外交可以有广义和狭义之分。城市外交属于广义上的外交，是指以城市为主体的对外交往活动。广州的城市外交在国内处于领先地位，特别是在UCLG工作和创设“广州奖”工作中成效显著。城市外交的主要使命在于配合中央总体外交、参与全球治理和服务地方经济社会发展。目前，广州市正继续努力拓展城市外交的广度和深度，加快城市国际化进程，助推新型城市化发展。
Diplomacy can be used in a broad and a narrow sense. City diplomacy belongs to the diplomacy in a broad sense，and refers to international exchanges carried out by city. The city diplomacy of Guangzhou is in the lead of China，especially reflected in the UCLG’s work and the establishment of Guangzhou Award. The main duty of city diplomacy refers to work under the nation diplomacy，to take part in the global governance and to serve the local economic and social development. At present，Guangzhou is trying to extend the breadth and depth of city diplomacy，speeding up the city international process，and boosting the new urbanization development.
