Started during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the mission of the Sister Cities program is to “promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, & cooperation — one individual, one community at a time”.

The Santa Fe Sister Cities Program consists of a Mayor-appointed and City Council-approved Sister Cities Advisory Committee and seven Sister City relationships. Santa Fe is a member of Sister Cities International and has existing Sister City relationships with:

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Parral, Mexico
Santa Fe de la Vega, Granada, Spain
Sorrento, Italy
Tsuyama, Japan
Holguin, Cuba
Zhang Jia Jie, Hunan Province, The People’s Republic of China.
Livingstone, Zambia

Although "Sister Cities" is the commonly used term in the United States, some U.S. cities have formed "Friendship City" relationships. Friendships Cities in the United States sometimes refer to a partnership this is slightly limited in scope.The Santa Fe Sister Cities first and newest Friendship City is Nevsehir, Turkey. An agreement was signed between the two cities on Jaunary 31, 2012 in the City Council Chambers.

Nevsehir, Turkey

The City of Santa Fe Sister Cities Committee has invited citizens of all their sister cities to participate in the 2013 Santa Fe Trail Bicycle Trek.   The Trek, which will begin in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States on September 7^th and end in Franklin, Missouri, United States on September 28^th , will stretch 1096 miles across towns, fields, and farms along the Santa Fe Trail.

Those interested in participating may contact Willard Chilcott at for more information or visit their website at:  www. http://www.santafetrailbicycletrek.com