Sister Cities
Washington, D.C., has twelve official sister city agreements. Each of the listed cities is a national capital except for Sunderland, which includes the town of Washington, the ancestral home of George Washington's family. Paris and Rome are each formally recognized as a "partner city" due to their special one sister city policy.
| City | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | Thailand | 1962, renewed 2002 |
| Dakar | Senegal | 1980, renewed 2006 |
| Beijing | China | 1984, renewed 2004 |
| Brussels | Belgium | 1985, renewed 2002 |
| Athens | Greece | 2000 |
| Paris | France | 2000, renewed 2005 |
| Pretoria | South Africa | 2002, renewed 2008 |
| Seoul | South Korea | 2006 |
| Accra | Ghana | 2006 |
| Sunderland | United Kingdom | 2006 |
| Rome | Italy | 2011 |
| Ankara | Turkey | 2011 |
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