Building Bridges to Global Understanding Since 1986
In our area, Sister City programs have been connecting communities, strengthening relationships, and creating international partnerships since 1986.
Through both official and unofficial delegation visits, Duluth Sister Cities International has created strong bonds with five international cities across three continents. Though the purpose may vary, ranging from recreation to professional partnerships, these visits aim to connect citizens from each country in a profound way: enabling education and growth for all parties involved.
Learn more about how the Duluth, MN Sister Cities International chapter got started!
Our mission:
With person to person diplomacy and mutual respect, Duluth Sister Cities International promotes global understanding through cultural, economic, educational, and artistic endeavors.
What do we hope to accomplish?
DSCI is thriving and widely known in the community for creating exciting opportunities to connect through person to person diplomacy and mutual respect with people from our Sister Cities. DSCI has funds and strong member support from the community to take our mission of promoting global understanding though cultural, economic, educational, and artistic endeavors.
“It's about people meeting people across sometimes huge geographic and cultural distances. It's about people coming together over what they have in common rather than becoming divided over political differences. In short, the Sister Cities movement is about peacemaking at the grassroots level.”
— Khalid Qader, from Ranya, Duluth's sister city in Iraqi Kurdistan