Mesa Sister Cities

The purpose of the Mesa Sister City Association is to foster international cooperation and understanding through community involvement and people-to-people relationships between Mesa citizens and those of other countries. Their belief is that through a variety of exchange programs developed with each Sister City, a bridge of international understanding can be built. The goal for the program is for each community to learn more about each other, and to develop lasting and meaningful exchanges in many areas, including education, business, culture, technology and medicine. These exchange programs give people, organizations and businesses the opportunity to enhance their quality of life as they share and build in their respective areas of interest.

The Mesa Sister City Association is a private, non-profit organization that is a member of Sister Cities International. Affiliations between cities in the United States and other countries began shortly after 1945. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated the People-to-People Program at the White House. Out of this grew Sister Cities International, which has assisted more than 1,000 U.S. cities and countries establish links with more than 1,600 communities in 117 nations.

The Mesa Sister City Association meets regularly on the second Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.  For more information, complete an online participation interest form or contact one of the following representatives: