Sister Cities Salo, Finland and St. Anthony, Minnesota Remain More Connected than Ever
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Sister Cities
Sister Cities Celebrates Global Connections Through Special Events or Business Meetings
Last year, Sister Cities International celebrated its 60th anniversary. The organization was founded as a result of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s People-to-People program. Eisenhower believed that cultural exchanges, youth programs, sharing arts and culture, and exchanging business ideas and research and development projects could foster bonds between people of different communities. Here in the Northwest, each of our major cities has a number of sister cities. Seattle, for example, has 21, while Portland, Oregon, has nine (and one friendship city).
