SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION

will be brisk. international cities. i’m here with chelsea brennan with details about the organization and how you can get involved. what is sister cities international? it is a nonprofit, citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between us and international communities to increase global cooperation at the local level. the organization traces its roots to 1956 when president dwight d eisenhower proposed a people-to-people citizen diplomacy initiative. more information can be found at www.sister-cities.or g http: . why a sister cities association of salisbury/wicomico county? salisbury/wicomico county began a sister cities association in 2006 and joined sister cities international. subsequently, the long-lasting relationship between salisbury, md and salisbury, england was formalized through sister cities international. salisbury, md has also had a sister city relationship with tartu, estonia since 1999, which has now been formalized. additionally, over the last year or so, the sister cities association has been developing an informal relationship with dalian, china. what are the mission 47 abc news – delmarva’s trusted source