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* [[Gweru, Zimbabwe]] | * [[Gweru, Zimbabwe]] | ||
* [[Székesfehérvár, Hungary]] | * [[Székesfehérvár, Hungary]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Guédiawaye, Senegal]] | ||
* [[Pomiglian D'Arco, Italy]] | * [[Pomiglian D'Arco, Italy]] | ||
* [[Vinista, Ukraine]] | * [[Vinista, Ukraine]] | ||
* [[Anshan, China]] | * [[Anshan, China]] | ||
* [[Plzeň, Czech Republic]] | * [[Plzeň, Czech Republic]] | ||
* [[Al Karak, Jordan]] | * [[Al Karak, Jordan]] | ||
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==Friendship Cities== | |||
* [[Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel]] | |||
* [[Maebashi, Japan]] | |||
* [[Chao Yang district, Beijing, China]] | |||
* [[Cobán, Guatemala]] (through Partners for the Americas) | |||
==Sister Province to Alabama== | |||
* [[Hubei Province, China]] | |||
The American Sister Cities program was initiated as a citizen diplomacy project in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Called the "People to People" program, it was originally administered as part of the National League of Cities, but since 1967 has been a separate organization, Sister Cities International (SCI), which is "a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding and to stimulate economic development". SCI leads the movement for local community development and volunteer action by motivating and empowering private citizens, municipal officials and business leaders to conduct long-term programs of mutual benefit. SCI guidelines permit only one "sister city" per country, leading to the second designation of "Friendship Cities". | |||
==External link== | |||
* [http://www.birminghamsistercities.com/ Birmingham Sister Cities Commission] | |||
[[Category:Government|Sister cities]] | |||
[[Category:Organizations|Sister cities commission]] | |||
[[Category:Municipalities|Sister cities]] | |||
[[Category:Lists|Sister cities]] | |||
Revision as of 10:01, 24 March 2006
This is a list of Birmingham's sister cities:
- Hitachi, Japan
- Gweru, Zimbabwe
- Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Guédiawaye, Senegal
- Pomiglian D'Arco, Italy
- Vinista, Ukraine
- Anshan, China
- Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Al Karak, Jordan
Friendship Cities
- Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel
- Maebashi, Japan
- Chao Yang district, Beijing, China
- Cobán, Guatemala (through Partners for the Americas)
Sister Province to Alabama
The American Sister Cities program was initiated as a citizen diplomacy project in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Called the "People to People" program, it was originally administered as part of the National League of Cities, but since 1967 has been a separate organization, Sister Cities International (SCI), which is "a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding and to stimulate economic development". SCI leads the movement for local community development and volunteer action by motivating and empowering private citizens, municipal officials and business leaders to conduct long-term programs of mutual benefit. SCI guidelines permit only one "sister city" per country, leading to the second designation of "Friendship Cities".