Over the years, Aspen Sister Cities has hosted a number of high school foreign exchange students from our sister cities in Argentina, France, Germany and Italy. The students have spent the full academic year at Aspen High School and have lived with local families for either the entire academic year... read more →
Mar
08
Jan
18
Video report of the 30th anniversary celebration of Aspen and Shimukappu sister cities, that took place on Sunday, January 7th in the Aspen District Theatre.
Jan
18
Delegates from Aspen and its sister city Shimukappu, Japan celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the cities’ partnership through the Aspen Sister Cities program and renewed Shimukappu’s designation as an Aspen sister city Sunday night. It was the second celebration of Aspen and Shimukappu’s 30th anniversary, after delegates from Aspen visited Shimukappu... read more →
Jan
11
Sister Cities International is pleased to host the 2024 All Americas Summit taking place in the city of San Antonio, Texas, from May 28-31, 2024. This summit will bring together elected officials, citizen diplomats, and other key stakeholders from 35 countries across the Western Hemisphere. Rooted in the spirit of... read more →
Nov
18
A commemorative event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the sister city partnership between Shimukappu and Aspen, Colorado, USA took place at the Village Community Plaza. A total of about 100 people, including Aspen Mayor Torre, a delegation of Aspen representatives, and village officials attended the event and promised to continue... read more →
Nov
18
Aspen Sister Cities is excited to honor our relationships with our seven sister cities: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Davos, Switzerland; Queenstown, New Zealand; Shimukappu, Japan; Abetone, Italy; Bariloche, Argentina; and Chamonix, France. Sister Cities International, to which we belong, is a program initiated by President Eisenhower after World War II to foster... read more →
Nov
02
Last week, delegates from the Aspen Sister Cities program, including Mayor Torre and Council member Ward Hauenstein, traveled to Shimukappu, Japan, for a 30th anniversary celebration that was put on hold in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to delegates and Aspen Council members, the anniversary overlapped with the Sister... read more →