulation Between 25,001 – 50,000: Village of Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee

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Eilat, IsraelIschia, ItalyNagoya, JapanBeirut, LebanonKaunas, LithuaniaMexico City, Mexico QAuckland, New ZealandMakati, PhilippinesSt. Petersburg, Russia QBusan, South Korea QTaipei, TaiwanLusaka, Zambia Q

MalibuLijiang, China

MartinezHanchuan, ChinaMilazzo, ItalyStresa, ItalyDunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom

MendocinoMiasa-Omachi, Japan

Menlo ParkGalway, Ireland

MillbraeLa Serena, ChileHuadu District, Guangzhou, China uKaiping, China uLengshuijian City, Hunana, China uTaishan, China u QZhongshan City, China uHanyū, Japan uMosta, Malta

MilpitasHuizhou Municipality, ChinaFigline Valdarno, ItalyKukizaki, JapanTsukuba, JapanDagupan, Philippines

ModestoVernon, British Columbia, CanadaMengzi, ChinaLaval, FranceVijayawada, IndiaKurume, JapanAguascalientes, MexicoKhmelnytskyi, Ukraine

MontereyLankaran, AzerbaijanDubrovnik, CroatiaTrapani, ItalyNanao, JapanLleida, Spain

Tainan City, Taiwan QKusadasi, Turkey

Morgan HillHeadford, IrelandSan Casciano in Val di Pesa, ItalyMizuho, JapanSan Martin de Hidalgo, MexicoSeferihisar, Turkey

Mountain ViewHasselt, BelgiumIwata, Japan

NeedlesSeeking Partners

Newport BeachAntibes, FranceOkazaki, JapanCabo San Lucas, MexicoYochon, South Korea uVung Tau Provence, Vietnam u

OaklandChangping District, China uChengdu, China uDalian, China QFoshan, ChinaGuangzhou, China uHaikou, Hainan, China u

Jingan District, China uJinzhou, China uJurong, China uMaoming, China uMianyang, China uNanning, China uPudong, China uQingdao, China uSongShang, China uTanggu District, Tianjin, China uWeifang, China uSantiago de Cuba, CubaBahir Dar, Ethiopia uSekondi-Takoradi, Ghana QPort-de-Paix, HaitiOcho Rios, JamaicaFukuoka, Japan QUlaanbaatar, Mongolia uAgadir, Morocco uBauchi, NigeriaBenin City, NigeriaFunchal, PortugalNakhodka, Russia QDa Nang, Vietnam

OntarioBrockville, CanadaGuamuchil, MexicoMocorito, MexicoWinterhuir, Switzerland

Innovation, Youth and EducationPopulation Greater Than 500,001: Phoenix Sister Cities

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OrindaTabor, Czech RepublicLanphun, Thailand

Palm DesertIxtapa Zihuatanejo, MexicoGisborne, New Zealand

Palo AltoAlbi, France QTsuchiura, JapanOaxaca, MexicoEnschede, NetherlandsPalo, PhilippinesLinkoping, Sweden

PasadenaVanadzor, ArmeniaXicheng District, ChinaJärvenpää, FinlandLudwigshafen Am Rhein, GermanyKasukabe, Japan uMishima, JapanPaju, South Korea u

Rancho CordovaTurrialba, Costa Rica

RedlandsLinli, ChinaHino, JapanSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Redondo BeachZhangjiagang, ChinaItoman, Japan uEnsenada, MexicoLa Paz, Mexico

Redwood CityZhuhai, ChinaCiudad Guzman, MexicoColima, Mexico

RichmondZhoushan, ChinaRegla, CubaShimada, Japan

RiversideJiangmen, ChinaErlangen, GermanyObuasi, GhanaHyderabad, India QSendai, JapanCuautla, MexicoEnsenada, MexicoGangnam-Gu, South KoreaCan Tho, Vietnam

SacramentoJinan, ChinaAshkelon, IsraelMatsuyama, JapanMexicali, MexicoChişinău, MoldovaHamilton, New ZealandSan Juan de Oriente, NicaraguaBethlehem, Palestinian Territories QManila, Philippines QPasay, Philippines QYongsan-Gu, South KoreaLiestal, Switzerland

SalinasKushikino, JapanGuanajuato, MexicoJerecuaro, MexicoCebu City, Philippines

San BernardinoYushu, ChinaHerzliya, Israel QTachikawa, JapanMexicali, Mexico QVillahermosa, MexicoTauranga, New ZealandIle-Ife, NigeriaRoxas, PhilippinesZavolzhie, RussiaKigali, Rwanda Q

San DiegoJalalabad, AfghanistanPerth, Australia QCampinas, Brazil QYantai, China QTema, Ghana QYokohama, JapanLeon, MexicoTijuana, Mexico QPanama City, Panama QCavite City, PhilippinesWarsaw Province, PolandVladivostok, Russia QEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomJeonju, South KoreaAlcala de Henares, SpainTaichung, Taiwan

San FranciscoSydney, AustraliaShanghai, ChinaParis, France uThessaloniki, GreeceBangalore, India uCork, IrelandHaifa, IsraelAssisi, ItalyAbidjan, Ivory Coast

Osaka, JapanAmman, JordanManila, PhilippinesKraków, Poland u QSeoul, South KoreaBarcelona, Spain uZurich, SwitzerlandTaipei, TaiwanCaracas, Venezuela l

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

San JoseSan Jose, Costa RicaPune, IndiaDublin, Ireland QOkayama, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoVeracruz, MexicoEkaterinburg, RussiaTainan City, Taiwan

San MateoVarde, DenmarkToyonaka, Japan

San PabloManzanillo, Mexico

Santa AnaSeeking Partners

Santa BarbaraWeihai, ChinaPatras, GreeceDingle, IrelandToba, JapanPuerto Vallarta, Mexico QKotor, MontenegroSan Juan, Philippines Q

Santa ClaraNagpur, India uCounty Limerick, IrelandIzumo, JapanCoimbra, Portugal

Santa Clara CountyFlorence Province, ItalyMoscow, RussiaHsinchu County, Taiwan

Santa ClaritaTena, EcuadorSariaya, Philippines

Santa CruzChiverico, Cuba uRiva Trigoso, ItalySestri Levante, ItalyShingu, Japan

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Jinotepe, NicaraguaKasese, Uganda uAlushta, UkrainePuerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Santa Fe SpringsTirschenreuth, GermanyNavojoa, Mexico

Santa MonicaHamm, GermanyFujinomiya, JapanMazatlan, Mexico Q

SausalitoViña del Mar, ChileSakaide, JapanCascais, Portugal

SebastopolTakeo, JapanChyhyryn, Ukraine

SonomaPenglai, ChinaAswan, EgyptChambolle-Musigny, FranceTokaj, HungaryGreve-in-Chianti, Italy QPatzcuaro, Mexico QKaniv, Ukraine

South San FranciscoSt. Jean Pied de Port, FranceLucca, ItalyKishiwada, JapanAtotonilco, MexicoPasig City, Philippines

SunnyvaleIizuka, Japan

TemeculaDaisen (Nakayama), JapanLeidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands

Temple CityHawkesbury, AustraliaMagdelena, Mexico

Union CityAsadabad, AfghanistanLiyang, ChinaJalandhar, IndiaSanta Rosalia, MexicoBaybay, PhilippinesPasay, PhilippinesChiang Rai, Thailand

UplandMildura, AustraliaCaborca, Mexico

VallejoLa Spezia, ItalyAkashi, JapanTrondheim, NorwayBaguio, PhilippinesJincheon, South KoreaBagamoyo, Tanzania

WalnutCalamba City, PhilippinesShin Lin District, Taiwan

Walnut CreekSiofok, HungaryNoceto, Italy

WhittierChangshu, China

ColoradoArvadaMechelen, Belgium QJinzhou, China QKyzylorda, Kazakhstan Q

AspenSan Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaChamonix, FranceGarmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyShimukappu, JapanQueenstown, New ZealandDavos, Switzerland

AuroraJaco, Costa RicaAntiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador uAdama, EthiopiaZielona Gora, PolandSeongnam City, South Korea

BoulderLhasa, ChinaYateras, CubaYamagata, JapanKisumu, KenyaCiudad Mante, MexicoJalapa, Nicaragua uNablus, Palestinian TerritoriesDushanbe, Tajikistan

BrightonZiebice, Poland

BroomfieldUeda, Japan

Innovation, Economic DevelopmentPopulation Greater Than 500,001: Baltimore Sister Cities International

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Colorado SpringsBankstown, AustraliaAncient Olympia, GreeceFujiyoshida, JapanBishkek, KyrgyzstanNuevo Casas Grandes, MexicoSmolensk, RussiaKaohsiung Municipality, Taiwan

Commerce CitySeeking Partners

DenverKunming, ChinaAxum, EthiopiaBrest, FranceAkureyri, Iceland uChennai, IndiaKarmiel, IsraelRamat HaNegev, Israel uPotenza, ItalyTakayama, JapanNairobi, KenyaCuernavaca, MexicoUlaanbaatar, Mongolia

Denver Regional Council of Governments

Baghdad, Iraq

Estes ParkMonteverde, Costa Rica

LakewoodSutherland Shire, AustraliaStade, GermanyChester, United KingdomPortsmouth, United Kingdom Q

LongmontChino, JapanCiudad Guzman, Mexico

PuebloWeifang, ChinaBergamo, ItalyLucca Sicula, ItalyChihuahua, MexicoPuebla, MexicoMaribor, Slovenia

Steamboat SpringsSan Martin de los Andes, ArgentinaSaasfee, Switzerland

ConnecticutEnfieldRonneby, SwedenChung Li, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

EssexDeschapelles, Haiti

New HavenAvignon, FranceAfula-Gilboa, IsraelAmalfi, ItalyTetlanohcan, MexicoLeón, NicaraguaFreetown, Sierra LeoneHue, Vietnam

NorwalkNagarote, Nicaragua

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 AfricaSeoul, South KoreaBangkok, ThailandAnkara, TurkeySunderland, United Kingdom

FloridaApalachicolaSeeking Partners

Boynton BeachQufu, ChinaRauma, FinlandLes Cayes, Haiti

ClearwaterWyong, AustraliaKalamaria, GreeceNagano, Japan

Coral GablesCartagena, ColombiaQuito, Ecuador lAix-en-Provence, FranceLa Antigua, GuatemalaPisa, Italy l

El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain uGranada, Spain

CrestviewNoirmoutier, France

Delray BeachAquin, HaitiPesaro, ItalyMiyazu, JapanMoshi, Tanzania Q

DoralOranjestad, ArubaBarranquilla, ColombiaXizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

DunedinStirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Fort LauderdaleMar del Plata, ArgentinaGold Coast, AustraliaBelo Horizonte, BrazilSao Sebastiao, BrazilMedellín, ColombiaQuepos, Costa RicaLa Romana, Dominican RepublicDuisburg, GermanyAgogo, GhanaCap-Haitien, HaitiHaifa, IsraelRimini, ItalyVenice, Italy QPanama City, PanamaMataró, SpainKaohsiung City, TaiwanMugla, TurkeyMargarita Island, Venezuela

Fort PierceSeeking Partners

GainesvilleManizales, Colombia l

Jacmel, HaitiTegucigalpa, Honduras l

Duhok, IraqKfar Saba, IsraelDeir Alla, JordanMatagalpa, NicaraguaQalqilya, Palestinian TerritoriesRzeszów, PolandNovorossisk, Russia

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GulfportSeeking Partners

JacksonvilleBahia Blanca, ArgentinaCuritiba, Brazil QNingbo, China u QShaoxing, China uSuzhou, China u QYingkou, ChinaNantes, France QSan Juan, Puerto Rico QMurmansk, RussiaNelson Mandela Bay Municipality,

South AfricaChangwon City, South Korea

LakelandRichmond Hill, CanadaChongming County, ChinaFengxian District, Shanghai, China uJiaxing, China u QPortmore St. Catherine, JamaicaImabari, JapanBalti, MoldovaRybnitsa, Moldova u

LauderhillSuzano, BrazilPetionville, HaitiHerzliya, IsraelTrelawny Parish, JamaicaChaguanas, Trinidad and TobagoGemlik, Turkey

MarathonSeeking Partners

Miami BeachFortaleza, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilBrampton, CanadaSanta Marta, ColombiaCesky Krumlov, Czech RepublicNahariya, IsraelRamat Gan, IsraelPescara, ItalyFujisawa, JapanCozumel, MexicoIca, PeruAlmonte, SpainBasel, Switzerland

Miami Dade CountyMendoza, Argentina QThe BahamasSanta Cruz, Bolivia l

Sao Paulo, BrazilCayman Islands, Cayman Islands l

Iquique, Chile l

Pereira, ColombiaSan Jose, Costa Rica QPrague, Czech RepublicSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicLamentin, Guadeloupe, France l

Petit Goave, HaitiProvincia di Asti, ItalyKingston, Jamaica QVeracruz, MexicoAsuncion, ParaguayPucallpa, Peru l

Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands l

Dakar, Senegal QCape Town, South AfricaCabildo de Tenerife, SpainStockholm County, SwedenTaipei, TaiwanTurks and Caicos Islands, Turks and

Caicos Islands l

Maldonado, UruguayAntolín del Campo, VenezuelaMonagas State, Venezuela

Mount DoraForres, Scotland, United Kingdom

New Port RicheyCavalaire-sur-mer, France

North MiamiDelmas, Haiti l

Pembroke ParkSeeking Partners

PensacolaEscazu, Costa RicaGero, JapanIsla Mujeres, MexicoChimbote, PeruMiraflores, PeruMacharaviaya, SpainKaohsiung City, TaiwanGorlovka, Ukraine

PinecrestCognac, France

Pinellas CountySeeking Partners

Pompano BeachSeeking Partners

SarasotaHamilton, CanadaSiming District, Xiamen, ChinaPerpignan, FranceTel Mond, Israel

Treviso, ItalyMerida, MexicoVladimir, RussiaDunfermline, Scotland, United

Kingdom

St. AugustineCartagena de Indias, ColombiaSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico QAviles, SpainCiudadella de Menorca, SpainGeorge-Town, Great Exuma, The

Bahamas

St. PetersburgTakamatsu, JapanIsla Mujeres, MexicoSt. Petersburg, Russia uFigueres, Spain

Sunny Isles BeachNetanya, IsraelTaormina, ItalyHengchun, Taiwan

SurfsideSeeking Partners

TallahasseeRugao, ChinaKonongo-Odumasi, GhanaSligo, IrelandRamat-Hasharon, IsraelSint Maarten, NetherlandsKrasnodar, Russia

TampaPorto Alegre, Brazil QGuangping Duan, Lanzhou, ChinaBarranquilla, Colombia QLe Havre, FranceDublin, IrelandAshdod, IsraelAgrigento, ItalyVeracruz/Boca del Rio, Mexico QOviedo, SpainIzmir, Turkey Q

TavaresXindian, Taiwan

Volusia CountyDiamantina, BrazilBayonne, FranceCampeche, Mexico

West Palm BeachTzahar Region, IsraelSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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Budva, MontenegroMersin, Turkey

West ParkSeeking Partners

GeorgiaAtlantaSalzburg, AustriaBrussels, BelgiumCotonou, BeninRio de Janeiro, Brazil QSalcedo, Dominican RepublicToulouse, FranceTbilisi, GeorgiaNuremberg, GermanyAncient Olympia, Greece QRa’anana, IsraelMontego Bay, JamaicaFukuoka, JapanLagos, NigeriaBucharest, RomaniaDaegu, South KoreaTaipei, TaiwanPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Q

DecaturBousse, Burkina FasoOuahigouya, Burkina FasoTrujillo, Peru

ElbertonMure, Japan

LaGrangePoti, GeorgiaAso, JapanCraigavon, County Armagh, Northern

Ireland, United Kingdom

HawaiiMauiRapa Nui, ChileHainan Province, ChinaSanya County, Hainan, ChinaSan Cristobal Island, Ecuador uAlbi, FranceFukuyama, JapanHachijo Island, Japan

Hirara (Miyakujima), JapanArequipa, PeruBacarra, PhilippinesBadoc, PhilippinesCabugao, PhilippinesManila, PhilippinesPuerto Princesa, PhilippinesQuezon City, Philippines QSan Juan, PhilippinesSan Nicolas, PhilippinesSanta, PhilippinesSarrat, PhilippinesZambales Province, PhilippinesFunchal, Portugal QSao Miguel Island, PortugalEmbo, Scotland, United KingdomGoyang, South KoreaMadrid, SpainPingtung, Taiwan

IdahoIdaho FallsTokai-Mura, Japan

MoscowVilla El Carmen, Nicaragua

PocatelloKwaremanguel, Burkina FasoIwamizawa, Japan

IllinoisAledoAledo, Spain

BartlettMiaoli, Taiwan

BellevillePaderborn, Germany

BelvidereVaux-le-Penil, FranceSchwieberdingen, Germany

BensenvilleIxtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Bloomington-NormalCaibarien, CubaRemedios, CubaAsahikawa, JapanVladimir, Russia QCanterbury, United Kingdom

CarbondaleShimla, IndiaTainai City, JapanTainan City, Taiwan

Innovation, Economic DevelopmentPopulation Between 100,001 – 500,000: Birmingham Sister Cities

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CharlestonFengshan, Taiwan

ChicagoToronto, CanadaShanghai, China QShenyang, ChinaBogotá, ColombiaPrague, Czech Republic QParis, France QHamburg, GermanyAccra, Ghana QAthens, GreeceDelhi, IndiaGalway, IrelandPetach Tikva, IsraelMilan, ItalyOsaka, Japan QAmman, Jordan QVilnius, LithuaniaMexico City, MexicoCasablanca, MoroccoLahore, PakistanWarsaw, PolandMoscow, Russia QBelgrade, SerbiaDurban, South AfricaBusan, South KoreaGothenburg, SwedenLucerne, SwitzerlandKyiv, UkraineBirmingham, United Kingdom

Chicago HeightsAsuogyaman, Ghana

Chicago HeightsSan Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyCedral, MexicoWadowice, Poland

ColumbiaGedern, Germany

DecaturSeevetal, GermanyTokorozawa, Japan

DixonHerzberg, GermanyCastlebar, IrelandThika, KenyaDickson, Russia

Elk Grove VillageTermini Imerese Sicily, Italy

Hanover ParkCape Coast, GhanaValparaiso, Mexico

HavanaSeeking Partners

HighlandSursee, Switzerland

Highland ParkKiryat Gat, Israel uYerucham, IsraelFerrara, ItalyModena, ItalyPuerto Vallarta, Mexico

Hoffman EstatesAngoulême, France

Lake ZurichNittenau, Germany

LockportAsiago, Italy

MillstadtGross-Bieberau, Germany

Mount ProspectSevres, France

NapervillePatzcuaro, MexicoNitra, Slovakia

PalatineFontenay-le-Comte, France

Park RidgeKinver, United Kingdom

QuincyHerford, Germany

Richton ParkCat Island, The Bahamas

RockfordChangzhou, China QTaszár, HungaryFerentino, ItalyTokmok, KyrgyzstanCluj-Napoca, RomaniaBorgholm, SwedenLidkoping, SwedenBrovary, Ukraine

RoselleBochnia, Poland

SchaumburgSchaumburg, GermanyNamerikawa, JapanSafranbolu, Turkey

SpringfieldKillarney, Ireland uAshikaga, JapanSan Pedro de las Colonias, Mexico

Tinley ParkBudingen, GermanyMallow, Ireland

UrbanaHaizhu District, Guangzhou, ChinaThionville, FranceZomba, Malawi

WaterlooPorta Westfalica, Germany

West ChicagoTaufkirchen, Germany

West DundeeDundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

WilmetteMona Vale, Australia

IndianaBloomingtonSanta Clara, CubaPosoltega, Nicaragua

CarmelXiangyang, ChinaKawachinagano, Japan

FishersBillericay, United Kingdom

Fort WayneMawlamyine, Burma uTaizhou, ChinaGera, GermanyTakaoka, JapanPlock, Poland

GoshenBexbach, GermanyEmmeloord, Netherlands

GreenfieldKakuda, Japan

IndianapolisCampinas, BrazilHangzhou, China uCologne, GermanyHyderabad, India uMonza, ItalyPiran, SloveniaTaipei, Taiwan

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Northamptonshire County, United Kingdom

JasperPfaffenweiler, Germany

LafayetteLongkou, ChinaOta, Japan

NewburghNewburgh, United Kingdom

NoblesvilleNova Prata, BrazilCittadella, Italy

IowaClarindaTamana, Japan

Council BluffsHerat, AfghanistanKarradah District, BaghdadEl Hajeb, MoroccoTobolsk, Russia

DavenportIlheus, BrazilKaiserslautern, GermanyCarlow County, Ireland

Des MoinesShijiazhuang, ChinaSaint-Etienne, FranceProvincia di Catanzaro, ItalyKofu, Japan QStavropol, Russia

DubuqueDornbirn, AustriaHandan, ChinaPyatigorsk, Russia

ElkaderMascara, Algeria

Fort MadisonPrum, Germany

GrinnellZheleznovodsk, Russia

MarshalltownMinami-Alps, JapanBudyonnovsk, Russia

MuscatineCrespo, ArgentinaParana, Argentina

Zhengding, ChinaLudwigslust, GermanyIchikawadaimon, JapanRamallah, Palestinian TerritoriesLomza, PolandKislovodsk, RussiaDrohobych, UkrainePaysandu, Uruguay l

NewtonWuchi Town, TaiwanSmila, Ukraine

OsageLermontov, Russia

ShenandoahTisovek, Slovakia

WaverlyEisenach, Germany

West Des MoinesMateh Asher, Israel

KansasAbileneOmitama (Minori), Japan

Bonner SpringsSeeking Partners

HaysXinzheng, ChinaSanta Maria, Paraguay

LawrenceEutin, GermanyIniades, GreeceHiratsuka, Japan

VictoriaKubelstein Stadt Schesslitz, Germany

WichitaKaifeng, ChinaOrleans, FranceCancun, MexicoTlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico

KentuckyDanvilleCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United

Kingdom

FrankfortShimamoto, Japan

GeorgetownTahara, Japan

LexingtonDeauville, FranceCounty Kildare, IrelandShinhidaka, JapanNewmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

LouisvilleLa Plata, ArgentinaChengdu, China uJiujiang, ChinaQuito, EcuadorMontpellier, FranceMainz, GermanyTamale, GhanaPerm, RussiaAdapazari, TurkeyLeeds, United Kingdom

MidwaySeeking Partners

MoreheadYangshuo County, ChinaBallymena, Northern Ireland, United

Kingdom

OwensboroOlomouc, Czech RepublicOlomouc Kraj, Czech RepublicNisshin, Japan

ParisLamotte-Beuvron, France

PikevilleAnkang, ChinaDundalk, Ireland

MainePortlandMytilene, GreeceCap-Haitien, HaitiShinagawa, JapanArkhangelsk, Russia

WatervilleKotlas, Russia

MarylandAnnapolisChangsha, ChinaTallinn, EstoniaRochefort, Charente-Maritime, FranceBanjul, GambiaWexford, IrelandMarsala, ItalyNithsdale, Scotland, United KingdomNewport, United Kingdom

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BaltimoreXiamen, ChinaAlexandria, EgyptLuxor, EgyptBremerhaven, GermanyPiraeus, Greece QEly O’Carroll, Ireland uAshkelon, IsraelGenoa, ItalyKawasaki, JapanGbarnga, LiberiaRotterdam, NetherlandsOdessa, Ukraine

Charles CountyJogeva County, EstoniaWalldorf, Germany

ColumbiaCergy-Pontoise, FranceTema, GhanaCap-Haitien, HaitiTres Cantos, Spain

District HeightsMbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of

Congo (Kinshasa)Thomonde, Haiti

HagerstownWesel, Germany

Maryland StateWalloon Region, BelgiumState of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAnhui Province, ChinaHarju County, EstoniaNord-Pas de Calais, FranceCounty Cork, IrelandNegev, IsraelKanagawa Prefecture, JapanBong County, LiberiaMaryland County, LiberiaState of Jalisco, MexicoCross River State, NigeriaOndo State, NigeriaLodz Region, PolandLeningrad Oblast, RussiaKwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaGyeongsangnam-Do, South KoreaKocaeli Metropolitan Municipality,

TurkeyNinh Thuan Province, Vietnam

Montgomery CountyXi’an, ChinaMorazán, El SalvadorGondar, EthiopiaHyderabad, India

OaklandTorva, Estonia uValga, Estonia u

Ocean CityFinale Ligure, Italy

Riverdale ParkIpala, Guatemala

RockvilleJiaxing, China uPinneberg, Germany

SalisburyDalian, China uTartu, EstoniaSalisbury, United Kingdom

MassachusettsBostonMelbourne, AustraliaPraia, Cape VerdeHangzhou, ChinaStrasbourg, FranceSekondi-Takoradi, GhanaPadua, ItalyKyoto, JapanBeira, MozambiqueBelfast, Northern Ireland, United

KingdomBarcelona, SpainTaipei, Taiwan

CambridgeYerevan, Armenia QCienfuegos, CubaSan Jose Las Flores, El SalvadorGalway, IrelandGaeta, Italy QIschia, ItalyCoimbra, Portugal Q

NewburyportBura, KenyaZelengorsk, Russia

PittsfieldBallina, County Mayo, IrelandCava de Tirreni, ItalyMalpaisillo, NicaraguaChung Ju, South Korea

SomervilleYucuaiqu, El SalvadorGaeta, ItalyTiznit, Morocco

West SpringfieldSeeking Partners

WorcesterPiraeus, GreeceAfula, IsraelPushkino, RussiaWorcester, United Kingdom

Best Overall ProgramPopulation Between 300,001 – 500,000: International Relations Council of Riverside, Inc.

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MichiganBoyne CitySeeking Partners

ChelseaShimizu, Hokkaido, Japan

FrankenmuthGunzenhausen, Germany

HollandQueretaro, Mexico

LansingLanzhou, China uSanming, ChinaAkuapem South District, GhanaNsawam Adoagyiri Municipality,

GhanaPianezza, ItalyOtsu, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoSaltillo, MexicoTipitapa, Nicaragua l

Asan, South KoreaDar es Salaam, Tanzania u

MuskegonOmuta, JapanAntalya Kepez, Turkey Q

SalineLindenberg, GermanyBrecon, Wales, United Kingdom

South HavenQuilali, Nicaragua

MinnesotaBrooklyn CenterSeeking Partners

CambridgeBeli Manastir, CroatiaYuasa, JapanRattvik, Sweden

Columbia HeightsLomianki, Poland

DuluthThunder Bay, CanadaRania, IraqIsumi-shi, JapanPetrozavodsk, RussiaVäxjö, Sweden

Elbow LakeFlekkefjord, Norway

Fergus FallsNordhordland Region, Norway

LindstromTingsryd, Sweden

MelroseBuhl, GermanyLegden, Germany

MinneapolisWinnipeg, CanadaSantiago, ChileHarbin, ChinaKuopio, FinlandTours, FranceNajaf, IraqIbaraki, Osaka, JapanEldoret, KenyaCuernavaca, MexicoNovosibirsk, RussiaBosaso, SomaliaUppsala, Sweden

MontgomerySeeking Partners

New UlmNeu-Ulm, GermanyUlm, Germany

Red WingQuzhou, ChinaIkata, JapanKongsberg, Norway

Saint PaulChangsha, China QQuito, Ecuador QCiudad Romero, El SalvadorNeuss, GermanyTiberias, IsraelNagasaki, JapanCuliacán, MexicoManzanillo, MexicoNovosibirsk, RussiaLawaaikamp, South Africa l

Saint PeterPetatlan, Mexico

ShoreviewEinhausen, Germany

St. AnthonySalo, Finland

WinonaMisato, JapanBytow, Poland

WorthingtonCrailsheim, Germany

MissouriColumbiaLaoshan District, ChinaK’ut’aisi, GeorgiaHakusan (Matto), JapanSibiu, RomaniaSuncheon, South Korea

Kansas CityXi’an, China QYan’an, ChinaMetz, FranceHannover, GermanyRamla, IsraelKurashiki, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoMorelia, MexicoSan Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico l

Port Harcourt, NigeriaFreetown, Sierra Leone QSeville, SpainTainan City, TaiwanArusha, Tanzania

SpringfieldIsesaki, JapanTlaquepaque, Mexico

St. CharlesLudwigsburg, GermanyCarndonagh/Inishowen, Ireland

St. LouisBrčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaNanjing, ChinaWuhan, ChinaLyon, FranceStuttgart, GermanyGeorgetown, GuyanaBogor, IndonesiaDonegal, IrelandGalway, IrelandBologna, ItalySuwa, JapanSan Luis Potosi, Mexico QSzczecin, PolandSamara, RussiaSt. Louis, Senegal

MontanaLivingstonNaganohara, Japan

MissoulaNeckargemünd, GermanyPalmerston North, New Zealand

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NebraskaBoys TownBallymoe, Ireland

KearneyOpava, Czech Republic

Nebraska CitySeeking Partners

OmahaYantai, ChinaBraunschweig, GermanyNaas, IrelandShizuoka, JapanSiauliai, LithuaniaXalapa, Mexico

PapillionSeeking Partners

NevadaFallonVani Municipality, Georgia

RenoHatzor, Israel lSorrento, Italy uGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico l

Wanganui, New ZealandSan Sabastian, SpainTaichung, Taiwan QUdonthani, Thailand

New HampshirePortsmouthParnu, EstoniaAburi, GhanaKitase, GhanaSzolnok, HungaryNichinan, JapanCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United

Kingdom QSeverodvinsk, RussiaPortsmouth, United Kingdom

New JerseyManasquanSeeking Partners

MontclairGraz, AustriaLaguna de Perlas, NicaraguaCherepovets, RussiaBarnet, United Kingdom

New BrunswickDebrecen, HungaryLimerick and Limerick County, Ireland

Fukui, JapanTsuruoka, Japan

NewarkGanja, AzerbaijanBelo Horizonte, BrazilGovernador Valadares, BrazilPorto Alegre, BrazilReserva, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilDouala, CameroonXuzhou, ChinaBanjul, Gambia QKumasi, Ghana QMonrovia, LiberiaUmuaka, NigeriaAveiro, PortugalSeia, PortugalFreeport, The Bahamas Q

Toms RiverMatera, Italy

New MexicoAlbuquerqueLanzhou, China QHelmstedt, GermanyRehovot, IsraelSasebo, JapanChihuahua, MexicoGuadalajara, MexicoAlburquerque, SpainHua Lien City, TaiwanAshgabat, TurkmenistanLusaka, Zambia

ClovisKasama, Zambia

Las CrucesNienburg, GermanyCiudad Lerdo, Mexico

Los AlamosSarov, Russia

RuidosoPuerto Peñasco, Mexico

Santa FeZhangjiajie, ChinaHolguin, CubaSorrento, Italy QTsuyama, JapanParral, MexicoSan Miguel de Allende, MexicoIcheon, South KoreaSanta Fe de la Vega, SpainNevsehir, Turkey u

Bukhara, UzbekistanLivingston, Zambia

New YorkAlbanyGhent, BelgiumQuebec City, CanadaVerona, ItalyNijmegen, NetherlandsTula, RussiaFreeport, The BahamasGrand Bahama Island, The Bahamas

AmityvilleLe Bourget, France

BrooklynBaku, AzerbaijanChao Yang District, Beijing, ChinaBesiktas, TurkeyÜsküdar, Turkey

BuffaloChangzhou, ChinaBani, Dominican RepublicLille, FranceDortmund, GermanyAboadze, Ghana QCape Coast, GhanaKiryat Gat, Israel QSiena, ItalyTorremaggiore, ItalySt. Ann, JamaicaKanazawa, JapanAbuja, NigeriaRzeszów, Poland QTver, RussiaMuhanga District, RwandaYeongcheon, South KoreaBursa Yildirim, TurkeyDrohobych, Ukraine QHorlivka, Ukraine

CanisteoWauchope, Australia

CorningSan Giovanni Valdarno, ItalyKakegawa (Osuka), Japan QLviv, Ukraine

Honeoye FallsBorgne, Haiti

HorseheadsNakagawa-machi, Tochigi, Japan

IrondequoitPescara, Italy QPoltava, Ukraine

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Little FallsSeeking Partners

NorthportSochi, Russia

Red HookMas’ha, Palestinian Territories

RochesterXiangyang, China QPuerta Plata, Dominican RepublicRennes, FranceWürzburg, GermanyWaterford, IrelandRehovot, Israel QCaltanissetta, ItalyHamamatsu, JapanAlytus, LithuaniaBamako, MaliKraków, PolandVelikiy Novgorod, Russia

TrumansburgSeeking Partners

Village of Great Neck PlazaTiberias, Israel

North CarolinaAshevilleSaumur, FranceKarpenisi, GreeceSan Cristobal de las Casas, MexicoValladolid, MexicoOsogbo, Nigeria QVladikavkaz, Russia

BeaufortBeaufort, AustraliaBeaufort en Vallee, FranceBeaufort sur Doron, France

Beaufort sur Gervanne, FranceBeaufort-Haute-Garonne, FranceBeaufort-Isere, FranceBeaufort-Jura, FranceBeaufort-Nord, FranceChapdes-Beaufort, FranceMontmorency-Beaufort, FranceBeaufort, HaitiBeaufort, IrelandBeaufort, LuxembourgBeaufort, MalaysiaFort Beaufort, South Africa

Burlington-AlamanceSoledad de Graciano Sánchez, San

Luis Potosi, MexicoGwacheon, South Korea

CaryMarkham, CanadaLe Touquet, FranceCounty Meath, IrelandHsinchu, Taiwan

CharlotteBaoding, ChinaLimoges, FranceKrefeld, GermanyKumasi, GhanaHadera, IsraelArequipa, Peru QWroclaw, PolandVoronezh, Russia

ConcordKillarney, IrelandSiena, ItalyFreeport, The Bahamas

DurhamKunshan, China uZhuzhou, China

Toyama, JapanKostroma, RussiaArusha, Tanzania QDurham, United Kingdom

GastoniaGotha, GermanySantiago de Surco, Peru

GreenvilleSeeking Partners

HendersonvilleVerbania, ItalyAlmuñecar, Spain

LaurinburgOban, Scotland, United Kingdom

LenoirSeeking Partners

MatthewsSainte Maxime, France

Mooresville-South IredellHockenheim, Germany

Morehead CitySeeking Partners

OrientalSeeking Partners

RaleighXiangyang, ChinaCompiegne, FranceRostock, GermanyNairobi, KenyaKingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom

SaludaCarunchio, Italy

SanfordYixing, China

Southern PinesNewry and Mourne District, Northern

Ireland, United Kingdom

WilmingtonBridgetown, BarbadosSan Pedro, BelizeDandong, ChinaDoncaster, United Kingdom

Winston-SalemYangpu District, Shanghai, ChinaKumasi, Ghana

Innovation, Humanitarian AssistancePopulation Less Than 100,000: Coral Gables International Affairs Coordinating Council

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Buchanan, LiberiaUngheni, MoldovaFreeport, The BahamasNassau, The Bahamas

OhioAkronChemnitz, GermanyKiryat Ekron, Israel

CentervilleWaterloo, CanadaBad Zwischenahn, Germany

CincinnatiLiuzhou, ChinaNancy, FranceMunich, GermanyMysore, IndiaGifu, JapanAmman, JordanNew Taipei City, TaiwanKharkiv, UkraineHarare, Zimbabwe

ClevelandFieri, AlbaniaAlexandria, EgyptSegundo Montes, El SalvadorBahir Dar, Ethiopia QRouen, FranceHeidenheim, GermanyConakry, GuineaMiskolc, HungaryBangalore, IndiaWest Mayo, IrelandHolon, IsraelVincenza, ItalyKlaipeda, LithuaniaIbadan, NigeriaLima, PeruGdansk, PolandBrasov, RomaniaVolgograd, RussiaBratislava, SlovakiaLjubljana, SloveniaTaipei, TaiwanCleveland, United KingdomCleveland County, United Kingdom

ColumbusCuritiba, BrazilHefei, ChinaOdense, DenmarkDresden, GermanyAccra, GhanaAhmedabad, IndiaHerzliya, IsraelGenoa, Italy Q

Seville, Spain QTainan City, Taiwan

DaytonSarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAugsburg, GermanyHolon, Israel QOiso, Japan QMonrovia, Liberia Q

DelawareBaumholder, Germany

KetteringSteyr, AustriaKettering, United Kingdom

LimaHarima-cho, Japan

MiamiSeeking Partners

MontgomeryNeuilly-Plaisance, France

OakwoodOutremont, CanadaLe Vésinet, FranceUnterhaching, Germany u

OberlinIle-Ife, Nigeria Q

OxfordSeeking Partners

PortsmouthZittau, GermanyOrizaba, MexicoCorby, United Kingdom

ToledoLondrina, BrazilQinhuangdao, ChinaDelmenhorst, GermanyCsongrad County, HungarySzeged, HungaryCoimbatore, IndiaToyohashi, JapanBekaa Valley, LebanonHyderabad, PakistanPoznan, PolandToledo, Spain QTanga, Tanzania

VandaliaLichtenfels, GermanyPrestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

WestlakeKingsville, Ontario, CanadaTralee, Ireland

OklahomaEdmondQingyang, ChinaEngels, Russia

NormanClermont-Ferrand, FranceArezzo, ItalySeika, JapanColima, Mexico Q

Oklahoma CityRio de Janeiro, BrazilHaikou, Hainan, China QPuebla, Mexico QUlyanovsk, RussiaKigali, RwandaTainan City, TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan

StillwaterKameoka, Japan

TulsaBeihai, ChinaAmiens, FranceCelle, GermanyTiberias, Israel QUtsunomiya, JapanSan Luis Potosi, MexicoZelenograd, RussiaKaohsiung Municipality, Taiwan Q

YukonKrnov, Czech Republic

OregonAlbanySeeking Partners

AshlandGuanajuato, Mexico

AstoriaWalldorf, Germany

BeavertonCluses, FranceTrossingen, GermanyGotemba, JapanOgaki, Japan uBirobidjan, RussiaCheonan, South KoreaHsinchu, Taiwan Q

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CorvallisGondar, Ethiopia QUzhhorod, Ukraine

EugeneKakegawa (Osuka), JapanKathmandu, NepalIrkutsk, RussiaChinju, South Korea

Grants PassRubtsovsk, Russia

Hood RiverTsuruta, Japan

MedfordAlba, Italy

OntarioOsakasayama, Japan

Oregon CityTateshina, Japan

PortlandSuzhou, ChinaAshkelon, IsraelBologna, Italy QSapporo, JapanGuadalajara, MexicoUtrecht, Netherlands uKhabarovsk, RussiaUlsan, South KoreaKaohsiung Municipality, TaiwanMutare, Zimbabwe

PennsylvaniaEphrataEberbach, Germany

HazletonLambro and Mingardo, ItalyGorzow Wielkopolski, Poland

NorthamptonStegersbach, Austria

PhiladelphiaDouala, Cameroon QTianjin, China QAix-en-Provence, France QFrankfurt am Main, GermanyTel Aviv - Yafo, Israel QAbruzzo, ItalyFlorence, ItalyKobe, Japan QTorun, PolandNizhny Novgorod, RussiaIncheon, South Korea

PittsburghSofia, BulgariaWuhan, ChinaZagreb, CroatiaMatanzas, CubaOstrava, Czech RepublicSaarbrucken, GermanyKarmiel, Israel QMisgav, IsraelOmiya, JapanSaitama (Urawa), JapanSkopje, MacedoniaNaucalpan, MexicoSan Isidro, NicaraguaFernando de la Mora, ParaguayPresov, SlovakiaBilbao, SpainGaziantep, TurkeyDonetsk, UkraineSheffield, United KingdomDa Nang, Vietnam

SaxonburgMuehlhausen, Germany

South CarolinaAndersonCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United

KingdomWestern Isles, Scotland, United

Kingdom

CharlestonSpoleto, ItalyPanama City, Panama

CloverLarne, Northern Ireland, United

Kingdom

ColumbiaPlovdiv, BulgariaYibin, ChinaKaiserslautern, Germany QAccra, GhanaCluj-Napoca, RomaniaChelyabinsk, Russia

Fountain InnSeeking Partners

GreenvilleKortrijk, BelgiumTianjin, ChinaBergamo, Italy Q

Myrtle BeachPinamar, ArgentinaBurlington, Canada

Killarney, IrelandKeighley, United Kingdom

SpartanburgSeeking Partners

South DakotaRapid CityApolda, GermanyThüringen, GermanyImaichi, JapanNikko, Japan

Sioux FallsPotsdam, GermanyNewry and Mourne District, Northern

Ireland, United Kingdom Q

TennesseeChattanoogaWuxi, China QHamm, GermanyWolfsburg, GermanyGivatayim, IsraelManfredonia, ItalyNizhni Tagil, RussiaGangneung, South Korea

FranklinCarleton Place, CanadaBad Soden am Taunus, GermanyCounty Laois, Ireland

GermantownKonigs Wusterhausen, Germany

Greater Tri-CitiesGuaranda, EcuadorTeterow, GermanyRybinsk, Russia

NashvilleMendoza, ArgentinaTamworth, AustraliaEdmonton, CanadaTaiyuan, ChinaCaen, France QCrouy, France uMagdeburg, GermanyKamakura, JapanBelfast, Northern Ireland, United

Kingdom QPort de la Selva, Spain u

Oak RidgeNakashi (Naka Machi), JapanObninsk, Russia

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TexasArlingtonBad Königshofen, Germany

AustinAdelaide, AustraliaSiem Reap, Cambodia uXishuangbanna, ChinaAngers, FranceVillefranche Sur Mer, France uKoblenz, GermanyOita, JapanMaseru, LesothoSaltillo, Mexico QTehuacan, Mexico uOrlu, NigeriaLima, Peru QGwangmyeong, South KoreaTaichung, TaiwanAntalya Kepez, TurkeyLondon Borough of Hackney, United

Kingdom

BanderaStrzelce Opolskie County, PolandTysmenytsia, Ukraine

BriarcliffSeeking Partners

Bryan-College StationBastogne, BelgiumGreifswald, GermanySalamanca, MexicoZuazua, Mexico l

Kazan, Russia l

Corpus ChristiAgen, FranceYokosuka, JapanVeracruz, Mexico QToledo, SpainKeelung City, Taiwan

DenisonCognac, France Q

El PasoHadera, Israel

Farmers BranchGarbsen, GermanySchonebeck, GermanyBassetlaw District, United Kingdom

Fort WorthGuiyang, ChinaTrier, GermanyBudapest, HungaryBandung, Indonesia

Reggio Emilia, ItalyNagaoka, JapanToluca, MexicoMbabane, Swaziland

Grand PrairieBaden bei Wien, AustriaCharlesbourg, CanadaGueishan, TaiwanKalush, Ukraine

HoustonLuanda, AngolaPerth, AustraliaBaku, AzerbaijanShanghai, China uShenzhen, ChinaGuayaquil, EcuadorNice, FranceLeipzig, GermanyBasrah, IraqChiba City, JapanTampico, MexicoStavanger, NorwayKarachi, PakistanTyumen, RussiaGrampian Region, Aberdeen,

Scotland, United KingdomHuelva, SpainTaipei, TaiwanIstanbul, TurkeyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

IrvingEspoo, FinlandBoulogne-Billancourt, FranceMarino, ItalyLeon, MexicoDarkhan, MongoliaMerton, United Kingdom

KarnesLesnica, Poland

KilleenSan Juan, Puerto RicoOsan, South Korea

La GrangeFrenstat, Czech RepublicOlfen, Germany

LaredoSan Antonio de Areco, ArgentinaMurray Bridge, AustraliaChenzhou, ChinaWenzhou, ChinaWuwei, ChinaZixing, ChinaLa Cruz, Costa Rica

Acambaro, MexicoAngostura, MexicoCampeche, MexicoCerralvo, MexicoCienega de Flores, MexicoCiudad Valles, MexicoCorregidora, MexicoCuautla, MexicoCuernavaca, MexicoEscobedo, MexicoFrancisco I. Madero, Coahuila, MexicoGeneral Teran, MexicoGuadalajara, MexicoGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico QJalpan de Serra, MexicoJerez de Garcia Salinas, MexicoLampazos, MexicoLazaro Cardenas, MexicoLeon, MexicoLeón Guanajuato, MexicoLos Herreras, MexicoMexticacan, MexicoMoncolva, MexicoMontemorelos, MexicoNuevo Laredo, MexicoPapantla, MexicoSan Miguel de Allende, MexicoTepatitlán, MexicoTijuana, MexicoTlahualilo Durango, MexicoTonala, MexicoTorreon, Mexico QVeracruz, Mexico uLower Hutt, New ZealandCantabria, SpainLaredo, SpainTainan City, TaiwanTainan Hsien, Taiwan

McAllenBelize City, Belize QSaint Laurent, CanadaGanzhou, ChinaSan Jose, Costa RicaAcapulco, MexicoCadereyta Jiménez, MexicoCiudad Victoria, MexicoGarcia, Nuevo León, MexicoGuadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoIrapuato, Guanajuato, MexicoIxtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico QMonterrey, MexicoReynosa, MexicoSan Luis Potosi, MexicoTampico, Mexico QTaxco, Mexico

OdessaSeeking Partners

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PasadenaHadano, Japan

Port ArthurSeeking Partners

Prairie ViewBelize City, BelizePunta Gorda, BelizeGuachené, ColombiaManta, ColombiaSantander de Quilichao, ColombiaSanta Tecla, El SalvadorAseseeso, GhanaPabellón de Arteaga, Mexico

San AntonioSuzhou, China uWuxi, ChinaDarmstadt, Germany uChennai, India QTel Aviv - Yafo, Israel uKumamoto, JapanGuadalajara, Mexico QMonterrey, Mexico QWindhoek, NamibiaGwangju, South KoreaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainSanta Cruz de Tenerife, SpainKaohsiung Municipality, Taiwan

SouthlakeWuzhong District, Suzhou, China uTome (Toyoma), Japan

Tomball Telgte, Germany

TylerLo Barnechea, ChileLiberia, Costa RicaYachiyo, Chiba, JapanSan Miguel de Allende, MexicoJelenia Gora, Poland

UtahPark CityCourchevel, France

Salt Lake CityOruro, BoliviaThurles, IrelandTorino, ItalyMatsumoto, JapanTrujillo, Peru u QQuezon City, PhilippinesIzhevsk, RussiaKeelung City, TaiwanChernivtsi, Ukraine

VermontBurlingtonArad, IsraelPuerto Cabezas, NicaraguaBethlehem, Palestinian TerritoriesYaroslavl, Russia

HartfordCenon, FranceKratovo, 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

GordonsvilleThoré-la-Rochette, France

HamptonVendome, FrancePietermaritzburg Msunduzi, South

AfricaAnyang, South KoreaSouthampton, United Kingdom

Henrico CountySaarpfalz-Kreis, GermanyYangju, South KoreaEssex County, United Kingdom

LynchburgRueil Malmaison, FranceGlauchau, Germany

Newport NewsTaizhou, ChinaGreifswald, GermanyNeyagawa, Japan

Innovation, Humanitarian AssistancePopulation Greater Than 500,001: Houston – Karachi Sister City Association

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NorfolkHalifax, CanadaNingbo, ChinaToulon, FranceWilhelmshaven, GermanyTema, GhanaKochi, IndiaKitakyushu, JapanCagayan de Oro, PhilippinesKaliningrad, RussiaNorfolk County, United Kingdom

RichmondZhengzhou, ChinaSaitama (Urawa), JapanSegou, MaliWindhoek, Namibia QRichmond upon Thames, United

Kingdom

RoanokeFlorianopolis, BrazilLijiang, China QSaint-Lo, FranceKisumu, Kenya QOpole, PolandPskov, RussiaWonju, South Korea

StanardsvilleSeeking Partners

SuffolkOderzo, ItalySuffolk, United Kingdom

Virginia BeachWaiblingen, GermanyMiyazaki, JapanSan Juan del Sur, Nicaragua uNorth Down Borough, Northern

Ireland, United KingdomMoss, NorwayOlongapo, Philippines

YorktownPort Vendres, France

WashingtonAnacortesSidney, CanadaVela Luka, CroatiaNikaho, JapanLomonosov, Russia

AuburnGuanghan, China uMola di Bari, ItalyTamba (Kasuga), JapanPyeongchang, South Korea

BellevueKladno, Czech RepublicYao, JapanLiepaja, LatviaHualien, Taiwan

BellinghamPort Stephens, AustraliaPunta Arenas, ChileVaasa, FinlandTateyama, JapanTsetserleg, MongoliaNakhodka, RussiaCheongju, South Korea

CamasHosoecho, JapanTaki-Cho, JapanKrapkowice, PolandMorawica, PolandZabierzow, Poland

IssaquahChaouen, MoroccoSunndal, Norway

LakewoodDanzhou, China uOkinawa City, JapanBauang La Union, PhilippinesGimhae, South Korea u

Mercer IslandThonon-les-Bains, France

Point RobertsSeeking Partners

Port TownsendIchikawa, Japan Q

SeattleSihanoukville, CambodiaLimbe, CameroonChongqing, ChinaNantes, FrancePecs, HungaryReykjavik, IcelandSurabaya, IndonesiaGalway, Ireland QBeer Sheva, IsraelPerugia, ItalyKobe, JapanMombasa, KenyaMazatlan, MexicoChristchurch, New ZealandBergen, NorwayCebu City, Philippines QGdynia, PolandDaejon, South KoreaKaohsiung Municipality, TaiwanTashkent, UzbekistanHaiphong, Vietnam

Innovation, Economic DevelopmentPopulation Less Than 100,000: City of Monterey, California

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SnoqualmieChaclacayo, PeruGangjin, South Korea

SpokaneJilin, ChinaLimerick, IrelandCagli, ItalyNishinomiya, JapanSan Luis Potosi, MexicoJecheon, South Korea

TacomaFuzhou, ChinaHvar, CroatiaCienfuegos, Cuba QBiot, FranceKiryat Motzkin, IsraelKitakyushu, JapanPuerto Vallarta, Mexico uEl Jadida, MoroccoAlesund, NorwayDavao, PhilippinesVladivostok, RussiaGeorge, South AfricaGunsan, South KoreaTaichung, Taiwan

Walla WallaCannara, ItalySasayama, Japan

West VirginiaMorgantownXuzhou, China uGuanajuato, Mexico

WisconsinDe PereÅmål, Sweden

Door CountySeeking Partners

Eau ClaireLismore, Australia

KenoshaDouai, FranceWolfenbuttel, GermanyCosenza, ItalyQuezon City, PhilippinesMoshi, Tanzania

La CrosseKumbo, CameroonLuoyang, ChinaEpinal, FranceFriedberg, GermanyBantry, IrelandFørde, NorwayDubna, Russia

LublinLublin, Poland

MenomonieNasukarasuyama, JapanKonakovo, Russia

MilwaukeeNingbo, China uZadar, CroatiaMedan, IndonesiaGalway, IrelandBomet, KenyauMhlathuze, South AfricaTarime, Tanzania

Milwaukee CountyBialystok, PolandBuffalo City Municipality, South Africa

RacineFortaleza, Brazil uAalborg, DenmarkMontélimar, FranceOiso, JapanZapotlanejo, MexicoBluefields, Nicaragua u

Rice LakeZamberk, Czech RepublicMiharu-Machi, Japan

Stevens PointGulcz, PolandRostov Veliky, Russia

U.S. Territories and ProtectoratesAmerican SamoaApiaMaui, Hawaii

Northern Mariana IslandsSaipanMaui, Hawaii

Puerto RicoSan JuanJacksonville, FloridaKilleen, Texas

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AfghanistanAsadabadUnion City, California

GhazniHayward, California

HeratCouncil Bluffs, Iowa

JalalabadSan Diego, California

AlbaniaFieriCleveland, Ohio

AlgeriaMascaraElkader, Iowa

AngolaLuandaHouston, Texas

ArgentinaBahia BlancaJacksonville, Florida

CrespoMuscatine, Iowa

La PlataLouisville, Kentucky

Mar del PlataFort Lauderdale, Florida

MendozaMiami Dade County, Florida QNashville, Tennessee

ParanaMuscatine, Iowa

PinamarMyrtle Beach, South Carolina

San Antonio de ArecoLaredo, Texas

San Carlos de BarilocheAspen, Colorado

San Martin de los AndesSteamboat Springs, Colorado

ArmeniaEtchmiadzinFresno, California

GyumriAlexandria, Virginia

VanadzorPasadena, California

YerevanCambridge, Massachusetts QLos Angeles, California

ArubaOranjestadDoral, Florida

AustraliaAdelaideAustin, Texas

BankstownColorado Springs, Colorado

BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

CairnsScottsdale, Arizona

CockburnMobile, Alabama

Gold CoastFort Lauderdale, Florida

HawkesburyTemple City, California

LismoreEau Claire, Wisconsin

MelbourneBoston, Massachusetts

MilduraUpland, California

Mona ValeWilmette, Illinois

Murray BridgeLaredo, Texas

PerthHouston, TexasSan Diego, California Q

Port StephensBellingham, Washington

Sutherland ShireLakewood, Colorado

SydneySan Francisco, California

TamworthNashville, Tennessee

WauchopeCanisteo, New York

WyongClearwater, Florida

AustriaAbtenauBig Bear Lake, California

Baden bei WienGrand Prairie, Texas

DornbirnDubuque, Iowa

GrazMontclair, New Jersey

SalzburgAtlanta, Georgia

StegersbachNorthampton, Pennsylvania

SteyrKettering, Ohio

AzerbaijanBakuBrooklyn, New YorkHouston, Texas

GanjaNewark, New Jersey

LankaranMonterey, California

The BahamasThe BahamasMiami Dade County, Florida

Cat IslandRichton Park, Illinois

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FreeportAlbany, New YorkConcord, North CarolinaNewark, New Jersey QWinston-Salem, North Carolina

George-Town, Great ExumaSt. Augustine, Florida

Grand Bahama IslandAlbany, New York

NassauWinston-Salem, North Carolina

BarbadosBridgetownWilmington, North Carolina

BelarusPartyzanski District, MinskBakersfield, California

BelgiumBastogneBryan-College Station, Texas

BrusselsAtlanta, GeorgiaWashington, District of Columbia

GhentAlbany, New York

HasseltMountain View, California

KasterleeFountain Hills, Arizona

KortrijkGreenville, South Carolina

MechelenArvada, Colorado

MonsLittle Rock, Arkansas l

Walloon RegionMaryland State, Maryland

BelizeBelize CityMcAllen, Texas QPrairie View, Texas

Punta GordaPrairie View, Texas

San PedroWilmington, North Carolina

BeninCotonouAtlanta, Georgia

BoliviaOruroSalt 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

CampinasIndianapolis, IndianaSan Diego, California Q

CuritibaColumbus, OhioJacksonville, Florida Q

DiamantinaVolusia County, Florida

FlorianopolisRoanoke, Virginia

FortalezaMiami Beach, FloridaRacine, Wisconsin u

Governador ValadaresNewark, New Jersey

IlheusDavenport, Iowa

JoinvilleChesapeake, Virginia

LondrinaToledo, Ohio

Nova PrataNoblesville, Indiana

Porto AlegreNewark, New JerseyTampa, Florida Q

ReservaNewark, New Jersey

Rio de JaneiroAtlanta, Georgia QMiami Beach, FloridaNewark, New JerseyOklahoma City, Oklahoma

SalvadorLos Angeles, California

Sao PauloMiami Dade County, Florida

Sao SebastiaoFort Lauderdale, Florida

State of Rio de JaneiroMaryland State, Maryland

SuzanoLauderhill, Florida

BulgariaPlevenCharlottesville, Virginia

PlovdivColumbia, South Carolina

SofiaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Burkina FasoBousseDecatur, Georgia

KwaremanguelPocatello, Idaho

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OuahigouyaDecatur, Georgia

BurmaMawlamyineFort Wayne, Indiana u

CambodiaPhnom PenhLong Beach, California

Siem ReapAustin, Texas u

SihanoukvilleSeattle, Washington

CameroonDoualaNewark, New JerseyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Q

KumboLa Crosse, Wisconsin

LimbeSeattle, Washington

CanadaBramptonMiami Beach, Florida

BrockvilleOntario, California

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

LethbridgeCulver City, California

MarkhamCary, North Carolina

OutremontOakwood, Ohio

Quebec CityAlbany, New York

Richmond HillLakeland, Florida

Saint LaurentMcAllen, Texas

SidneyAnacortes, Washington

Thunder BayDuluth, Minnesota

TorontoChicago, Illinois

VancouverLos Angeles, California

Vernon, British ColumbiaModesto, California

WaterlooCenterville, Ohio

WhitehorseJuneau, Alaska

WinnipegMinneapolis, Minnesota

Innovation, Arts & CulturePopulation Between 100,001-500,000: Norfolk Sister City Association, Inc.

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Cape VerdePraiaBoston, Massachusetts

Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l

ChileIquiqueMiami Dade County, Florida l

La SerenaMillbrae, California

Lo BarnecheaTyler, Texas

Punta ArenasBellingham, Washington

Rapa NuiMaui, Hawaii

SantiagoMinneapolis, Minnesota

Viña del MarSausalito, California

ChinaAnhui ProvinceMaryland State, Maryland

AnkangPikeville, Kentucky

AnshanBirmingham, Alabama

BaodingCharlotte, North Carolina

BeihaiTulsa, Oklahoma

BeijingWashington, District of Columbia

ChangchunLittle Rock, Arkansas

Changping DistrictOakland, California u

ChangshaAnnapolis, MarylandSaint Paul, Minnesota QWhittier, California

ChangzhouBuffalo, New YorkRockford, Illinois Q

Chao Yang District, BeijingBirmingham, Alabama QBrooklyn, New York

ChengduLouisville, Kentucky uOakland, California uPhoenix, Arizona Q

ChenzhouLaredo, Texas

Chongming CountyLakeland, Florida

ChongqingSeattle, Washington

CixiBakersfield, California

DalianOakland, California QSalisbury, Maryland u

DandongWilmington, North Carolina

DanzhouLakewood, Washington u

Fengxian District, ShanghaiLakeland, Florida u

FoshanOakland, California

FuxinCorona, California

FuzhouTacoma, Washington

GanzhouMcAllen, Texas

GuanghanAuburn, Washington u

Guangping Duan, LanzhouTampa, Florida

GuangzhouLos Angeles, California QOakland, California u

GuiyangFort Worth, Texas

Haikou, HainanOakland, California uOklahoma City, Oklahoma QScottsdale, Arizona

Hainan ProvinceMaui, Hawaii

Haizhu District, GuangzhouUrbana, Illinois

HanchuanMartinez, California

HandanDubuque, Iowa

HangzhouBoston, MassachusettsIndianapolis, Indiana u

HarbinMinneapolis, Minnesota

HefeiColumbus, Ohio

HezeMobile, Alabama

Huadu District, GuangzhouMillbrae, California u

HuangshiBirmingham, Alabama u

Huizhou MunicipalityMilpitas, California

JiangmenRiverside, California

JiangyinAlameda, California

JiaxingLakeland, Florida u QRockville, Maryland u

JilinSpokane, Washington

JinanSacramento, California

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Jingan DistrictOakland, California u

JinzhouArvada, Colorado QOakland, California u

JiujiangLouisville, Kentucky

JurongOakland, California u

KaifengWichita, Kansas

KaipingMesa, Arizona QMillbrae, California u

KunmingDenver, Colorado

KunshanDurham, North Carolina u

LanzhouAlbuquerque, New Mexico QLansing, Michigan u

Laoshan DistrictColumbia, Missouri

Lengshuijian City, HunanaMillbrae, California u

LeshanGilbert, Arizona

LhasaBoulder, Colorado

LijiangMalibu, CaliforniaRoanoke, Virginia Q

LinliRedlands, California

LiuzhouCincinnati, Ohio

LiyangUnion City, California

LongkouLafayette, Indiana

LuoyangLa Crosse, Wisconsin

MaomingOakland, California u

MengziModesto, California

MianyangOakland, California u

MishanJuneau, Alaska

NanjingSt. Louis, Missouri

NanningCommerce, California uOakland, California u

NingboJacksonville, Florida u QMilwaukee, Wisconsin uNorfolk, VirginiaWilmington, Delaware u

PenglaiSonoma, California

PudongOakland, California u

Pudong District, ShanghaiBeverly Hills, California u

QingdaoLong Beach, CaliforniaOakland, California u

QingyangEdmond, Oklahoma

QinhuangdaoToledo, Ohio

QufuBoynton Beach, Florida

QuzhouRed Wing, Minnesota

RugaoTallahassee, Florida

SanmingLansing, Michigan

Sanya County, HainanMaui, Hawaii

ShanghaiChicago, Illinois QHouston, Texas uSan Francisco, California

ShaoxingJacksonville, Florida u

ShenyangChicago, Illinois

ShenzhenHouston, Texas

ShijiazhuangDes Moines, Iowa

Siming District, XiamenSarasota, Florida

SongShangOakland, California u

SuzhouJacksonville, Florida u QPortland, OregonSan Antonio, Texas u

TaishanFresno, CaliforniaMillbrae, California u Q

TaiyuanNashville, Tennessee

TaizhouFort Wayne, IndianaNewport News, Virginia

Tanggu District, TianjinOakland, California u

TianjinGreenville, South CarolinaMobile, AlabamaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Q

WeifangOakland, California uPueblo, Colorado

WeihaiSanta Barbara, California

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WenzhouLaredo, Texas

WuhanPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSt. Louis, Missouri

WuweiLaredo, Texas

WuxiChattanooga, Tennessee QSan Antonio, Texas

Wuzhong District, SuzhouSouthlake, Texas u

Xi’anKansas City, Missouri QMontgomery County, Maryland

XiamenBaltimore, Maryland

XiangyangCarmel, IndianaRaleigh, North CarolinaRochester, New York Q

Xicheng DistrictPasadena, California

XinzhengHays, Kansas

XishuangbannaAustin, Texas

XuzhouMorgantown, West Virginia uNewark, New Jersey

Yan’anKansas City, Missouri

Yangpu District, ShanghaiWinston-Salem, North Carolina

Yangshuo CountyMorehead, Kentucky

YantaiOmaha, NebraskaSan Diego, California Q

YibinColumbia, South Carolina

YingkouJacksonville, Florida

Yingtan CityLivingston, California

YixingSanford, North Carolina

YushuSan Bernardino, California

ZhangjiagangRedondo Beach, California

ZhangjiajieSanta Fe, New Mexico

ZhengdingMuscatine, Iowa

ZhengzhouRichmond, Virginia

ZhenjiangTempe, Arizona

Zhongshan CityMillbrae, California u

ZhoushanRichmond, California

ZhuhaiRedwood City, California

ZhuzhouDurham, North Carolina

ZixingLaredo, Texas

ColombiaBarranquillaDoral, FloridaTampa, Florida Q

BogotáChicago, Illinois

CartagenaCoral Gables, Florida

Cartagena de IndiasSt. Augustine, Florida

GuachenéPrairie View, Texas

ManizalesGainesville, Florida l

MantaPrairie View, Texas

MedellínFort Lauderdale, Florida

PereiraMiami Dade County, Florida

Santa MartaMiami Beach, Florida

Santander de QuilichaoPrairie View, Texas

Costa RicaEscazuPensacola, Florida

JacoAurora, Colorado

La CruzLaredo, Texas

LiberiaTyler, Texas

MonteverdeEstes Park, Colorado

QueposFort Lauderdale, Florida

San JoseMcAllen, TexasMiami Dade County, Florida QSan Jose, California

TurrialbaRancho Cordova, California

CroatiaBeli ManastirCambridge, Minnesota

DubrovnikMonterey, California

HvarTacoma, Washington

SplitLos Angeles, California

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Vela LukaAnacortes, Washington

ZadarMilwaukee, Wisconsin

ZagrebPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CubaCaibarienBloomington-Normal, Illinois

ChivericoSanta Cruz, California u

CienfuegosCambridge, MassachusettsTacoma, Washington Q

HavanaMobile, Alabama

HolguinSanta Fe, New Mexico

MatanzasPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ReglaRichmond, California

RemediosBloomington-Normal, Illinois

Santa ClaraBloomington, Indiana

Santiago de CubaOakland, California

YaterasBoulder, Colorado

Czech RepublicCesky KrumlovMiami Beach, Florida

FrenstatLa Grange, Texas

Karlovy VaryCarlsbad, California

KladnoBellevue, Washington

KrnovYukon, Oklahoma

OlomoucOwensboro, Kentucky

Olomouc KrajOwensboro, Kentucky

OpavaKearney, Nebraska

OstravaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PlzenBirmingham, Alabama

PragueChicago, Illinois QMiami Dade County, FloridaPhoenix, Arizona

TaborOrinda, California

ZamberkRice Lake, Wisconsin

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

Mbuji-MayiDistrict Heights, Maryland

DenmarkAalborgRacine, Wisconsin

OdenseColumbus, Ohio

SilkeborgCorona, California

VardeSan Mateo, California

Dominican RepublicBaniBuffalo, New York

La RomanaFort Lauderdale, Florida

Puerta PlataRochester, New York

SalcedoAtlanta, Georgia

Santo DomingoMiami Dade County, Florida

EcuadorCuencaTempe, Arizona

GuarandaGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee

GuayaquilHouston, Texas

QuitoCoral Gables, Florida l

Louisville, KentuckySaint Paul, Minnesota Q

San Cristobal IslandMaui, Hawaii u

San Pablo de MantaLong Beach, California

TenaSanta Clarita, California

EgyptAlexandriaBaltimore, MarylandCleveland, Ohio

AswanSonoma, California

GizaLos Angeles, California

LuxorBaltimore, Maryland

El SalvadorAntiguo CuscatlánAurora, Colorado u

AtacoFountain Hills, Arizona

Ciudad RomeroSaint Paul, Minnesota

Concepion de AtacoElk Grove, California

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MorazánMontgomery County, Maryland

San Jose Las FloresCambridge, Massachusetts

San MiguelArlington, Virginia

San SalvadorLos Angeles, California

Santa TeclaPrairie View, Texas

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

EthiopiaAdamaAurora, Colorado

Addis AbabaWashington, District Of Columbia

AxumDenver, Colorado

Bahir DarCleveland, Ohio QOakland, California u

GondarCorvallis, Oregon QMontgomery County, Maryland

FinlandEspooIrving, Texas

JärvenpääPasadena, California

KuopioMinneapolis, Minnesota

RaumaBoynton Beach, Florida

SaloSt. Anthony, Minnesota

VaasaBellingham, Washington

FranceAgenCorpus Christi, Texas

Aix-en-ProvenceCoral Gables, FloridaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Q

AlbiMaui, HawaiiPalo Alto, California Q

AmiensTulsa, Oklahoma

AngersAustin, Texas

AngoulêmeHoffman 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

Innovation, Arts & CulturePopulation Greater Than 500,001: City of San Antonio International Relations Office

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BesanconCharlottesville, Virginia

BiotTacoma, Washington

BordeauxLos Angeles, California

Boulogne-BillancourtIrving, Texas

BrestDenver, Colorado

CaenAlexandria, VirginiaNashville, Tennessee Q

CannesBeverly Hills, California

Cavalaire-sur-merNew Port Richey, Florida

CenonHartford, Vermont

Cergy-PontoiseColumbia, Maryland

Chambolle-MusignySonoma, California

ChamonixAspen, Colorado

Chapdes-BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

ChâteaurouxFresno, California

Clermont-FerrandNorman, Oklahoma

ClusesBeaverton, Oregon

CognacDenison, Texas QPinecrest, Florida

CompiegneRaleigh, North Carolina

CourchevelPark City, Utah

CrouyNashville, Tennessee u

DeauvilleLexington, Kentucky

DouaiKenosha, Wisconsin

EpinalLa Crosse, Wisconsin

Fontenay-le-ComtePalatine, Illinois

GrenoblePhoenix, Arizona

La Petite RocheLittle Rock, Arkansas l

Lamentin, GuadeloupeMiami Dade County, Florida l

Lamotte-BeuvronParis, Kentucky

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

MentonLaguna Beach, California

Volunteer of the YearHoward L. Chapman, Fort Wayne Sister Cities International

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MetzKansas City, Missouri

MontélimarRacine, Wisconsin

Montmorency-BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

MontpellierLouisville, Kentucky

NancyCincinnati, Ohio

NantesJacksonville, Florida QSeattle, Washington

NemoursWilmington, Delaware

Neuilly-PlaisanceMontgomery, Ohio

NiceHouston, Texas

NoirmoutierCrestview, Florida

Nord-Pas de CalaisMaryland State, Maryland

OrleansWichita, Kansas

ParisChicago, Illinois QSan Francisco, California uWashington, District Of Columbia

PerpignanSarasota, Florida

Port VendresYorktown, Virginia

ReimsArlington, Virginia

RennesRochester, New York

Rochefort, Charente-MaritimeAnnapolis, Maryland

RouenCleveland, Ohio

Rueil MalmaisonLynchburg, Virginia

Saint-ClarGilroy, California

Saint-EtienneDes Moines, Iowa

Saint-LoRoanoke, Virginia

Sainte MaximeMatthews, North Carolina

SaumurAsheville, North Carolina

SevresMount Prospect, Illinois

St. Jean Pied de PortSouth San Francisco, California

StrasbourgBoston, Massachusetts

ThionvilleUrbana, Illinois

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

GambiaBanjulAnnapolis, MarylandNewark, New Jersey Q

GeorgiaK’ut’aisiColumbia, Missouri

PotiLaGrange, Georgia

TbilisiAtlanta, Georgia

Vani MunicipalityFallon, Nevada

GermanyAachenArlington, Virginia

ApoldaRapid City, South Dakota

AugsburgDayton, Ohio

Bad KönigshofenArlington, Texas

Bad Soden am TaunusFranklin, Tennessee

Bad ZwischenahnCenterville, Ohio

BaumholderDelaware, Ohio

BerlinLos Angeles, California

BexbachGoshen, Indiana

BraunschweigOmaha, Nebraska

BremerhavenBaltimore, Maryland

BudingenTinley Park, Illinois

BuhlMelrose, Minnesota

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CelleTulsa, Oklahoma

ChemnitzAkron, Ohio

CologneIndianapolis, Indiana

CrailsheimWorthington, Minnesota

DarmstadtSan Antonio, Texas u

DelmenhorstToledo, Ohio

DierdorfFountain Hills, Arizona

DortmundBuffalo, New York

DresdenColumbus, Ohio

DuisburgFort Lauderdale, Florida

EberbachEphrata, Pennsylvania

EinhausenShoreview, Minnesota

EisenachWaverly, Iowa

ErlangenRiverside, California

EutinLawrence, Kansas

Frankfurt am MainPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

FriedbergLa Crosse, Wisconsin

FuldaWilmington, Delaware

GarbsenFarmers Branch, Texas

Garmisch-PartenkirchenAspen, Colorado

GedernColumbia, Illinois

GeraFort Wayne, Indiana

GlauchauLynchburg, Virginia

GothaGastonia, North Carolina

GreifswaldBryan-College Station, TexasNewport News, Virginia

Gross-BieberauMillstadt, Illinois

GunzenhausenFrankenmuth, Michigan

HamburgChicago, Illinois

HammChattanooga, TennesseeSanta Monica, California

HannoverKansas City, Missouri

HeidenheimCleveland, Ohio

HelmstedtAlbuquerque, New Mexico

HerfordQuincy, Illinois

HerzbergDixon, Illinois

HockenheimMooresville-South Iredell, North

Carolina

KaiserslauternColumbia, South Carolina QDavenport, Iowa

KoblenzAustin, Texas

Konigs WusterhausenGermantown, Tennessee

KrefeldCharlotte, North Carolina

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

NienburgLas Cruces, New Mexico

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NittenauLake Zurich, Illinois

NurembergAtlanta, Georgia

OlfenLa Grange, Texas

PaderbornBelleville, Illinois

PfaffenweilerJasper, Indiana

PinnebergRockville, Maryland

Porta WestfalicaWaterloo, Illinois

PotsdamSioux Falls, South Dakota

PrumFort Madison, Iowa

RadebeulSierra Vista, Arizona

RegensburgTempe, Arizona

RostockRaleigh, North Carolina

SaarbruckenPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Saarpfalz-KreisHenrico County, Virginia

SchaumburgSchaumburg, Illinois

SchonebeckFarmers Branch, Texas

SchorndorfTuscaloosa, Alabama

SchwieberdingenBelvidere, Illinois

SeevetalDecatur, Illinois

StadeLakewood, Colorado

StuttgartSt. Louis, Missouri

TaufkirchenWest Chicago, Illinois

TelgteTomball , Texas

TeterowGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee

ThüringenRapid City, South Dakota

TirschenreuthSanta Fe Springs, California

TrierFort Worth, Texas

TrossingenBeaverton, Oregon

UlmNew Ulm, Minnesota

UnterhachingOakwood, Ohio u

WaiblingenVirginia Beach, Virginia

WalldorfAstoria, OregonCharles County, Maryland

WeselHagerstown, Maryland

WilhelmshavenNorfolk, Virginia

WolfenbuttelKenosha, Wisconsin

WolfsburgChattanooga, Tennessee

WormsMobile, Alabama

WürzburgRochester, New York

ZeitzPrescott, Arizona

ZittauPortsmouth, Ohio

Best Overall Program Population Between 50,001 – 100,000: Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee

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GhanaAboadzeBuffalo, New York

AburiPortsmouth, New Hampshire

AccraChicago, Illinois QColumbia, South CarolinaColumbus, OhioWashington, District Of Columbia

AgogoFort Lauderdale, Florida

Akuapem South DistrictLansing, Michigan

AseseesoPrairie View, Texas

AsuogyamanChicago Heights, Illinois

Cape CoastBuffalo, New York QHanover Park, Illinois

KitasePortsmouth, New Hampshire

Konongo-OdumasiTallahassee, Florida

KumasiCharlotte, North CarolinaNewark, New Jersey QWinston-Salem, North Carolina

Nsawam Adoagyiri MunicipalityLansing, Michigan

ObuasiRiverside, California

Sekondi-TakoradiBoston, MassachusettsOakland, California Q

Sunyani-TechimanTuscaloosa, Alabama

TamaleLouisville, Kentucky

TemaColumbia, MarylandNorfolk, VirginiaSan Diego, California Q

WinnebaBirmingham, Alabama QCharlottesville, Virginia u

GreeceAncient OlympiaAtlanta, Georgia QColorado Springs, Colorado

AthensChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California QWashington, District Of Columbia

IniadesLawrence, Kansas

KalamariaClearwater, Florida

KarpenisiAsheville, North Carolina

MytilenePortland, Maine

PatrasSanta Barbara, California

PiraeusBaltimore, Maryland QWorcester, Massachusetts

ThessalonikiSan Francisco, California

GuatemalaCobanBirmingham, Alabama u

IpalaRiverdale Park, Maryland

La AntiguaCoral Gables, Florida

QuezaltenangoLivermore, California

GuineaConakryCleveland, Ohio

GuyanaGeorgetownSt. Louis, Missouri

HaitiAquinDelray Beach, Florida

BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

BorgneHoneoye Falls, New York

Cap-HaitienColumbia, MarylandFort Lauderdale, FloridaPortland, Maine

DelmasNorth Miami, Florida l

DeschapellesEssex, Connecticut

JacmelGainesville, Florida

Les CayesBoynton Beach, Florida

PetionvilleLauderhill, Florida

Petit GoaveMiami Dade County, Florida

Port-de-PaixOakland, California

ThomondeDistrict Heights, Maryland

HondurasTegucigalpaGainesville, Florida l

HungaryBudapestFort Worth, Texas

Csongrad CountyToledo, Ohio

DebrecenNew Brunswick, New Jersey

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MiskolcCleveland, Ohio

PecsSeattle, Washington

SiofokWalnut Creek, California

SzegedToledo, Ohio

SzekesfehervarBirmingham, Alabama

SzolnokPortsmouth, New Hampshire

TaszárRockford, Illinois

TokajSonoma, California

IcelandAkureyriDenver, Colorado u

ReykjavikSeattle, Washington

IndiaAgraTempe, Arizona

AhmedabadColumbus, Ohio

AmritsarBakersfield, California

BangaloreCleveland, OhioSan Francisco, California u

BhubaneswarCupertino, California

ChennaiDenver, ColoradoSan Antonio, Texas Q

CoimbatoreToledo, Ohio

DelhiChicago, Illinois

HyderabadIndianapolis, Indiana uMontgomery County, MarylandRiverside, California Q

JalandharUnion City, California

KochiNorfolk, Virginia

MumbaiLos Angeles, California

MysoreCincinnati, Ohio

NagpurSanta Clara, California u

PuneSan Jose, California

ShimlaCarbondale, Illinois

VijayawadaModesto, California

IndonesiaBandungFort Worth, Texas

BogorSt. Louis, Missouri

JakartaLos Angeles, California

MedanMilwaukee, Wisconsin

SurabayaSeattle, Washington

IranTehranLos Angeles, California

IraqAl QaimLaguna Niguel, California l

Al-HillaTempe, Arizona u

BaghdadDenver Regional Council of

Governments, Colorado

BasrahHouston, Texas

DuhokGainesville, Florida

Karadah District, BaghdadCouncil Bluffs, Iowa

NajafMinneapolis, Minnesota

RaniaDuluth, Minnesota

IrelandBallina, County MayoPittsfield, Massachusetts

BallymoeBoys Town, Nebraska

BantryLa Crosse, Wisconsin

BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

CarlowTempe, Arizona

Carlow CountyDavenport, Iowa

Carndonagh/InishowenSt. Charles, Missouri

CastlebarDixon, Illinois

CorkSan Francisco, California

County CorkMaryland State, Maryland

County KildareLexington, Kentucky

County LaoisFranklin, Tennessee

County LimerickSanta Clara, California

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County MeathCary, North Carolina

DingleSanta Barbara, California

DonegalSt. Louis, Missouri

DublinSan Jose, California QTampa, Florida

DundalkPikeville, Kentucky

Ely O’CarrollBaltimore, Maryland u

EnnisPhoenix, Arizona

GalwayCambridge, MassachusettsChicago, IllinoisMenlo Park, CaliforniaMilwaukee, WisconsinSeattle, Washington QSt. Louis, Missouri

HeadfordMorgan Hill, California

KillarneyConcord, North CarolinaMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaScottsdale, ArizonaSpringfield, Illinois u

LimerickSpokane, Washington

Limerick and Limerick CountyNew Brunswick, New Jersey

MallowTinley Park, Illinois

NaasOmaha, Nebraska

SligoTallahassee, Florida

ThurlesSalt Lake City, Utah

TraleeWestlake, Ohio

TullamoreChandler, Arizona

WaterfordRochester, New York

West MayoCleveland, Ohio

WexfordAnnapolis, Maryland

Isle of ManBrideGilbert, Arkansas

IsraelAfulaWorcester, Massachusetts

Afula-GilboaFresno, California QNew Haven, Connecticut

AradBurlington, Vermont

AshdodTampa, Florida

AshkelonBaltimore, MarylandPortland, OregonSacramento, California

Beer ShevaSeattle, Washington

EilatLos Angeles, California

GivatayimChattanooga, Tennessee

HaderaCharlotte, North CarolinaEl Paso, Texas

HaifaFort Lauderdale, FloridaSan Francisco, California

HatzorReno, Nevada l

HerzliyaBeverly Hills, California uColumbus, OhioLauderhill, FloridaSan Bernardino, California Q

HolonCleveland, OhioDayton, Ohio Q

KarmielDenver, ColoradoPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Q

Kfar SabaGainesville, Florida

Kiryat EkronAkron, Ohio

Kiryat GatBuffalo, New York QHighland Park, Illinois u

Kiryat MotzkinTacoma, Washington

Mateh AsherWest Des Moines, Iowa

MisgavPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

NahariyaMiami Beach, Florida

NegevMaryland State

NetanyaSunny Isles Beach, Florida

Petach TikvaChicago, Illinois

Ra’ananaAtlanta, Georgia

Ramat GanMiami Beach, FloridaPhoenix, Arizona

Ramat HaNegevDenver, Colorado u

Ramat-HasharonTallahassee, Florida

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RamlaKansas City, Missouri

RehovotAlbuquerque, New MexicoRochester, New York Q

Rosh Ha’ayinBirmingham, Alabama

Tel Aviv - YafoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania QSan Antonio, Texas u

Tel MondSarasota, Florida

TiberiasSaint Paul, MinnesotaTulsa, Oklahoma QVillage of Great Neck Plaza, New York

Tzahar RegionWest Palm Beach, Florida

YeruchamHighland Park, Illinois

ItalyAbruzzoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

AgrigentoTampa, Florida

AlbaMedford, Oregon

AmalfiNew Haven, Connecticut

ArezzoNorman, Oklahoma

AsiagoLockport, Illinois

AssisiSan Francisco, California

BergamoGreenville, South Carolina QPueblo, Colorado

BolognaPortland, Oregon QSt. Louis, Missouri

CagliSpokane, Washington

CaltanissettaRochester, New York

CannaraWalla Walla, Washington

CarunchioSaluda, North Carolina

CataniaPhoenix, Arizona

Cava de TirreniPittsfield, Massachusetts

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

GaetaCambridge, Massachusetts QSomerville, Massachusetts

GenoaBaltimore, MarylandColumbus, Ohio Q

Greve-in-ChiantiRehoboth Beach, DelawareSonoma, California Q

IschiaCambridge, MassachusettsLos Angeles, California

La SpeziaVallejo, California

Innovation, Youth and EducationPopulation Between 100,001 – 500,000: Bellevue Sister Cities Association

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Lambro and MingardoHazleton, Pennsylvania

LodiLodi, California

LuccaSouth San Francisco, California

Lucca SiculaPueblo, Colorado

ManfredoniaChattanooga, Tennessee

MarinoIrving, Texas

MarsalaAnnapolis, Maryland

MateraToms River, New Jersey

MilanChicago, Illinois

MilazzoMartinez, California

ModenaHighland Park, Illinois

Mola di BariAuburn, Washington

Monticelli d’OnginaGilroy, California

MonzaIndianapolis, Indiana

NocetoWalnut Creek, California

OderzoSuffolk, Virginia

Olevano sul TuscianoWilmington, Delaware

PaduaBoston, Massachusetts

PerugiaSeattle, Washington

PesaroDelray Beach, Florida

PescaraIrondequoit, New York QMiami Beach, Florida

PianezzaLansing, Michigan

PisaCoral Gables, Florida l

Poggio a CaianoCharlottesville, Virginia

Pomigliano d’ArcoBirmingham, Alabama

PotenzaDenver, Colorado

Provincia di AstiMiami Dade County, Florida

Provincia di CatanzaroDes Moines, Iowa

RagusaLittle Rock, Arkansas l

Reggio EmiliaFort Worth, Texas

RiminiFort Lauderdale, Florida

Riva TrigosoSanta Cruz, California

RomeWashington, 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

Best Overall ProgramPopulation Less Than 25,000: Sausalito Sister Cities, Inc.

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SienaBuffalo, New YorkConcord, North Carolina

SorrentoReno, Nevada uSanta Fe, New Mexico Q

SpoletoCharleston, South Carolina

StresaMartinez, California

TaorminaSunny Isles Beach, Florida

Termini Imerese SicilyElk Grove Village, Illinois

TorinoSalt Lake City, Utah

TorremaggioreBuffalo, New York

TrapaniMonterey, California

TrevisoSarasota, Florida

VeniceFort Lauderdale, Florida QLong Beach, California

VerbaniaHendersonville, North Carolina

VeronaAlbany, New YorkFresno, California u

VincenzaCleveland, Ohio

Ivory CoastAbidjanSan Francisco, California

JamaicaKingstonBirmingham, Alabama Miami Dade County, Florida Q

Montego BayAtlanta, Georgia

Ocho RiosOakland, California

Portmore St. CatherineLakeland, Florida

St. AnnBuffalo, New York

Trelawny ParishLauderhill, Florida

JapanAkashiVallejo, California

AsahikawaBloomington-Normal, Illinois

AshikagaSpringfield, Illinois

AsoLaGrange, Georgia

Chiba CityHouston, Texas

ChinoLongmont, Colorado

Daisen (Nakayama)Temecula, California

FujinomiyaSanta Monica, California

FujisawaMiami Beach, Florida

FujiyoshidaColorado Springs, Colorado

FukuiNew Brunswick, New Jersey

FukuokaAtlanta, GeorgiaOakland, California Q

FukuyamaMaui, Hawaii

FunabashiHayward, California

FuttsuCarlsbad, California

GeroPensacola, Florida

GifuCincinnati, Ohio

GotembaBeaverton, Oregon

GotsuCorona, California

Hachijo IslandMaui, Hawaii

HadanoPasadena, Texas

Hakusan (Matto)Columbia, Missouri

HamamatsuRochester, New York

HanamakiHot Springs, Arkansas

HanyūMillbrae, California u

Harima-choLima, Ohio

HimejiPhoenix, Arizona

HinoRedlands, California

Hirara (Miyakujima)Maui, Hawaii

HiratsukaLawrence, Kansas

HitachiBirmingham, Alabama u

HosoechoCamas, Washington

Ibaraki, OsakaMinneapolis, Minnesota

IchiharaMobile, Alabama

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IchikawaGardena, CaliforniaPort Townsend, Washington Q

IchikawadaimonMuscatine, Iowa

IizukaSunnyvale, California

IkataRed Wing, Minnesota

ImabariLakeland, Florida

ImaichiRapid City, South Dakota

IsesakiSpringfield, Missouri

Isumi-shiDuluth, Minnesota

ItomanRedondo Beach, California u

IwamizawaPocatello, Idaho

IwataMountain View, California

IzumoSanta Clara, California

KaizukaCulver City, California

Kakegawa (Osuka)Corning, New York QEugene, Oregon

KakudaGreenfield, Indiana

KamakuraNashville, Tennessee

KameokaStillwater, Oklahoma

Kanagawa PrefectureMaryland State, Maryland

KanazawaBuffalo, New York

KasukabePasadena, California u

KawachinaganoCarmel, Indiana

KawasakiBaltimore, Maryland

KishiwadaSouth San Francisco, California

KitakyushuNorfolk, VirginiaTacoma, Washington

KobePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania QSeattle, Washington

KochiFresno, California

KofuDes Moines, Iowa QLodi, California

KukizakiMilpitas, California

KumamotoSan Antonio, Texas

KurashikiKansas City, Missouri

KurumeModesto, California

KushikinoSalinas, California

KyotoBoston, Massachusetts

MaebashiBirmingham, Alabama

MatsumotoSalt Lake City, Utah

MatsuyamaSacramento, California

Miasa-OmachiMendocino, California

Miharu-MachiRice Lake, Wisconsin

Minami-AlpsMarshalltown, Iowa

MisatoWinona, Minnesota

MishimaPasadena, California

MitoAnaheim, California

MiyazakiVirginia Beach, Virginia

MiyazuDelray Beach, Florida

MizuhoMorgan Hill, California

MureElberton, Georgia

NaganoClearwater, Florida

NaganoharaLivingston, Montana

NagaokaFort Worth, Texas

NagasakiSaint Paul, Minnesota

NagoyaLos Angeles, California

Nakagawa-machi, TochigiHorseheads, New York

Nakashi (Naka Machi)Oak Ridge, Tennessee

NamerikawaSchaumburg, Illinois

NanaoMonterey, California

NarashinoTuscaloosa, Alabama

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NasukarasuyamaMenomonie, Wisconsin

NeyagawaNewport News, Virginia

NichinanPortsmouth, New Hampshire

NikahoAnacortes, Washington

NikkoRapid City, South Dakota

NishinomiyaSpokane, Washington

NisshinOwensboro, Kentucky

OgakiBeaverton, Oregon u

OisoDayton, Ohio QRacine, Wisconsin

OitaAustin, Texas

OkayamaSan Jose, California

OkazakiNewport Beach, California

Okinawa CityLakewood, Washington

Omitama (Minori)Abilene, Kansas

OmiyaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

OmutaMuskegon, Michigan

OsakaChicago, Illinois QSan Francisco, California

OsakasayamaOntario, Oregon

OtaBurbank, California QLafayette, Indiana

OtsuLansing, Michigan

Saitama (Urawa)Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRichmond, Virginia

SakaideSausalito, California

SapporoPortland, Oregon

SaromaPalmer, Alaska

SasayamaWalla Walla, Washington

SaseboAlbuquerque, New Mexico

SeikaNorman, Oklahoma

SendaiRiverside, California

ShimadaRichmond, California

ShimamotoFrankfort, Kentucky

Shimizu, HokkaidoChelsea, Michigan

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

TobaSanta Barbara, California

Tokai-MuraIdaho Falls, Idaho

TokorozawaDecatur, Illinois

Tome (Toyoma)Southlake, Texas

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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

UtsunomiyaTulsa, Oklahoma

Wakami-MachiLivingston, California

WakayamaBakersfield, California

Yachiyo, ChibaTyler, Texas

YamagataBoulder, Colorado

YaoBellevue, Washington

YokkaichiLong Beach, California

YokohamaSan Diego, California

YokosukaCorpus Christi, Texas

YotsukaidoLivermore, California

YuasaCambridge, Minnesota

JordanAl-KarakBirmingham, Alabama

AmmanChicago, Illinois QCincinnati, OhioSan Francisco, California

Deir AllaGainesville, Florida

KazakhstanTaraz Fresno, California

KyzylordaArvada, Colorado

KenyaBometMilwaukee, Wisconsin

BuraNewburyport, Massachusetts

EldoretMinneapolis, Minnesota

KisumuBoulder, ColoradoRoanoke, Virginia Q

MombasaLong Beach, California QSeattle, Washington

NairobiDenver, ColoradoRaleigh, North Carolina

ThikaDixon, Illinois

Uasin Gishu CountyScottsdale, Arizona

KyrgyzstanBishkekColorado Springs, Colorado

Best Overall ProgramPopulation Between 100,001 – 300,000: Birmingham Sister Cities

2017 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY BY COUNTRY/REGION 83

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TokmokRockford, Illinois

LatviaLiepajaBellevue, Washington

LebanonBeirutLos Angeles, California

Bekaa ValleyToledo, Ohio

LesothoMaseruAustin, Texas

LiberiaBong CountyMaryland State, Maryland

BuchananWinston-Salem, North Carolina

GbarngaBaltimore, Maryland

Maryland CountyMaryland State, Maryland

MonroviaDayton, Ohio QNewark, New Jersey

LithuaniaAlytusRochester, New York

KaunasLos Angeles, California

KlaipedaCleveland, Ohio

SiauliaiOmaha, Nebraska

VilniusChicago, Illinois

LuxembourgBeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

MacedoniaKratovoHartford, Vermont

SkopjePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaTempe, Arizona Q

MalawiZombaUrbana, Illinois

MalaysiaBeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

MaliBamakoRochester, New York

SegouRichmond, Virginia

TimbuktuTempe, Arizona

MaltaMostaMillbrae, California

MexicoAcambaroLaredo, Texas

AcapulcoBeverly Hills, California QMcAllen, Texas

AguascalientesModesto, California

AlamosScottsdale, Arizona

AngosturaLaredo, Texas

AtotonilcoSouth San Francisco, California

Cabo San LucasNewport Beach, California

CaborcaPrescott, Arizona QUpland, California

Cadereyta JiménezMcAllen, Texas

CampecheLaredo, TexasVolusia County, Florida

CananeaSierra Vista, Arizona

CancunWichita, Kansas

CedralChicago Heights, Illinois

CerralvoLaredo, Texas

ChihuahuaAlbuquerque, New MexicoPueblo, Colorado

Cienega de FloresLaredo, Texas

Ciudad GuzmanLongmont, ColoradoRedwood City, California

Ciudad LerdoLas Cruces, New Mexico

Ciudad ManteBoulder, Colorado

Ciudad VallesLaredo, Texas

Ciudad VictoriaMcAllen, Texas

ColimaNorman, Oklahoma QRedwood City, California

CorregidoraLaredo, Texas

CoyoacanArlington, Virginia

CozumelMiami Beach, Florida

CuautlaLaredo, TexasRiverside, California

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CuernavacaDenver, Colorado QLaredo, TexasMinneapolis, Minnesota

CuliacánSaint Paul, Minnesota

EnsenadaRedondo Beach, CaliforniaRiverside, California

EscobedoLaredo, Texas

Francisco I. Madero, CoahuilaLaredo, Texas

Garcia, Nuevo LeónMcAllen, Texas

General TeranLaredo, Texas

GuadalajaraAlbuquerque, New MexicoKansas City, MissouriLansing, MichiganLaredo, TexasPortland, OregonSan Antonio, Texas QSan Jose, California

Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónLaredo, TexasMcAllen, TexasReno, Nevada l

GuamuchilOntario, California

GuanajuatoAshland, OregonMorgantown, West VirginiaSalinas, California

GuaymasMesa, Arizona

HermosilloIrvine, CaliforniaPhoenix, Arizona Q

HuatabampoGardena, California

Irapuato, GuanajuatoMcAllen, Texas

Isla MujeresPensacola, FloridaSt. Petersburg, Florida

Ixtapa ZihuatanejoBensenville, IllinoisMcAllen, Texas QPalm Desert, California

Jalpan de SerraLaredo, Texas

JerecuaroSalinas, California

Jerez de Garcia SalinasLaredo, Texas

La PazRedondo Beach, California

LampazosLaredo, Texas

Lazaro CardenasLaredo, Texas

LeonIrving, TexasLaredo, Texas QSan Diego, California

León GuanajuatoLaredo, Texas

Los HerrerasLaredo, Texas

MagdelenaTemple City, California

ManzanilloSaint Paul, MinnesotaSan Pablo, California

MazatlanSanta Monica, California QSeattle, Washington

MeridaSarasota, Florida

MexicaliSacramento, CaliforniaSan Bernardino, California Q

Mexico CityChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California Q

MexticacanLaredo, Texas

MocoritoOntario, California

MoncolvaLaredo, Texas

MontemorelosLaredo, Texas

MonterreyMcAllen, TexasSan Antonio, Texas Q

MoreliaKansas City, Missouri

NaucalpanPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

NavojoaSanta Fe Springs, California

Nuevo Casas GrandesColorado Springs, Colorado

Nuevo LaredoLaredo, Texas

OaxacaPalo Alto, California

OcotlanCorona, California

OrizabaPortsmouth, Ohio

Pabellón de ArteagaPrairie View, Texas

PachucaLittle Rock, Arkansas l

PapantlaLaredo, Texas

ParralSanta Fe, New Mexico

PatzcuaroNaperville, IllinoisSonoma, California Q

PetatlanSaint Peter, Minnesota

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PueblaOklahoma City, Oklahoma QPueblo, Colorado

Puerto PeñascoRuidoso, New Mexico

Puerto VallartaHighland Park, IllinoisSanta Barbara, California QTacoma, Washington u

QueretaroBakersfield, California QHolland, Michigan

ReynosaMcAllen, Texas

Rosarito BeachGardena, CaliforniaLong Beach, California Q

SalamancaBryan-College Station, Texas

SaltilloAustin, Texas QLansing, Michigan

San Cristobal de las CasasAsheville, North Carolina

San FelipeHayward, California

San Jose del CaboLaguna Beach, California

San Luis PotosiMcAllen, TexasSpokane, WashingtonSt. Louis, Missouri QTulsa, Oklahoma

San Martin de HidalgoMorgan Hill, California

San Miguel de AllendeLaredo, TexasRedlands, CaliforniaSanta Fe, New MexicoSt. Augustine, Florida QTyler, TexasWest Palm Beach, Florida

San Nicolas de los GarzaKansas City, Missouri l

San Pedro de las ColoniasSpringfield, Illinois

Santa RosaliaUnion City, California

Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosi

Burlington-Alamance, North Carolina

State of JaliscoMaryland State, Maryland

TampicoHouston, TexasMcAllen, Texas Q

TaxcoMcAllen, Texas

TecateGilroy, California

TehuacanAustin, Texas u

TepatitlánLaredo, Texas

TetlanohcanNew Haven, Connecticut

TijuanaLaredo, TexasSan Diego, California Q

Tlahualilo DurangoLaredo, Texas

Tlalnepantla de BazWichita, Kansas

TlaquepaqueSpringfield, Missouri

TolucaFort Worth, Texas

TonalaLaredo, Texas

TorreonFresno, CaliforniaLaredo, Texas Q

TulaBenicia, California

UruapanCulver City, California

Innovation, Youth and EducationPopulation Less Than 100,000: Sister Cities of Wilmington, Inc.

2017 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY BY COUNTRY/REGION86

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ValladolidAsheville, North Carolina

ValparaisoHanover Park, Illinois

VeracruzCorpus Christi, Texas QLaredo, Texas uMiami Dade County, FloridaSan Jose, California

Veracruz/Boca del RioMobile, AlabamaTampa, Florida Q

VillahermosaSan Bernardino, California

XalapaOmaha, Nebraska

ZapotlanejoRacine, Wisconsin

ZuazuaBryan-College Station, Texas l

MoldovaBaltiLakeland, Florida

ChişinăuSacramento, California

RybnitsaLakeland, Florida u

UngheniWinston-Salem, North Carolina

MongoliaDarkhanIrving, Texas

TsetserlegBellingham, Washington

UlaanbaatarDenver, Colorado QOakland, California u

MontenegroBudvaWest Palm Beach, Florida

KotorSanta Barbara, California

MoroccoAgadirOakland, California u

CasablancaChicago, Illinois

ChaouenIssaquah, Washington

El HajebCouncil Bluffs, Iowa

El JadidaTacoma, Washington

MarrakechScottsdale, Arizona

TiznitSomerville, Massachusetts

MozambiqueBeiraBoston, Massachusetts

NamibiaWindhoekRichmond, Virginia QSan Antonio, Texas

NepalKathmanduEugene, Oregon

NetherlandsEmmeloordGoshen, Indiana

EnschedePalo Alto, California

Leidschendam-VoorburgTemecula, California

NijmegenAlbany, New York

RotterdamBaltimore, Maryland

UtrechtPortland, Oregon u

Sint MaartenSint Maarten, NetherlandsTallahassee, Florida

New ZealandAucklandLos Angeles, California

ChristchurchSeattle, Washington

GisbornePalm Desert, California

HamiltonSacramento, California

Lower HuttLaredo, TexasTempe, Arizona

Palmerston NorthMissoula, Montana

QueenstownAspen, Colorado

TaurangaSan Bernardino, California

Upper HuttMesa, Arizona

WanganuiReno, Nevada

NicaraguaBluefieldsRacine, Wisconsin u

JalapaBoulder, Colorado u

JinotepeSanta Cruz, California

Laguna de PerlasMontclair, New Jersey

LeónNew Haven, Connecticut

MalpaisilloPittsfield, Massachusetts

MatagalpaGainesville, Florida

NagaroteNorwalk, Connecticut

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PosoltegaBloomington, Indiana

Puerto CabezasBurlington, Vermont

QuilaliSouth Haven, Michigan

San IsidroPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

San Juan de OrienteSacramento, California

San Juan del SurVirginia Beach, Virginia u

TipitapaLansing, Michigan l

Villa El CarmenMoscow, Idaho

NigeriaAbujaBuffalo, New York

BauchiOakland, California

Benin CityOakland, California

Cross River StateMaryland State, Maryland

IbadanCleveland, Ohio

Ile-IfeOberlin, Ohio QSan Bernardino, California

LagosAtlanta, Georgia

Ondo StateMaryland State, Maryland

OrluAustin, Texas

OsogboAsheville, North Carolina QWilmington, Delaware

Port HarcourtKansas City, Missouri

UmuakaNewark, New Jersey

NorwayAlesundTacoma, Washington

BergenSeattle, Washington

FlekkefjordElbow Lake, Minnesota

FørdeLa Crosse, Wisconsin

KongsbergRed Wing, Minnesota

MossVirginia Beach, Virginia

Nordhordland RegionFergus Falls, Minnesota

ØrlandGlendale, Arizona

StavangerHouston, Texas

SunndalIssaquah, Washington

TrondheimVallejo, California

PakistanHyderabadToledo, Ohio

KarachiHouston, Texas

LahoreChicago, Illinois

PalauKororGilroy, California l

Palestinian TerritoriesAriel (Israeli Settlement)Mobile, Alabama

BethlehemBurlington, VermontSacramento, California Q

Mas’haRed Hook, New York

NablusBoulder, Colorado

QalqilyaGainesville, Florida

RamallahMuscatine, Iowa

PanamaPanama CityCharleston, South CarolinaFort Lauderdale, FloridaSan Diego, California Q

ParaguayAsuncionMiami Dade County, Florida

Fernando de la MoraPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Santa MariaHays, Kansas

PeruArequipaCharlotte, North Carolina QMaui, Hawaii

CarazMesa, Arizona

ChaclacayoSnoqualmie, Washington

ChimbotePensacola, Florida

CuscoTempe, Arizona

IcaMiami Beach, Florida

LimaAustin, Texas QCleveland, Ohio

MirafloresPensacola, Florida

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PucallpaMiami Dade County, Florida l

Santiago de SurcoGastonia, North Carolina

TrujilloDecatur, GeorgiaSalt Lake City, Utah u Q

PhilippinesBacarraMaui, Hawaii

BacolodLong Beach, California

BadocMaui, Hawaii

BaguioVallejo, California

Bauang La UnionLakewood, Washington

BaybayUnion City, California

BolinaoMobile, Alabama

CabugaoMaui, Hawaii

Cagayan de OroNorfolk, Virginia

Calamba CityWalnut, California

CamilingJuneau, Alaska l

Cavite CitySan Diego, California

Cebu CitySalinas, CaliforniaSeattle, Washington Q

DagupanMilpitas, California

DavaoTacoma, Washington

DumagueteAlameda, California

Kalibo, AklanJuneau, Alaska

La CarlotaCarson, California

MakatiLos Angeles, California

ManilaMaui, HawaiiSacramento, California QSan Francisco, California

OlongapoVirginia Beach, Virginia

PaloPalo Alto, California

PasaySacramento, California QUnion City, California

Pasig CitySouth San Francisco, California

Puerto PrincesaMaui, Hawaii

Quezon CityKenosha, WisconsinMaui, Hawaii QSalt Lake City, Utah

RoxasSan Bernardino, California

San JuanMaui, HawaiiSanta Barbara, California Q

San NicolasMaui, Hawaii

SantaMaui, Hawaii

SariayaSanta Clarita, California

SarratMaui, Hawaii

Zambales ProvinceMaui, Hawaii

PolandBialystokMilwaukee County, Wisconsin

BochniaRoselle, Illinois

BytowWinona, Minnesota

GdanskCleveland, Ohio

GdyniaSeattle, Washington

Gorzow WielkopolskiHazleton, Pennsylvania

GulczStevens Point, Wisconsin

Jelenia GoraTyler, Texas

KatowiceMobile, Alabama

KrakówRochester, New YorkSan Francisco, California u Q

KrapkowiceCamas, Washington

LesnicaKarnes, Texas

Lodz RegionMaryland State, Maryland

LomiankiColumbia Heights, Minnesota

LomzaMuscatine, Iowa

LublinLublin, Wisconsin

MorawicaCamas, Washington

OpoleRoanoke, Virginia

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PlockFort Wayne, Indiana

PoznanToledo, Ohio

RzeszówBuffalo, New York QGainesville, Florida

Strzelce Opolskie CountyBandera, Texas

SzczecinSt. Louis, Missouri

TorunPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

WadowiceChicago Heights, Illinois

WarsawChicago, Illinois

Warsaw ProvinceSan Diego, California

WroclawCharlotte, North Carolina

ZabierzowCamas, Washington

ZamośćFountain Hills, Arizona

ZiebiceBrighton, Colorado

Zielona GoraAurora, Colorado

PortugalAngra Do HeroismoGilroy, California

AveiroNewark, New Jersey

CascaisSausalito, California

CoimbraCambridge, Massachusetts QSanta Clara, California

FaroHayward, California

FunchalMaui, Hawaii QOakland, California

Sao Miguel IslandMaui, Hawaii

SeiaNewark, New Jersey

RomaniaBrasovCleveland, Ohio

BucharestAtlanta, Georgia

Cluj-NapocaColumbia, South CarolinaRockford, Illinois

ConstantaMobile, Alabama

SibiuColumbia, Missouri

RussiaArkhangelskPortland, Maine

BirobidjanBeaverton, Oregon

BudyonnovskMarshalltown, Iowa

ChelyabinskColumbia, South Carolina

CherepovetsMontclair, New Jersey

DicksonDixon, Illinois

DubnaLa Crosse, Wisconsin

EkaterinburgSan Jose, California

EngelsEdmond, Oklahoma

IrkutskEugene, OregonSalt Lake City, Utah

KaliningradNorfolk, Virginia

KazanBryan-College Station, Texas l

KhabarovskPortland, Oregon

KislovodskMuscatine, Iowa

KonakovoMenomonie, Wisconsin

KostromaDurham, North Carolina

KotlasWaterville, Maine

KrasnodarTallahassee, Florida

Leningrad OblastMaryland State, Maryland

LermontovOsage, Iowa

LomonosovAnacortes, Washington

MoscowChicago, Illinois QSanta Clara County, California

MurmanskJacksonville, Florida

NakhodkaBellingham, WashingtonOakland, California Q

Nizhni TagilChattanooga, Tennessee

Nizhny NovgorodPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

NovorossiskGainesville, Florida

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NovosibirskMinneapolis, MinnesotaSaint Paul, Minnesota

ObninskOak Ridge, Tennessee

PermLouisville, Kentucky

PetrozavodskDuluth, Minnesota

PskovRoanoke, Virginia

PushkinoWorcester, Massachusetts

PyatigorskDubuque, Iowa

Rostov VelikyStevens Point, Wisconsin

RubtsovskGrants Pass, Oregon

RybinskGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee

SamaraSt. Louis, Missouri

SarovLos Alamos, New Mexico

SeverodvinskPortsmouth, New Hampshire

SmolenskColorado Springs, Colorado

SnezhinskLivermore, California

SochiLong Beach, CaliforniaNorthport, New York

St. PetersburgLos Angeles, California QSt. Petersburg, Florida u

StavropolDes Moines, Iowa

TobolskCouncil Bluffs, Iowa

TulaAlbany, New York

TverBuffalo, New York

TyumenHouston, Texas

UlyanovskOklahoma City, Oklahoma

Velikiy NovgorodRochester, New York

VladikavkazAsheville, North Carolina

VladimirBloomington-Normal, Illinois QSarasota, Florida

VladivostokJuneau, AlaskaSan Diego, California QTacoma, Washington

VolgogradCleveland, Ohio

VoronezhCharlotte, North Carolina

YaroslavlBurlington, Vermont

ZavolzhieSan Bernardino, California

ZelengorskNewburyport, Massachusetts

ZelenogradTulsa, Oklahoma

ZheleznovodskGrinnell, Iowa

RwandaKigaliOklahoma City, OklahomaSan Bernardino, California Q

Muhanga DistrictBuffalo, New York

Saint Kitts and Nevis IslandsSaint Kitts and Nevis IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l

SenegalDakarMiami Dade County, Florida QWashington, District Of Columbia

GuediawayeBirmingham, Alabama u

St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri

SerbiaBelgradeChicago, Illinois

Sierra LeoneFreetownKansas City, Missouri QNew Haven, Connecticut

SlovakiaBratislavaCleveland, Ohio

KosiceMobile, Alabama

NitraNaperville, Illinois

PresovPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TisovekShenandoah, Iowa

SloveniaLjubljanaCleveland, Ohio

MariborPueblo, Colorado

PiranIndianapolis, Indiana

SomaliaBosasoMinneapolis, Minnesota

South AfricaBuffalo City MunicipalityMilwaukee County, Wisconsin

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Cape TownMiami Dade County, Florida

DurbanChicago, Illinois

Fort BeaufortBeaufort, North Carolina

GeorgeTacoma, Washington

King Shaka District MunicipalityMobile, Alabama

KwaZulu-NatalMaryland State, Maryland

LawaaikampSaint Paul, Minnesota l

Nelson Mandela Bay MunicipalityJacksonville, Florida

Pietermaritzburg MsunduziHampton, Virginia

Tshwane Metropolitan MunicipalityWashington, District Of Columbia

uMhlathuzeMilwaukee, Wisconsin

South KoreaAnyangHampton, Virginia

AsanLansing, Michigan

BucheonBakersfield, California

BusanChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California Q

Changwon CityJacksonville, Florida

CheonanBeaverton, Oregon

CheongjuBellingham, Washington

ChinjuEugene, Oregon

Chung JuPittsfield, Massachusetts

DaeguAtlanta, Georgia

DaejonSeattle, Washington

GangjinSnoqualmie, Washington

Gangnam-GuRiverside, California

GangneungChattanooga, Tennessee

GimhaeLakewood, Washington u

GoyangMaui, Hawaii

GunsanTacoma, Washington

GwacheonBurlington-Alamance, North Carolina

GwangjuSan Antonio, Texas

GwangmyeongAustin, Texas

Gyeongsangnam-DoMaryland State, Maryland

HanamLittle Rock, Arkansas

IcheonSanta Fe, New Mexico

IksanCulver City, California

IncheonBurbank, California QPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

JecheonSpokane, Washington

JeonjuSan Diego, California

JincheonVallejo, California

Best Overall ProgramPopulation Greater Than 500,001: Denver Sister Cities International

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NowonIrvine, California u

OsanKilleen, Texas

PajuPasadena, California u

PyeongchangAuburn, Washington

PyeongtaekMobile, Alabama

SeochoIrvine, California

Seongnam CityAurora, Colorado

SeoulSan Francisco, CaliforniaWashington, District Of Columbia

SuncheonColumbia, Missouri

UiwangNorth Little Rock, Arkansas

UlsanPortland, Oregon

Wanju-Gu CountyCarson, California

WonjuRoanoke, Virginia

YangjuHenrico County, Virginia

YeongcheonBuffalo, New York

YochonNewport Beach, California u

Yongsan-GuSacramento, California

SpainAlburquerqueAlbuquerque, 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

CantabriaLaredo, Texas

Ciudadella de MenorcaSt. Augustine, Florida

El Puerto de Santa MariaCoral Gables, Florida u

FigueresSt. Petersburg, Florida

GranadaCoral Gables, Florida

HuelvaHouston, Texas

LaredoLaredo, Texas

Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSan Antonio, Texas

LleidaMonterey, California

MacharaviayaPensacola, Florida

MadridMaui, Hawaii

MataróFort Lauderdale, Florida

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, Ohio QKansas City, Missouri

ToledoCorpus Christi, TexasToledo, Ohio Q

Tres CantosColumbia, Maryland

Vitoria-GasteizAnaheim, California

SwazilandMbabaneFort Worth, Texas

SwedenÅmålDe Pere, Wisconsin

BorgholmRockford, Illinois

GothenburgChicago, Illinois

HelsingborgAlexandria, Virginia

KalmarWilmington, Delaware

LidkopingRockford, IllinoisPalo Alto, California

RattvikCambridge, Minnesota

RonnebyEnfield, Connecticut

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SolnaBurbank, California

Stockholm CountyMiami Dade County, Florida

TingsrydLindstrom, Minnesota

TrollhättanTempe, Arizona u

UppsalaMinneapolis, Minnesota

VäxjöDuluth, Minnesota

SwitzerlandBaselMiami Beach, Florida

DavosAspen, Colorado

InterlakenScottsdale, Arizona

LiestalSacramento, California

LucerneChicago, Illinois

SaasfeeSteamboat Springs, Colorado

SurseeHighland, Illinois

WinterhuirOntario, California

ZurichSan Francisco, California

TaiwanChia-YiJuneau, Alaska

Chung Li, Taoyuan CityEnfield, Connecticut

FengshanCharleston, Illinois

GueishanGrand Prairie, Texas

HengchunSunny Isles Beach, Florida

HsinchuBeaverton, Oregon QCary, North CarolinaCupertino, California

Hsinchu CountySanta Clara County, California

Hua Lien CityAlbuquerque, New Mexico

HualienBellevue, Washington

Kaohsiung CityFort Lauderdale, FloridaPensacola, Florida

Kaohsiung MunicipalityColorado Springs, ColoradoLittle Rock, ArkansasPortland, OregonSan Antonio, TexasSeattle, WashingtonTulsa, Oklahoma Q

Keelung CityCorpus Christi, TexasSalt Lake City, Utah

MiaoliBartlett, Illinois

New Taipei CityCincinnati, Ohio

PingtungMaui, Hawaii

Shin Lin DistrictWalnut, California

TaichungAustin, TexasReno, Nevada QSan Diego, CaliforniaTacoma, Washington

Tainan CityCarbondale, IllinoisChandler, Arizona uColumbus, Ohio

Kansas City, MissouriLaredo, TexasMonterey, California QOklahoma City, OklahomaSan Jose, California

Tainan HsienLaredo, Texas

TaipeiAtlanta, GeorgiaBoston, MassachusettsCleveland, OhioHouston, TexasIndianapolis, IndianaLos Angeles, CaliforniaMiami Dade County, FloridaOklahoma City, OklahomaPhoenix, Arizona QSan Francisco, California

TaoyuanIrvine, California

Wuchi TownNewton, Iowa

XindianTavares, Florida

Xizhi District, New Taipei CityDoral, Florida

TajikistanDushanbeBoulder, Colorado

TanzaniaArushaDurham, North Carolina QKansas City, Missouri

BagamoyoVallejo, California

Dar es SalaamLansing, Michigan u

MorogoroFresno, California Q

MoshiDelray Beach, Florida QKenosha, Wisconsin

TangaToledo, Ohio

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TarimeMilwaukee, Wisconsin

ThailandBangkokWashington, District Of Columbia

Chiang RaiUnion City, California

LanphunOrinda, California

UdonthaniReno, Nevada

Trinidad and TobagoChaguanasLauderhill, Florida

Port of SpainAtlanta, Georgia

TurkeyAdapazariLouisville, Kentucky

AnkaraWashington, District Of Columbia

Antalya KepezAustin, TexasMuskegon, Michigan Q

BesiktasBrooklyn, New York

Bursa YildirimBuffalo, New York

GaziantepPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

GemlikLauderhill, Florida

IstanbulHouston, Texas

IzmirLong Beach, California uTampa, Florida Q

Kocaeli Metropolitan MunicipalityMaryland State, Maryland

KusadasiMonterey, California

MersinWest Palm Beach, Florida

MuglaFort Lauderdale, Florida

NevsehirSanta Fe, New Mexico u

SafranboluSchaumburg, Illinois

SeferihisarMorgan Hill, CaliforniaÜsküdarBrooklyn, New York

TurkmenistanAshgabatAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsMiami Dade County, Florida l

UgandaKaseseSanta Cruz, California u

UkraineAlushtaSanta Cruz, California

BrovaryRockford, Illinois

ChernivtsiSalt Lake City, Utah

ChyhyrynSebastopol, California

DonetskPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

DrohobychBuffalo, New York QMuscatine, Iowa

GorlovkaPensacola, Florida

HorlivkaBuffalo, New York

Innovation, Humanitarian AssistancePopulation Between 100,001 – 500,000: Pasadena Sister Cities Committee

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Ivano-FrankivskArlington, Virginia

KalushGrand Prairie, Texas

KanivSonoma, California

KharkivCincinnati, Ohio

KhmelnytskyiModesto, California

KrasnodonBirmingham, Alabama

KyivChicago, Illinois

LvivCorning, New York

OdessaBaltimore, Maryland

PoltavaIrondequoit, New York

SmilaNewton, Iowa

TysmenytsiaBandera, Texas

UzhhorodCorvallis, Oregon

VinnytsyaBirmingham, Alabama

United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiHouston, Texas

United KingdomEnglandBarnetMontclair, New Jersey

Bassetlaw DistrictFarmers Branch, Texas

BillericayFishers, Indiana

BirminghamChicago, Illinois

CanterburyBloomington-Normal, Illinois

ChesterLakewood, Colorado

ClevelandCleveland, Ohio

Cleveland CountyCleveland, Ohio

CorbyPortsmouth, Ohio

DoncasterWilmington, North Carolina

DurhamDurham, North Carolina

Essex CountyHenrico County, Virginia

KeighleyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina

KetteringKettering, Ohio

Kingston-upon-HullRaleigh, North Carolina

KinverPark Ridge, Illinois

LeedsLouisville, Kentucky

LiverpoolBirmingham, Alabama

London Borough of HackneyAustin, Texas

MertonIrving, Texas

NewburghNewburgh, Indiana

Newcastle upon TyneAtlanta, Georgia QLittle Rock, Arkansas

Newmarket, SuffolkLexington, Kentucky

NewportAnnapolis, Maryland

Norfolk CountyNorfolk, Virginia

Northamptonshire CountyIndianapolis, Indiana

PortsmouthLakewood, Colorado QPortsmouth, New Hampshire

Richmond upon ThamesRichmond, Virginia

SalisburySalisbury, Maryland

SheffieldPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

SouthamptonHampton, Virginia

St. Ives, CornwallLaguna Beach, California

SuffolkSuffolk, Virginia

SunderlandWashington, District Of Columbia

WatfordWilmington, Delaware

WorcesterWorcester, Massachusetts

Northern IrelandAntrim-NewtownabbeyGilbert, Arizona

BallymenaMorehead, Kentucky

BelfastBoston, MassachusettsNashville, Tennessee Q

CarrickfergusAnderson, South CarolinaDanville, KentuckyPortsmouth, New Hampshire Q

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Craigavon, County ArmaghLaGrange, Georgia

LarneClover, South Carolina

Newry and Mourne DistrictSioux Falls, South Dakota QSouthern Pines, North Carolina

North Down BoroughVirginia Beach, Virginia

ScotlandDunbarMartinez, California

DundeeAlexandria, VirginiaWest Dundee, Illinois

DunfermlineSarasota, Florida

EdinburghSan Diego, California

EmboMaui, Hawaii

ForresMount Dora, Florida

Grampian Region, AberdeenHouston, Texas

NithsdaleAnnapolis, Maryland

ObanLaurinburg, North Carolina

PrestwickVandalia, Ohio

StirlingDunedin, Florida

Western IslesAnderson, South Carolina

WalesBreconSaline, Michigan

United States Territories and Protectorates

American SamoaMaui, Hawaii

San Juan, Puerto RicoJacksonville, Florida Q

Saipan, Northern Mariana IslandMaui, Hawaii

UruguayMaldonadoMiami Dade County, Florida

PaysanduMuscatine, Iowa l

UzbekistanBukharaSanta Fe, New Mexico

TashkentSeattle, Washington

VenezuelaAntolín del CampoMiami Dade County, Florida

CaracasSan Francisco, California l

Margarita IslandFort Lauderdale, Florida

Monagas StateMiami Dade County, Florida

Puerto La CruzSanta Cruz, California

VietnamCan ThoRiverside, California

Da NangOakland, CaliforniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

HaiphongSeattle, Washington

Ho Chi Minh CitySan Francisco, California

HueNew Haven, Connecticut

Ninh Thuan ProvinceMaryland State, Maryland

Vung Tau ProvenceNewport Beach, California u

ZambiaKasamaClovis, New Mexico

LivingstonSanta Fe, New Mexico

LusakaAlbuquerque, New MexicoLos Angeles, California Q

ZimbabweGweruBirmingham, Alabama

HarareCincinnati, Ohio

MutarePortland, Oregon

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The BahamasFreeportDetroit, MichiganNewark, New JerseyAlbany, New YorkConcord, North CarolinaWinston-Salem, North Carolina

CanadaThunder BaySeinäjoki, Finland Gifu, JapanDuluth, MinnesotaLittle Canada, Minnesota

ColombiaBarranquillaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaNanjing, ChinaTampa, FloridaKaohsiung, Taiwan

South AfricaCape TownHangzhou, ChinaMiami-Dade County, FloridaNice, FranceAachen, GermanyHaifa, IsraelFunchal, PortugalSaint Petersburg, Russia

TaiwanNew Taipei CityPhoenix, ArizonaCotonou, BeninLa Paz, BoliviaOuagadougou, Burkina FasoUlan-Ude, BuryatLos Angeles, CaliforniaSan Fransisco, CaliforniaSan Jose, Costa RicaSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicSan Salvador, El SalvadorVersailles, FranceBanjul, GambiaAtlanta, GeorgiaGuatemala City, GuatemalaBissau, Guinea BissauTegucigalpa, HondurasIndianapolis, IndianaRiga, LatviaMonrovia, LiberiaVilnius, LithuaniaLilongwe, MalawiMajuro, Marshall IslandsBoston, MassachusettsSan Nicolas, MexicoUlaanbaatar, Mongolia

Managua, NicaraguaCleveland, OhioOklahoma City, OklahomaPanama City, PanamaAsunción, ParaguayManila, PhilippinesQuezon City, PhilippinesWarsaw, PolandJiddah, Saudi ArabiaDakar, SenegalJohannesburg, South AfricaPretoria, South AfricaDaegu, South KoreaSeoul, South KoreaMbabane, SwazilandDallas, TexasHouston, TexasMarshall, TexasLome, TogoGuam, United States Territory

Taipei MunicipalityPhoenix, ArizonaGold Coast, AustraliaCotonou, BeninLa Paz, BoliviaOuagadougou, Burkina FasoLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Jose, Costa RicaPrague, Czech RepublicSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicSan Salvador, El SalvadorVersailles, FranceBanjul, GambiaAtlanta, GeorgiaGuatemala City, GuatemalaBissau, Guinea BissauTegucigalpa, HondurasBangalore, IndiaIndianapolis, IndianaYokohama, JapanRiga, LatviaMonrovia, LiberiaVilnius, LithuaniaLilongwe, MalawiGeorge Town, MalaysiaMajuro, Marshall IslandsBoston, MassachusettsSan Nicolas, MexicoUlan Bator, MongoliaManagua, NicaraguaCleveland, OhioOklahoma City, OklahomaPanama City, PanamaAsunción, ParaguayMalabon, PhilippinesManila, PhilippinesQuezon City, Philippines

Warsaw, PolandUlan-Ude, RussiaJeddah, Saudi ArabiaDakar, SenegalJohannesburg, South AfricaPretoria, South AfricaDaegu, South KoreaSeoul, South KoreaSaigon, South VietnamMbabane, SwazilandDallas, TexasHouston, TexasMarshall, TexasGuam, United States

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