Municipal partnerships between German and American cities and communities, as well as programs to promote personal contact between Germans and Americans, are an important part of the transatlantic relationship. In the US consular region surrounding Frankfurt am Main, the number of such programs has grown ever larger throughout the years. Many of these programs began right after the Second World War, and a number of them celebrated their 60th anniversaries, for example Crailsheim/Worthington, MN (2007). The four federal states in the Frankfurt consular district - Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland - are home to a number of German-American partnership agreements (on both the state and local levels) and so-called "Friendship Programs." Such "Friendship Programs" are programs and conferences which have not yet been made official through formal agreements. The number of partnerships grows every year: In 2007, the Main-Taunus-Kreis and Loudoun County, VA, signed a partnership agreement.
The Cultural Affairs Section of the US General Consulate assists in the support of existing partnerships and future initiatives.
Read about Sister Cities activities in our Newsletter for Sister Cities (in German): Sister Cities Newsletter 13, Spring 2008 (Pdf)
Sister Cities Newsletter 12, Winter 2007 (Pdf)
Sister Cities Newsletter 11, Sommer/Fall 2007 (Pdf)
Sister Cities Newsletter 10, Spring 2007 (Pdf)
Sister Cities Newsletter 9, Winter 2006 (Pdf)
Sister Cities Newsletter 8, Fall 2006 (Pdf)
Please note: Information and selected websites (selected links, working materials, forms, sample letters etc.) are available on the U.S. Embassy website on Sister Cities
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