Elegance, community spirit, and a shared commitment to global understanding defined the Vallejo Sister City Association’s (VSCA) 5th Annual Black & White Gala, held Feb. 28, 2026, at the beautiful Vallejo Yacht Club. After a one-year hiatus — the last
Dear Northern California sister cities leaders, Sister Cities International is coming to your state in a couple weeks! I hope you can join us in person in San Jose on March 6-7 for our leadership meetings and special events. We
The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is now accepting entries for the 2025 Once in Japan Photo Contest for a chance to win the latest Canon cameras and products from Canon U.S.A., Inc. Did you visit Japan in
We’re thrilled to share highlights from the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit, held June 15-21 at American University in Washington, D.C., and hosted by Sister Cities International. This year, nine outstanding students from Northern California representing Walnut Creek, Menlo Park, Davis,
On March 14, 2024, Sister Cities International mourned the loss of a remarkable member of our community. Tim Quigley, Chairman of the Honorary Board of Directors, Chairman Emeritus, Global Envoy, and First Chairman of the Sister Cities International Foundation left
Dear Fellow Citizen Diplomats, Witnessing the horrific events of the past week in Ukraine, leaders in our communities – instinctively and understandably – want to say something, to do something, and to act towards a collective disapproval of this assault
The NorCal Board members attended the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo in Sacramento, California, Sept. 22 and 23, 2021, to represent Sister Cities International and talk about the work of Sister Cities International. Board members in attendance
On August 5 and 8, 2020, Sister Cities International organized an international bell ringing commemoration of the 75th anniversary of peace between the United States of America and Japan since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The California Sister Cities Youth Leadership Summit will be held online on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The event is hosted by the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter and Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) USA. This nonprofit online event will be