I never, ever would have dreamed 27 years ago, as I was on my first plane ride to Japan, that I’d one day be speaking to hundreds of people about the…
Read MoreBeautiful video recap of Day #1 of our U.S.-Japan Sister Cities International Summit. Check out the very end for a spectacular fireworks welcome for our…
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What an honor to have the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, the Honorable Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, come all the way from Accra to keynote our…
Read MoreIt was a historic week in the Pacific Islands - the U.S. now has its first two Sister City partnerships with Papua New Guinea. The City of Long Beach, CA…
Read MoreUntil yesterday, I'd never seen a grown man carrying/dancing with a 100-lb tuna on his shoulder. This (and other observations) from Day #1 of our…
Read More"Carlo, this is a Thai tie that you can tie to strengthen ties between Thailand and the U.S." This is verbatim from Thai Ambassador Suriya Chindawongse…
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