• The Fullerton Sister City President, Michael Oates, suggested an international exchange between Fullerton
  and Yongin through the Korea Local Authorities Foundation for International Relations on January 23, 2003.
• Both cities agreed to expand their exchange programs to promote the mutual prosperity of, and friendship
  between, the residents of both cities, under the principles of reciprocity and equality.

• The exchange began with exchanges of letters and materials introducing each city to the other. Yongin then
  dispatched a delegation, led by the head of the Administrative Bureau, Ahn Seung-deok, in response to an
  invitation from Fullerton in July 2003. The aim of the visit was to promote a mutual understanding and
  comprehend of the administrative systems of each other. In return, a delegation from Fullerton, headed by
  Mayor Don Bankhead, visited Yongin in October 2003 and signed an Intent of Amicable Exchange.
• A Yongin delegation, led by Mayor Lee Jung-moon, visited Fullerton from May 2nd to 10th, 2004, and
  established a sisterhood relationship on May 4th, 2004. The exchange among business people who
  accompanied the delegation was quite lively, and as a result, the Singal Rotary Club and Fullerton Rotary
  Club also established a sisterhood relationship
• Through the international sisterhood relationship, both cities have promised to everyasting friendship