Houston

==International relations==
The Mayor's Office of Trade and International Affairs (MOTIA) is the city's liaison to Houston's sister cities and to the national governing organization, [[Sister Cities International]]. Through their official city-to-city relationships, these volunteer associations promote people-to-people diplomacy and encourage citizens to develop mutual trust and understanding through commercial, cultural, educational, and humanitarian exchanges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sistercitieshouston.org/join-a-sister-cities-association/ |title=Our Sister Cities Associations |website=Sistercitieshouston.org |access-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807155155/http://www.sistercitieshouston.org/join-a-sister-cities-association/ |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Houston's sister cities are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstontx.gov/abouthouston/sistercities.html |title=Sister Cities |publisher=houstontx.gov |access-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919143424/http://www.houstontx.gov/abouthouston/sistercities.html |archive-date=September 19, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{{flagicon|UAE}}[[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates (2001)

{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}[[Baku]], Azerbaijan (1976)

{{flagicon|Iraq}}[[Basra]]h, Iraq (2015)

{{flagicon|Japan}}[[Chiba (city)|Chiba]], Japan (1972)

{{flagicon|Scotland}}[[Grampian|Grampian Region]], Aberdeen, Scotland (1979)

{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (1987)

{{flagicon|Spain}}[[Huelva]], Spain (1969)

{{flagicon|Turkey}}[[Istanbul]], Turkey (1988)

{{flagicon|Pakistan}}[[Karachi]], Pakistan (2009)

{{flagicon|Germany}}[[Leipzig]], Germany (1992)

{{flagicon|Angola}}[[Luanda]], Angola (2003)

{{flagicon|France}}[[Nice]], France (1973)

{{flagicon|Australia}}[[Perth]], Australia (1984)

{{flagicon|China}}[[Shenzhen]], China (1986)

{{flagicon|Norway}}[[Stavanger]], Norway (1988)

{{flagicon|Taiwan}}[[Taipei]], Taiwan (1961)

{{flagicon|Mexico}}[[Tampico]], Mexico (2003)

{{flagicon|Russia}}[[Tyumen]], Russia (1995)

{{flagicon|South Korea}}[[Ulsan|Ulsan Metropolitan City]], Republic of Korea (2021)
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