THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER WORLD COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ASSIST GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WITH THE PROPER RECEPTION OF FOREIGN VISITORS AND DIGNITARIES BY SERVING AS THE COMMUNITY'S OFFICE OF PROTOCOL; PURSUE AN ONGOING MISSION TO INFORM AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY CONCERNING OUR AREA'S INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AND BUSINESS TIES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY; INITIATE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, AND THE ARTS; ASSIST GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES IN PROMOTING OUR COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH OUR SISTER CITY(IES) AND REGION'S RELATIONSHIPS; ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONSHIPS AND ASSIST WITH FOREIGN TRADE MISSIONS; ASSIST COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR SISTER CITY(IES) AND REGIONS AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE POSSIBLE.