AUSTIN, Texas - December 18, 2020 - (Newswire.com) Austin Sister Cities International Hosted City of Austin Mayor Steve Adler and City Council Members at a Virtual Holiday Reception on Dec. 9, 2020, to celebrate Austin’s cultural diversity. The event showcased a real-life instance of ASCI’s mission of promoting diplomacy through culture, education and economic development. The evening’s highlights included an understanding of global culinary etiquette, catering by family-owned restaurants specializing in Nigerian, Japanese, Indian, Turkish, German & Mexican cuisines, stories shared about events and programs where the exchange of cultural understanding strengthened ties between cities internationally and the promise to strive harder to build bridges and global understanding of citizen diplomacy.