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Mayor Wu and Glasgow Seal Sister City Pact for Innovation

6/19/2026

Summary

Wu Signs Sistercity

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed a letter of intent on June 18, 2026 establishing Boston and Glasgow as sister cities.
The signing occurred at The Haven in Jamaica Plain with British Consul General David Clay present.
Glasgow Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren will visit Boston in April 2027 for Tartan Day to seal the pact.
The agreement aims to cooperate on innovation, higher education, climate action, and arts and culture.

Summary

Wu Places Cones

Mayor Michelle Wu placed a traffic cone on the Bill Russell statue outside Boston City Hall, referencing Glasgow’s cone tradition.
She later added a second cone to the Boston statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Wu praised the Tartan Army’s self-cleaning effort, noting fans piled overflow trash beside bins.
Wu called First Minister John Swinney a lovely leader.
She said the sister-city agreement will target hunger relief and child-poverty reduction.

History

Historical Context

In 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the U.S. citizen-diplomacy program that became Sister Cities International, prompting Boston to sign its first formal partnership with Kyoto in 1959. Building on that model, Mayor Michelle Wu sealed a Boston-Glasgow sister-city agreement in 2026, aiming for joint climate, innovation and arts projects that echo the original trans-pacific exchange.

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Wu Signs Sistercity

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed a letter of intent on June 18, 2026 establishing Boston and Glasgow as sister cities.
The signing occurred at The Haven in Jamaica Plain with British Consul General David Clay present.
Glasgow Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren will visit Boston in April 2027 for Tartan Day to seal the pact.
The agreement aims to cooperate on innovation, higher education, climate action, and arts and culture.

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