Tamale - Montpellier - Mainz - Juijang - Quito - La Plata - Perm - Leeds
Promote peace through the respect we show, understanding we foster and
cooperation we seek with our Sister Cities around the world - one individual,
one community at a time.
Sister Cities of Louisville strives to foster a continuing reciprocal relationship
between the people of Louisville and our Sister Cities. To that end, SCL
promotes, fosters, and publicizes local, state, and national programs of
international municipal cooperation. Likewise, SCL encourages other
organizations to engage and participate in such programs, and to promote
friendly relations and mutual understanding.
SCL is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to global friendship,
multicultural understanding, and economic growth by developing lasting
relationships between the Louisville area and Sister Cities around the world.
For over forty years, SCL has been highly recognized in the community as
an international citizen diplomacy network. At Sister Cities of Louisville,
we believe in establishing people-to-people connections with our citizens
and twin partners.
To create opportunities for Louisville citizens and citizens of Sister
Cities to work together in creating international community partnerships.
To develop municipal partnerships between Louisville and its Sister Cities.
To stimulate exchanges and projects in the areas of professional economic
development, education, community initiatives, arts and culture, medicine,
tourism, and technology.
To promote public awareness of our Sister Cities through community
outreach and people-to-people relationships.
To collaborate with local international organizations with similar goals.
By joining Sister Cities of Louisville, you become a member of an international
community. Sister Cities of Louisville, Inc.offers many levels of membership to
meet the needs of youth, individuals, community organizations and
businesses...Learn more.
Learn more about what SCL is planning this year. You can now RSVP
online for all SCL events. Sister Cities is planning several events for inbound
and outbound delegations.
Sister Cities of Louisville was featured on "State of Affairs" in June 2008.
Click here to hear the broadcast.
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Sister Cities International |
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the People-to-People idea. His intention was to involve individuals and organized groups at all levels of society in citizen diplomacy, with hope that personal relationships, fostered through city, county and state affiliations, would lessen the chance of future world conflicts. Recognizing the importance of involving all citizens in world diplomacy, he called upon the nation's cities as the centers of opportunity, expression and economic growth, to unite with communities around the world in building a solid structure of world peace. At the core of all sister cities relationships is an agreement, signed by the Mayors of each city, reflecting their mutual commitment to building bridges between governments, businesses and individuals. Today, through formal Sister Cities affiliations, 2,400 Sister Cities relationships are bringing citizens together.
- Montpellier, France-1954
- Quito, Ecuador-1962
- Mainz, Germany-1977
- Tamale, Ghana-1979
- La Plata, Argentina-1994
- Perm, Russia-1994
- Jiujiang, PR China-2004
- Leeds, England-2006
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