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WELCOME TO WICHITA AREA SISTER CITIES!
Our Mission
To promote peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation - one individual, one community at a time.
Current Sister Cities
- Orléans, France 16 August 1944 (unofficial) 1974 through Sister Cities International
- Tlalnepantla, Mexico 16 October 1973
- Cancun, Mexico 25 November 1975
- Kaifeng, China 3 December 1985
Purpose
Wichita Area Sister Cities (WASC) pursues exchanges with its sister cities in the following areas of interest:
- Diplomatic – Mayor and City Council delegation visits
- Cultural – group and individual exchanges
- Educational – university programs for language development
- Professional – ballet, music, chef, etc.
- Tourism – group and individuals
- Economic – searching business opportunities
To cultivate interest in our sister cities, the following events are held locally:
- International Student Day – January (annual)
- Chinese New Year event – February (annual)
- WWII Veteran and Jeanne d’Arc Commemoration – May (annual)
- Multicultural events
- Bastille Day event – July (annual)
- Chinese dinner/movie event – as scheduled
- French dinner/movie event “Entre Nous” – as scheduled
- Mexican dinner/movie event – as scheduled
See our Calendar of Events and our latest Newsletter for more information.
Contact Information
For general information about Wichita Area Sister Cities please contact the Mayor's Office. Telephone (316) 268 - 4331 Postal address
PO Box 47242, Wichita KS 67201
Electronic mail
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