Greetings from our Mayor
On behalf of the City Council and all of our residents, I can’t tell you how proud we are of Hampton’s affiliation with Sister Cities. This is a program that gives us the opportunity to serve as an ambassador for our own community to bring people together from all around the globe. When President Dwight Eisenhower began this program in 1956, he talked of a common purpose that benefits communities on a fundamental level, and about “the great promise of people-to-people and sister city affiliations in helping build the solid structure of world peace.” A half-century later, we still have faith in that concept. During my time on City Council, I visited Anyang, South Korea, and our newest Sister City of Malanje in Angola. We also have Sister Cities in England, France and South Africa, and I’m hoping to visit each of them as mayor. Sister Cities of Hampton gives us the opportunity to interact culturally, educationally and economically with these communities in a way that enriches us all.

Jimmy Gray, Mayor City of Hampton,
Honorary Chairman, Sister Cities of Hampton