Sister Cities was happy to be part of the 21st annual Nihon Matsuri festival on Japantown Street on Saturday, April 25th. We loved hearing about the many connections between Salt Lake City and Japan and the city’s decades long connection to Matsumoto. Sister Cities extends a huge thank you to the Nihon Matsuri organizing committee […]
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The Sister Cities program was delighted to learn more about the history of Sister Cities and Salt Lake City’s many decades of work with Matsumoto with Consul-General Hiroyuki Okajima during his recent visit to Salt Lake City, which included a visit to Salt Lake Community College, Real Salt Lake, and the Utah Royals. It was
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Mayor Mendenhall and our partners at Utah 2034 were so excited to connect with Torino Mayor Stefano Lo Russo and his team at the beautiful Città di Torino to discuss the power of Olympic legacy in our cities. The Salt Lake City delegation was even able to experience this legacy firsthand on the ice of
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Our friends in Matsumoto recently held an event to introduce citizens to their Sister Cities. Salt Lake City was thrilled to share about our shared history, our current partnership, and our plans for the future in this video. We want to give a big thank you to our partner departments, the Utah 2034 team, the
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On February 26, 2025 Sister City Staff and Board Members in collaboration with Utah Global Diplomacy honored Gwen & Bob Springmeyer, and Jeanette Misaka for all of their diplomacy work over 40+ years. The team was honored to have Salt Lake City Council Member Chris Wharton as special guest speaker who talked about the City’s
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