Montgomery County Celebrates Sister Cities Partnership (PHOTOS)
Montgomery County political leaders and members of the community celebrated the County’s Sister City partnerships at an event in Silver Spring on Thursday.
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett established the Sister City program in 2006 to foster connections between Montgomery County and the world. The event presented an opportunity for members of the community to try out different types of food and culture from all four sister city countries. 
The County has sister city connections with Xi’an, China, Morazan, El Salvador, Gondar Ethiopia and Hyderabad, India. In previous years, delegations from Montgomery County have visited each sister city but the main goal of the program is to foster people to people connections between local residents.
Executive Ike Leggett, along with County officials from the Office of Community Partnerships gave remarks during the event and touched on the importance of diversity. One of the main highlights for the evening was an award presentation for former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Mari Carmen Aponte. Aponte received the Sister Cities Award for her contributions to the program during it’s early years.
Take a look at the pictures from the event below.
#MoCo Sister Cities event in #SilverSpring tonight. #ElSalvador #China #India #Ethiopia @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/BuD1l7r7ee
— Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) March 24, 2016
.@CoUnTy_ExEc says Sister Cities program builds on the diversity of Montgomery County. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/GpCyOWNufh
— Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) March 24, 2016
Authentic Ethiopian coffee being served at tonight’s sister cities event. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/Ll8bPSrPH9
— Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) March 24, 2016
Former US Ambassador to #ElSalvador Mari Carmen Aponte receives official #MoCo Sister Cities Award. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/Ru3dy333pb
— Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) March 24, 2016
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