For decades, Sister Cities International has leveraged the power that art has to transform societies and transcend cultural boundaries through the Young Artists and Authors Showcase, or YAAS. The Showcase has given youth worldwide the opportunity to express their vision for a more unified, peaceful world through original art and... read more →
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Read "The Aspen Times" article
- February 7, 2021
- Shimukappu, Student Exchange
Feb
05
Sister Cities International was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 at the White House Conference on Citizen Diplomacy. Since then, we have been honored to have every U.S. president serve as the organization’s Honorary Chairman, including Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton and now President-elect Biden. Read more and... read more →
- February 5, 2021
- Abetone, Bariloche, Chamonix, Davos, Garmisch P, Queenstown, Shimukappu
Dec
04
In spite of a pandemic, the objective for the Aspen-Bariloche Virtual Exchange was to find a way in which the students from Aspen, as well as those from Bariloche could still come together during these unprecedented times and have a cultural experience that they had longed for. “Many students responded to the virtual... read more →
- December 4, 2020
- Bariloche, Student Exchange
Dec
03
My name is Robert Christensen and I am a practicing dentist in Aspen, Colorado. I have been lucky to be able to participte in the Aspen-Bariloche Sister Cities medical exchange since 2007. It has been a very gratifying exchange of knowledge, techniques, and professional respect with my dental colleagues in... read more →
- December 3, 2020
- Bariloche, Medical Exchange
Oct
28
Since Aspen is emerging from its summer/fall seasons and Bariloche is entering its spring/summer seasons we were able to share some of our collective experiences regarding the tourist economy during times of Covid with city and tourism officials of our two cities. Present in this virtual meeting were Sarah Reynolds and... read more →
- October 28, 2020
- Bariloche
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16
- September 16, 2020
- Bariloche, Ski Patrol Exchange
Aug
06
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-highlands-ski-patrol-honors-exchange-patroller-killed-in-bariloche/
- August 6, 2020
- Bariloche, Ski Patrol Exchange
Aug
04
https://www.anbariloche.com.ar/noticias/2020/08/03/76153-el-recuerdo-a-mario-ruiz-de-bariloche-a-aspen
- August 4, 2020
- Bariloche, Ski Patrol Exchange
Jul
08
"Reimagining Citizen Diplomacy: New Connections in a Virtual World" This July 8-9 Sister Cities International is offering an online conference. There will be no cost to participate. To register and view the agenda please visit: https://sistercities.org/annual-conference/2020-annual-conference-and-meeting/ We encourage our sister cities and others who may be interested to join this... read more →
- July 8, 2020
- Abetone, Bariloche, Chamonix, Davos, Garmisch P, Queenstown, Shimukappu

