Congratulations Arlington Sister City Association on your 30-year Anniversary and on the 30-year partnership with your first Sister City, Aachen, Germany! Photo credit: Gerald Martineau.
Arlington Sister City Association
International Affairs
Arlington, Virginia 49 followers
ASCA works to enhance and promote the region’s international profile in education, commerce, culture and the arts.
About us
Arlington Sister City Association (ASCA) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with Arlington County, Virginia. Established in 1993, ASCA supports and coordinates the activities of Arlington County’s five Sister Cities: Aachen, Germany; Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Reims, France; San Miguel, El Salvador. ASCA works to enhance and promote the region’s international profile and foster productive exchanges in education, commerce, culture and the arts through a series of activities. Arts and Culture Partnerships: ASCA works with partner arts and cultural organizations to create and expand performing and visual artist exchanges, shared exhibitions, cultural linkages, and partnerships. Economic Development Opportunities: Business and corporate involvement is fundamental to ASCA’s programming. ASCA promotes and facilitates open dialogue between Arlington business professionals and their counterparts in our Sister Cities through organizations such as Arlington Economic Development and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Educational and Professional Exchanges: ASCA has a long history of providing educational opportunities for Arlingtonians of all ages. Programs include internationally-themed cultural events, K-12 and post-secondary student exchange progams, professional exchange opportunities, lectures and presentations. Global Tourism: ASCA collaborates with our Sister Cities and community organizations to increase joint tourism opportunities, exploring the idea that we live in a global environment. ASCA invites residents of our Sister Cities to come and enjoy everything our community has to offer.
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http://arlingtonsistercities.org/
External link for Arlington Sister City Association
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1993
- Specialties
- sister cities, Aachen, Germany, Coyoacan, Mexico, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, Reims, France, San Miguel, El Salvador, Arts, Culture, Economic Development, Education, Professional Exchanges, and Global Tourism
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Arlington, Virginia, US
Employees at Arlington Sister City Association
Updates
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Calling all students ages 14-18!! Sister Cities International is hosting their Youth Leadership Summit this summer in Washington, DC. The Arlington Sister City Association is happy to be participating in this program and would like to submit student candidates from Arlington, VA. If you are interested, please contact us at admin@arlingtonsistercities.org.
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Expanding the heart..mind..soul. That's what the Sister City concept is all about! These students visited Reims, France in a student exchange program hosted by ASCA. Student exchange programs are just one way we foster relationships between Arlington, VA and our Sister City Partners. Visit https://lnkd.in/eMmkfhtD for more information!
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Congratulations to the Sister Cities of #Aachen, Germany and #Arlington, Virginia, celebrating 30 years of partnership between government, commerce, arts/culture and education. It was an honor to represent Arlington County with Takis Karantonis and Reid Goldstein, recognizing the time, passion, commitment, and hard work of our citizens to maintain grass-roots diplomacy through collaboration, exchanges and life-long working and personal relationships since 1993. Special recognition to Pauline Kao, U.S. Consul in Düsseldorf for recognizing the "Perfect Match" during #North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)-USA Year 2023-2024.
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Strength in global communities, sharing common values and beliefs.
Honored to represent Arlington Sister City Association at Karlspreis 2023, celebrating 30 years of #twincities with Aachen, Germany. Supporting and defending European values, the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 has been awarded to President Volodymyr Zelensky and the People of Ukraine. Congratulations, an inspirational event! #europeanunion #peace #democracy
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