Wisconsin engages in international diplomacy and cultural exchange through several state and local sister-city relationships.
* **State-Level Sister States:** Wisconsin maintains official sister-state relationships with Chiba Prefecture (Japan), Hesse (Germany), Heilongjiang (China), and Jalisco (Mexico). * **Notable City-Level Partnerships:** Milwaukee’s sister cities include Galway (Ireland) and Schwerin (Germany). Madison holds strong sister-city ties with Obihiro (Japan), Freiburg (Germany), and Mantova (Italy), among others.