Washington, D.C. - Sister Cities

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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