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The Los Angeles‐St. Petersburg Sister City Committee is a
non‐profit organization established in 1989 under the leadership
of Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles and Mayor Anatoly Sobchak
of S. Petersburg, Russia. The Committee is part of Sister
Cities International, a program founded in the 1950s by
President Dwight D. Eisenhower to foster international
cooperation and friendship. Dedicated to facilitating the flow
of culture, ideas, and capital between Los Angeles and St.
Petersburg, the Committee has promoted and supported cultural
exhibits and exchanges, educational programs, medical interchange,
charitable projects, business and technological cooperation between
these two extraordinary cities. |
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