About Us
Jacksonville has had an active sister city program since 1967. The Jacksonville Sister Cities Association (JSCA) is a member of Sister Cities International, which was formed in 1956 by President Dwight David Eisenhower.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
Nelson Mandela
Our Mission
At JSCA, we all share a common goal: To create and nurture partnerships between citizens in Jacksonville and those in our eight Sister Cities:
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Bahia Blanca, Argentina
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Curitiba, Brazil
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Changwon City, South Korea
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Murmansk, Russia
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Nantes, France
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Yingkou, China
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Jacksonville has three "Friendship City" relationships, which are partnerships that are less formal and more limited in scope:
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Ningbo, China
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Shaoxing, China
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Suzhou, China
JSCA sponsors a variety of business, cultural, educational, and professional exchanges with its twinned cities.
Our organization is a member of Sister Cities International, whose mission is to “promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, & cooperation – one individual, one community at a time.” Our motto is "Peace Through People" and we strive to achieve this daily.
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We warmly invite you to join our journey to promote peace through citizen diplomacy — and make new friends — by becoming part of our global family at JSCA.
Board of Directors
Dr. Cynthia Robinson, President
Mario Decunto, VP Bahia Blanca
Young Kim, VP Changwon
Sheila Kloc, VP Nantes
Felice Franklin, VP Nelson Mandela Bay
Arlene Ortiz, VP San Juan
Wen Raiti, VP Suzhou
Shuangshuang Shu, VP Yingkou
Dr. Richard Danford
Bob Doering
Maurice Edwards
Mark Gebhardt
Carlos Pagan
Bulian Pan
Juliette Patterson
Caroline Sistare
Tom Walburn
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