The Sister States of Maryland was in attendance at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Summer 2021 conference. MACo is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that serves Maryland’s counties by

Interested in Japanese traditional or pop-culture? Learn more and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Maryland and Kanagawa Sister State relationship at the Japan Day Fall Festival! Presented by the

The Japan Day Fall Festival/Akimatsuri was celebrated on October 10th at the Meeting House, in Columbia, MD. Japan Day reflects the strong ties between Maryland and the Japanese community within

Maryland’s distinctive relationship with Estonia was celebrated with the dedication ceremony of the Tartu Friendship Pedestrian Bridge on Oct. 1st in Salisbury, Maryland. Named in honor of Salisbury’s Sister City, Tartu,

The Office of the Secretary of State’s Maryland Sister States Program and the Maryland Horse Industry Board had the honor of hosting a delegation of representatives and officials from the

Two prominent members of MD Sister States, Mendy Nitsch and Ardath Cade, were awarded the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award. The NASS Medallion Award was created