Editing Delaware (section)

=== Sister state ===
Delaware has had a foreign [[Paradiplomacy#United States|sister state]] in Japan, named [[Miyagi Prefecture]].<ref>{{cite web|author=McDowell|author2=Sen. McBride|author3=Rep. George|date=March 22, 2011|publication-date=March 23, 2011|title=Mourning Those Lost in the Recent Earthquake and Related Disasters that have Befallen Japan, and Expressing the Thoughts and Prayers of All Delawareans for the Citizens of Our Sister State of Miyagi Prefecture During These Difficult Times|access-date=April 22, 2011|id=Senate Joint Resolution # 3|url=http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.NSF/vwlegislation/58CC58989B6361AD8525785B005381FB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002100208/http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.NSF/vwlegislation/58CC58989B6361AD8525785B005381FB|archive-date=October 2, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> These two have shared relations since 1997, and have had [[Student exchange program|exchange programs available for students]] that were briefly paused in wake of the [[earthquake]] and the [[tsunami]] that ensued in the [[Prefectures of Japan|prefecture]] during March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prado |first=Antonio |title=Delaware's sister state in Japan, Miyagi Prefecture, thanks Diamond State for help |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2012/01/24/delaware-s-sister-state-in/63999237007/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>