Sonoma-Aswan Sister City Committee

egypt_flagSonoma Sister Cities Association (SSCA)        P.O. Box 1975Sonoma, CA 95476

Established 4 June 2008

Contact

George McKaleChairperson
Magdy RabieAswan - Sonoma Sister City Chairperson
In April of 2008, Abderahman Salaheldin, Consul General of Egypt in San Francisco, visited Sonoma and proposed a sister-city relationship with the southern Egyptian city of Aswan. By June, Sonoma’s City Council unanimously voted to forge a relationship with Aswan. Shortly thereafter, Sherri Ferris and Carol Blackman founded the Sonoma-Aswan Sister City Committee (SASC Committee).The mission of the SASC Committee is to foster international cooperation and understanding through the sharing of information, knowledge, and technology between the cities of Sonoma and Aswan.

To fulfill this mission, the Aswan Committee cultivates, develops and promotes cross-city relationships with individuals, groups, and organizations in areas such as business, technology, healthcare, housing and urban development, environment, arts, culture, tourism and education.

The Sonoma-Aswan Sister City Committee operates under the auspices of the Sonoma Sister Cities Association (SSCA), a registered nonprofit organization (SSCA federal tax identification #68-0108056).

Goals:

  • To develop programs and activities between Sonoma and Aswan
  • To promote international tourism
  • To support international trade and economic partnerships between Sonoma and Aswan
  • To support increased understanding of international health and education issues
  • To support artistic and cultural programs and partnerships

Objectives:

  • To provide assistance to support Sister City programs
  • To serve as hosts and international guides to Sister City delegations

Projects and Initiatives:

  • Arts, Cultural and Tourism Programs
  • Environmental Development
  • Education – Sonoma State University, Sonoma Unified School District
  • Health Initiatives and Telemedicine Conferences

Event Calendar

Meetings & Events

The Committee meets quarterly in March, June, September and December unless otherwise announced.

Next Quarterly Meeting: To be Announced

Current Events:

Current International News

Archives

Sonoma Valley Sun – Articles

February 10, 2011. Emails from Egypt: The final days of a long running regime.
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May 4, 2010. Egyptian diplomat pays visit to Sonoma.
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November 26, 2009. Sister-city Committee delegates meet Egyptian officials…
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July 24, 2009. Sonoma sister-city applies for project in Africa
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July 31, 2008. Sonoma-Aswan relationship recognized at diplomatic reception
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June 12, 2008. sister city group looks toward sail down the Nile
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April 4, 2008. Egyptian Ambassador seeks Sonoma sister city
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Sonoma Valley Sun – Turning Stones Columns by George McKale

January 31, 2013. Why should we care about Aswan, Egypt?
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July 12, 2012. Back home, remembering our last days in Egypt.
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February 10, 2011. Emails from Egypt: The final days of a long running regime.
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June 28, 2012. Cheddar Chess Pringles.
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June 21, 2012. Egypt: Through the eyes of a ten year old.
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June 14, 2012. Egypt revisited.
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September 21, 2011. This not tea, this Nubian coffee.
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February 16, 2011. Creating history with a roar.
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October 27, 2010. Sunrise in Abu Simbel.
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October 21, 2010. These stones tell stories.
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Sonoma Index Tribune

May 21, 2012. Aswan makes progress in medical project.
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The Press Democrat

April 4, 2008. Visiting Egyptian diplomate proposes Aswan, Sonoma become sister…
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Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

2010. Ambassador Elnakib Takes Helm of San Francisco’s Egyptian Consulate
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November, 2008. “Midnight at the Oasis” Party celebrates Sonoma-Aswan…
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July, 2010. Sonoma, Aswan Children Create Art to Save the Environment
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Our Beautiful Water (2010)

April 23rd, 2015|Comments Off on Our Beautiful Water (2010)

"Our Beautiful Water" was the first successful project with the Aswan-Sonoma committee and was designed and implemented by Art and Culture sub-committee Chair, Arlene Sukolsky. Sonoma historian and Education sub-committee Chair, George McKale, implemented this [...]