Sister Cities International welcomes Vice President Xi to the United States
Dear Mr. Vice President:
As the President and CEO of Sister Cities International and on behalf of the board of directors and the members of Sister Cities International, I would like to thank you for recognizing the importance of developing long-term relationships. Â Sister Cities International is a 56-year-old public private partnership that promotes peace and prosperity though connecting people to people in cities, counties and states. Â We have approximately 600 communities in the United States that have developed close to 2,000 relationships with communities on 6 continents.
Your four point proposal to boost Sino-US cooperative partnerships encompasses the mission of Sister Cities.
- to learn the lessons history has taught
- adopting a long-term perspective
- respecting each other
- building mutual trust and striving for a mutually beneficial, win-win situation
Thank you for leading by example and demonstrating to the world that friends made 27 years ago in a small town in Iowa are as important to global peace and prosperity as are formal meetings with world leaders in Washington, DC.
Yours truly,
Mary D. Kane
President & CEO
Sister Cities International
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