Fostering international friendship, cooperation and meaningful relationships, one individual, one community at a time.
  • SISTER CITIES
    OF VIRGINIA BEACH

    Promoting Peace and Prosperity with Citizen Diplomacy.

    Diplomacy • Economic Development • Education
  • SISTER CITIES
    OF VIRGINIA BEACH

    Promoting Peace and Prosperity with Citizen Diplomacy.

    Diplomacy • Economic Development • Education
  • SISTER CITIES
    OF VIRGINIA BEACH

    Promoting Peace and Prosperity with Citizen Diplomacy.

    Diplomacy • Economic Development • Education

Our Mission: Foster international understanding, friendship, cooperation, and meaningful relationships while promoting peace through mutual understanding, one individual and community at a time.

Through partnerships with our sister and friendship cities, student exchanges and culturally diverse programs, along with the support of our elected officials, we are helping to foster peace through people-to-people connections and understanding throughout the world.

Our Sister Cities

Ards and North Down Borough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sister City

The Ards and North Down Borough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on May 6, 2001.

Miyazaki City, Japan

Sister City

The Miyazaki City, Japan / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on May 25, 1992.

Moss, Norway

Sister City

The Moss, Norway / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on May 11, 1974.

Olongapo, The Philippines

Sister City

The Olongapo, The Philippines / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on July 6, 2015.

Waiblingen, Germany

Sister City

The Waiblingen, Germany / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on May 11, 1974.

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Friendship City

The San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua / Virginia Beach, Virginia partnership was chartered on May 11, 1974.

Two deeply-held convictions unite us in common purpose. First, is our belief in effective and responsive local government as a principal bulwark of freedom. Second, is our faith in the great promise of people-to-people and sister city affiliations in helping build the solid structure of world peace.

~ President Dwight D. Eisenhower

On September 11, 1956, President Eisenhower brought Americans representing all walks of life to Washington D.C. to attend a White House Conference on Citizen Diplomacy.

Join The Virginia Beach Sister City Association Today!

If you have a community in Virginia Beach and are interested in sisterhood, please contact Maria Weissenseel at (757) 385-1080.

Virginia Beach Sister Cities Association

Office

Virginia Beach Sister Cities Association
Municipal Center - Building 21, Suite 138
2408 Courthouse Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
(757) 385-1080

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