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San Antonio outlines global engagement strategy: sister cities, trade missions and priority markets

Economic and Workforce Development Committee · December 16, 2025
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City staff reported that San Antonio engaged with roughly 97 countries in FY25, added sister and friendship cities, and recorded 121 company leads and $54 million in reported foreign direct investment wins tied to five projects; committee members urged consistent, elected-official-led relationship building and clearer FDI metrics.

City staff briefed the Economic and Workforce Development Committee on San Antonio's global engagement on Dec. 16, reporting sister-city activity, inbound and outbound delegations, and preliminary foreign direct investment metrics.

Sherry Dolat Shohi, head of global engagement in the Economic Development Department, told the committee San Antonio had 13 sister cities and 4 friendship…

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