The mission of the Bedford International Alliance, Inc. is to pursue and cultivate educational exchanges and twinning alliances with communities whose history and traditions reflect themselves in the life of greater Bedford. The operational objectives are: To develop, for a range of audiences, international educational initiatives that will stimulate intellectual curiosity and promote a love of learning; to foster international, history-based visitation to and from Bedford both for groups and for individuals; and to buttress, supplement and enhance, as resources and circumstances permit, public and private initiatives that expand educational opportunities in and attract visitation to Bedford City and County.