Partnering with Sister Cities International on U.S.-Japan

In Downtown Los Angeles, Sister Cities International (SCI) hosted a national board meeting with its national board members from across the United States in collaboration with National League of Cities (NLC) at the JW Marriott Hotel from November 7th to 9th. As a strategic organizational partner, KIF is working closely with SCI to help implement international people-to-people activities, especially on U.S. and Japan sister cities programs.

Founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit which serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the United States. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in nearly 500 member communities with over 2,000 partnerships in more than 140 countries.