The Sister City  Program began in 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated the People-to-People Program. Today, over 1283 U.S. cities are paired  with over 2022 international cities in 126 different countries. San Diego signed its first Sister City Agreement in 1957 with Yokohama,  Japan. Currently San Diego has 14 partners, 9 of which are located in the Pacific Rim.
Warsaw & Mazovia Province is proud to be San Diego's Sister City. Located in central Poland, Warsaw & Mazovia Province has a major role in the educational, cultural and political lives of the Polish people. The Province is headquarters for the Polish government, and has several important universities and cultural centers. It has great economic importance, as it is the financial center of Poland and is linked to much of the country's industrial production. Warsaw & Mazovia Province has played an important part in making Poland's economy the fastest growing of any of the former Eastern Bloc Countries.
The San Diego-Warsaw & Mazovia Province Sister City Society's focus is on cultural activities including art and film festivals, business/trade conferences, scientific exchanges between universities, and soccer tournaments.
                                                                                                                  Dr. Janusz Supernak, President
  

  

Warsaw and Mazovia Portalwww.warszawa.mazowsze.pl   email:pep@warszawa.mazowsze.pl