Our Story
Mayor Michael C. Dow was the first U.S. mayor to sign a twinning agreement with a Cuban city, creating the sister city relationship between Havana and Mobile. Havana, Cuba and Mobile, AL became Sister Cities in October 1993.
Our mission is to work with citizens and officials in Havana, Cuba to promote a better understanding of each other's cultures; to share in solving mutual problems, especially in the fields of health, education and the arts, and to promote good relations between all the people of Havana and Mobile. The goal is to strengthen and expand long-term, sustainable people-to-people partnerships, and community exchanges.

