Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter, Inc. (SoCal Sister Cities) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, established in Southern California.
Building friendship and understanding between Southern California communities and cities around the world — one individual, one community at a time.
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Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter, Inc. (SoCal Sister Cities) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, established as an extension of Sister Cities International (SCI) in Southern California.
SoCal Sister Cities supports sister city programs throughout Southern California, from San Luis Obispo to the U.S.–Mexico border. Our Board of Directors provides information, guidance, and organizational support to communities with established sister city partnerships around the world, as well as those interested in developing new international relationships.
As the Southern California chapter of Sister Cities International (SCI), SoCal Sister Cities serves as a regional resource for information sharing, best practices, international protocol, and collaboration. We are committed to strengthening existing sister city relationships, encouraging new partnerships, and promoting international friendship, cultural understanding, and cooperation among communities worldwide.
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Southern California communities are twinned with cities on six continents — bound by culture, exchange, and a shared commitment to peace.
“It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter. The sister cities concept was first introduced by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 as a new approach to securing peace through personal, people-to-people friendships. Today this network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats across 150 countries — and our chapter connects some 170 cities here in Southern California.”
The Sister Cities Program is an important resource to the negotiations of governments in letting the people themselves give expression of their common desire for friendship, goodwill and cooperation for a better world for all.
The next quarterly meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter will be held on Saturday,
Visit www.californiasummit.org to register
Visit www.californiaexpo.org to register
The next annual Board of Directors election and meeting for Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter
