IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 775 

Recognizing the impact of Sister Cities International and expressing support 

for the designation of July 15, 2016, as ‘‘Sister Cities International Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2016 

Mr. DESANTIS (for himself and Mr. CASTRO of Texas) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the impact of Sister Cities International and 

expressing support for the designation of July 15, 2016, 

as ‘‘Sister Cities International Day’’. 

Whereas to facilitate and maintain world peace, cities, their 

elected officials, and their citizens need to collaborate 

internationally, through international organizations such 

as Sister Cities International; 

Whereas in 2016 Sister Cities International is celebrating 60 

years of global citizen and civic diplomatic action, and 

helping support a future where the world’s cities, communities and its citizens can come together on common 

ground; 

Whereas Sister Cities International Day is a fitting occasion 

to commemorate the significant impact that the organization has made in building bridges across nations, cities 


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and communities around the globe in order to create and 

sustain world peace; 

Whereas Sister Cities International was founded as a Presidential initiative by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 

September 11, 1956, at the White House Conference on 

citizen diplomacy to create more community-led global relationships so that people of different cultures could appreciate their differences and build partnerships that 

would lessen the chance of new national conflicts; 

Whereas since President Eisenhower, every sitting President 

has been the Honorary Chairman of Sister Cities International; 

Whereas Sister Cities International currently has over 570 

member cities, counties, and States with relationships 

with over 2,300 communities in 150 countries, spanning 

6 continents, and having representation in nearly every 

district represented in the House of Representatives; 

Whereas the impact of Sister Cities International’s programs 

in 2014 has included participation of one million; 

Whereas collectively, in 2014 the Sister Cities International 

network hosted over 2,000 events and engaged over 

30,000 volunteers throughout the U.S.; 

Whereas countless city, county, and State governments and 

their leaders have been involved in global relationships 

due to Sister Cities International; 

Whereas these relationships include educational, economic, 

cultural, municipal and humanitarian assistance exchange 

programs that are mutually beneficial to each community; 

Whereas Sister Cities International Day is a call to action for 

Americans and citizens of the world to come together to 


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celebrate the importance of communities’ continued commitment to supporting a more peaceful and prosperous 

future through continued people to people exchanges; 

Whereas Sister Cities International Day is an opportune time 

for Americans to come together and show how powerful 

humanity can be when we unite to promote peace, 

progress, and prosperity for a better world; and 

Whereas July 15, 2016, would be an appropriate date to designate as ‘‘Sister Cities International Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the lasting positive impact of Sis3 ter Cities International; and 

4 (2) supports the designation of Sister Cities 

5 International Day. 

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