
Promoting Citizen Diplomacy for Over 50 Years!
The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association (STSCA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) citizen-diplomacy organization officially recognized by the City of Seattle and Sister Cities International. STSCA was founded in 1973 and was the first Soviet-American sister city to be established. For over 50 years, we have promoted both official and people-to-people exchanges between the citizens of Seattle, Washington, USA and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Seattle & Tashkent
50 YEARS OF A REMARKABLE SISTER CITY FRIENDSHIP, 1973-2023
The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association (STSCA) is proud to announce the release of Seattle & Tashkent: FIFTY YEARS OF A REMARKABLE SISTER CITY FRIENDSHIP, 1973-2023. This full-color, 300-page, 8.5×11-book is packed with photographs and engagingly tells the remarkable story of the first US-Soviet sister-city affiliation.
Who would have believed that, during the height of the Cold War, two cities—one American and one Soviet—would establish themselves as sister cities? But this is exactly what happened in 1973, when Seattle, Washington, USA, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, became the first Soviet-American sister cities. Their leaders and citizens created an alliance that has endured for five decades.
Read this remarkable history about the connections and achievements of citizen diplomats in two cities that are over 6,000 miles apart. The cooperation and friendship of people in Seattle and Tashkent provides informative lessons for the future on how we can all work closer together to improve the world!
Latest Updates
Save the Date for Navruz 2025
Save the date of April 12, 2025 for STSCA’s exciting Navruz celebration! This is our biggest and liveliest event of the year. Advance tickets are now on sale.
STSCA Annual Meeting
At our Annual Meeting on December 14, we reviewed our activities for the year; heard from visiting Uzbek scholars; and held Board elections.
STSCA in the Seafair Parade
STSCA was part of a large group from Seattle sister cities that marched in the Seattle Seafair Parade on July 27. We plan to march again in the 2025 parade!