sister cities international membership directory 2013
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I N T E R N A T I O N A LSisterCities
2013 Membership Directory
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Table of Contents
Letter from the President .................................1
U.S. Partnerships Map ....................................2
U.S. Members and Partnerships Map..............4
2012 Annual Report ........................................6
2012 Donors .................................................14
Membership Directory ...................................15
Partnerships by U.S. State .........................16
Partnerships by Country/Region.................34
Board of Directors and Global Envoys ...........66
State Coordinators ........................................67
Honorary Board.............................................68
2012 Sister Cities International Staff ..............69
International Inaugural Gala ...........................70
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Greetings,
For Sister Cities International 2012 was a year to remember. This year Sister CitiesInternational leadership and staff focused on improving communications with our membersand sister cities throughout the world, as well as developing new strategic partnerships andresources to assist our members.
The response to the introduction in March of our new logo, tag line, and website at theNational Press Club in Washington, DC has been fantastic. We know that in order to increaseour exposure and success as an international nonprofit organization and provide a worldwidereach for our members we need to use technology to our benefit. With a vibrant newFacebook page and Twitter account and by taking advantage of new forms ofcommunication, we have shown that if you “Connect globally” – you can “Thrive locally.”
The Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program came to a close with 24 successful projectsadministered by U.S.-African sister cities. Just a few examples of the significant impact ofthis grant were Richmond, Virginia building new toilet facilities for two schools and a clinic with their partners in Segou, Mali;Milwaukee, Wisconsin constructing water points to bring potable water to 18,000 residents in uMhlathuze, South Africa; and St.Louis, Missouri developing a sanitation project, improving diabetes prevention, and renovating a high school with their sister cityof Saint Louis, Senegal. A second grant we received for the Sino-African Initiative is building trilateral relationships among U.S.sister cities in Africa and China to address economic development and urban poverty and will continue through 2013.
As we do every year, Sister Cities International held conferences for our members to network and discover new opportunities. In2012, we met in Jacksonville, Florida for our Annual Conference and Cincinnati, Ohio for our Regional Meeting. Both eventswere marked by practical skills-building sessions and peer-learning among members. Sister Cities International was alsoselected as one of nine non-profits in the Washington, D.C. area to receive pro bono management consulting services fromCompass Marketing and Booz Allen Hamilton focusing on enhancing Sister Cities International’s organizational structure toprovide optimum service for our members.
In 2012 we also formalized longstanding relationships with our friends in China, India, and Mexico. Memorandums ofUnderstanding were signed with the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in Chengdu, China; theAll India Institute for Local Self Government in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Asociacion de Ciudades Hermanas de America inCincinnati, Ohio. These partnerships will allow us to provide better assistance to members who are looking to form new sistercities in these countries and enhance existing partnerships.
The work of the Sister Cities International network is at the forefront of international community engagement. Participation inyouth programs such as the Young Artists and Authors Showcase, sponsored by the Frank Carvey Family Foundation andProject Earth, sponsored by Ecology and Environment, Inc. has increased since we began expanding our communicationscapabilities. With the improvement of our “Cities seeking Cities” services members are receiving more assistance than ever intheir search for new partners. This has truly been a banner year for Sister Cities International and as we move forward into 2013 Iwant to thank all of our members and partners for your incredible work and support. Together, we are making a difference andcreating a better, more peaceful, and more prosperous world.
Mary D. KanePresident & CEO
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Connect globally. Thrive locally.
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Who We Are
Sister CitiesInternational is
a 501(c)(3)nonprofit,nonpartisanorganization thathas been workingsince 1956 toadvance peace andprosperity throughcultural,educational,humanitarian, andeconomicdevelopmentexchanges. Itserves as a hub forinstitutionalknowledge andbest practices inthe field of citizendiplomacy.
Since its inception Sister Cities International has played akey role in renewing and strengthening important globalrelationships. Sister Cities International was created atPresident Eisenhower’s 1956 White House conference oncitizen diplomacy, where he envisioned an organization thatcould be a champion for peace and prosperity by fosteringbonds between people from different communities aroundthe world. By forming these relationships, PresidentEisenhower reasoned that people of different cultures couldcelebrate and appreciate their differences and buildpartnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts.
Sister Cities International strives to strengthen the sistercities network through strategic institutional partnerships,grants, programs, and support for its members. Sister CitiesInternational motivates and empowers private citizens,municipal officials, and business leaders to conduct long-term, mutually beneficial sister city, county, or staterelationships.
The mission of Sister Cities International is just as importanttoday as it was when it was founded. With the advent of theinternet and new technologies, the world is becomingsmaller, and the relationships and interactions between theU.S. and its foreign counterparts are more complex thanever. Despite this increase in online communication, theface-to-face meetings and personal relationships developedthrough sister cities are still vital and irreplaceable.
What is a Sister City?
Asister city, county, or state relationship is a broad-based, long-term partnership between two
communities in two countries. A sister city, county, or staterelationship is officially recognized after the highest electedor appointed official from both communities sign off on anagreement.
A city may have any number of sister cities, with communityinvolvement ranging from a half dozen to hundreds ofvolunteers. In addition to volunteers, sister city organizationsmay includerepresentativesfrom nonprofits,municipalgovernments, theprivate sector, andother civicorganizations. Sistercity relationshipsoffer the flexibility toform connectionsbetweencommunities thatare mutuallybeneficial and whichaddress issues thatare most relevantfor partners.
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President Barack Obama, current Honorary Chairman for Sister Cities International
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, SisterCities International founder
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Membership
Membership in Sister Cities International is open to cities
of all sizes, counties, states, international cities, and
individuals. Members are a part of a network of citizen
diplomats from over 500 communities with partnerships in
over 1,900 cities and 140 countries around the globe. Sister
Cities International provides members with unique support
and resources for their sister city programs and empowers
individual citizens to become diplomats who represent their
community and their country in new and meaningful ways.
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Sister City Partnerships by U.S. State
Sister City Member Communities by U.S. State
Sister City Relationships by Region
Sister City Partnerships by Country
Europe 33% Asia 26%
North America 11% South & Central America 8%
Central Asia 7% Sub‐Saharan Africa 7%
Middle East/North Africa 4% Caribbean/Island 3%
Oceania 2%
U.S. Communities ..........................494Global Members ................................7Total Members ................................501U.S. Sister Cities ..........................1884Global Sisters Cities ..........................34Total Sister Cities ..........................1918Unique Sister Cities ......................1664Countries Represented ..................144U.S. Cities Seeking Partners ............28
Membership At-a-Glance
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Programs
Sister Cities International administers a number of grant
funded programs aimed at assisting members, whether
through direct funding, expertise, opportunities to promote
their work, or the provision of other resources.
Youth Ambassador Program: Trilateral North America In 2011 and 2012, Sister Cities International conducted the
U.S. State Department-funded Youth Ambassador Program,
which focused on North America and helped bring students
together from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The
theme of this program was local, national, and international
discussion on the environment and poverty. Through
workshops, site visits to NGOs, and cultural activities,
students explored these issues and gained a sense of what
cities, countries, and individuals are doing to alleviate
problems in these areas. The program included visits to
sister cities in the U.S. and Mexico, and a week in
Washington, D.C. At the end of the program, students
applied their experiences in the planning and implementation
of local outreach projects in their cities.
The High School Home StayThe High School Home Stay exchange program is an
opportunity for U.S. communities to host students for a
semester or year of high school in the United States. The
foreign cities choose high school students who must be
between the ages of 15 and 18 ½ years old on the first day
of school. Once students are in the United States, the sister
city organization will provide oversight of the students,
organize host families, and include the students in sister city
activities. In partnership with the American Cultural
Exchange Service, Sister Cities International processes the
J-1 secondary school exchange visa for roughly 25 students
every year.
Young Artists and Authors ShowcaseEach year, the Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS)
encourages youth from around the globe to express the
mission of Sister Cities International through original artwork
and literature. All students must submit their work based on
a designated theme that is announced each year. Artwork is
sent from member cities to Washington, D.C. where a panel
of judges selects the winners based on originality,
composition, and theme interpretation. There are more than
100 entries for the showcase every year, representing more
than twenty states and ten countries. YAAS is made
possible through the generous support of The Frank Carvey
Family Foundation.
Project Earth Sister Cities InternationalChallengeIn 2012 Sister Cities International announced a new
collaboration with Project Earth – “The Project Earth – Sister
Cities International Challenge” - to engage the next
generation of citizen diplomats through environmental and
renewable energy projects. Utilizing Project Earth’s online
resources and sharing platforms and the Sister Cities
International network of students, teachers, and schools,
this challenge allows youth to work with fellow students in
their sister cities to implement sustainable projects focused
on mutual environmental problems. Project Earth is a global
environmental education network designed to connect
schools, students, and teachers around the world to help
solve environmental problems. Founded by Ecology and
Environment, Inc. Project Earth’s mission is to generate
ongoing conversation and collaboration across national
boundaries that will collectively lead to positive
environmental change.
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2012 Programs At-a-GlanceNon-Salary Program Funding: over $3,000,000
Flights Provided to Members: 160
Number of U.S./Foreign Communities Participating in Programs: 145
Number of Foreign Countries Participating: 26
Number of Individual Participants: over 375
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Sino-African InitiativeSister Cities International’s Sino-African Initiative (SAI) is a
two-year program designed to address the manner in which
U.S., African, and Chinese cities can collaborate on
economic development and urban poverty issues in Africa.
In order to better understand U.S.-African-Chinese trilateral
relations and its effect on economic development and urban
poverty in Africa, SAI offered $100,000 grants for three
trilateral pilot projects and exchange funding to Sister Cities
International member cities, with staff support and research
provided by Sister Cities International. In 2012, the focus of
the program was to complete the initial research and create
the application process for SAI. A call for applications was
announced in August 2012 and a number of U.S.-African-
Chinese trilateral sister city partnerships submitted project
proposals to receive grant funding. In October,
distinguished judges with backgrounds in the U.S., Africa,
China, cities, and community development projects selected
three project proposals. In mid-October, the trilateral
partnerships of Denver-Nairobi-Kunming, Asheville/Raleigh-
Osogbo-Xiangyang, and Urbana-Zomba-Haizhu district
became the subgrantees of the Sino-African Initiative, and
the pioneers to test this trilateral project concept. The Sino-
African Initiative completed the year with detailed project
proposals from the three trilateral partnerships and
subgrantees are looking forward to implementing their
projects in water sanitation, primary education, primary
health care, and waste management in 2013.
Project implementation and exchanges will continue
throughout the year and projects will officially be completed
by the end of January 2014. Sister Cities International will
produce a feasibility report by February 2014 to expand on
U.S., African, and Chinese trilateral cooperation in economic
development and urban poverty issues in Africa for use by
grantors and other sister city programs.
Leading Asia"Leading Asia: Renewing the U.S. and Japan Sister Cities
Network," is a 3 year program funded through a grant award
from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
(CGP). The overarching objective of this program is to
increase the institutional knowledge of U.S.-Japan sister city
partnerships by providing opportunities for current programs
to become more active and for new relationships to be
established. The program includes three core elements:
exchange funding, research, and promotion of best
practices. Exchange funding was provided to 12 US cities,
including seven cities in 2012, giving members the
opportunity to travel to their sister city to develop initiatives in
new programming areas, namely the business, green energy
and creative economy sectors.
The second element focused on outreach and research to
compile best practices from the sister cities network as well
as to develop new methods for engaging local business
communities and youth in future programming. Sister Cities
International developed a booklet entitled “Incorporating
Business Into Your U.S.-Japan Sister City Relationship,”
which outlines the important role that US-Japan sister city
partnerships play in the local economies of both countries
and ways to engage local businesses in order to expand
their local economic impact.
Finally, a combination of webinars and conference sessions
at Sister Cities International‘s national and regional
conferences served as a way for Sister Cities International to
communicate the impact of Leading Asia Exchanges as well
as to provide the U.S.-Japan sister city network with greater
access to information on best practices for exchanges and
new and innovative programming models.
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Youth Ambassadors at Sister Cities International’s Washington, D.C. headquarters
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Sister Cities International’s Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation
Program (AUPAP) was designed to address urban
poverty through water, health, and sanitation projects
developed collaboratively by U.S. and African sister city
programs. This program included participation and support
from the private sector, non-governmental organizations,
community-based organizations, municipal governments,
and traditional leaders in Africa to provide sustained technical
assistance and community development strategies. Beyond
these projects, the program has developed a support
network for sister cities on the continent of Africa to promote
the mission of peace and prosperity through international
people-to-people collaboration.
Twenty-five sister city partnerships, representing 13 African
countries and 16 U.S. states, completed projects in the
areas of water, sanitation, and health to address local
problems in these areas. Projects included the construction
of toilets and showers, the renovation of health clinics and
provision of medical equipment, the construction of water
boreholes and hand pumps, and the implementation of a
waste management system. These projects were performed
across the continent, in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,
Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South
Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania.
in Eastern Africa. Together they provided programmatic and
informational support to existing partnerships and promoted
twinning between African cities and other communities
around the world.
Sister Cities International provided U.S. and African sister city
organizations with administrative and technical support for
project design, contracting, and procurement. Throughout
AUPAP, Sister Cities International was involved in the planning
and implementation process, helping sister city committees
whenever they needed assistance or guidance.
The AUPAP projects were meaningful and worthwhile to all
the U.S. and African sister cities alike, helping to strengthen
relationships and create friendships. Ron Johnson,
Jacksonville Sister Cities Association Board Member and
Vice President of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Committee, shared what he relished the most about AUPAP:
“I really enjoyed the camaraderie and relationships with our
partners, as well as seeing the kids happy and smiling. I was
satisfied with the job we did—every milestone was a good
moment.” AUPAP participants recognized the importance of
citizen diplomacy and collaboration, and understood the
essence of the projects—to improve the lives of the people
living in marginalized communities and create strong bonds
of friendship. “It’s not about benefactors and takers—it was
about talking as friends and getting to know each other,”
said William Brewer, member of the Lansing Regional Sister
Cities Commission.
The sister city partnerships that participated in AUPAP plan to
track their respective projects and pursue new projects in the
future. Making sure that sanitation facilities and health clinics
are sustainable is an important concern for sister city
members. Many U.S. sister city participants are in the process
of taking trips back to their African sister cities, to follow up on
the maintenance and management of their projects. New
relationships with local schools, municipalities, and hospitals
have allowed sister city members to build on their
relationships and continue taking part in mutually beneficial
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“I learned about working together and really listening toeach other—dialogue and communication areimportant to make sure things are getting done.”
–Alderman Joe Davis, Chair of City of Milwaukee Sister Cities Committee
Mary Kane joins members of the Milwaukee-uMhlathuze partnership in inaugurating the new piping system which willprovide potable water to 18,000 residents.
Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program
Sister Cities International also worked closely with three
partner organizations to promote the sister cities model and
twinning in different regions of Africa: African Global Sister
Cities Foundation, based in Accra, Ghana, operating in West
Africa; Africa Sister Cities, based in Casablanca, Morocco,
operating in North Africa and francophone countries; and
Eastern Africa Sister Cities, based in Nairobi, Kenya, operating
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2012 Annual Conference
The 56th Annual Conference in July brought together
over 300 citizen diplomats from across the U.S. and the
world to Jacksonville, Florida. In the opening session of the
conference, Sister Cities International and the All India
Institute of Local Self-Government signed an MoU to
promote cooperation for the mutual benefit of local
communities in the U.S. and India. Keynote speakers Amy
Liu of the Brookings Institution and Goli Ameri, founder of
the Center for Global Engagement also provided insight into
the current state of international affairs and citizen
diplomacy.
Over three days, attendees participated in specialized
sessions on innovation, technology, social media, grant
writing, fundraising, and more. Award winning programs
shared their best practices in arts and culture, youth and
education, humanitarian assistance, and general program
areas. A conference track on economic development also
provided attendees with numerous sessions on this rapidly
expanding programming area. The sessions provided sister
city members with a comprehensive set of tools to grow and
strengthen their programs.
Sister Cities International will build on this success with its
2013 Annual Conference, to be held in San Antonio, Texas.
2012 Regional Conference
The 2012 Regional Conference in October in Cincinnati,
Ohio on the theme “Diversity in Action” challenged
attendees to think of diversity in a new light. Sessions
focused on how communities and organizations are
strengthened through diversity of members, partnerships,
funding, and skills training.
Expert speakers included Deborah Foster from United Way
Worldwide and Martin Wilhelmy, Honorary Consul of the
Federal Republic of Germany. Tailored sessions included:
Why & How of Crafting a Diversity Statement, Partnering
with Diverse Networks, Building an International Strategy for
your Community, and Protocol Training. Experts from affinity
chambers in the region explored the many ways sister city
members and Chambers of Commerce can partner. The
sessions provided community leaders with a number of tools
to increase their cities’ global appeal.
Attendees also had the opportunity to attend the
TEDxCincinnati “Every Citizen a Diplomat” at the historic
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center a day
before the Regional Conference. The featured talks
showcased how citizens can influence opinions on a global
scale and stimulated discussion on the importance of
cultural understanding, diversity, and international
relationship building in creating a strong community.
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Best Overall ProgramPopulation Under 25,000- Fountain Hills, AZPopulation 25,001-50,000- Hot Springs, ARPopulation 50,001-100,000- Corvallis, ORPopulation 100,001-500,000- Birmingham, ALPopulation Over 500,000- Fort Worth, TX
Innovation in Arts & CulturePopulation Under 100,000- Brighton, COPopulation 100,001-500,000- Tacoma, WAPopulation Over 500,000- San Antonio, TX
Innovation in Humanitarian AssistancePopulation 100,000-500,000- Minneapolis, MNPopulation Over 500,000- Houston, TX
Innovation in Youth & EducationPopulation Under 100,000- Palm Desert, CAPopulation 100,001-500,000- Fort Lauderdale, FLPopulation over 500,000- Denver, CO
Innovation in Energy: Duluth, MN
Innovation in Sustainable Development: Long Beach, CA
Volunteer of the Year: Kathleen Borland, Chicago, IL
Michael A. Guido Award for Distinguished Leadership: Governor Terry Branstad, Iowa
Corporate Responsibility Award: Booz Allen Hamilton
The following programs were recognized at the 2012 Annual Conference for outstanding achievement in 2011
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Member Services
O ver the past year Sister Cities International added or
enhanced a number of its services for members.
Whether it is developing new skills, recognizing milestones,
providing much needed information, or connecting members
to the world, Sister Cities International is committed to
boosting the impact of its membership. Be sure to visit
Sister Cities International’s website to see an up to date list
of all member benefits and more information on taking
advantage of these valuable services.
Cities Seeking CitiesThis year Sister Cities International greatly expanded its
Cities Seeking Cities program to help members find and
connect with new communities abroad. Cities can not only
advertise their search on their profile page, but also receive
support and guidance from Sister Cities International staff to
identify and contact potential matches abroad. Through
Sister Cities International’s global network of city-twinning
organizations, embassies, municipal associations, and other
partners, members have more support than ever to develop
links to foreign cities.
WebinarsIn 2012 Sister Cities International hosted seven interactive
webinars for members, with topics such as online
fundraising, incorporating alumni into programs, accounting
for sister city programs, and environmental innovations in
programming. Best of all, these webinars were recorded and
are available to members at any time through Sister Cities
International’s website.
Visa AssistanceSister Cities International offers members valuable
information on visa types and advice on navigating the visa
process for international delegations. In 2013 Sister Cities
International partnered with a number of experts in
immigration law and visas to provide members with pro
bono advice on specific visa questions they might have. To
request visa assistance members can visit the “Requests”
section of the “Member Area” on Sister Cities International’s
website.
InsuranceSister Cities International continues to offer members access
to affordable travel insurance and special events insurance.
With members participating in thousands of delegation visits
and hundreds of events every year, insurance is a much
needed benefit which Sister Cities International is proud to
offer through its partner. For up to date information on
available insurance and to access these special rates,
members can visit the “Insurance” section of the “Member
Area” on Sister Cities International’s website.
CertificatesSister Cities International wants to make sure that whether a
sister city is new or 50 years old it is recognized as a step
forward for citizen diplomacy and peacebuilding. All
members can now request complimentary certificates for
their communities as well as their international partners that
recognize new partnerships or milestone anniversaries.
These commemorative certificates are available to Sister
Cities International members and can be requested in the
“Member Area” of Sister Cities International’s website.
Sharing Your Stories and Events CalendarWhether on Sister Cities International’s website, Facebook
page, Twitter feed, or direct press releases, every day Sister
Cities International showcases what makes it a globally
recognized organization—its members. Sister Cities
International has a dedicated "Submit Your Member Story"
page that allows members to submit details on what is
happening in their sister city organization. Members are
encouraged to send Sister Cities International details of their
organization's accomplishments, including upcoming
exchanges, events, sister city anniversaries, board meetings,
testimonials, pictures, and other activities. Once members
submit their story, Sister Cities International staff will be in
touch to find the best way to share it with the sister cities
network and the public.
Sister Cities International also maintains a publicly available
calendar of events for all members. Conferences, meetings,
fundraisers, trade delegations, student exchanges, cultural
festivals, or any other event, large or small, can be submitted
to Sister Cities International for posting.
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Member BadgeSister Cities International members can
now use Sister Cities International’s
Member Badge, as well as the tagline
“Connect globally. Thrive locally.” to
proudly display their membership in
one of the world’s largest networks of citizen diplomats. The
Member Badge is a reminder of the network’s shared
mission of promoting peace and understanding, and is
appropriate for use in any communications or in conjunction
with a member’s own logo. Members can download the
Member Badge from the “Toolkits and Templates” section of
the “Member Area” of Sister Cities International’s website.
Member ProfilesIn May 2012 Sister Cities International launched a new
website in conjunction with its new logo and tagline. In
addition to a sleek new design and easier access to member
resources, this new website offers each member the
opportunity to profile its partnerships, contact information,
social media, and information about the community itself to
the world in a user-friendly and eye-catching new format.
Members can customize their information directly through
the site, ensuring that changes take effect immediately. And
through search engine optimization, these pages are often
the first search result when anyone looks for information
about sister city organizations.
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Contact information and socialmedia fields allow the public to getin touch with members and learnmore about their program
Members can customize abrief description about theirsister city program
Sister City, Friendship City,and Emeritus relationshipsare listed and convenientlydisplayed on the map
Members canadvertise whenthey are lookingfor new partners,including specificregions or programareas where theyhave an interest
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Thanks to Sister Cities International’s 2012 Donors & Supporters$500,000+Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$400,000+United States Department of State
$75,000+The Japan Foundation's Center forGlobal Partnership
$50,000+Sister Cities Foundation
$10,000+Amazon Web Services LLCMichael HyattMary Ellen and Michael Fox
$5,000+Robert & Martha Atherton FoundationMary PalkoThelma PressSharon ReceveurCincinnati-Liuzhou Sister CityCommittee
$2,500+The Community Foundation for theNational Capital RegionWashington ExaminerNorris Hermsmeyer
$1,000+Louis and Thelma Press TrustThe McGraw-Hill CompaniesLeroy AllalaMimi BarkerCarolyn BishopFred BlantonWilliam T. BoerumCarol BurdetteNeal BurnhamBrad ColeChris DufourGil GarciaAngie GomezJeanne GoodvinRon Gossett
James HromasNancy HuppertJoseph KressatyTom LaBongeTom LiskDr. William LitesCarol Robertson LopezFrances LorenzDavid MillerTim QuigleyDarrell SmithFrank TripicchioSteve YoshidaCarla WalkerMark WaltonPaula West
$500+United Way of Greater CincinnatiWorld Services of La CrosseMary D. KaneCarol Pristoop
$100-$499Dallas-Fort Worth MetroplexCFC/Community Health Charities ofTexasGarcia ArchitectsGlobal ImpactJean van BuskirkMary Stokes CortAlexander DurtkaSharon DurtkaGerald and Nancy EidamStephen A. Fulling Susan HerlinJudy HinkleGeorgianna McLeodDoug RiderShirley Rivens SmithGayle StallingsLawrence UebnerJohann Vielberth
Up to $100Lexington Sister CitiesNiagara Frontier Combined FederalCampaignNorthern Lights Combined FederalCampaign
Principal Combined Federal CampaignSouth Jersey Combined FederalCampaignMary AldrichHicham AmaaouW. Fontaine BellScott ColsonCarl DaikerNilesh DasondiGokay DikmanSharon DunnDennis FongElizabeth ForteJacob HorhoruwNeil IsbellSheryl JamesDavid KaneFrank LinThomas LoeveSusan McCormickBruce McDowellGeorges MiessiFrederic MortonWallace MundenNeal PeirceIn Memory of Lou PressNicole RautamaJeffrey ReissCarol SeidbergMary StrawinskiRobert SwartJanis TorreyRichard Vanden heuvel
In-Kind DonorsBooz Allen HamiltonCincinnati USA Sister City AssociationCovington & Burling LLPCity of JacksonvilleBrad ColeGreg Berk, Carothers DiSante &Freudenberger LLPGinger Partee, Baker & McKenzie LLPYi Song, Mona Shah & Associates
Media PartnersDiplomatic CourierThe Washington Examiner
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2013 Membership Directory
Sister Cities International recognizes threecategories for partnerships:
Sister Cities: Permanent relationships formalizedwhen the mayors or highest elected/appointed officialsfrom two communities sign a partnership agreement toestablish a sister city relationship.
Friendship Cities: Less formal relationships whichnonetheless are initiated by a partnership agreementbetween two cities. The nature of friendship cityagreements varies from city to city depending ontradition and/or city policy. Although they are lessformal, many friendship cities are as active as sistercity relationships.
Emeritus Cities: Sister city relationships which havebeen put into Emeritus status by a mayor or highestelected official, usually due to dormancy. Emeritusrelationships are sometimes returned to full sister citystatus by citizens who revitalize the partnership.
Although Sister Cities International is primarily anassociation for U.S. sister city organizations, someinternational communities join as “Global Members”to take advantage of Sister Cities Internationalresources and to have their international partnershipslisted in Sister Cities International’s MembershipDirectory.
Note: All country names are short formaccording to the U.S. Department of State.
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Alabama / 32BirminghamAl-Karak, Jordan Anshan, China Chao Yang District, China Coban, Guatemala u
Guediawaye, Senegal Gweru, Zimbabwe Hitachi, Japan u
Huangshi, China u
Maebashi City, Japan Plzen, Czech Republic Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel Szekesfehervar, Hungary Vinnytsya, Ukraine Winneba, Ghana
MobileBolinao, Philippines Cockburn, Australia Constanta, Romania Gianjin, China Havana, Cuba Heze, China Ichihara, Japan Katowice, Poland King Shaka District Municipality, South Africa
Kosice, Slovakia Pyongtaek, South Korea Veracruz/Boca del Rio, Mexico Worms, Germany
MontevalloEchizen, Japan u
TuscaloosaNarashino, Japan Schorndorf, Germany Sunyani-Techiman, Ghana
Alaska / 13AnchorageChitose, Japan Darwin, Australia Inchon, South Korea Magadan, Russia Tromso, Norway Whitby, United Kingdom
JuneauCamiling, Philippines Mishan City, China Vladivostok, Russia Whitehorse, Canada
KetchikanGero, Japan Prince Rupert, Canada
PalmerSaroma, Japan
Arizona / 47ChandlerTullamore, Ireland
FlagstaffBarnaul, Russia Blue Mountains, Australia Hsin Tien, Chinese Taipei Manzanillo, Mexico
Fountain HillsAtaco, El Salvador Dierdorf, Germany Kasterlee, Belgium
Gila BendSeeking Partners
GilbertLeshan, China Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
GlendaleSeeking Partners
MesaBurnaby, Canada Caraz, Peru Guaymas, Mexico Kaiping, China Upper Hutt, New Zealand
PeoriaBorough of Ards, Northern Ireland
PhoenixCalgary, Canada Catania, Italy Chengdu, China Ennis, Ireland Grenoble, France Hermosillo, Mexico Himeji, Japan Prague, Czech Republic Ramat-Gan, Israel Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
PrescottCaborca, Mexico Suchitoto, El Salvador Zeitz, Germany
ScottsdaleAlamos, Mexico Cairns, Australia Haikou City, China Interlaken, Switzerland
Kingston, Canada Marrakech, Morocco
Sierra VistaCananea, Mexico Radebeul, Germany
TempeAl-Hilla, IraqBeaulieu-sur-Mer, France Carlow, Ireland Cuenca, Ecuador Cusco, Peru Lower Hutt, New Zealand Regensburg, Germany Skopje, Macedonia Timbuktu, Mali Zhenjiang, China
Arkansas / 11FayettevilleSeeking Partners
Heber SpringsOmoa, Honduras
Hot SpringsHanamaki, Japan
Little RockChangchun, China Hanam City, South Korea Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei La Petite Roche, France l
Mons, Belgium l
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdomu
Pachuca, Mexico Ragusa, Italy l
North Little RockUiwang City, South Korea
California / 342AlamedaArita-Machi, Japan Lidingo, Sweden
AnaheimMito, Japan Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
BakersfieldAmritsar, India Bucheon, South Korea Cixi, China Minsk Partizan District, Belarus Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico Wakayama, Japan
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BeniciaTula, Mexico
Beverly HillsAcapulco, Mexico Cannes, France Herzliya, Israel uPudong District (Shanghai), China u
Big Bear LakeAbtenau, Austria
BurbankGaborone, Botswana Incheon, South Korea Ota, Japan Solna, Sweden
CarlsbadFuttsu, Japan Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
CarsonLa Carlota, Philippines Soka, Japan Wanju-Gu County, South Korea
Chula VistaCebu City, Philippines Odawara, Japan
ComptonApia, American Samoa Onitsha, Nigeria
CoronaFuxin City, China Gotsu, Japan Ocotlan, Mexico Silkeborg, Denmark
Culver CityIksan City, South Korea Kaizuka, Japan Lethbridge, Canada Uruapan, Mexico
CupertinoBhubaneswar, India Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei Ivrea, Italy Toyokawa, Japan
EncinitasHondo, Japan
EurekaKamisu, Japan
FontanaSeeking Partners
FresnoAfula-Gilboa, Israel Etchmiadzin, Armenia Kochi, Japan Muenster, Germany Taishan, China Torreon, Mexico Verona, Italy u
GardenaHuatabampo, Mexico Ichikawa, Japan Rosarito Beach, Mexico
GilroyAngra Do Heroismo, Portugal Koror, Palau l
Monticelli d’Ongina, Italy l
Saint-Clar, France Tacco-Machi, Japan Tecate, Mexico
GlendaleGhapan, Armenia Gimpo, South Korea Goseong, South Korea Higashiosaka, Japan Hiroshima, Japan Rosarito Beach, Mexico Tlaquepaque, Mexico
GreenfieldApaseo El Alto, Mexico Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico
GridleyGbarnga, Liberia
HaywardFaro, Portugal Funabashi, Japan Ghazni, Afghanistan San Felipe, Mexico
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IrvineHermosillo, Mexico Nowon-gu, South Korea u
Seocho-gu, South Korea u
Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei Tsukuba, Japan
Laguna BeachMenton, France San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Laguna NiguelAl Qaim, Iraq
LivermoreQuezaltenango, Guatemala Snezhinsk, Russia Yotsukaido, Japan
LodiKofu, Japan Lodi, Italy
Long BeachBacolod, Philippines u
Izmir, Turkey u
Mombasa, Kenya Phnom Penh, Cambodia u
Qingdao, China San Pablo de Manta, Ecuador Sochi, Russia Yokkaichi, Japan
Los AltosGreater Bendigo, Australia Rustington, United Kingdom Shih-Lin, Chinese Taipei Syktyvkar, Russia
Los AngelesAthens, Greece Auckland, New Zealand Beirut, Lebanon Berlin, Germany Bordeaux, France Giza, Egypt Guangzhou, China Ischia, Italy Jakarta, Indonesia Kaunas, Lithuania Lusaka, Zambia Makati, Philippines Mexico City, Mexico Mumbai, India Nagoya, Japan Salvador, Brazil St. Petersburg, Russia Taipei Municipality, Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran Vancouver, Canada Yerevan, Armenia
MalibuLijiang, China
MartinezDunbar, Scotland Hanchuan, China Milazzo, Italy Stresa, Italy
MendocinoMiasa-Omachi, Japan
MercedAlbury, Australia Somoto, Nicaragua
MillbraeLa Serena, Chile Mosta, Malta
MilpitasDagupan, Philippines Figline Valdarno, Italy Huizhou, China Tsukuba, Japan
ModestoAguascalientes, Mexico Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Kurume, Japan Laval, France Mengzi City, China Vernon, Canada q
Vijayawada, India
Morgan HillHeadford, Ireland Mizuho, Japan San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy San Martin de Hidalgo, Mexico Seferihisar, Turkey
Mountain ViewHasselt, Belgium Iwata, Japan
Newport BeachAntibes, France Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Okazaki, Japan Vung Tau Ba Ria City, Vietnam u
OaklandAgadir, Morocco u
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia u
Benin City, NigeriaChangping District, China u
Chengdu, China u
Dalian, China Foshan, China Fukuoka, Japan
Guangzhou, China u
Haikou City, China u
Jingan District, China u
Jinzhou, China u
Jurong, China u
Livorno, Italy Maoming, China u
Mianyang, China u
Nakhodka, Russia Nanning, China u
Ocho Rios, Jamaica Port-de-Paix, Haiti Pudong, China u
Qingdao, China u
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
OrindaLanphun, Thailand Tabor, Czech Republic
Palm DesertGisborne, New Zealand Ixtapa, Mexico
Palo AltoAlbi, France Enschede, Netherlands Linkoping, Sweden Oaxaca, Mexico Palo, Philippines Tsuchiura, Japan
ParlierEnsenada, Mexico
PasadenaLudwigshafen, Germany Järvenpää, Finland Mishima, Japan Paju, South Korea u
Vanadzor, Armenia Xicheng District, China
Rancho CordovaTurrialba, Costa Rica
RedlandsHino, Japan Linli, China San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Redondo BeachEnsenada, Mexico Itoman City, Japan u
La Paz, Mexico Zhangjiagang, China
RiverbankFuyang City, China Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico
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RiversideCuautla, Mexico Ensenada, Mexico Erlangen, Germany Gangnam-Gu, South Korea Hyderabad, India Jiangmen, China Obuasi, Ghana Sendai, Japan
SacramentoAshkelon, Israel Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories Chisinau, Moldova Hamilton, New Zealand Jinan, China Liestal, Switzerland Manila, Philippines Matsuyama, Japan San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua Yongsan-Gu, South Korea
San BernardinoHerzliya, Israel Ile-Ife, Nigeria Kigali, Rwanda Mexicali, Mexico Roxas, Philippines Tachikawa, Japan Tauranga, New Zealand Villahermosa, Mexico Yushu, China Zavolzhie, Russia
San DiegoAlcala de Henares, Spain Campinas, Brazil Cavite City, Philippines Edinburgh, Scotland Jalalabad, Afghanistan Jeonju, South Korea Leon, Mexico Perth, Australia q
Taichung City, Chinese Taipei Tema, Ghana Tijuana, Mexico Vladivostok, Russia Warsaw Province, Poland Yantai, China Yokohama, Japan
San FranciscoAbidjan, Ivory Coast Amman, Jordan u
Assisi, Italy Bangalore, India u
Barcelona, Spain u
Cork, Ireland Haifa, Israel Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Krakow, Poland u
Manila, Philippines Osaka, Japan Seoul, South Korea Shanghai, China Sydney, Australia Taipei Municipality, Chinese Taipei Thessaloniki, Greece Zurich, Switzerland
San JoseDublin, Ireland Ekaterinburg, Russia Okayama, Japan Pune, India San Jose, Costa Rica Tainan City, Chinese Taipei Veracruz, Mexico
San PabloManzanillo, Mexico
Santa BarbaraDingle, Ireland Kotor, Montenegro Patras, Greece Puerto Vallarta, Mexico San Juan, Philippines Toba, Japan Weihai, China
Santa ClaraCoimbra, Portugal Izumo, Japan
Santa Clara CountyFlorence Province, Italy Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei Moscow, Russia
Santa ClaritaSariaya, Philippines Tena, Ecuador
Santa CruzAlushta, Ukraine County Roscommon, Ireland u
Galway, Ireland Jinotepe, Nicaragua Kasese, Uganda u
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Sestri Levante, Italy Shingu, Japan
Santa MonicaCassino/San’t Elia, Italy Fujinomiya, Japan Hamm, Germany Mazatlan, Mexico
SausalitoCascais, Portugal Sakaide, Japan Viña del Mar, Chile
SebastopolChyhyryn, Ukraine Takeo, Japan
SonomaAswan, Egypt Chambolle-Musigny, France Greve-in-Chianti, Italy Kaniv, Ukraine Patzcuaro, Mexico Penglai, China Tokaj, Hungary
South San FranciscoAtotonilco, Mexico Kishiwada, Japan Lucca, Italy Pasig City, Philippines St. Jean Pied de Port, France
StocktonAsaba, Nigeria Battambang, Cambodia Empalme, Mexico Foshan, China Iloilo, Philippines Parma, Italy Shimizu (Shizuoka), Japan
TemeculaDaisen (Nakayama), Japan Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands
Temple CityHawkesbury, Australia Magdelena, Mexico
Union CityAsadabad, Afghanistan Chiang Rai, Thailand Jalandhar, India Liyang, China Pasay City, Philippines Santa Rosalia, Mexico
UplandCaborca, Mexico Mildura, Australia
VallejoAkashi, Japan Bagamoyo, Tanzania Baguio, Philippines Jincheon, South Korea La Spezia, Italy Trondheim, Norway
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WalnutShin Lin District, Chinese Taipei
Walnut CreekNoceto, Italy Siofok, Hungary
WhittierChangshu, China
Colorado / 49ArvadaJinzhou, China Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
AspenChamonix, France Davos, Switzerland Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Queenstown, New Zealand San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Shimukappu, Japan
AuroraSeeking Partners
BoulderCiudad Mante, Mexico Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Jalapa, Nicaragua u
Kisumu, Kenya Lhasa, China Yamagata, Japan Yateras, Cuba
BrightonZiebice, Poland
Colorado SpringsBankstown, Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Fujiyoshida, Japan Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico Smolensk, Russia
DenverAkureyri, Iceland u
Axum, Ethiopia Brest, France Chennai, India Cuernavaca, Mexico Karmiel, Israel Kunming, China Nairobi, Kenya Potenza, Italy Takayama, Japan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Denver Regional Council ofGovernments
Baghdad, Iraq
ErieSeeking Partners
Estes ParkMonteverde, Costa Rica
FirestoneSeeking Partners
LakewoodChester, United Kingdom Portsmouth, United Kingdom Stade, Germany Sutherland Shire, Australia
LongmontChino, Japan Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico
ParkerSeeking Partners
PuebloBergamo, Italy Chihuahua, Mexico Lucca Sicula, Italy Maribor, Slovenia Puebla, Mexico Weifang, China
Steamboat SpringsSaasfee, Switzerland San Martin de los Andes, Argentina
Connecticut / 28EssexDeschapelles, Haiti
HartfordCaguas, Puerto Rico l
Cape Coast, Ghana l
Couva, Trinidad and Tobago l
Dongguan, China l
Floridia, Italy Hertford, United Kingdom Mangualde, Portugal lMao Velverde, Dominican Republic l
Masindi, Uganda u
Morant Bay, Jamaica New Ross, Ireland Ocotal, Nicaragua Quetzaltenango, Guatemala u
Sogakope, Ghana u
Thessaloniki, Greece l
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New BritainAtsugi, Japan Gianittsa, Greece Priolo and Solorino, Italy Pultusk, Poland Rastatt, Germany
New HavenAfula-Gilboa, Israel Amalfi, Italy Avignon, France Freetown, Sierra Leone Huế, Vietnam León, Nicaragua Tetlanohcan, Mexico
Delaware / 8Rehoboth BeachGreve-in-Chianti, Italy
WilmingtonFulda, Germany Kalmar, Sweden Nemours, France Ningbo, China u
Olevano sul Tusciano, Italy Osogbo, Nigeria Watford, United Kingdom
District Of Columbia / 13WashingtonBrussels, Belgium Accra, Ghana Ankara, Turkey Athens, GreeceBangkok, Thailand Beijing, China Brasilia, Brazil Dakar, Senegal Paris, France Rome, Italy Seoul, South Korea Sunderland, United Kingdom Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Florida / 181Boynton BeachLes Cayes, Haiti Qufu, China
CocoaBeit Shemesh, Israel
Coral GablesAix-en-Provence, France Cartagena, Colombia El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain Granada, Spain La Antigua, Guatemala
Pisa, Italy Quito, Ecuador
CrestviewNoirmoutier, France
Daytona BeachBayonne, France Campeche, Mexico Diamantina, Brazil
Delray BeachMiyazu, Japan Moshi, Tanzania
DoralSeeking Partners
Fort LauderdaleAgogo, Ghana Belo Horizonte, Brazil Cap-Haitien, Haiti Gold Coast, Australia Haifa, Israel Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei La Romana, Dominican Republic Mar del Plata, Argentina Margarita Island, Venezuela Medellin, Colombia Mugla, Turkey Panama City, Panama Quepos, Costa Rica Rimini, Italy Sao Sebastiao, Brazil Venice, Italy
GainesvilleDuhok, Iraq Jacmel, Haiti Kfar Saba, Israel Manizales, Colombia Matagalpa, Nicaragua Novorossiisk, Russia Qalqilya, Palestinian Territories Rzeszow, Poland u
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
JacksonvilleBahia Blanca, Argentina Changwon City, South Korea Curitiba, Brazil Murmansk, Russia Nantes, France Nelson Mandela Metropolitan BayMunicipality, South Africa
Ningbo, China u
San Juan, Puerto Rico Shaoxing, China u
Suzhou, China l
Yingkou, China
LakelandBalti, Moldova Chongming County, China Fengxian District (Shanghai), China u
Imabari, Japan Jiaxing, China u
Portmore St. Catherine, Jamaica Richmond Hill, Canada Rybnitsa, Moldova u
Lauderdale-by-the-SeaHenley-on-Thames, United Kingdom San Isidro, Peru Suzano, Brazil
MiamiAgadir, Morocco l
Amman, Jordan l
Buenos Aires, Argentina Cochabamba, Bolivia l
Kagoshima, Japan Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei lLima, Peru Managua, Nicaragua l
Montes de Oca, Costa Rica l
Murcia, Spain l
Nice, France l
Palermo, Italy l
Panama City, Panama l
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Qingdao, China u
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel lSantiago, Chile Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Varna, Bulgaria l
Miami BeachAlmonte, Spain Basel, Switzerland Brampton, Canada Cozumel, Mexico Fortaleza, Brazil Fujisawa, Japan Ica, Peru Nahariya, Israel Pescara, Italy Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSanta Marta, Colombia
Miami DadeAsti, Italy Asuncion, ParaguayCayman Islands l
Dakar, Senegal Iquique, Chile l
Kingston, Jamaica Lamentin (Guadeloupe), France l
Maldonado, Uruguay Monagas, Venezuela l
Mondoza, Argentina Pereira, Colombia
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Petit Goave, Haiti Prague, Czech Republic Pucallpa, Peru l
San Jose, Costa Rica Santa Cruz, Bolivia l
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sao Paolo, Brazil St. Kitts and Nevis Islands l
Stockholm County, Sweden Taipei County, Chinese Taipei Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain The Bahamas Turks and Caicos Islands l
Veracruz, Spain
MiramarSanta Ana, El Salvador
Mount DoraForres, Scotland
New Port RicheyCavalaire-sur-Mer, France Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
North MiamiDelmas, Haiti
OcalaPisa, Italy Sincelejo, Colombia
OrlandoCuritiba, Brazil Guilin, China Monterrey, Mexico Orenburg, Russia Reykjanesbaer, Iceland Seine-et-Marne Region, France Tainan, Chinese Taipei Urayasu, Japan Valladolid, Spain
Palm BaySeeking Partners
PensacolaChimbote, Peru Escazu, Costa Rica Gero, Japan Gorlovka, Ukraine Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei Macharaviaya, Spain Miraflores, Peru
PinecrestCognac, France
SarasotaDunfermline, Scotland Hamilton, Canada Merida, Mexico Perpignan, France Siming District (Xiamen City), China Tel Mond, Israel Treviso, Italy Vladimir, Russia
St. AugustineAviles, Spain Cartagena, Colombia Ciudadella de Menorca, Spain George-Town Great Exuma, TheBahamas
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
St. PetersbergFigueres, Spain u
St. Petersburg, Russia u
Takamatsu, Japan
Sunny Isles BeachNetanya, Israel Taormina, Italy
TallahasseeKonongo-Odumasi, Ghana Krasnodar, Russia Ramat-Hasharon, Israel Rugao, China Sligo, Ireland Sint Maarten
TampaAgrigento, Italy Ashdod, Israel Barranquilla, Colombia q
Boca del Rio, Mexico Izmir, Turkey Le Havre, France Oviedo, Spain Veracruz, Mexico
Tarpon SpringsKalymnos, GreeceHalki, GreeceSymi, GreeceLarnaca, Cyprus
TavaresXindian, Chinese Taipei
West Palm BeachBudva, Montenegro
Georgia / 42AthensAthens, Greece Cortona, Italy Iaşi, Romania
AtlantaAncient Olympia, Greece Brussels, Belgium Bucharest, Romania Cotonou, Benin Daegu, South Korea Fukuoka, Japan Lagos, Nigeria Montego Bay, Jamaica Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom Nuremberg, Germany Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Ra’anana, Israel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Salcedo, Dominican Republic Salzburg, Austria Taipei, Chinese Taipei Tbilisi, Georgia Toulouse, France
BrunswickGanzhou, China Ilan, Chinese Taipei
ColumbusBistrita, Romania Kiryu, Japan Zugdidi, Georgia
DecaturBousse, Burkina Faso Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso Trujillo, Peru
ElbertonMure, Japan
HinesvilleMarsabit, Kenya
LaGrangeCraigavon, Northern Ireland q
MaconElmina, Ghana Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei Kurobe, Japan Macon, France
MariettaSeongdong-Gu, South Korea
SavannahBat’umi, Georgia
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Halle, Germany Jiujiang, China Kaya, Burkina Faso Patras, Greece
Hawaii / 26Maui County Albi, France American SamoaArequipa, Peru Bacarra City, Philippines Badoc, Philippines Cabugao, Philippines Embo, Scotland Fukuyama, Japan Funchal, Portugal Goyang, South Korea Hachijo Island, Japan Hainan Province, China Hirara City, Japan Madrid, Spain Manila, Philippines Pingtung, Chinese Taipei Puerto Princesa, Philippines Quezon City, Philippines Rapa Nui, Chile Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands San Cristobal Island (Galapogos),Ecuador u
San Nicholas, Philippines Santa & San Juan, Philippines Sao Miguel Island, Portugal Sarrat, Philippines Zambales Province, Philippines
Idaho / 4Idaho FallsTokai-Mura, Japan
MoscowVilla Carlos Fonseca, Nicaragua
PocatelloIwamizawa, Japan Kwaremanguel, Burkina Faso
Illinois / 98AddisonTriggiano, Italy
BartlettMiaoli, Chinese Taipei
BellevillePaderborn, Germany
BelvidereSchwieberdingen, Germany Vaux-le-Pénil, France
BerwynHradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Bloomington / NormalAsahikawa, Japan Caibarien, Cuba Canterbury, United Kingdom Remedios, Cuba Vladimir, Russia
CarbondaleNakajo-Niigata, Japan Shimla, India Tainan City, Chinese Taipei Taipei, Chinese Taipei
ChicagoAccra, Ghana Amman, Jordan Athens, Greece Belgrade, Serbia Birmingham, United Kingdom Bogota, Colombia Busan, South Korea Casablanca, Morocco Delhi, India Durban, South Africa Galway, Ireland Gothenburg, Sweden Hamburg, Germany Kyiv, Ukraine Lahore, Pakistan Lucerne, Switzerland Mexico City, Mexico Milan, Italy Moscow, Russia Osaka, Japan Paris, France Petach Tikva, Israel Prague, Czech Republic Shanghai, China Shenyang, China Toronto, Canada q
Vilnius, Lithuania Warsaw, Poland
Chicago HeightsAsuogyaman District, Ghana Cedral, Mexico San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Wadowice, Poland
ColumbiaGedern, Germany
DecaturSeevetal, Germany
DixonCastlebar, Ireland Dikson, Russia
Herzberg, Germany Thika, Kenya
Elk Grove VillageTermini Imerese, Italy
Hanover ParkCape Coast, Ghana Valparaiso, Mexico
Hawthorn WoodsSeeking Partners
HighlandSursee, Switzerland
Highland ParkFerrara, Italy Kiryat Gat, Israel uLagos, Nigeria u
Modena, Italy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Hoffman EstatesAngoulême, France
Lake ZurichNittenau, Germany
MillstadtGross-Bieberau, Germany
Mount ProspectSevres, France
NapervilleNitra, Slovakia Patzcuaro, Mexico
PalatineFontenay-le-Comte, France
Park RidgeKinver, United Kingdom
PeoriaBenxi, China Clonmel, Ireland Friedrichshafen, Germany
QuincyHerford, Germany
Richton ParkSeeking Partners
RockfordBorgholm, Sweden Brovary, Ukraine Changzhou, China
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania Ferentino, Italy Schwieberdingen, Germany Taszár, Hungary Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan Vaux-le-Pénil, France
RoselleBochnia, Poland
SchaumburgHyderabad, India u
Namerikawa, Japan Schaumburg, Germany
SpringfieldAshikaga, Japan Killarney, Ireland u
San Pedro de las Colonias, Mexico
Tinley ParkBudingen, Germany Mallow, Ireland
UrbanaHaizhu District (Guangzhou), China Zomba, Malawi
WaterlooPorta Westfalica, Germany
West ChicagoTaufkirchen (Vils), Germany
WilmetteMona Vale, Australia
Wood DaleCefalu’, Italy
Indiana / 34BloomingtonLuChou Province, Chinese Taipei Posoltega, Nicaragua Santa Clara, Cuba
CarmelKawachinagano, Japan
ElkhartBurton upon Trent, United Kingdom Kurdjali, Bulgaria
EvansvilleOsnabrück, Germany Tizimin, Mexico Tochigi-Shi, Japan
FishersBillericay, United Kingdom
Fort WayneGera, Germany Plock, Poland Taizhou, China Takaoka, Japan
GoshenNumazu, Japan
GreenfieldKakuda, Japan
IndianapolisCampinas, Brazil Cologne, Germany Hangzhou, China Hyderabad, India Monza, Italy Northhamptonshire County, UnitedKingdom
Piran, Slovenia Taipei, Chinese Taipei
JasperPfaffenweiler, Germany
LafayetteLongkou, China Ota, Japan
MadisonSeeking Partners
NewburghNewburgh, Scotland
NoblesvilleCittadella, Italy Nova Prata, Brazil
RichmondDaito-Cho, Japan Serpukhov, Russia Zweibrucken, Germany u
Iowa / 35ClarindaTamana, Japan
Council BluffsEl Hajeb, Morocco Karadah (Baghdad), Iraq Tobolsk, Russia
DavenportCarlow County, Ireland Ilheus, Brazil Kaiserslautern, Germany
Des MoinesKofu, Japan Provincia di Catanzaro, Italy Saint-Etienne, France Shijiazhuang, China Stavropol, Russia
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DubuqueDornbirn, Austria Handan, China Pyatigorsk, Russia
ElkaderMascara, Algeria
Fort MadisonPrum, Germany
GrinnellZheleznovodsk, Russia
JohnstonPeja, Kosovo
LaurensLaurens, France
MuscatineCrespo, Argentina Drohobych, Ukraine Ichikawadaimon, Japan Kislovodsk, Russia Lomza, Poland Ludwigslust, Germany Parana, Argentina Paysandu, Uruguay l
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories Zhengding, China
NewtonSmila, Ukraine Wuchi Town, Chinese Taipei
OsageLermontov, Russia
ShenandoahTisovec, Slovakia
WaverlyEisenach, Germany
Kansas / 14HaysNeustadt an der Waldnaab, Germany Santa Maria, Paraguay Xinzheng, China
LawrenceEutin, Germany Hiratsuka, Japan Iniades, Greece
OlatheChur, Switzerland Ocotlan, Mexico
Prairie VillageDolyna, Ukraine
VictoriaKubelstein Stadt Schesslitz, Germany
WichitaCancun, Mexico Kaifeng, China Orleans, France Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
Kentucky / 22Bowling GreenKawanishi, Japan
DanvilleCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland
GeorgetownTahara, Japan
LexingtonCounty Kildare, Ireland Deauville, France Newmarket, United Kingdom Shinhidaka, Japan
LouisvilleAdapazari, Turkey Jiujiang, China La Plata, Argentina Leeds, United Kingdom Mainz, Germany Montpellier, France Perm, Russia Quito, Ecuador Tamale, Ghana q
MadisonvilleSeeking Partners
MidwaySeeking Partners
MoreheadBallymena, Northern Ireland Yangshuo County, China
OwensboroNisshin, Japan Olomouc, Czech Republic Olomouc Kraj, Czech Republic
ParisSeeking Partners
PikevilleAnkang, China
Louisiana / 14New OrleansCaracas, Venezuela Durban, South Africa Innsbruck, Austria Juan-les-Pins, France Maracaibo, Venezuela Matsue, Japan Merida, Mexico Pointe Noire, Congo (Brazzaville)San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina Tegucigalpa, Honduras
St. MartinvilleBouctouche, Canada Chaudfontaine, Belgium Goree Island, Senegal Nova Scotia, Canada
Maine / 5PortlandArkhangelsk, Russia Cap-Haitien, Haiti Mytilene, Greece Shinagawa, Japan
WatervilleKotlas, Russia
Maryland / 42BaltimoreAlexandria, Egypt Ashkelon, Israel Bremerhaven, Germany u
Ely O’Carroll, Ireland u
Gbarnga, Liberia Genoa, Italy Kawasaki, Japan Luxor, Egypt Odessa, Ukraine Piraeus, Greece Rotterdam, Netherlands Xiamen, China
Charles CountyJogeva, Estonia Waldorf, Germany
ColumbiaCergy-Pontoise, France Tema, Ghana u
Tres Cantos, Spain
District HeightsMbuji-Mayi, Congo (Kinshasa) Thomonde, Haiti
Maryland StateAnhui Province, China Bong County, Liberia County Cork, Ireland
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Gyeongsangnam, South Korea Harju County, Estonia Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Leningrad Region, Russia Lodz, Poland Maryland County, Liberia Nord-Pas de Calais, France Rio de Janeiro, Brazil State of Jalisco, Mexico Walloon Region, Belgium
Montgomery CountyGondar, Ethiopia Morazan, El Salvador
OaklandTorva, Estonia u
Valga, Estonia u
Riverdale ParkIpala, Guatemala
RockvilleJiaxing, China u
Pinneberg, Germany
SalisburyDalian, China Salisbury, United Kingdom Tartu, Estonia
Massachusetts / 28AmesburyEsabalu, Kenya Nagaokakyo, Japan Port Arlington, Ireland Teosinte, El Salvador
BostonBarcelona, Spain Hangzhou, China Kyoto, Japan Melbourne, Australia Padua, Italy Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Strasbourg, France Taipei Municipality, Chinese Taipei
CambridgeCienfuegos, Cuba Coimbra, Portugal Gaeta, Italy Galway, Ireland San Jose Las Flores, El Salvador Tsukuba Science City (Yatabe), Japan Yerevan, Armenia
NewburyportBura, Kenya Zelengorsk, Russia
PittsfieldBallina, Ireland Cava di Tirreni, Italy Chung Ju, South Korea Malpaisillo, Nicaragua
SomervilleGaeta, Italy Tiznit, Morocco Yucuaiquin, El Salvador
Michigan / 24ChelseaShimizu (Hokkaido), Japan
ColdwaterSoltau, Germany
FrankenmuthGunzenhausen, Germany
Grand RapidsBielsko-Biala, Poland Ga East and West, Ghana Omihachiman, Japan Perugia, Italy Zapopan, Mexico
HancockPorvoo, Finland
LansingAkuapem South District, Ghana Asan, South Korea Dar es Salaam, Tanzania u
Guadalajara, Mexico Lanzhou, China u
Nsawam Adwojiri Municipality, Ghana
Otsu, Japan Saltillo, Mexico Sanming, China Tipitapa, Nicaragua u
MuskegonAntalya Kepez, Turkey Omuta, Japan
SalineBrecon, Wales Lindenberg, Germany
South HavenQuilali, Nicaragua
Minnesota / 35BloomingtonIzumi City, Japan
Columbia HeightsLomianki, Poland
DuluthIsumi-shi, Japan Petrozavodsk, Russia Thunder Bay, Canada q
Växjö, Sweden
Elbow LakeFlekkefjord, Norway
Fergus FallsNordhordland Region, Norway
HibbingWaldsrode, Germany
MelroseBuhl, Germany Legden, Germany
MinneapolisCuernavaca, Mexico Eldoret, Kenya Harbin, China Ibaraki City, Japan Kuopio, Finland Najaf, Iraq Novosibirsk, Russia Santiago, Chile Tours, France Uppsala, Sweden
MoorheadDruskininkai, Lithuania Vimmerby, Sweden
New UlmNeu-Ulm, Germany Ulm, Germany
NorthfieldSeeking Partners
PaynesvillePaynesville, Liberia
Red WingIkata, Japan Kongsberg, Norway Quzhou, China
Saint PeterPetatlan, Mexico
ShoreviewEinhausen, Germany
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St. AnthonySalo, Finland
WinonaBytow, Poland Misato, Japan
WorthingtonCrailsheim, Germany
Mississippi / 3GreenvilleGreenville, Liberia Kronach, Germany
JacksonKahramanmara, Turkey
Missouri / 32JoplinBethlehem, Palestinian Territories
Kansas CityArusha, Tanzania Freetown, Sierra Leone Guadalajara, Mexico Hannover, Germany Kurashiki, Japan Metz, France Morelia, Mexico Port Harcourt, Nigeria Ramla, Israel San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico Seville, Spain Tainan, Chinese Taipei Xi’an, China
SpringfieldIsesaki, Japan Tlaquepaque, Mexico
St. CharlesLudwigsburg, Germany
St. LouisBogor, Indonesia Bologna, Italy Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Donegal County, Ireland Galway, Ireland Georgetown, Guyana Lyon, France Nanjing, China Samara, Russia San Luis Potosi, Mexico Saint-Louis, Senegal Stuttgart, Germany Suwa, Japan Szczecin, Poland Wuhan, China
Montana / 2LivingstonNaganohara, Japan
MissoulaPalmerston North, New Zealand
Nebraska / 7KearneySeeking Partners
OmahaBraunschweig, Germany Naas, Ireland Shizuoka, Japan Siauliai, Lithuania Xalapa, Mexico Yantai, China
PapillionSeeking Partners
Scottsbluff - GeringBamiyan, Afghanistan
Nevada / 2FallonVani Municipality, Georgia
TonopahNana Kenieba, Mali
New Hampshire / 7PortsmouthAburi, Ghana Kitase, Ghana Nichinan, Japan Parnu, Estonia Portsmouth, United Kingdom u
Severodvinsk, Russia Szolnok, Hungary
New Jersey / 23MontclairBarnet, United Kingdom Cherepovets, Russia Graz, Austria Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua
New BrunswickCounty Limerick, Ireland Debrecen, Hungary Fukui City, Japan Tsuruoka, Japan
NewarkAveiro, Portugal Banjul, The Gambia Belo Horizonte, Brazil Douala, Cameroon
Freeport, The Bahamas Ganja, Azerbaijan Governador Valadares, Brazil Kumasi, Ghana Monrovia, Liberia Porto Alegre, Brazil Reserva, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Xuzhou, China
PrincetonColmar, France Pettoranello, Italy
New Mexico / 22AlbuquerqueAlburquerque, Spain Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Chihuahua, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico Helmstedt, Germany Hua Lien City, Chinese Taipei Lanzhou, China Rehovot, Israel Sasebo, Japan
ClovisKasama, Zambia
Las CrucesCiudad Lerdo, Mexico Nienburg, Germany
Los AlamosSarov, Russia
Santa FeBukhara, Uzbekistan Holguin, Cuba Livingston, Zambia Nevsehir, Turkey u
Parral, Mexico Santa Fe de la Vega (Granada), Spain Sorrento, Italy Tsuyama, Japan Zhangjiajie City, China
New York / 59AlbanyErthamadura, Spain Ghent, Belgium Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas Nijmegen, Netherlands Quebec City, Canada Tula, Russia Verona, Italy
AstoriaSeeking Partners
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BinghamtonBorovichi, Russia La Teste, France
BuffaloAboadze, Ghana Bani, Dominican Republic Bursa, Turkey Cape Coast, Ghana Changzhou, China u
Dortmund, Germany Drohobych, Ukraine Horlivka, Ukraine Kanazawa, Japan Kiryat Gat, Israel Lille, France Muhanga, Rwanda Rzeszow, Poland Siena, Italy St. Ann, Jamaica Torremaggiore, Italy Tver, Russia
CanisteoWauchope, Australia
CorningKakegawa (Osuka), Japan Lviv, Ukraine San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
Great Neck PlazaTiberias, Israel
Honeoye FallsBorgne, Haiti
HorseheadsBato-Machi, Japan
IrondequoitPescara, Italy Poltava, Ukraine
LackawannaSeeking Partners
New York CityBeijing, China Budapest, Hungary u
Cairo, Egypt Jerusalem, Israel Johannesburg, South Africa London, United Kingdom Madrid, Spain Rome, Italy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tokyo, Japan
Niagara FallsSeeking Partners
NorthportSochi, Russia
Red HookMas’ha, Palestinian Territories
RochesterAlytus, Lithuania Bamako, Mali Caltanissetta, Italy Hamamatsu, Japan Kraków, Poland Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Rehovot, Israel Rennes, France Velikiy Novgorod, Russia Waterford, Ireland Würzburg, Germany Xianyang, China
North Carolina / 52AshevilleKarpenisi, Greece Osogbo, Nigeria San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico Saumur, France u
Valladolid, Mexico Vladikavkaz, Russia
BooneCollingwood, Canada
BrevardPietroasa, Romania
Burlington-AlamanceGwacheon City, South Korea Soledad, Mexico
CaryLe Touquet, France County Meath, Ireland Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei Markham, Canada
CharlotteArequipa, Peru Baoding, China Hadera, Israel Krefeld, Germany Kumasi, Ghana Limoges, France Voronezh, Russia Wroclaw, Poland
ConcordKillarney, Ireland
DurhamArusha, Tanzania Durham, United Kingdom
Kostroma, Russia Kunshan, China u
Toyama, Japan Zhuzhou, China
FayettevilleSaint-Avold, France
GastoniaGotha, Germany Santiago de Surco, Peru
HendersonvilleAlmuñécar, Spain
LaurinburgSan Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua
LenoirSeeking Partners
MooresvilleHockenheim, Germany
RaleighCompiegne, France Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom Nairobi, Kenya u
Rostock, Germany Xiangyang, China
Southern PinesNewry and Mourne, Northern Ireland
Western PiedmontAltenburg County, Germany Torre Pellice, Italy
WilmingtonBridgetown, Barbados Dandong, China Doncaster, United Kingdom San Pedro, Belize
Winston-SalemBuchanan, Liberia Kumasi, Ghana Nassau, The Bahamas Ungheni City, Moldova Yangpu District, China
Ohio / 69AkronChemnitz, Germany Kiryat Ekron, Israel
CentervilleBad Zwishenahn, Germany Waterloo, Canada
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CincinnatiGifu, Japan Harare, Zimbabwe Kharkiv, Ukraine Liuzhou, China Munich, Germany Mysore, India Nancy, France New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
ClevelandAlexandria, Egypt Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Bangalore, India Brasov, Romania Bratislava, Slovakia Cleveland, United Kingdom Conakry, Guinea Fier, Albania Gdansk, Poland Heidenheim, Germany Holon, Israel Ibadan, Nigeria Klaipeda, Lithuania Lima, Peru Ljubljana, Slovenia Miskolc, Hungary Rouen, France Segundo Montes, El Salvador Taipei City, Chinese Taipei Volgograd, Russia
ColumbusAhmedabad, India Dresden, Germany Genoa, Italy Hefei, China Herzliya, Israel Odense, Denmark Seville, Spain Tainan City, Chinese Taipei
DaytonAugsburg, Germany Holon, Israel Monrovia, Liberia Oiso, Japan Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
DelawareBaumholder, Germany
Huber HeightsDover, United Kingdom Rheinsberg, Germany
KetteringSteyr, Austria
LimaHarima, Japan
MontgomeryNeuilly-Plaisance, France
OberlinIle-Ife, Nigeria
PortsmouthZittau, Germany
ToledoBekaa Valley, Lebanon Coimbatore, India Csongrad County, Hungary Delmenhorst, Germany Hyderabad, Pakistan Londrina, Brazil Poznan, Poland Qinhuangdao, China Szeged, Hungary Tanga, Tanzania Toledo, Spain Toyohashi, Japan
VandaliaLichtenfels, Germany Prestwick, Scotland
WestlakeKingsville, Canada Tralee, Ireland
Oklahoma / 17AdaSeeking Partners
EdmondEngels, Russia
Oklahoma CityHaikou City, China Kigali, Rwanda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tainan, Chinese Taipei Taipei, Chinese Taipei Ulyanovsk, Russia
StillwaterKameoka, Japan
TulsaAmiens, France Beihai, China Celle, Germany Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei San Luis Potosi, Mexico Tiberias, Israel Utsunomiya, Japan Zelenograd, Russia
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Yukon Krnov, Czech Republic
Oregon / 28AstoriaWalldorf, Germany
BeavertonBirobidjan, Russia Cheonan, South Korea Cluses, France Gotemba, Japan Hsin Chu, Chinese Taipei Trossingen, Germany
CorvallisGondar, Ethiopia Uzhgorod, Ukraine
EugeneChinju, South Korea Irkutsk, Russia Kakegawa, Japan Kathmandu, Nepal
Grants Pass/Josephine CountyRubtsovsk, Russia
Hood RiverTsuruta, Japan
JacksonvilleSan Juan, Puerto Rico
MedfordAlba, Italy
OntarioOsakasayma City, Japan
PortlandBologna, Italy Guadalajara, Mexico Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei Khabarovsk, Russia Mutare, Zimbabwe Sapporo, Japan Suzhou, China Ulsan, South Korea
RoseburgAranda de Duero, Spain Kuki, Japan
Pennsylvania / 20BoyertownBohodukhiv, Ukraine
ErieDungarvan, Ireland Lublin, Poland
Merida, Mexico Zibo, China
HazletonGorzow Wielkopolski, Poland Lambro and Mingardo, Italy
NorthamptonStegersbach, Austria
PhiladelphiaAbruzzo, Italy Aix-en-Provence, France Douala, Cameroon Florence, Italy Incheon, South Korea Kobe, Japan Mosul, IraqNizhny Novgorod, Russia Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tianjin, China Torun, Poland
SaxonburgMuehlhausen, Germany
South Carolina / 18AndersonCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland Western Isles, Scotland
CharlestonSpoleto, Italy
CloverLarne, Northern Ireland
ColumbiaAccra, Ghana Chelyabinsk, Russia Cluj-Napoca, Romania Kaiserslautern, Germany Plovdiv, Bulgaria Yibin City, China
GreenvilleBergamo, Italy Kortrijk, Belgium Tianjin, China
Myrtle BeachBurlington, Canada Keighley, United Kingdom Killarney, Ireland Pinamar, Argentina
NewberryHamm/Sieg, Germany
South Dakota / 4BrittonSeeking Partners
Rapid CityApolda, Germany Nikko, Japan
Sioux FallsNewry and Mourne, Northern Ireland Potsdam, Germany
Tennessee / 25Blount CountyZheleznogorsk, Russia
ChattanoogaGangneung, South Korea Givatayim, Israel Hamm, Germany Nizhnii Tagil, Russia Wolfsburg, Germany Wuxi, China
Franklin & Willamson CountyCarleton Place, Canada County Laois, Ireland
GermantownKönigs Wusterhausen, Germany
Greater Tri-CitiesGuaranda, Ecuador Ronneby, Sweden Rybinsk, Russia Teterow, Germany
MemphisKanifing, The Gambia Kaolack, Senegal
NashvilleBelfast, Northern Ireland Caen, France Crouy, France u
Edmonton, Canada Magdeburg, Germany Mendoza, Argentina Port de la Selva, Spain u
Taiyuan, China Tamworth, Australia
Texas / 171ArlingtonBad Königshofen, Germany
AustinAdelaide, Australia Angers, France
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Antalya Kepez, Turkey Gwangmyeong, South Korea Koblenz, Germany Lima, Peru London Borough of Hackney, UnitedKingdom u
Maseru, Lesotho Oita City, Japan Orlu, Nigeria Saltillo, Mexico Siem Reap, Cambodia u
Taichung City, Chinese Taipei Tehuacan, Mexico u
Villefranche Sur Mer, France u
Xishuangbanna, China
BanderaStrzelce Opolskie County, Poland Tysmenytsia, Ukraine
Bryan / College StationGreifswald, Germany Kazan, Russia Salamanca, Mexico Zuazua, Mexico u l
DallasBrno, Czech Republic Dijon, France Monterrey, Mexico Riga, Latvia Saratov, Russia Sendai, Japan u
Tianjin, China u
Valencia, Spain
FateSeeking Partners
Fort WorthBandung, Indonesia Budapest, Hungary Guiyang, China Mbabane, Swaziland Nagaoka, Japan Reggio Emilia, Italy Toluca, Mexico Trier, Germany
FriscoSeeking Partners
GoliadHidalgo, Mexico
Grand PrairieCharlesbourg, Canada Gueishan, China Kalush, Ukraine
HoustonAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Baku, Azerbaijan Chiba City, Japan Grampian Region, Scotland Guayaquil, Ecuador Huelva, Spain Istanbul, Turkey Karachi, Pakistan Leipzig, Germany Luanda, Angola Nice, France Perth, Australia q
Shenzhen, China Stavanger, Norway Taipei, Chinese Taipei Tampico, Mexico Tyumen, Russia
IrvingBoulogne-Billancourt, France Darkhan, Mongolia Espoo, Finland Marino, Italy Merton, United Kingdom
Karnes CityLesnica, Poland
KilleenOsan City, South Korea San Juan, Puerto Rico
La GrangeFrenstat, Czech Republic Olfen, Germany
LaredoAcambaro, Mexico Campeche, Mexico Cerralvo, Mexico Chenzhou, China Cienega de Flores, Mexico Ciudad Valles, Mexico Cuernavaca, Mexico u
Escobedo, Mexico General Teran, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico u
Guadalupe, Mexico Jerez de Garcia Salinas, Mexico La Cruz, Costa Rica Lampazos, Mexico Laredo, Spain Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico u
Leon, Mexico u
Los Herreras, Mexico Lower Hutt, New Zealand Mexiticacan, Mexico Mexticacan, Mexico Moncolva, Mexico Montemorelos, Mexico Murray Bridge, Australia
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Papantla, Mexico San Antonio de Areco, Argentina San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Tainan Hsien, Chinese Taipei Tepatitlan, Mexico Tlahuailo, Mexico Tonala, Mexico Torreon, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico u
Zixing City, China
McAllenAcapulco, Mexico Belize City, Belize Cadereyta, Mexico Ciudad Guadalupe, Mexico Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Ganzhou, China Garcia, Mexico
Irapuato, Mexico Ixtapa, Mexico Monterrey, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico San Jose, Costa Rica Tampico, Mexico Taxco, Mexico Ville Saint Laurent, Canada Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Nassau BayStar City, Russia
PasadenaHadano, Japan
PharrAbasolo, Mexico Aguascalientes, Mexico Burgos, Mexico Cancun, Mexico Ciudad Valles, Mexico Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico General Escobedo, Mexico Hualahuises, Mexico Matehuala, Mexico Mazatlan, Mexico Metepec, Mexico Ocuituco, Mexico Port of Brownsville, United States Ramos Arizpe, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico Rio Bravo, Mexico San Andres Tuxtla, Mexico San Jose Iturbide, Mexico San Luis de la Paz, Mexico San Luis Potosi, Mexico Santa Maria del Rio, Mexico Tetela Del Volcan, Mexico Teziutlan, Mexico Tierra Blanca, Mexico
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Prairie ViewBelize City, Belize Pabellón de Arteaga, Mexico
San AntonioChennai, India Guadalajara, Mexico Gwangju, South Korea Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei Kumamoto, Japan Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Monterrey, Mexico Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Suzhou, China u
Tel Aviv, Israel uWuxi, China
SouthlakeEl Fuerte Sinaloa, Mexico Suzhou Wuzhong District, China u
Tome (Toyoma), Japan
TomballTelgte, Germany
TylerJelenia Gora, Poland Lo Barnechea, Chile San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Yachiyo City, Japan
Utah / 9Salt Lake CityChernivtsi, Ukraine Izhevsk, Russia Keelung City, Chinese Taipei Matsumoto, Japan Oruro, Bolivia Quezon City, Philippines Thurles Town, Ireland Torino, Italy Trujillo, Peru u
Vermont / 6BurlingtonArad, Israel Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories Honfleur, France Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua Yaroslavl, Russia
HartfordKratovo, Macedonia
Virginia / 54AlexandriaCaen, France Dundee, Scotland Gyumri, Armenia Helsingborg, Sweden
ArlingtonAachen, Germany Coyoacan, Mexico Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Reims, France San Miguel, El Salvador
CharlottesvilleBesancon, France Pleven, Bulgaria Poggio a Caiano, Italy Winneba, Ghana
ChesapeakeJoinville, Brazil
HamptonAnyang, South Korea Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Southampton, United Kingdom Vendome, France
Henrico CountyEssex County, United Kingdom Saarpfalz-Kreis, Germany Yangju City, South Korea
LynchburgGlauchau, Germany Rueil Malmaison, France
Newport NewsNeyagawa, Japan Taizhou, China
NorfolkCagayan de Oro, Philippines Halifax, Canada Kaliningrad, Russia Kitakyushu, Japan Kochi, India Ningbo, China u
Norfolk County, United Kingdom Tema, Ghana Toulon, France Wilhelmshaven, Germany
RichmondOlsztyn, Poland Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Saitama City (Urawa), Japan Segou, Mali Uijongbu, South Korea
Windhoek, Namibia Zhengzhou, China
RoanokeFlorianopolis, Brazil Kisumu, Kenya Lijiang, China Opole, Poland Pskov, Russia Saint-Lo, France Wonju, South Korea
SuffolkOderzo, Italy Suffolk, United Kingdom
Virginia BeachMoss, Norway North Down Borough, Northern Ireland
YorktownPort Vendres, France
Washington / 68AnacortesLomonosov, Russia Nikaho, Japan Sidney, Canada Vela Luka, Croatia
AuburnGuanghan, China Moda di Bari, Italy Pyeongchang, South Korea Tamba (Kasuga), Japan
BellevueHua Lien City, Chinese Taipei Kladno, Czech Republic
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Liepaja, Latvia Yao, Japan
BellinghamNakhodka, Russia Port Stephens, Australia Punta Arenas, Chile Tateyama, Japan Tsetserleg, Mongolia
ChehalisInasa-Cho, Japan
IssaquahChaouen, Morocco Sunndal, Norway
KirklandEmmerich, Germany
LakewoodBauang, Philippines Danzhou, China u
Gimhae, South Korea u
Okinawa City, Japan
Mercer IslandThonon-les-Bains, France
OlympiaKato, Japan Samarkand, Uzbekistan
OthelloWulensi, Ghana
Port TownsendIchikawa, Japan
SeattleBeer Sheva, Israel Bergen, Norway Cebu City, Philippines Chongqing, China Christchurch, New Zealand Daejeon, South Korea Galway, Ireland Gdynia, Poland Haiphong, Vietnam Kaohsiung Municipality, Chinese Taipei Kobe, Japan Limbe, Cameroon Mazatlán, Mexico Mombasa, Kenya Nantes, France Pécs, Hungary Perugia, Italy Reykjavik, Iceland
Sihanoukville, Cambodia Surabaya, Indonesia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
SpokaneJecheon, South Korea Jilin, China Limerick, Ireland Nishinomiya, Japan
TacomaAlesund, Norway Biot, France Cienfuegos, Cuba Davao, Philippines El Jadida, Morocco Fuzhou, China George, South Africa Gunsan, South Korea Kiryat Motzkin, Israel Kitakyushu, Japan Puerto Vallarta, Mexico u
Taichung City, Chinese Taipei Vladivostok, Russia
West Virginia / 3MorgantownGuanajuato, Mexico Xuzhou, China u
NitroAlfreton, United Kingdom
Wisconsin / 36De PereÅmål, Sweden
Eau ClaireLismore, Australia
KenoshaCosenza, Italy Douai, France Moshi, Tanzania Quezon City, Philippines Wolfenbuttel, Germany
La CrosseBantry, Ireland Dubna, Russia Epinal, France Førde, Norway Friedberg, Germany Kumbo, Cameroon Luoyang, China
LublinLublin, Poland
MenomonieKonakovo, Russia Nasukarasuyama, Japan
MilwaukeeCarora, Venezuela Galway, Ireland Morogoro, Tanzania Schwerin, Germany uMhlathuze, South Africa
Milwaukee CountyBialystok, Poland Buffalo City Municipality, South Africa
RacineAalborg, Denmark Bluefields, Nicaragua u
Fortaleza, Brazil uMontélimar, France Oiso, Japan Zapotlanejo, Mexico
Rice LakeMiharu-Machi, Japan Zamberk, Czech Republic
SpoonerAmi-Machi, Japan
Stevens PointEsteli, Nicaragua Gulcz, Poland Rostov Veliky, Russia
U.S. Territories and ProtectoratesAmerican Samoa / 2ApiaCompton, California Maui County, Hawaii
Northern Mariana Islands / 1SaipanMaui County, Hawaii
Puerto Rico / 4CaguasHartford, Connecticut l
San JuanJacksonville, Florida Jacksonville, Oregon Killeen, Texas
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Afghanistan / 4AsadabadUnion City, California
BamiyanScottsbluff - Gering, Nebraska
GhazniHayward, California
JalalabadSan Diego, California
Albania / 1FierCleveland, Ohio
Algeria / 1MascaraElkader, Iowa
Angola / 1LuandaHouston, Texas
Argentina / 14Bahia BlancaJacksonville, Florida
Buenos AiresBarranquilla, Colombia q
Miami, Florida
CrespoMuscatine, Iowa
La PlataLouisville, Kentucky
Mar del PlataFort Lauderdale, Florida
MendozaMiami Dade, Florida Nashville, Tennessee
ParanaMuscatine, Iowa
PinamarMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
San Antonio de ArecoLaredo, Texas
San Carlos de BarilocheAspen, Colorado
San Martin de los AndesSteamboat Springs, Colorado
San Miguel de TucumanNew Orleans, Louisiana
Armenia / 6EtchmiadzinFresno, California
GhapanGlendale, California
GyumriAlexandria, Virginia
VanadzorPasadena, California
YerevanCambridge, Massachusetts Los Angeles, California
Australia / 31AdelaideAustin, Texas
AlburyMerced, California
BankstownColorado Springs, Colorado
Blue MountainsFlagstaff, Arizona
CairnsScottsdale, Arizona
CockburnMobile, Alabama
DarwinAnchorage, Alaska
Gold CoastFort Lauderdale, Florida
Greater BendigoLos Altos, California
HawkesburyTemple City, California
LismoreEau Claire, Wisconsin
MelbourneBoston, Massachusetts
MilduraUpland, California
Mona ValeWilmette, Illinois
Murray BridgeLaredo, Texas
Perth q
Chengdu, ChinaHouston, TexasKagoshima, JapanMegisti, GreeceNanjing, ChinaPerth, ScotlandRhodes, GreeceSan Diego, CaliforniaSeocho City, South KoreaTaipei, Chinese TaipeiVasto, Italy
Port StephensBellingham, Washington
Sutherland ShireLakewood, Colorado
SydneySan Francisco, California
TamworthNashville, Tennessee
WauchopeCanisteo, New York
Austria / 8AbtenauBig Bear Lake, California
DornbirnDubuque, Iowa
FrankenburgVernon, Canada q
GrazMontclair, New Jersey
InnsbruckNew Orleans, Louisiana
SalzburgAtlanta, Georgia
StegersbachNorthampton, Pennsylvania
SteyrKettering, Ohio
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Azerbaijan / 2BakuHouston, Texas
GanjaNewark, New Jersey
The Bahamas / 5The BahamasMiami Dade, Florida
FreeportNewark, New Jersey
George-Town Great ExumaSt. Augustine, Florida
Grand Bahama IslandAlbany, New York
NassauWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Barbados / 1BridgetownWilmington, North Carolina
Belarus / 1Minsk Partizan DistrictBakersfield, California
Belgium / 9BrusselsWashington, District Of Columbia
BrusselsAtlanta, Georgia
ChaudfontaineSt. Martinville, Louisiana
GhentAlbany, New York
HasseltMountain View, California
KasterleeFountain Hills, Arizona
KortrijkGreenville, South Carolina
MonsLittle Rock, Arkansas l
Walloon RegionMaryland State, Maryland
Belize / 3Belize CityMcAllen, Texas Prairie View, Texas
San PedroWilmington, North Carolina
Benin / 1CotonouAtlanta, Georgia
Bolivia / 3CochabambaMiami, Florida l
OruroSalt Lake City, Utah
Santa CruzMiami Dade, Florida l
Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2BrčkoSt. Louis, Missouri
SarajevoDayton, Ohio
Botswana / 1GaboroneBurbank, California
Brazil / 27Belo HorizonteFort Lauderdale, Florida
Belo HorizonteNewark, New Jersey
BrasiliaWashington, District Of Columbia
CampinasIndianapolis, Indiana San Diego, California
CuritibaJacksonville, Florida Orlando, Florida
DiamantinaDaytona Beach, Florida
FlorianopolisRoanoke, Virginia
FortalezaMiami Beach, Florida
FortalezaRacine, Wisconsin u
Governador ValadaresNewark, New Jersey
IlheusDavenport, Iowa
JoinvilleChesapeake, Virginia
LondrinaToledo, Ohio
Nova PrataNoblesville, Indiana
Porto AlegreNewark, New Jersey
ReservaNewark, New Jersey
Rio de JaneiroAtlanta, Georgia Maryland State, Maryland Miami Beach, FloridaNewark, New Jersey Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
SalvadorLos Angeles, California
Sao PaoloMiami Dade, Florida
Sao SebastiaoFort Lauderdale, Florida
SuzanoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
Bulgaria / 4KurdjaliElkhart, Indiana
PlevenCharlottesville, Virginia
PlovdivColumbia, South Carolina
VarnaMiami, Florida l
Burkina Faso / 5BousseDecatur, Georgia
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Fada N’gourmaTamale, Ghana q
KayaSavannah, Georgia
KwaremanguelPocatello, Idaho
OuahigouyaDecatur, Georgia
Cambodia / 4BattambangStockton, California
Phnom PenhLong Beach, California u
Siem ReapAustin, Texas u
SihanoukvilleSeattle, Washington
Cameroon / 4DoualaNewark, New Jersey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
KumboLa Crosse, Wisconsin
LimbeSeattle, Washington
Canada / 38BouctoucheSt. Martinville, Louisiana
BramptonMiami Beach, Florida
BurlingtonMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
BurnabyMesa, Arizona
CalgaryPhoenix, Arizona
Carleton PlaceFranklin & Willamson County, Tennessee
CharlesbourgGrand Prairie, Texas
CollingwoodBoone, North Carolina
EdmontonNashville, Tennessee
HalifaxNorfolk, Virginia
HamiltonSarasota, Florida
KingstonScottsdale, Arizona
KingsvilleWestlake, Ohio
LethbridgeCulver City, California
MarkhamCary, North Carolina
Nova ScotiaSt. Martinville, Louisiana
Prince RupertKetchikan, Alaska
Quebec CityAlbany, New York
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Richmond HillLakeland, Florida
SidneyAnacortes, Washington
St. LambertVernon, Canada q
Thunder Bay q
Duluth, MinnesotaGifu, JapanLittle Canada, MinnesotaSeinäjoki, Finland
Toronto q
Chicago, IllinoisChongqing, ChinaFrankfurt, GermanyMilan, Italy
VancouverLos Angeles, California
Vernon q
Frankenburg, AustriaModesto, CaliforniaSri Anandpur Sahib, IndiaSt. Lambert (Quebec), CanadaTavullia, ItalyTome, Japan
Ville Saint LaurentMcAllen, Texas
WaterlooCenterville, Ohio
WhitehorseJuneau, Alaska
Cayman Islands / 1Miami Dade, Florida l
Chile / 8IquiqueMiami Dade, Florida l
La SerenaMillbrae, California
Lo BarnecheaTyler, Texas
Punta ArenasBellingham, Washington
Rapa NuiMaui County, Hawaii
SantiagoMiami, Florida Minneapolis, Minnesota
Viña del MarSausalito, California
China / 152Anhui ProvinceMaryland State, Maryland
AnkangPikeville, Kentucky
AnshanBirmingham, Alabama
BaodingCharlotte, North Carolina
BeihaiTulsa, Oklahoma
BeijingNew York City, New York Washington, District Of Columbia
BenxiPeoria, Illinois
ChangchunLittle Rock, Arkansas
Changping DistrictOakland, California u
ChangshuWhittier, California
ChangzhouBuffalo, New York u
Rockford, Illinois
Chao Yang DistrictBirmingham, Alabama
ChengduOakland, California u
Perth, Australia q
Phoenix, Arizona
ChenzhouLaredo, Texas
Chongming CountyLakeland, Florida
ChongqingSeattle, Washington Toronto, Canada q
CixiBakersfield, California
DalianOakland, California Salisbury, Maryland
DandongWilmington, North Carolina
DanzhouLakewood, Washington u
DongguanHartford, Connecticut l
Fengxian District (Shanghai)Lakeland, Florida u
FoshanOakland, California Stockton, California
Fuxin CityCorona, California
Fuyang CityRiverbank, California
FuzhouTacoma, Washington
GanzhouBrunswick, Georgia McAllen, Texas
GianjinMobile, Alabama
GuanghanAuburn, Washington
GuangzhouLos Angeles, California Oakland, California u
GueishanGrand Prairie, Texas
GuilinOrlando, Florida
GuiyangFort Worth, Texas
Haikou CityOakland, California u
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Scottsdale, Arizona
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Hainan ProvinceMaui County, Hawaii
Haizhu District (Guangzhou)Urbana, Illinois
HanchuanMartinez, California
HandanDubuque, Iowa
HangzhouBoston, Massachusetts Indianapolis, Indiana u
HarbinMinneapolis, Minnesota
HefeiColumbus, Ohio
HezeMobile, Alabama
HuangshiBirmingham, Alabama u
HuizhouMilpitas, California
JiangmenRiverside, California
JiaxingLakeland, Florida u
Rockville, Maryland u
JilinSpokane, Washington
JinanSacramento, California
Jingan DistrictOakland, California u
JinzhouArvada, Colorado Oakland, California u
JiujiangLouisville, KentuckySavannah, Georgia
JurongOakland, California u
KaifengWichita, Kansas
KaipingMesa, Arizona
KunmingDenver, Colorado
KunshanDurham, North Carolina u
LanzhouAlbuquerque, New Mexico Lansing, Michigan u
LeshanGilbert, Arizona
LhasaBoulder, Colorado
LijiangMalibu, California Roanoke, Virginia
LinliRedlands, California
LiuzhouCincinnati, Ohio
LiyangUnion City, California
LongkouLafayette, Indiana
LuoyangLa Crosse, Wisconsin
MaomingOakland, California u
Mengzi CityModesto, California
MianyangOakland, California u
Mishan CityJuneau, Alaska
NanjingBarranquilla, Colombia q
Perth, Australia q
St. Louis, Missouri
NanningOakland, California u
NingboJacksonville, Florida u
Norfolk, Virginia u
Wilmington, Delaware u
PenglaiSonoma, California
PudongOakland, California u
Pudong District (Shanghai)Beverly Hills, California u
QingdaoLong Beach, California Miami, Florida u
Oakland, California u
QinhuangdaoToledo, Ohio
QufuBoynton Beach, Florida
QuzhouRed Wing, Minnesota
RugaoTallahassee, Florida
SanmingLansing, Michigan
ShanghaiChicago, Illinois San Francisco, California
ShaoxingJacksonville, Florida u
ShenyangChicago, Illinois
ShenzhenHouston, Texas
ShijiazhuangDes Moines, Iowa
Siming District (Xiamen City)Sarasota, Florida
SuzhouJacksonville, Florida l u
Portland, Oregon San Antonio, Texas u
Suzhou Wuzhong DistrictSouthlake, Texas u
TaishanFresno, California
TaiyuanNashville, Tennessee
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
TaizhouFort Wayne, Indiana Newport News, Virginia
TianjinDallas, Texas u
Greenville, South Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WeifangPueblo, Colorado
WeihaiSanta Barbara, California
WuhanSt. Louis, Missouri
WuxiChattanooga, Tennessee San Antonio, Texas
Xi’anKansas City, Missouri
XiamenBaltimore, Maryland
XiangyangRaleigh, North Carolina
XianyangRochester, New York
Xicheng DistrictPasadena, California
XinzhengHays, Kansas
XishuangbannaAustin, Texas
XuzhouMorgantown, West Virginia u
Newark, New Jersey
Yangpu DistrictWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Yangshuo CountyMorehead, Kentucky
YantaiOmaha, Nebraska San Diego, California
Yibin CityColumbia, South Carolina
YingkouJacksonville, Florida
YushuSan Bernardino, California
ZhangjiagangRedondo Beach, California
Zhangjiajie CitySanta Fe, New Mexico
ZhengdingMuscatine, Iowa
ZhengzhouRichmond, Virginia
ZhenjiangTempe, Arizona
ZhuzhouDurham, North Carolina
ZiboErie, Pennsylvania
Zixing CityLaredo, Texas
Chinese Taipei / 51Hsin ChuBeaverton, Oregon
Hsin TienFlagstaff, Arizona
HsinchuCary, North Carolina Cupertino, California Santa Clara County, California
Hua Lien CityAlbuquerque, New Mexico Bellevue, Washington
IlanBrunswick, Georgia
KaohsiungBarranquilla, Colombia q
Kaohsiung CityFort Lauderdale, Florida Pensacola, Florida
Kaohsiung MunicipalityColorado Springs, Colorado Little Rock, Arkansas Macon, Georgia Miami, Florida l
Portland, Oregon San Antonio, Texas Seattle, Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
Keelung CitySalt Lake City, Utah
LuChou ProvinceBloomington, Indiana
MiaoliBartlett, Illinois
New Taipei CityCincinnati, Ohio
PingtungMaui County, Hawaii
Shih-LinLos Altos, California
Shin Lin DistrictWalnut, California
Taichung CityAustin, Texas Tacoma, Washington San Diego, California
TainanCarbondale, Illinois Columbus, Ohio Kansas City, Missouri Orlando, Florida Oklahoma City, Oklahoma San Jose, California
Tainan HsienLaredo, Texas
TaipeiAtlanta, Georgia Carbondale, Illinois Houston, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Perth, Australia q
Taipei CityCleveland, Ohio Phoenix, Arizona
Taipei CountyMiami Dade, Florida
Taipei MunicipalityBoston, Massachusetts Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Taoyuan CityIrvine, California
Wuchi TownNewton, Iowa
XindianTavares, Florida
Colombia / 12Barranquilla q
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaKaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiNanjing, ChinaTampa, Florida
BogotaChicago, Illinois
CartagenaCoral Gables, Florida St. Augustine, Florida
ManizalesGainesville, Florida
MedellinFort Lauderdale, Florida
PereiraMiami Dade, Florida
Santa MartaMiami Beach, Florida
SincelejoOcala, Florida
Congo (Brazzaville) / 1Pointe NoireNew Orleans, Louisiana
Congo (Kinshasa) / 1Mbuji-MayiDistrict Heights, Maryland
Costa Rica / 9EscazuPensacola, Florida
La CruzLaredo, Texas
Montes de OcaMiami, Florida l
MonteverdeEstes Park, Colorado
QueposFort Lauderdale, Florida
San JoseMcAllen, Texas Miami Dade, Florida San Jose, California
TurrialbaRancho Cordova, California
Croatia / 1Vela LukaAnacortes, Washington
Cuba / 9CaibarienBloomington / Normal, Illinois
CienfuegosCambridge, Massachusetts Tacoma, Washington
HavanaMobile, Alabama
HolguinSanta Fe, New Mexico
RemediosBloomington / Normal, Illinois
Santa ClaraBloomington, Indiana
Santiago de CubaOakland, California
YaterasBoulder, Colorado
Cyprus / 1LarnacaTarpon Springs
Czech Republic / 14BrnoDallas, Texas
FrenstatLa Grange, Texas
Hradec KraloveBerwyn, Illinois
Karlovy VaryCarlsbad, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
KladnoBellevue, Washington
KrnovYukon , Oklahoma
OlomoucOwensboro, Kentucky
Olomouc KrajOwensboro, Kentucky
PlzenBirmingham, Alabama
PragueChicago, Illinois Miami Dade, Florida Phoenix, Arizona
TaborOrinda, California
ZamberkRice Lake, Wisconsin
Denmark / 3AalborgRacine, Wisconsin
OdenseColumbus, Ohio
SilkeborgCorona, California
Dominican Republic / 8BaniBuffalo, New York
La RomanaFort Lauderdale, Florida
Mao VelverdeHartford, Connecticut l
Puerto PlataRochester, New York
SalcedoAtlanta, Georgia
Santo DomingoMiami, Florida Miami Dade, Florida New York City, New York
Ecuador / 8CuencaTempe, Arizona
GuarandaGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
GuayaquilHouston, Texas
QuitoLouisville, Kentucky Coral Gables, Florida
San Cristobal Island (Galapogos)Maui County, Hawaii u
San Pablo de MantaLong Beach, California
TenaSanta Clarita, California
Egypt / 6AlexandriaBaltimore, Maryland Cleveland, Ohio
AswanSonoma, California
CairoNew York City, New York
GizaLos Angeles, California
LuxorBaltimore, Maryland
El Salvador / 9AtacoFountain Hills, Arizona
MorazanMontgomery County, Maryland
San Jose Las FloresCambridge, Massachusetts
San MiguelArlington, Virginia
Santa AnaMiramar, Florida
Segundo MontesCleveland, Ohio
SuchitotoPrescott, Arizona
TeosinteArlington, Massachusetts
YucuaiquinSomerville, Massachusetts
Estonia / 6Harju CountyMaryland State, Maryland
JogevaCharles County, Maryland
ParnuPortsmouth, New Hampshire
TartuSalisbury, Maryland
TorvaOakland, Maryland u
ValgaOakland, Maryland u
Ethiopia / 5AxumDenver, Colorado
Bahir DarCleveland, Ohio Oakland, California u
GondarCorvallis, Oregon Montgomery County, Maryland
Finland / 6EspooIrving, Texas
JärvenpääPasadena, California
KuopioMinneapolis, Minnesota
PorvooHancock, Michigan
SaloSt. Anthony, Minnesota
SeinäjokiThunder Bay, Canada q
France / 87Le TouquetCary, North Carolina
Aix-en-ProvenceCoral Gables, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
AlbiMaui County, Hawaii Palo Alto, California
AmiensTulsa, Oklahoma
AngersAustin, Texas
AngoulêmeHoffman Estates, Illinois
AntibesNewport Beach, California
AvignonNew Haven, Connecticut
BayonneDaytona Beach, Florida
Beaulieu-sur-MerTempe, Arizona
BesanconCharlottesville, Virginia
BiotTacoma, Washington
BordeauxLos Angeles, California
Boulogne-BillancourtIrving, Texas
BrestDenver, Colorado
CaenAlexandria, Virginia Nashville, Tennessee
CannesBeverly Hills, California
Cavalaire-sur-MerNew Port Richey, Florida
Cergy-PontoiseColumbia, Maryland
Chambolle-MusignySonoma, California
ChamonixAspen, Colorado
ClusesBeaverton, Oregon
CognacPinecrest, Florida
ColmarPrinceton, New Jersey
CompiegneRaleigh, North Carolina
CrouyNashville, Tennessee u
DeauvilleLexington, Kentucky
DijonDallas, Texas
DouaiKenosha, Wisconsin
EpinalLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Fontenay-le-ComtePalatine, Illinois
GrenoblePhoenix, Arizona
HonfleurBurlington, Vermont
Juan-les-PinsNew Orleans, Louisiana
La Petite RocheLittle Rock, Arkansas l
La TesteBinghamton, New York
Lamentin (Guadeloupe)Miami Dade, Florida l
LaurensLaurens, Iowa
LavalModesto, California
Le HavreTampa, Florida
LilleBuffalo, New York
LimogesCharlotte, North Carolina
LyonSt. Louis, Missouri
MaconMacon, Georgia
MentonLaguna Beach, California
MetzKansas City, Missouri
MontélimarRacine, Wisconsin
MontpellierLouisville, Kentucky
NancyCincinnati, Ohio
NantesJacksonville, Florida Seattle, Washington
NemoursWilmington, Delaware
Neuilly-PlaisanceMontgomery, Ohio
NiceHouston, Texas Miami, Florida l
NoirmoutierCrestview, Florida
Nord-Pas de CalaisMaryland State, Maryland
OrleansWichita, Kansas
ParisChicago, Illinois Washington, District Of Columbia
PerpignanSarasota, Florida
Port VendresYorktown, Virginia
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurNew Port Richey, Florida
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ReimsArlington, Virginia
RennesRochester, New York
RouenCleveland, Ohio
Rueil MalmaisonLynchburg, Virginia
Saint-AvoldFayetteville, North Carolina
Saint-ClarGilroy, California
Saint-EtienneDes Moines, Iowa
Saint-LoRoanoke, Virginia
SaumurAsheville, North Carolina u
Seine-et-Marne RegionOrlando, Florida
SevresMount Prospect, Illinois
St. Jean Pied de PortSouth San Francisco, California
StrasbourgBoston, Massachusetts
Thonon-les-BainsMercer Island, Washington
ToulonNorfolk, Virginia
ToulouseAtlanta, Georgia
ToursMinneapolis, Minnesota
Vaux-le-PénilBelvidere, Illinois Rockford, Illinois
VendomeHampton, Virginia
Villefranche Sur MerAustin, Texas u
The Gambia / 2BanjulNewark, New Jersey
KanifingMemphis, Tennessee
Georgia / 4Bat’umiSavannah, Georgia
TbilisiAtlanta, Georgia
Vani MunicipalityFallon, Nevada
ZugdidiColumbus, Georgia
Germany / 112AachenArlington, Virginia
Altenburg CountyWestern Piedmont, North Carolina
ApoldaRapid City, South Dakota
AugsburgDayton, Ohio
Bad KönigshofenArlington, Texas
Bad ZwishenahnCenterville, Ohio
BaumholderDelaware, Ohio
BerlinLos Angeles, California
BraunschweigOmaha, Nebraska
BremerhavenBaltimore, Maryland u
BudingenTinley Park, Illinois
BuhlMelrose, Minnesota
CelleTulsa, Oklahoma
ChemnitzAkron, Ohio
CologneIndianapolis, Indiana
CrailsheimWorthington, Minnesota
DelmenhorstToledo, Ohio
DierdorfFountain Hills, Arizona
DortmundBuffalo, New York
DresdenColumbus, Ohio
EinhausenShoreview, Minnesota
EisenachWaverly, Iowa
EmmerichKirkland, Washington
ErlangenRiverside, California
EutinLawrence, Kansas
FrankfurtToronto, Canada q
FriedbergLa Crosse, Wisconsin
FriedrichshafenPeoria, Illinois
FuldaWilmington, Delaware
Garmisch-PartenkirchenAspen, Colorado
GedernColumbia, Illinois
GeraFort Wayne, Indiana
GlauchauLynchburg, Virginia
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
GothaGastonia, North Carolina
GreifswaldBryan / College Station, Texas
Gross-BieberauMillstadt, Illinois
GunzenhausenFrankenmuth, Michigan
HalleSavannah, Georgia
HamburgChicago, Illinois
HammChattanooga, Tennessee Santa Monica, California
Hamm/SiegNewberry, South Carolina
HannoverKansas City, Missouri
HeidenheimCleveland, Ohio
HelmstedtAlbuquerque, New Mexico
HerfordQuincy, Illinois
HerzbergDixon, Illinois
HockenheimMooresville, North Carolina
KaiserslauternColumbia, South Carolina Davenport, Iowa
KoblenzAustin, Texas
Königs WusterhausenGermantown, Tennessee
KrefeldCharlotte, North Carolina
KronachGreenville, Mississippi
Kubelstein Stadt SchesslitzVictoria, Kansas
LegdenMelrose, Minnesota
LeipzigHouston, Texas
LichtenfelsVandalia, Ohio
LindenbergSaline, Michigan
LudwigsburgSt. Charles, Missouri
LudwigshafenPasadena, California
LudwigslustMuscatine, Iowa
MagdeburgNashville, Tennessee
MainzLouisville, Kentucky
MuehlhausenSaxonburg, Pennsylvania
MuensterFresno, California
MunichCincinnati, Ohio
Neu-UlmNew Ulm, Minnesota
Neustadt an der WaldnaabHays, Kansas
NienburgLas Cruces, New Mexico
NittenauLake Zurich, Illinois
NurembergAtlanta, Georgia
OlfenLa Grange, Texas
OsnabrückEvansville, Indiana
PaderbornBelleville, Illinois
PfaffenweilerJasper, Indiana
PinnebergRockville, Maryland
Porta WestfalicaWaterloo, Illinois
PotsdamSioux Falls, South Dakota
PrumFort Madison, Iowa
RadebeulSierra Vista, Arizona
RastattNew Britain, Connecticut
RegensburgTempe, Arizona
RheinsbergHuber Heights, Ohio
RostockRaleigh, North Carolina
Saarpfalz-KreisHenrico County, Virginia
SchaumburgSchaumburg, Illinois
SchorndorfTuscaloosa, Alabama
SchwerinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
SchwieberdingenBelvidere, Illinois Rockford, Illinois
SeevetalDecatur, Illinois
SoltauColdwater, Michigan
StadeLakewood, Colorado
StuttgartSt. Louis, Missouri
Taufkirchen (Vils)West Chicago, Illinois
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
TelgteTomball, Texas
TeterowGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
TrierFort Worth, Texas
TrossingenBeaverton, Oregon
UlmNew Ulm, Minnesota
WaldorfCharles County, Maryland
WaldsrodeHibbing, Minnesota
WalldorfAstoria, Oregon
WilhelmshavenNorfolk, Virginia
WolfenbuttelKenosha, Wisconsin
WolfsburgChattanooga, Tennessee
WormsMobile, Alabama
WürzburgRochester, New York
ZeitzPrescott, Arizona
ZittauPortsmouth, Ohio
ZweibruckenRichmond, Indiana u
Ghana / 33AboadzeBuffalo, New York
AburiPortsmouth, New Hampshire
AccraChicago, Illinois Columbia, South Carolina Washington, District Of Columbia
AgogoFort Lauderdale, Florida
Akuapem South DistrictLansing, Michigan
Asuogyaman DistrictChicago Heights, Illinois
Cape CoastBuffalo, New York Hanover Park, Illinois Hartford, Connecticut l
ElminaMacon, Georgia
Ga East and WestGrand Rapids, Michigan
KitasePortsmouth, New Hampshire
Konongo-OdumasiTallahassee, Florida
KumasiCharlotte, North Carolina Newark, New Jersey Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nsawam Adwojiri MunicipalityLansing, Michigan
ObuasiRiverside, California
Sekondi-TakoradiBoston, Massachusetts Oakland, California
SogakopeHartford, Connecticut u
Sunyani-TechimanTuscaloosa, Alabama
Tamale q
Commune il Niamey, NigerFada N’gourma, Burkina FasoLouisville, Kentucky
TemaColumbia, Maryland u
San Diego, California Norfolk, Virginia
WinnebaBirmingham, Alabama Charlottesville, Virginia
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
WulensiOthello, Washington
Greece / 19Ancient OlympiaAtlanta, Georgia
AthensAthens, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Washington, District Of Columbia s
GianittsaNew Britain, Connecticut
HalkiTarpon Springs
IniadesLawrence, Kansas
KalymnosTarpon Springs
KarpenisiAsheville, North Carolina
MegistiPerth, Australia q
MytilenePortland, Maine
PatrasSanta Barbara, California
PatrasSavannah, Georgia
PiraeusBaltimore, Maryland
RhodesPerth, Australia q
SymiTarpon Springs, Florida
ThessalonikiHartford, Connecticut l
San Francisco, California
Guatemala / 5CobanBirmingham, Alabama u
IpalaRiverdale Park, Maryland
La AntiguaCoral Gables, Florida
QuetzaltenangoHartford, Connecticut u
Livermore, California
Guinea / 1ConakryCleveland, Ohio
Guyana / 1GeorgetownSt. Louis, Missouri
Haiti / 11BorgneHoneoye Falls, New York
Cap-HaitienFort Lauderdale, Florida Portland, Maine
DelmasNorth Miami, Florida
DeschapellesEssex, Connecticut
JacmelGainesville, Florida
Les CayesBoynton Beach, Florida
Petit GoaveMiami Dade, Florida
Port-au-PrinceMiami, Florida
Port-de-PaixOakland, California
ThomondeDistrict Heights, Maryland
Honduras / 3OmoaHeber Springs, Arkansas
TegucigalpaGainesville, Florida New Orleans, Louisiana
Hungary / 12BudapestFort Worth, Texas New York City, New York u
Csongrad CountyToledo, Ohio
DebrecenNew Brunswick, New Jersey
MiskolcCleveland, Ohio
PécsSeattle, Washington
SiofokWalnut Creek, California
SzegedToledo, Ohio
SzekesfehervarBirmingham, Alabama
SzolnokPortsmouth, New Hampshire
TaszárRockford, Illinois
TokajSonoma, California
Iceland / 3AkureyriDenver, Colorado u
ReykjanesbaerOrlando, Florida
ReykjavikSeattle, Washington
India / 20AhmedabadColumbus, Ohio
AmritsarBakersfield, California
BangaloreSan Francisco, California u
BangaloreCleveland, Ohio
BhubaneswarCupertino, California
ChennaiDenver, Colorado San Antonio, Texas
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
CoimbatoreToledo, Ohio
DelhiChicago, Illinois
HyderabadIndianapolis, Indiana u
Riverside, California Schaumburg, Illinois u
JalandharUnion City, California
KochiNorfolk, Virginia
MumbaiLos Angeles, California
MysoreCincinnati, Ohio
PuneSan Jose, California
ShimlaCarbondale, Illinois
RhodesPerth, Australia q
VijayawadaModesto, California
Indonesia / 4BandungFort Worth, Texas
BogorSt. Louis, Missouri
JakartaLos Angeles, California
SurabayaSeattle, Washington
Iran / 1TehranLos Angeles, California
Iraq / 7Al QaimLaguna Niguel, California
Al-HillaTempe, Arizona
BaghdadDenver Regional Council ofGovernments, Colorado
DuhokGainesville, Florida
Karadah (Baghdad)Council Bluffs, Iowa
MosulPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
NajafMinneapolis, Minnesota
Ireland/ 40BallinaCraigavon, Northern Ireland q
Ballina (County Mayo)Pittsfield, Massachusetts
BantryLa Crosse, Wisconsin
CarlowTempe, Arizona
Carlow CountyDavenport, Iowa
CastlebarDixon, Illinois
ClonmelPeoria, Illinois
CorkSan Francisco, California
County CorkMaryland State, Maryland
County KildareLexington, Kentucky
County LaoisFranklin & Willamson County, Tennessee
County LimerickNew Brunswick, New Jersey
County MeathCary, North Carolina
County RoscommonSanta Cruz, California u
DingleSanta Barbara, California
Donegal CountySt. Louis, Missouri
DublinSan Jose, California
DungarvanErie, Pennsylvania
Ely O’CarrollBaltimore, Maryland u
EnnisPhoenix, Arizona
GalwayCambridge, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee, WisconsinSanta Cruz, California Seattle, Washington St. Louis, Missouri
HeadfordMorgan Hill, California
KillarneyConcord, North Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Springfield, Illinois u
LimerickSpokane, Washington
MallowTinley Park, Illinois
NaasOmaha, Nebraska
New RossHartford, Connecticut
Port ArlingtonArlington, Massachusetts
SligoTallahassee, Florida
Thurles TownSalt Lake City, Utah
TraleeWestlake, Ohio
TullamoreChandler, Arizona
WaterfordRochester, New York
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Israel / 40Afula-GilboaFresno, California New Haven, Connecticut
AradBurlington, Vermont
AshdodTampa, Florida
AshkelonBaltimore, Maryland Sacramento, California
Beer ShevaSeattle, Washington
Beit ShemeshCocoa, Florida
GivatayimChattanooga, Tennessee
HaderaCharlotte, North Carolina
HaifaFort Lauderdale, Florida San Francisco, California
HerzliyaBeverly Hills, California u
Columbus, Ohio San Bernardino, California
HolonCleveland, Ohio Dayton, Ohio
JerusalemNew York City, New York
KarmielDenver, Colorado
Kfar SabaGainesville, Florida
Kiryat EkronAkron, Ohio
Kiryat GatBuffalo, New York Highland Park, Illinois u
Kiryat MotzkinTacoma, Washington
NahariyaMiami Beach, Florida
NetanyaSunny Isles Beach, Florida
Petach TikvaChicago, Illinois
Ra’ananaAtlanta, Georgia
Ramat-GanPhoenix, Arizona
Ramat-HasharonMiami, Florida l
Tallahassee, Florida
RamlaKansas City, Missouri
RehovotAlbuquerque, New Mexico Rochester, New York
Rosh Ha’ayinBirmingham, Alabama
Tel AvivSan Antonio, Texas u
Tel Aviv-YafoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Tel MondSarasota, Florida
TiberiasGreat Neck Plaza, New York Tulsa, Oklahoma
Italy / 89AbruzzoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
AgrigentoTampa, Florida
AlbaMedford, Oregon
AmalfiNew Haven, Connecticut
AssisiSan Francisco, California
AstiMiami Dade, Florida
BergamoPueblo, Colorado
BergamoGreenville, South Carolina
BolognaPortland, Oregon St. Louis, Missouri
CaltanissettaRochester, New York
Cassino/San’t EliaSanta Monica, California
CataniaPhoenix, Arizona
Cava di TirreniPittsfield, Massachusetts
Cefalu’Wood Dale, Illinois
CittadellaNoblesville, Indiana
CortonaAthens, Georgia
CosenzaKenosha, Wisconsin
FerentinoRockford, Illinois
FerraraHighland Park, Illinois
Figline ValdarnoMilpitas, California
FlorencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Florence ProvinceSanta Clara County, California
FloridiaHartford, Connecticut
GaetaCambridge, Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts
GenoaBaltimore, Maryland Columbus, Ohio
Greve-in-ChiantiRehoboth Beach, Delaware Sonoma, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
IschiaLos Angeles, California
IvreaCupertino, California
La SpeziaVallejo, California
Lambro and MingardoHazleton, Pennsylvania
LivornoOakland, California
LodiLodi, California
LuccaSouth San Francisco, California
Lucca SiculaPueblo, Colorado
MarinoIrving, Texas
MilanChicago, Illinois Toronto, Canada q
MilazzoMartinez, California
Moda di BariAuburn, Washington
ModenaHighland Park, Illinois
Monticelli d’OnginaGilroy, California l
MonzaIndianapolis, Indiana
NocetoWalnut Creek, California
OderzoSuffolk, Virginia
Olevano sul TuscianoWilmington, Delaware
PaduaBoston, Massachusetts
PalermoMiami, Florida l
ParmaStockton, California
PerugiaGrand Rapids, Michigan Seattle, Washington
PescaraIrondequoit, New York Miami Beach, Florida
PettoranelloPrinceton, New Jersey
PisaCoral Gables, Florida Ocala, Florida
Poggio a CaianoCharlottesville, Virginia
Pomigliano d’ArcoBirmingham, Alabama
PotenzaDenver, Colorado
Priolo and SolorinoNew Britain, Connecticut
Provincia di CatanzaroDes Moines, Iowa
RagusaLittle Rock, Arkansas l
Reggio EmiliaFort Worth, Texas
RiminiFort Lauderdale, Florida
RomeNew York City, New York Washington, District Of Columbia
San Benedetto del TrontoChicago Heights, Illinois
San Casciano in Val di PesaMorgan Hill, California
San Giovanni ValdarnoCorning, New York
Sestri LevanteSanta Cruz, California
SienaBuffalo, New York
SorrentoSanta Fe, New Mexico
SpoletoCharleston, South Carolina
StresaMartinez, California
TaorminaSunny Isles Beach, Florida
TavulliaVernon, Canada q
Termini ImereseElk Grove Village, Illinois
TorinoSalt Lake City, Utah
Torre PelliceWestern Piedmont, North Carolina
TorremaggioreBuffalo, New York
TrevisoSarasota, Florida
TriggianoAddison, Illinois
VastoPerth, Australia q
VeniceFort Lauderdale, Florida
VeronaAlbany, New York Fresno, California u
Ivory Coast / 1AbidjanSan Francisco, California
Jamaica / 6KingstonMiami Dade, Florida
Montego BayAtlanta, Georgia
Morant BayHartford, Connecticut
Ocho RiosOakland, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Portmore St. CatherineLakeland, Florida
St. AnnBuffalo, New York
Japan / 178AkashiVallejo, California
Ami-MachiSpooner, Wisconsin
Arita-MachiAlameda, California
AsahikawaBloomington / Normal, Illinois
AshikagaSpringfield, Illinois
AtsugiNew Britain, Connecticut
Bato-MachiHorseheads, New York
Chiba CityHouston, Texas
ChinoLongmont, Colorado
ChitoseAnchorage, Alaska
Daisen (Nakayama)Temecula, California
Daito-ChoRichmond, Indiana
EchizenMontevallo, Alabama u
FujinomiyaSanta Monica, California
FujisawaMiami Beach, Florida
FujiyoshidaColorado Springs, Colorado
Fukui CityNew Brunswick, New Jersey
FukuokaAtlanta, Georgia Oakland, California
FukuyamaMaui County, Hawaii
FunabashiHayward, California
FuttsuCarlsbad, California
GeroKetchikan, Alaska Pensacola, Florida
GifuCincinnati, Ohio Thunder Bay, Canada q
GotembaBeaverton, Oregon
GotsuCorona, California
Hachijo IslandMaui County, Hawaii
HadanoPasadena, Texas
HamamatsuRochester, New York
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
HanamakiHot Springs, Arkansas
HarimaLima, Ohio
HigashiosakaGlendale, California
HimejiPhoenix, Arizona
HinoRedlands, California
Hirara CityMaui County, Hawaii
HiratsukaLawrence, Kansas
HiroshimaGlendale, California
HitachiBirmingham, Alabama u
HondoEncinitas, California
Ibaraki CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
IchiharaMobile, Alabama
IchikawaGardena, California Port Townsend, Washington
IchikawadaimonMuscatine, Iowa
IkataRed Wing, Minnesota
ImabariLakeland, Florida
Inasa-ChoChehalis, Washington
IsesakiSpringfield, Missouri
Isumi-shiDuluth, Minnesota
Itoman CityRedondo Beach, California u
IwamizawaPocatello, Idaho
IwataMountain View, California
Izumi CityBloomington, Minnesota
IzumoSanta Clara, California
KagoshimaPerth, Australia q
Miami, Florida
KaizukaCulver City, California
KakegawaEugene, Oregon
Kakegawa (Osuka)Corning, New York
KakudaGreenfield, Indiana
KameokaStillwater, Oklahoma
KamisuEureka, California
Kanagawa PrefectureMaryland State, Maryland
KanazawaBuffalo, New York
KatoOlympia, Washington
KawachinaganoCarmel, Indiana
KawasakiBaltimore, Maryland Bowling Green, Kentucky
KiryuColumbus, Georgia
KishiwadaSouth San Francisco, California
KitakyushuNorfolk, Virginia Tacoma, Washington
KobePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Seattle, Washington
KochiFresno, California
KofuDes Moines, Iowa Lodi, California
KukiRoseburg, Oregon
KumamotoSan Antonio, Texas
KurashikiKansas City, Missouri
KurobeMacon, Georgia
KurumeModesto, California
KyotoBoston, Massachusetts
Maebashi CityBirmingham, Alabama
MatsueNew Orleans, Louisiana
MatsumotoSalt Lake City, Utah
MatsuyamaSacramento, California
Miasa-OmachiMendocino, California
Miharu-MachiRice Lake, Wisconsin
MisatoWinona, Minnesota
MishimaPasadena, California
MitoAnaheim, California
MiyazuDelray Beach, Florida
MizuhoMorgan Hill, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
MureElberton, Georgia
NaganoharaLivingston, Montana
NagaokaFort Worth, Texas
NagaokakyoArlington, Massachusetts
NagoyaLos Angeles, California
Nakajo-NiigataCarbondale, Illinois
NamerikawaSchaumburg, Illinois
NarashinoTuscaloosa, Alabama
NasukarasuyamaMenomonie, Wisconsin
NeyagawaNewport News, Virginia
NichinanPortsmouth, New Hampshire
NikahoAnacortes, Washington
NikkoRapid City, South Dakota
NishinomiyaSpokane, Washington
NisshinOwensboro, Kentucky
NumazuGoshen, Indiana
OdawaraChula Vista, California
OisoDayton, Ohio Racine, Wisconsin
Oita CityAustin, Texas
OkayamaSan Jose, California
OkazakiNewport Beach, California
Okinawa CityLakewood, Washington
OmihachimanGrand Rapids, Michigan
OmutaMuskegon, Michigan
OsakaChicago, Illinois San Francisco, California
Osakasayma CityOntario, Oregon
OtaBurbank, California Lafayette, Indiana
OtsuLansing, Michigan
Saitama City (Urawa)Richmond, Virginia
SakaideSausalito, California
SapporoPortland, Oregon
SaromaPalmer, Alaska
SaseboAlbuquerque, New Mexico
SendaiDallas, Texas u
Riverside, California
Shimizu (Hokkaido)Chelsea, Michigan
Shimizu (Shizuoka)Stockton, California
ShimukappuAspen, Colorado
ShinagawaPortland, Maine
ShinguSanta Cruz, California
ShinhidakaLexington, Kentucky
ShizuokaOmaha, Nebraska
SokaCarson, California
SuwaSt. Louis, Missouri
Tacco-MachiGilroy, California
TachikawaSan Bernardino, California
TaharaGeorgetown, Kentucky
TakamatsuSt. Petersberg, Florida
TakaokaFort Wayne, Indiana
TakayamaDenver, Colorado
TakeoSebastopol, California
TamanaClarinda, Iowa
Tamba (Kasuga)Auburn, Washington
TateyamaBellingham, Washington
TobaSanta Barbara, California
Tochigi-ShiEvansville, Indiana
Tokai-MuraIdaho Falls, Idaho
TokyoNew York City, New York
TomeVernon, Canada q
Tome (Toyoma)Southlake, Texas
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
ToyamaDurham, North Carolina
ToyohashiToledo, Ohio
ToyokawaCupertino, California
TsuchiuraPalo Alto, California
TsukubaIrvine, California Milpitas, California
Tsukuba Science City (Yatabe)Cambridge, Massachusetts
TsuruokaNew Brunswick, New Jersey
TsurutaHood River, Oregon
TsuyamaSanta Fe, New Mexico
UrayasuOrlando, Florida
UtsunomiyaTulsa, Oklahoma
WakayamaBakersfield, California
Yachiyo CityTyler, Texas
YamagataBoulder, Colorado
YaoBellevue, Washington
YokkaichiLong Beach, California
YokohamaSan Diego, California
YotsukaidoLivermore, California
Jordan / 4Al-KarakBirmingham, Alabama
AmmanChicago, Illinois
Miami, Florida l
San Francisco, California u
Kazakhstan / 1KyzylordaArvada, Colorado
Kenya / 11BuraNewburyport, Massachusetts
EldoretMinneapolis, Minnesota
EsabaluAmesbury, Massachusetts
KisumuBoulder, Colorado Roanoke, Virginia
MarsabitHinesville, Georgia
MombasaLong Beach, California Seattle, Washington
NairobiDenver, Colorado Raleigh, North Carolina u
ThikaDixon, Illinois
Kosovo / 1PejaJohnston, Iowa
Kyrgyzstan / 2BishkekColorado Springs, Colorado
TokmokRockford, Illinois
Latvia / 2LiepajaBellevue, Washington
RigaDallas, Texas
Lebanon / 2BeirutLos Angeles, California
Bekaa ValleyToledo, Ohio
Lesotho / 1MaseruAustin, Texas
Liberia / 9Bong CountyMaryland State, Maryland
BuchananWinston-Salem, North Carolina
GbarngaBaltimore, Maryland Gridley, California
GreenvilleGreenville, Mississippi
Maryland CountyMaryland State, Maryland
MonroviaDayton, OhioNewark, New Jersey
PaynesvillePaynesville, Minnesota
Lithuania / 6AlytusRochester, New York
DruskininkaiMoorhead, Minnesota
KaunasLos Angeles, California
KlaipedaCleveland, Ohio
SiauliaiOmaha, Nebraska
VilniusChicago, Illinois
Macedonia / 2KratovoHartford, Vermont
SkopjeTempe, Arizona
Malawi / 1ZombaUrbana, Illinois
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Mali / 4BamakoRochester, New York
Nana KeniebaTonopah, Nevada
SegouRichmond, Virginia
TimbuktuTempe, Arizona
Malta / 1MostaMillbrae, California
Mexico / 182AbasoloPharr, Texas
AcambaroLaredo, Texas
AcapulcoBeverly Hills, California McAllen, Texas
AguascalientesModesto, California Pharr, Texas
AlamosScottsdale, Arizona
Apaseo El AltoGreenfield, California
AtotonilcoSouth San Francisco, California
Boca del RioTampa, Florida
BurgosPharr, Texas
Cabo San LucasNewport Beach, California
CaborcaPrescott, Arizona Upland, California
CadereytaMcAllen, Texas
CampecheDaytona Beach, Florida Laredo, Texas
CananeaSierra Vista, Arizona
CancunPharr, Texas Wichita, Kansas
CedralChicago Heights, Illinois
CerralvoLaredo, Texas
ChihuahuaAlbuquerque, New Mexico Pueblo, Colorado
Cienega de FloresLaredo, Texas
Ciudad GuadalupeMcAllen, Texas
Ciudad GuzmánLongmont, Colorado
Ciudad LerdoLas Cruces, New Mexico
Ciudad ManteBoulder, Colorado
Ciudad VallesLaredo, Texas Pharr, Texas
Ciudad VictoriaMcAllen, Texas
CoyoacanArlington, Virginia
CozumelMiami Beach, Florida
CuautlaRiverside, California
CuernavacaDenver, Colorado Laredo, Texas u
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dolores HidalgoPharr, Texas
El Fuerte SinaloaSouthlake, Texas
EmpalmeStockton, California
EnsenadaParlier, California Redondo Beach, California Riverside, California
EscobedoLaredo, Texas
GarciaMcAllen, Texas
General EscobedoPharr, Texas
General TeranLaredo, Texas
GuadalajaraAlbuquerque, New Mexico Kansas City, Missouri Lansing, Michigan Laredo, Texas u
Portland, Oregon San Antonio, Texas
GuadalupeLaredo, Texas
GuanajuatoMorgantown, West Virginia
GuaymasMesa, Arizona
HermosilloIrvine, California Phoenix, Arizona
HidalgoGoliad, Texas
HualahuisesPharr, Texas
HuatabampoGardena, California
IrapuatoMcAllen, Texas
IxtapaMcAllen, Texas Palm Desert, California
Jerez de Garcia SalinasLaredo, Texas
La PazRedondo Beach, California
LampazosLaredo, Texas
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Lazaro CardenasLaredo, Texas u
LeonLaredo, Texas u
San Diego, California
Los HerrerasLaredo, Texas
MagdelenaTemple City, California
ManzanilloFlagstaff, Arizona San Pablo, California
MatehualaPharr, Texas
MazatlanPharr, Texas Santa Monica, California Seattle, Washington
MeridaErie, Pennsylvania New Orleans, Louisiana Sarasota, Florida
MetepecPharr, Texas
MexicaliSan Bernardino, California
Mexico CityChicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California
MexticacanLaredo, Texas
MoncolvaLaredo, Texas
MontemorelosLaredo, Texas
MonterreyDallas, Texas McAllen, Texas Orlando, Florida San Antonio, Texas
MoreliaKansas City, Missouri
Nuevo Casas GrandesColorado Springs, Colorado
Nuevo LaredoLaredo, Texas
OaxacaPalo Alto, California
OcotlanCorona, California Olathe, Kansas
OcuitucoPharr, Texas
Pabellón de ArteagaPrairie View, Texas
PachucaLittle Rock, Arkansas
PapantlaLaredo, Texas
ParralSanta Fe, New Mexico
PatzcuaroNaperville, Illinois Sonoma, California
PetatlanSaint Peter, Minnesota
PueblaPueblo, Colorado
Puerto VallartaHighland Park, Illinois Santa Barbara, California Tacoma, Washington u
Ramos ArizpePharr, Texas
ReynosaMcAllen, Texas Pharr, Texas
Rio BravoPharr, Texas
Rosarito BeachGardena, California Glendale, California
SalamancaBryan / College Station, Texas
SaltilloAustin, Texas Lansing, Michigan
San Andres TuxtlaPharr, Texas
San Cristobal de las CasasAsheville, North Carolina
San FelipeHayward, California
San Jose del CaboLaguna Beach, California
San Jose IturbidePharr, Texas
San Luis de la PazPharr, Texas
San Luis PotosiPharr, Texas St. Louis, Missouri Tulsa, Oklahoma
San Martin de HidalgoMorgan Hill, California
San Miguel de AllendeLaredo, Texas Redlands, California St. Augustine, Florida Tyler, Texas
San Nicolas de los GarzaKansas City, Missouri
San Pedro de las ColoniasSpringfield, Illinois
Santa Maria del RioPharr, Texas
Santa RosaliaUnion City, California
Santiago de QueretaroBakersfield, California
Santiago Pinotepa NacionalGreenfield, California
SoledadBurlington-Alamance, North Carolina
State of JaliscoMaryland State, Maryland
Tamazula de GordianoRiverbank, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
TampicoHouston, Texas McAllen, Texas
TaxcoMcAllen, Texas
TecateGilroy, California
TehuacanAustin, Texas u
TepatitlanLaredo, Texas
Tetela Del VolcanPharr, Texas
TetlanohcanNew Haven, Connecticut
TeziutlanPharr, Texas
Tierra BlancaPharr, Texas
TijuanaSan Diego, California
TiziminEvansville, Indiana
TlahuailoLaredo, Texas
Tlalnepantla de BazWichita, Kansas
TlaquepaqueGlendale, California Springfield, Missouri
TolucaFort Worth, Texas
TonalaLaredo, Texas
TorreonFresno, California Laredo, Texas
TulaBenicia, California
UruapanCulver City, California
ValladolidAsheville, North Carolina
ValparaisoHanover Park, Illinois
VeracruzLaredo, Texas u
Pharr, Texas San Jose, California Tampa, Florida
Veracruz/Boca del RioMobile, Alabama
VillahermosaSan Bernardino, California
XalapaOmaha, Nebraska
YecapixtlaPharr, Texas
Zacualpan de AmilpasPharr, Texas
ZapopanGrand Rapids, Michigan
ZihuatanejoMcAllen, Texas Racine, Wisconsin
ZuazuaBryan / College Station, Texas l u
Moldova / 4BaltiLakeland, Florida
ChisinauSacramento, California
RybnitsaLakeland, Florida u
Ungheni CityWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Mongolia / 3DarkhanIrving, Texas
TsetserlegBellingham, Washington
UlaanbaatarDenver, Colorado
Montenegro / 2BudvaWest Palm Beach, Florida
KotorSanta Barbara, California
Morocco / 8AgadirMiami, Florida l
Oakland, California u
CasablancaChicago, Illinois
ChaouenIssaquah, Washington
El HajebCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
El JadidaTacoma, Washington
MarrakechScottsdale, Arizona
TiznitSomerville, Massachusetts
Namibia / 1WindhoekRichmond, Virginia
Nepal / 1KathmanduEugene, Oregon
Netherlands / 4EnschedePalo Alto, California
Leidschendam-VoorburgTemecula, California
NijmegenAlbany, New York
RotterdamBaltimore, Maryland
New Zealand / 10AucklandLos Angeles, California
ChristchurchSeattle, Washington
GisbornePalm Desert, California
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
HamiltonSacramento, California
Lower HuttLaredo, Texas Tempe, Arizona
Palmerston NorthMissoula, Montana
QueenstownAspen, Colorado
TaurangaSan Bernardino, California
Upper HuttMesa, Arizona
Nicaragua / 18BluefieldsRacine, Wisconsin u
EsteliStevens Point, Wisconsin
JalapaBoulder, Colorado u
JinotepeSanta Cruz, California
Laguna de PerlasMontclair, New Jersey
LeónNew Haven, Connecticut
MalpaisilloPittsfield, Massachusetts
ManaguaMiami, Florida l
MatagalpaGainesville, Florida
OcotalHartford, Connecticut
PosoltegaBloomington, Indiana
Puerto CabezasBurlington, Vermont
QuilaliSouth Haven, Michigan
San Juan de OrienteLaurinburg, North Carolina Sacramento, California
SomotoMerced, California
TipitapaLansing, Michigan u
Villa Carlos FonsecaMoscow, Idaho
Niger / 1Commune il NiameyTamale, Ghana q
Nigeria / 12AsabaStockton, California
Benin CityOakland, California
IbadanCleveland, Ohio
Ile-IfeOberlin, Ohio San Bernardino, California
LagosAtlanta, Georgia Highland Park, Illinois u
OnitshaCompton, California
OrluAustin, Texas
OsogboAsheville, North Carolina Wilmington, Delaware
Port HarcourtKansas City, Missouri
Norway / 11AlesundTacoma, Washington
BergenSeattle, Washington
FlekkefjordElbow Lake, Minnesota
FørdeLa Crosse, Wisconsin
KongsbergRed Wing, Minnesota
MossVirginia Beach, Virginia
Nordhordland RegionFergus Falls, Minnesota
StavangerHouston, Texas
SunndalIssaquah, Washington
TromsoAnchorage, Alaska
TrondheimVallejo, California
Pakistan / 3HyderabadToledo, Ohio
KarachiHouston, Texas
LahoreChicago, Illinois
Palau / 1KororGilroy, California l
Palestinian Territories / 6BethlehemBurlington, Vermont Joplin, Missouri Sacramento, California
Mas’haRed Hook, New York
QalqilyaGainesville, Florida
RamallahMuscatine, Iowa
Panama / 2Panama CityFort Lauderdale, Florida Miami, Florida l
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Paraguay / 2AsuncionMiami Dade, Florida
Santa MariaHays, Kansas
Peru / 15ArequipaMaui County, Hawaii
ArequipaCharlotte, North Carolina
CarazMesa, Arizona
ChimbotePensacola, Florida
CuscoTempe, Arizona
IcaMiami Beach, Florida
LimaAustin, Texas Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Florida
MirafloresPensacola, Florida
PucallpaMiami Dade, Florida l
San IsidroLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
Santiago de SurcoGastonia, North Carolina
TrujilloDecatur, Georgia Salt Lake City, Utah u
Philippines / 35Bacarra CityMaui County, Hawaii
BacolodLong Beach, California u
BadocMaui County, Hawaii
BaguioVallejo, California
BauangLakewood, Washington
BolinaoMobile, Alabama
CabugaoMaui County, Hawaii
Cagayan de OroNorfolk, Virginia
CamilingJuneau, Alaska
Cavite CitySan Diego, California
Cebu CityChula Vista, California Seattle, Washington
DagupanMilpitas, California
DavaoTacoma, Washington
IloiloStockton, California
La CarlotaCarson, California
MakatiLos Angeles, California
ManilaMaui County, Hawaii Sacramento, California San Francisco, California
PaloPalo Alto, California
Pasay CityUnion City, California
Pasig CitySouth San Francisco, California
Puerto PrincesaMaui County, Hawaii
Quezon CityKenosha, Wisconsin Maui County, Hawaii Salt Lake City, Utah
RoxasSan Bernardino, California
San JuanSanta Barbara, California
San NicholasMaui County, Hawaii
Santa & San JuanMaui County, Hawaii
SariayaSanta Clarita, California
SarratMaui County, Hawaii
Zambales ProvinceMaui County, Hawaii
Poland / 33BialystokMilwaukee County, Wisconsin
Bielsko-BialaGrand Rapids, Michigan
BochniaRoselle, Illinois
BytowWinona, Minnesota
GdanskCleveland, Ohio
GdyniaSeattle, Washington
Gorzow WielkopolskiHazleton, Pennsylvania
GulczStevens Point, Wisconsin
Jelenia GoraTyler, Texas
KatowiceMobile, Alabama
KrakówRochester, New York San Francisco, California u
LesnicaKarnes City, Texas
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
LodzMaryland State, Maryland
LomiankiColumbia Heights, Minnesota
LomzaMuscatine, Iowa
LublinErie, Pennsylvania Lublin, Wisconsin
OlsztynRichmond, Virginia
OpoleRoanoke, Virginia
PlockFort Wayne, Indiana
PoznanToledo, Ohio
PultuskNew Britain, Connecticut
RzeszowBuffalo, New York Gainesville, Florida u
Strzelce Opolskie CountyBandera, Texas
SzczecinSt. Louis, Missouri
TorunPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
WadowiceChicago Heights, Illinois
WarsawChicago, Illinois
Warsaw ProvinceSan Diego, California
WroclawCharlotte, North Carolina
ZiebiceBrighton, Colorado
Portugal / 9Angra Do HeroismoGilroy, California
AveiroNewark, New Jersey
CascaisSausalito, California
CoimbraCambridge, Massachusetts Santa Clara, California
FaroHayward, California
FunchalMaui County, Hawaii
MangualdeHartford, Connecticut l
Sao Miguel IslandMaui County, Hawaii
Romania / 8BistritaColumbus, Georgia
BrasovCleveland, Ohio
BucharestAtlanta, Georgia
Cluj-NapocaColumbia, South Carolina Rockford, Illinois
ConstantaMobile, Alabama
IaşiAthens, Georgia
PietroasaBrevard, North Carolina
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Russia / 75ArkhangelskPortland, Maine
BarnaulFlagstaff, Arizona
BirobidjanBeaverton, Oregon
BorovichiBinghamton, New York
ChelyabinskColumbia, South Carolina
CherepovetsMontclair, New Jersey
DiksonDixon, Illinois
DubnaLa Crosse, Wisconsin
EkaterinburgSan Jose, California
EngelsEdmond, Oklahoma
IrkutskEugene, Oregon
IzhevskSalt Lake City, Utah
KaliningradNorfolk, Virginia
KazanBryan / College Station, Texas
KhabarovskPortland, Oregon
KislovodskMuscatine, Iowa
KonakovoMenomonie, Wisconsin
KostromaDurham, North Carolina
KotlasWaterville, Maine
KrasnodarTallahassee, Florida
Leningrad RegionMaryland State, Maryland
LermontovOsage, Iowa
LomonosovAnacortes, Washington
MagadanAnchorage, Alaska
MoscowChicago, Illinois Santa Clara County, California
MurmanskJacksonville, Florida
NakhodkaBellingham, Washington Oakland, California
Nizhnii TagilChattanooga, Tennessee
Nizhny NovgorodPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
NovorossiiskGainesville, Florida
NovosibirskMinneapolis, Minnesota
OrenburgOrlando, Florida
PermLouisville, Kentucky
PetrozavodskDuluth, Minnesota
PskovRoanoke, Virginia
PyatigorskDubuque, Iowa
Rostov VelikyStevens Point, Wisconsin
RubtsovskGrants Pass/Josephine County, Oregon
RybinskGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
SamaraSt. Louis, Missouri
SaratovDallas, Texas
SarovLos Alamos, New Mexico
SerpukhovRichmond, Indiana
SeverodvinskPortsmouth, New Hampshire
SmolenskColorado Springs, Colorado
SnezhinskLivermore, California
SochiLong Beach, California Northport, New York
St. PetersburgLos Angeles, California St. Petersberg, Florida u
Star CityNassau Bay, Texas
StavropolDes Moines, Iowa
SyktyvkarLos Altos, California
TobolskCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
TulaAlbany, New York
TverBuffalo, New York
TyumenHouston, Texas
UlyanovskOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Velikiy NovgorodRochester, New York
VladikavkazAsheville, North Carolina
VladimirBloomington / Normal, Illinois Sarasota, Florida
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
VladivostokJuneau, Alaska San Diego, California Tacoma, Washington
VolgogradCleveland, Ohio
VoronezhCharlotte, North Carolina
YaroslavlBurlington, Vermont
ZavolzhieSan Bernardino, California
ZelengorskNewburyport, Massachusetts
ZelenogradTulsa, Oklahoma
ZheleznogorskBlount County, Tennessee
ZheleznovodskGrinnell, Iowa
Rwanda / 3KigaliOklahoma City, Oklahoma San Bernardino, California
MuhangaBuffalo, New York
Senegal / 6DakarMiami Dade, Florida Washington, District Of Columbia
Goree IslandSt. Martinville, Louisiana
GuediawayeBirmingham, Alabama
KaolackMemphis, Tennessee
Saint-LouisSt. Louis, Missouri
Serbia / 1BelgradeChicago, Illinois
Sierra Leone / 2FreetownKansas City, Missouri New Haven, Connecticut
Sint Maarten / 1Tallahassee, Florida
Slovakia / 4BratislavaCleveland, Ohio
KosiceMobile, Alabama
NitraNaperville, Illinois TisovecShenandoah, Iowa
Slovenia / 3LjubljanaCleveland, Ohio
MariborPueblo, Colorado
PiranIndianapolis, Indiana
South Africa / 10Buffalo City MunicipalityMilwaukee County, Wisconsin
DurbanChicago, Illinois New Orleans, Louisiana
GeorgeTacoma, Washington
JohannesburgNew York City, New York
King Shaka District MunicipalityMobile, Alabama
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan BayMunicipality
Jacksonville, Florida
PietermaritzburgHampton, Virginia
Tshwane Metropolitan MunicipalityWashington, District Of Columbia
uMhlathuzeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
South Korea / 46AnyangHampton, Virginia
AsanLansing, Michigan
BucheonBakersfield, California
BusanChicago, Illinois
Changwon CityJacksonville, Florida
CheonanBeaverton, Oregon
ChinjuEugene, Oregon
Chung JuPittsfield, Massachusetts
DaeguAtlanta, Georgia
DaejeonSeattle, Washington
Gangnam-GuRiverside, California
GangneungChattanooga, Tennessee
GimhaeLakewood, Washington u
GimpoGlendale, California
GoseongGlendale, California
GoyangMaui County, Hawaii
GunsanTacoma, Washington
Gwacheon CityBurlington-Alamance, North Carolina
GwangjuSan Antonio, Texas
GwangmyeongAustin, Texas
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
GyeongsangnamMaryland State, Maryland
Hanam CityLittle Rock, Arkansas
Iksan CityCulver City, California
InchonAnchorage, Alaska Burbank, California Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
JecheonSpokane, Washington
JeonjuSan Diego, California
JincheonVallejo, California
Nowon-guIrvine, California u
Osan CityKilleen, Texas
PajuPasadena, California u
PyeongchangAuburn, Washington
PyongtaekMobile, Alabama
Seocho CityPerth, Australia q
Seocho-guIrvine, California u
Seongdong-GuMarietta, Georgia
SeoulSan Francisco, California Washington, District Of Columbia
UijongbuRichmond, Virginia
Uiwang CityNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
UlsanPortland, Oregon
Wanju-Gu CountyCarson, California
WonjuRoanoke, Virginia
Yangju CityHenrico County, Virginia
Yongsan-GuSacramento, California
Spain / 33AlburquerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Alcala de HenaresSan Diego, California
AlmonteMiami Beach, Florida
AlmuñécarHendersonville, North Carolina
Aranda de DueroRoseburg, Oregon
AvilesSt. Augustine, Florida
BarcelonaBoston, Massachusetts San Francisco, California u
Ciudadella de MenorcaSt. Augustine, Florida
El Puerto de Santa MariaCoral Gables, Florida
ErthamaduraAlbany, New York
FigueresSt. Petersberg, Florida u
GranadaCoral Gables, Florida
HuelvaHouston, Texas
LaredoLaredo, Texas
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSan Antonio, Texas
MacharaviayaPensacola, Florida
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
MadridMaui County, Hawaii New York City, New York
MurciaMiami, Florida l
OviedoTampa, Florida
Port de la SelvaNashville, Tennessee u
Santa Cruz de TenerifeSan Antonio, Texas
Santa Fe de la Vega (Granada)Santa Fe, New Mexico
SevilleColumbus, OhioKansas City, Missouri
Tenerife (Canary Islands)Miami Dade, Florida
ToledoToledo, Ohio
Tres CantosColumbia, Maryland
ValenciaDallas, Texas
ValladolidOrlando, Florida
VeracruzMiami Dade, Florida
Vitoria-GasteizAnaheim, California
St. Kitts and Nevis Islands / 1Miami Dade, Florida l
Swaziland / 1MbabaneFort Worth, Texas
Sweden / 13ÅmålDe Pere, Wisconsin
BorgholmRockford, Illinois
GothenburgChicago, Illinois
HelsingborgAlexandria, Virginia
KalmarWilmington, Delaware
LidingoAlameda, California
LinkopingPalo Alto, California
RonnebyGreater Tri-Cities, Tennessee
SolnaBurbank, California
Stockholm CountyMiami Dade, Florida
UppsalaMinneapolis, Minnesota
VäxjöDuluth, Minnesota
VimmerbyMoorhead, Minnesota
Switzerland / 9BaselMiami Beach, Florida
ChurOlathe, Kansas
DavosAspen, Colorado
InterlakenScottsdale, Arizona
LiestalSacramento, California
LucerneChicago, Illinois
SaasfeeSteamboat Springs, Colorado
SurseeHighland, Illinois
ZurichSan Francisco, California
Tajikistan / 1DushanbeBoulder, Colorado
Tanzania / 8ArushaKansas City, Missouri
ArushaDurham, North Carolina
BagamoyoVallejo, California
Dar es SalaamLansing, Michigan u
MorogoroMilwaukee, Wisconsin
MoshiDelray Beach, Florida
MoshiKenosha, Wisconsin
TangaToledo, Ohio
Thailand / 3BangkokWashington, District Of Columbia
Chiang RaiUnion City, California
LanphunOrinda, California
Trinidad and Tobago / 2CouvaHartford, Connecticut l
Port of SpainAtlanta, Georgia
Turkey / 12AdapazariLouisville, Kentucky
AnkaraWashington, District Of Columbia
Antalya KepezMuskegon, Michigan
Antalya KepezAustin, Texas
BursaBuffalo, New York
Friendship City u Global Member q Emeritus Status l
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
IstanbulHouston, Texas
IzmirLong Beach, California u
Tampa, Florida
KahramanmaraJackson, Mississippi
MuglaFort Lauderdale, Florida
NevsehirSanta Fe, New Mexico u
SeferihisarMorgan Hill, California
Turkmenistan / 1AshgabatAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Turks and Caicos Islands / 1Miami Dade, Florida l
Uganda / 2KaseseSanta Cruz, California u
MasindiHartford, Connecticut u
Ukraine / 23AlushtaSanta Cruz, California
BohodukhivBoyertown, Pennsylvania
BrovaryRockford, Illinois
ChernivtsiSalt Lake City, Utah
ChyhyrynSebastopol, California
DolynaPrairie Village, Kansas
DrohobychBuffalo, New York Muscatine, Iowa
GorlovkaPensacola, Florida
HorlivkaBuffalo, New York
Ivano-FrankivskArlington, Virginia
KalushGrand Prairie, Texas
KanivSonoma, California
KharkivCincinnati, Ohio
KhmelnytskyiModesto, California
KyivChicago, Illinois
LvivCorning, New York
OdessaBaltimore, Maryland
PoltavaIrondequoit, New York
SmilaNewton, Iowa
TysmenytsiaBandera, Texas
UzhgorodCorvallis, Oregon
VinnytsyaBirmingham, Alabama
United Arab Emirates / 1Abu DhabiHouston, Texas
United Kingdom / 60
England/ 36AlfretonNitro, West Virginia
BarnetMontclair, New Jersey
BillericayFishers, Indiana
BirminghamChicago, Illinois
Burton upon TrentElkhart, Indiana
CanterburyBloomington / Normal, Illinois
ChesterLakewood, Colorado
ClevelandCleveland, Ohio
DoncasterWilmington, North Carolina
DoverHuber Heights, Ohio
DurhamDurham, North Carolina
Essex CountyHenrico County, Virginia
Henley-on-ThamesLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
HertfordHartford, Connecticut
KeighleyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
Kingston-upon-HullRaleigh, North Carolina
KinverPark Ridge, Illinois
LeedsLouisville, Kentucky
LondonNew York City, New York
London Borough of HackneyAustin, Texas u
MertonIrving, Texas
Newcastle-upon-TyneAtlanta, Georgia Little Rock, Arkansas u
NewmarketLexington, Kentucky
Norfolk CountyNorfolk, Virginia
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2 0 1 3 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y b y C o u n t r y / R e g i o n
Northhamptonshire CountyIndianapolis, Indiana
PortsmouthLakewood, Colorado Portsmouth, New Hampshire u
Richmond upon ThamesRichmond, Virginia
RustingtonLos Altos, California
SalisburySalisbury, Maryland
SouthamptonHampton, Virginia
SuffolkSuffolk, Virginia
SunderlandWashington, District Of Columbia
WatfordWilmington, Delaware
WhitbyAnchorage, Alaska
Northern Ireland / 12BallymenaMorehead, Kentucky
BelfastNashville, Tennessee
Borough of ArdsPeoria, Arizona
CarrickfergusAnderson, South Carolina Danville, Kentucky
Craigavon q
Ballina, IrelandLaGrange, Georgia
LarneClover, South Carolina
Newry and MourneSioux Falls, South Dakota Southern Pines, North Carolina
NewtownabbeyGilbert, Arizona
North Down BoroughVirginia Beach, Virginia
Scotland / 11DunbarMartinez, California
DundeeAlexandria, Virginia
DunfermlineSarasota, Florida
EdinburghSan Diego, California
EmboMaui County, Hawaii
ForresMount Dora, Florida
Grampian RegionHouston, Texas
NewburghNewburgh, Indiana
PerthPerth, Australia q
PrestwickVandalia, Ohio
Western IslesAnderson, South Carolina
Wales / 1BreconSaline, Michigan
Uruguay / 2MaldonadoMiami Dade, Florida
PaysanduMuscatine, Iowa l
Uzbekistan / 3BukharaSanta Fe, New Mexico
SamarkandOlympia, Washington
TashkentSeattle, Washington
Venezuela / 6CaracasNew Orleans, Louisiana
CaroraMilwaukee, Wisconsin
MaracaiboNew Orleans, Louisiana
Margarita IslandFort Lauderdale, Florida
MonagasMiami Dade, Florida l
Puerto La CruzSanta Cruz, California
Vietnam / 4HaiphongSeattle, Washington
Ho Chi Minh CitySan Francisco, California
HuếNew Haven, Connecticut
Vung Tau Ba Ria CityNewport Beach, California u
Zambia / 3KasamaClovis, New Mexico
LivingstonSanta Fe, New Mexico
LusakaLos Angeles, California
Zimbabwe / 3GweruBirmingham, Alabama
HarareCincinnati, Ohio
MutarePortland, Oregon
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Executive CommitteeChairmanMr. Tom LiskRichmond, VA
Vice ChairMr. Bill BoerumSonoma, CA
TreasurerMr. Norris HermsmeyerBoulder, CO
SecretaryThe Honorable Carol RobertsonLopez
Santa Fe, NM
At LargeMr. Stephen “Tim” QuigleySan Jose, CA
At Large/Young ProfessionalRepresentative
Mr. Carlos ReyesArlington, VA
DirectorsMr. Leroy AllalaChicago, IL
Dr. Carolyn G. BishopAtlanta, GA
Ms. Carol BurdetteAnderson, SC
Mr. Neal BurnhamFredericksburg, TX
Mr. Christopher DufourArlington, VA
The Honorable Gilbert (Gil) GarciaSanta Barbara, CA
Ms. Angie GomezAlhambra, CA
Ms. Jeanne GoodvinWichita, KS
Mr. Ron GossettSarasota, FL
The Honorable Tom LaBongeLos Angeles, CA
Dr. William “Wes” LitesLouisville, KY
Ms. Frances LorenzTacoma, WA
Mr. David K. MillerLancaster, NY
Mr. Darrell SmithLos Angeles, CA
Ms. Carla WalkerCincinnati, OH
Ms. Paula K. WestPhoenix, AZ
State Coordinator RepresentativeMs. Louise Simon SchoeneBuffalo, NY
Youth RepresentativeMr. Nicholas JaberNewport Beach, CA
Chair Emeritus (Non-VotingMember)
The Honorable Brad Cole Carbondale, IL
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Global Envoys
Global Envoys are highly distinguished volunteer leaders of Sister CitiesInternational who represent the organization. There is no higher honor
in the Sister Cities International network. The role of a Global Envoy is torepresent Sister Cities International at events around the world and to serve as a diplomat and spokesperson for the organization.
Nancy HuppertRochester, [email protected]
Mary PalkoFort Worth, [email protected]
Thelma PressSan Diego, [email protected]
Sharon ReceveurLouisville, [email protected]
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Alabama Scotty Colson(205) [email protected]
Arizona Robert Greninger(928) 775-0044 (H)(928) 925-2115 (C)[email protected]
California (Northern) Brenda Brumfield Ross(707) [email protected]
California (Southern)Orange County and points South/East Kathleen Roche-Tansey(858) 481-6856 [email protected]
California (Southern)L.A. County and points North/West Pat Fallin(805) [email protected]
Colorado Christine Hall Chair, State Coordinators(970) [email protected]
Florida Pat Buchanan801-425-6305 (C) [email protected]
Georgia Launa Kowalski(404) 414-0225 (O)[email protected]
Hawaii Steve Yoshida(808) [email protected]
Illinois (Northern) Susan Minott(847) [email protected]
Illinois (Southern) Josephine C. Wittenauer(618) [email protected]
Indiana Henry C. Cole(317) 573-2250 [email protected]
Iowa Ann Geiger(563) 289-3267 (H)(563) 508-3945 (C)[email protected]
Kentucky Kay Sargent(859) 258-3137 (O)[email protected]
Maryland Robert Agee(443)[email protected]
MinnesotaDolores Puente Strand(763) 571-1709 [email protected]
MinnesotaGerry Wenner(651) [email protected]
MissouriRenee Franklin(314) 323-0950 (C)[email protected]
NebraskaLarry Uebner(402) 493-2535(402) 490-5140 (C)[email protected]
New JerseyJon [email protected]
New MexicoCarol Robertson Lopez(505) [email protected]
New YorkLouise Schoene(716) [email protected]
North CarolinaDavid Van Pelt(336) [email protected]
OhioShari Spearman(937) [email protected]
South Carolina Jane CahalyVice Chair, State Coordinators(864) 261-8532 (H)(864) 314-2561 (C)[email protected]
Texas Mae Ferguson(817) [email protected]
VirginiaRuth Hodges Fraser(757) 385-8343 (O)(757) 523-1153 (H)(757) 642-1694 (C)[email protected]
Washington Barbara Sanchez(360) [email protected]
Wisconsin Alexander P. Durtka, Jr.(414) [email protected]
Wyoming Noah Miles(903) [email protected]
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Sister Cities International’s State Coordinators are a volunteer group of leaders in the sister cities network who provideexpertise and assistance to members in their respective states.
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James Amato
Tony Anderson
Martha Atherton
Randy Avon
Sherman Banks
Mimi Barker
Fred Blanton
Carlo Capua
Alan Chambers
Henry Cole
Mary Cort
Michael Curd
Rick Donohue
Jody Edgerton
Nancy Eidam
Mary Jean Eisenhower
Bill Evans
Patricia Fallin
Mae Ferguson
Stelle Feuers
Ann Galloway
José Luis Garcia
Roxi Goin
Ron Gossett
Glenn Gray
Priscilla Harris
Rob Heuermann
Kevin Hill
James Hromas
Nancy Huppert
Michael Hyatt
Laverne Johnson
Launa Kowalski
Boubker Mazoz
Sandra McCormick
Georgiana McLeod
William Mitchell
Virginia Mueller
Sue Myrick
Richard Neuheisel
Len Olender
Mary Palko
Thelma Press
Avi Rabinovitch
John Raeside
Rodger Randle
Sharon Receveur
Shirley Rivens-Smith
Kathleen Roche-Tansey
Patricia Sanders
Kay Sargent
Sylvia Sass
Raymond Schultz
Michael Scorcio
Ethelda Singer
Brian Smith
Charles Stokke
Robert Swart
Tom Tenhoeve
Frank Tripiccio
Jane Tublin
Jim Turner
Jean Van Buskirk
Hans Vielberth
Mark Walton
Amanda Wash
Paula West
Charles Wheeler
Linda Whitton
Wylie Williams
Jane Wood
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Honorary Board
The Honorary Board is comprised of key individuals who have shown great leadership in Sister Cities International throughthe years. They are long-standing volunteers from the membership, former members of the Board of Directors, or former
State Coordinators who, because of their outstanding support and involvement in the organization, were voted as HonoraryBoard members. As a self-governing body, the Honorary Board stands ready to assist Sister Cities International memberswith a wealth of institutional knowledge and experience.
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Executive StaffMary D. KanePresident & [email protected]
Taylor WoodruffAdministrative [email protected]
DevelopmentBrian SandlerDevelopment [email protected]
External AffairsMeghan SchmidtConference and Events [email protected]
Megha SwamyCommunications [email protected]
FinanceYvette BrownDirector of Finance and [email protected]
Maya HoustonFinance [email protected]
Membership and ProgramsAdam KaplanDirector of [email protected]
Nuole (Lula) ChenProgram [email protected]
Paul RothmanMembership [email protected]
Aveen KarimMembership [email protected]
Amena ZamanProgram [email protected]
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Sister Cities International holds the distinct honor of
having the President of the United States serve as its
Honorary Chairperson. It was thus fitting that on the evening
of January 17, 2013, the first-ever Sister Cities International
Inaugural Gala kicked-off the 2013 Presidential Inaugural
celebrations in Washington, D.C.
Prior to the start of the Gala, an exclusive VIP reception set
an upbeat mood for the start of a great evening. Washington
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, European Union Ambassador to
the U.S. João Vale de Almeida, other visiting dignitaries, and
elected officials mingled with members of the nonprofit,
diplomatic, and corporate worlds.
The President’s own U.S. Marine Band provided the opening
performance, and the Air Force Color Guard presented the
colors as the band played the United States national
anthem. The Inaugural Gala Host Committee’s Mae
Ferguson, Mary Palko, and Tim Quigley welcomed the
guests, and VIPs were joined by citizen diplomats and
community leaders who showcased the thriving sister city
network. Sister Cities International Chairman Thomas A.
Lisk, Mayor Gray, Ambassador Almeida, and Mike E. Fox Sr.
provided opening remarks.
In a special address, Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17)
praised the network’s citizen diplomats, calling them “some
of the most giving people I’ve met.” He later added, “The
energy in the room and spirit of the event showcased the
commitment, passion, and strong principles of this network
in its efforts to achieve peace and prosperity for all.”
Sister Cities International thanks MGM Resorts International,
Amazon Web Services LLC, Mike Hyatt, Mary Ellen & Mike
E. Fox Sr., Deloitte LLP, the Consulate General of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, The Sister Cities Foundation, Mary
Palko, Thelma Press, Sharon Receveur, and Ridgewells
Catering for their generous support of the Inaugural Gala.
Sister Cities International Inaugural Gala
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