The red carpet rolled out by the City, the School District and the Association for the delegation lead by Mayor Takahashi and Chairman Ando helped firmly set a high bar for what we should and could do for a program of this size.  Both the formal and informal receptions and programming help build a sold 24 hours of where we were able to really help both city’s leaders see what we could offer each other in terms of cultural exchange possibilities.  The association members who helped get everything stood up and executed were invaluable in the networking, planning and execution of these events in just 3 months.

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Foster City and Inagi City became sister cities on July 27, 2021 after a signing ceremony over Zoom.  Foster City Mayor Sanjay Gehani said, “I am optimistic about how this relationship will enable us to forge connections, explore education, economic and cultural opportunities and share ideas to better understand each other.” We’re excited to further deepen the ties between our two cities and are looking forward to what the future holds!

Occurred: July 27, 2021