Representing nearly 1900 communities in 135 countries, Sister Cities diplomacy network creates and strengthens partnerships between the U.S. and communities abroad. Bryan-College Station Sister Cities is leading community efforts to recruit international artists from Bastogne, Belgium; Greifswald, Germany; and Salamanca, Mexico to develop the official commemorative poster of 2016 Brazos Valley Worldfest. A fundraising project between BCS Sister Cities and Brazos Valley Worldf

Several Board members of the Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Association attended a reception for Ildar and Azaliya Urazmetov from Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 19 at the home of Tom and Suzy Arnold. The Urazmetovs' local host was Morris Gelber, a former Sister Cities Board Member who traveled to Kazan five times and taught there for a semester. Azaliya spent a year in Bryan-College Station, while teaching at Bryan High School, and made many friends here, including Gelber. The U