1、2008年11月10日，副市長韓九云在常州大酒店會見了美國紐約州代表團(tuán)一行。紐約州與江蘇省是友好省州。代表團(tuán)由美國亞美商業(yè)發(fā)展中心組織，此次來常旨在商談常州市與布法羅市建立友城關(guān)系事宜。
On November 10, 2008, Vice Mayor Han Jiuyun met
with a delegation from the State of New York, USA, in Changzhou Grand Hotel.
New York and Jiangsu are sister state/province.The delegation, organized by the
Asian American Business Development Center, came to Changzhou to discuss the
establishment of a sister-city relationship between Changzhou and Buffalo.
2、2009年8月13日，美國布法羅市長Byron Brown先生在古老的市政廳會議室舉行儀式，熱情歡迎常州友城代表團(tuán)到訪。紐約州議會、布法羅市經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展委員會、美國亞美商業(yè)發(fā)展中心、紐約州立大學(xué)布法羅校區(qū)以及布法羅市企業(yè)界的十多位代表參加了歡迎會。在友好的氛圍中，李沛然副秘書長和布朗市長分別代表常州市政府和布法羅市政廳簽訂了《中國常州市與美國布法羅市締結(jié)友好城市關(guān)系意向書》。
On August 13,
2009, Mr. Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo, USA, held a reception for a delegation
from Changzhou at the conference room of the old City Hall. More than a dozen
representatives from the New York State Assembly, theBuffalo
Economic Development Committee, the Asian American Business Development
Center, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the city's business community
attended the event. In the friendly atmosphere, Vice Secretary-General Li
Peiran and Mayor Brown, on behalf of the Changzhou Municipal Government and
Buffalo City Hall respectively signed the Letter of Intent for the
Establishment of Friendship City Relationship between Changzhou City in China and
Buffalo City in the United States.
3、2009年8月25-26日，美國亞美商業(yè)發(fā)展中心總裁王章華一行訪問常州。王章華總裁此行主要為10月份美國紐約州議會和企業(yè)家代表團(tuán)訪問常州開展前期準(zhǔn)備工作，并著力推進(jìn)常州與美國布法羅市的經(jīng)貿(mào)交流與合作。
On August 25-26, 2009, Mr. Wang Zhanghua,
President of Asian American Business Development Center, led a delegation to Changzhou. President Wang Zhanghua's visit this time was mainly to
prepare for the visit of a New York State Assembly & business delegation to
Changzhou in October, and to promote the economic and trade exchanges and
cooperation between Changzhou and Buffalo.
4、2009年9月26-28日，美國布法羅市代表團(tuán)訪問常州，參加友城商會合作懇談會、友城高校合作論壇和常州科技經(jīng)貿(mào)洽談會。
On September 26-28, 2009, a delegation from Buffalo
visited Changzhou. During the visit, the delegation attended the Sister City
Chamber of Commerce Cooperation Conference, the Sister City University
Cooperation Forum and the Changzhou International Forum on Science and Technology
& Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.
5、2009年10月15日，市委書記、市人大常委會主任范燕青在行政中心會見了由紐約州參議院主席馬爾科姆•史密斯和眾議院多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)袖羅納德•卡內(nèi)斯特拉里聯(lián)合率領(lǐng)的美國紐約州議會及友好交流代表團(tuán)一行。代表團(tuán)來訪主旨之一是推進(jìn)常州市與布法羅市之間的交流合作。
On October
15, 2009, Fan Yanqing, Secretary of the CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee and
Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, met with
a New York State Assembly delegation led by Malcolm Smith, President of the New
York State Senate and Ronald Canestrari, Majority Leader of the State Assembly.
One of the main purposes of the delegation's visit was to promote exchanges and
cooperation between Changzhou and Buffalo.
6、2010年5月底，常州外辦工作組專程訪問布法羅市，拜會了副市長當(dāng)娜•布朗女士，向她介紹了常州發(fā)展的新形勢，常州與布法羅之間在教育、經(jīng)貿(mào)、旅游等方面開展的合作以及已經(jīng)獲得的成果。
In late May 2010, a Changzhou Foreign Affairs
Office delegation paid a special visit to Buffalo. The delegation called on
Vice Mayor Ms. Donna Brown and briefed her on Changzhou's latest development as
well as the achievements and progress of the two cities' cooperation in education,
trade and tourism, etc.
7、2011年4月底，美國布法羅市代表團(tuán)訪問常州，參加常州與國際友城旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)合作論壇，探討旅游合作的意向。并于27日雙方正式簽署了締結(jié)友城的協(xié)議書。
In late April 2011, a Buffalo delegation visited
Changzhou and attended the Changzhou-Sister City Tourism Cooperation Forum to
discuss potential tourism cooperation. And the two cities officially signed an
agreement to become friendship cities on April 27.
8、2012年8月，以布法羅-中國友城事務(wù)主管武慧蓮女士為團(tuán)長的市民武術(shù)交流代表團(tuán)一行13人訪問常州，分別在我市人民公園與紅梅公園與熱愛太極的市民進(jìn)行交流。代表團(tuán)還赴盛毓渡小學(xué)小學(xué)與武術(shù)特長生切磋，并與龍城武館的學(xué)員互相交流。武慧蓮女士還應(yīng)邀到常州市工程技術(shù)職業(yè)學(xué)院開展了為期一個月教學(xué)交流工作，并于在常期間專程考察了常州市疾病預(yù)防控制中心，以期促成雙方在疾病防控領(lǐng)域的合作。
In August 2012, Ms. Erin Markle, Head of Buffalo-China Sister City Affairs, led a 13-member martial art exchange delegation to
visit Changzhou.The delegation interacted with Tai Chi enthusiasts in the
city's People's Park and Hongmei Park. The delegation also interacted with
martial arts students from Shengyudu Primary School and trainees from Longcheng
Martial Arts Club. Ms. Erin Markle also became a visiting teacher in Changzhou
Vocational Institute of Engineering and Technology for a month. During her stay
in Changzhou, Ms. Markle also visited the Changzhou Center for Disease Control
and Prevention so as to promote cooperation in disease prevention and control.
9、2013年8月，常州市副市長張云云率團(tuán)訪問布法羅市，與武慧蓮女士、紐約州立大學(xué)布法羅校區(qū)孔子學(xué)院執(zhí)行院長楊文中博士、布萊恩特斯特拉頓學(xué)院院長Paul Bahr先生等會面，就推進(jìn)常州市與布法羅市在文化教育領(lǐng)域的合作進(jìn)行了交流。張云云副市長還參觀了武慧蓮女士所創(chuàng)辦的金頂東方文化中心。
In August 2013, Zhang Yunyun, Vice Mayor of
Changzhou, led a delegation to Buffalo. The delegation met with Ms. Erin
Markle, Dr. Yang Wenzhong, Executive Director of the Confucius Institute at the New York State University at Buffalo, and Mr. Paul Bahr, President of Bryant & Stratton
College. They exchanged views on promoting the cooperation between Changzhou
and Buffalo in the field of culture and education. Vice Mayor Zhang Yunyun also
visited the Gold Summit Chinese Cultural Center founded by Ms. Erin Markle.
10、2013年9月，布法羅-中國友城事務(wù)主管武慧蓮女士和布法羅布萊恩特斯特拉頓學(xué)院國際關(guān)系主任生曉弘應(yīng)邀來我市參加“第八屆中國花卉博覽會”、“常州大學(xué)與國際友好城市高校合作研討會”等活動。在常期間，客人拜訪了常州大學(xué)、常州工學(xué)院、常州信息職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院、常州工程職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院、常州輕工職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院、常州藝術(shù)高等職業(yè)學(xué)校、少體校（盛毓度小學(xué)）、金壇鑫品茶場等，并就今后開展合作往來交換了意見。
In September 2013, Ms. Erin Markle, Head of
Buffalo-China Sister City Affairs, and Sheng Xiaohong,
Director of International Relations of Bryant & Stratton College visited
Changzhou and attended the 8th China Flower Expo and the Cooperation Seminar
between Changzhou University and the Universities in International Sister Cities.
During their stay in Changzhou, the delegation visited the Changzhou University,
Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou College of Information Technology,
Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering, Changzhou Institute of Industry
Technology, Changzhou Art Vocational College, Juvenile Sports School (Shengyudu
Primary School), Jintan Xinpin Tea Farm, etc., and exchanged views on future
cooperation and exchanges.
11、2014年6月，布法羅-中國友城事務(wù)主管武慧蓮女士專程來常，提議尋找可能的常州方面的投資者到布法羅市建設(shè)常州文化村。在常期間，武慧蓮女士與我市文化藝術(shù)系統(tǒng)的十多位代表進(jìn)行了座談，探討了項目的可行性。
In June 2014, Ms. Erin Markle, Head of Buffalo-China Sister City Affairs, visited Changzhou and proposed to look for
potential investors from Changzhou to build a Changzhou Cultural Village in
Buffalo. During her stay, Ms. Erin Markle discussed the project feasibility with
more than ten representatives from the city's culture and art community.
12、2014年7月，常州市委宣傳部副部長孫春偉率文化項目友好交流代表團(tuán)訪問布法羅市。代表團(tuán)拜會了市長拜倫·布朗先生，并于政府代表就在布法羅市建設(shè)文化村的項目進(jìn)行了探討。在武慧蓮女士的陪同下，代表團(tuán)考察了文化村的項目可選的幾處地址，并與武慧蓮女士的文化項目團(tuán)隊進(jìn)行了座談。
In July 2014, Sun Chunwei, Deputy Director of the
Publicity Department of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, led a cultural
delegation to Buffalo.The delegation met with Mayor Byron Brown and discussed the topic of Changzhou
Cultural Village project in Buffalo. Accompanied by Ms. Erin Markle, the
delegation visited several potential sites for the project and had a discussion
with Ms. Markle's project team.
13、2016年7月，常州市文化教育友好交流團(tuán)、市婦兒教育交流團(tuán)以及“雙城記”常州市民團(tuán)組出訪布法羅市，一同在布法羅藝術(shù)中心參加了由常州市外辦和布法羅市政府共同主辦的常州兒童畫展開幕式，在布法羅植物園與Brown市長共同種下了常州市市樹廣玉蘭，在布法羅金頂東方文化中心與武慧蓮女士進(jìn)行了茶文化交流、太極武術(shù)交流以及京劇演出等，并參觀了布法羅現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)舞蹈學(xué)校、皮爾斯艾羅汽車博物館等。
In July 2016, three delegations from Changzhou
- a culture and education delegation, a woman and child education delegation
and a 'Tale of Two Cities' citizens delegation - visited Buffalo. Delegates attended the
opening ceremony of the Changzhou Children's Painting Exhibition co-sponsored
by the Changzhou Foreign Affairs Office and the Buffalo Municipal Government at
the Buffalo Arts Center. They also planted a Magnolia tree, a city tree of
Changzhou, with Mayor Brown in the Buffalo Botanical Garden.The delegates also
had tea culture exchanges, Tai Chi martial arts exchanges and Peking Opera
performances with Ms. Erin Markle at Buffalo Gold Summit Chinese Cultural
Center, and visited Configuration School of Ballet and Pierce Arrow Car Museum
Museum.
14、2018年4月，布法羅鈴木弦樂團(tuán)師生一行21人來常與我市師生藝術(shù)團(tuán)開展藝術(shù)演出交流。在市外辦的銜接下，代表團(tuán)訪問了常州外國語學(xué)校，并與學(xué)校民樂團(tuán)共同呈現(xiàn)了一場精彩的交流演出。在常期間，代表團(tuán)還參觀了環(huán)球恐龍城，感受到了我市文化創(chuàng)意的魅力。
In April 2018, a delegation of 21 students and
teachers from Buffalo Suzuki String Orchestra visited Changzhou. With the
assistance of the Changzhou Foreign Affairs Office, the delegation visited the
Changzhou Foreign Languages School and presented a wonderful performance
together with the school's folk orchestra. During their stay in Changzhou, the
delegation also visited the Changzhou Dinosaur Park and experienced the charm
of Changzhou's cultural creativity.
15、2020年2月，布法羅-中國友城事務(wù)主管武慧蓮女士代表友城發(fā)來慰問郵件，并積極向我市提供抗疫物資采購渠道等。
In February 2020, Ms. Erin Markle, Head of
Buffalo-China Sister City Affairs, sent an email to express Buffalo's sympathy
with Changzhou in regards to the Covid-19 outbreak, and provided information on
PPE procurement.
16、2020年6月，值常州市圖書館新館開館之際，市外辦積極聯(lián)系到美國布法羅市發(fā)來官方祝賀視頻，集中展示在由市外辦和圖書館聯(lián)手打造的常州市圖書館國際云專欄上。
In June 2020, with the coordination of the
Changzhou Foreign Affairs Office, Buffalo sent a congratulation video for the
grand opening of the new Changzhou Library. The video, together with other
congratulation videos from other sister cities, were displayed in a special
section of the Changzhou Library's website.
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