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Takako Michii (l) with Mayor Brown

Buffalo celebrates 50th anniversary of sister city relationship with Kanazawa, Japan

05/13/2012

In April, Buffalo, New York celebrated its 50th anniversary with sister city Kanazawa, Japan. The relationship, established in 1962, has seen several successful cultural, academic, business and youth exchanges.

Jesper Frant

A pivotal student exchange experience

05/12/2012

Over 10 years ago, Jesper Frant, a high school student from Boulder, Colorado, went as an exchange student to sister city Mante, Mexico for a year. Today, Jesper recounts how life changing the experience was.

Xi Jin Ping with Vice President Biden in China, 2011

Sister Cities International welcomes Vice President Xi to the United States

02/15/2012

Dear Mr. Vice President:

The November 2012 Moscow delegation

Santa Clara County-Moscow partnership improves lives of youth

Santa Clara County, California is working with its sister county, the Region and City of Moscow, Russia, to better the lives of hundreds of youth who are without parental care. The sister county partnership has over the past four years, through exchanges and initiatives, furthered extensive collaboration in the social services arena.