through Awareness,

Education and

Opportunities

by Connecting

People, companies, Families,

organizations and students

from Tulsa and

Oklahoma with the

Rest of the World.

by offering a World of Servicesinternational visitors,

Sister Cities

exchanges, global

business programs

and global education

“If only people will get together, then so eventually will nations.”-President Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Sister Cities movement was founded in 1956 by President Eisenhower “to help build the road to an enduring peace.” He appointed

a Civic Committee to set up town affiliations linking U.S. communities with counterparts around the globe, better known today as

Sister Cities International.

Tulsa’s 8 Sister Cities

Sister Cities Partnerships San Luis Potosi, Celle, Amiens, Tiberias,

Zelenograd, Utsunomiya, Kaohsiung, Beihai

Sister Cities Partnerships City Hall to City Hall, classroom to classroom,

business to business, community to community and table to table.

Professional Visitor Programs

International Visitor Leadership Program &Youth Ambassador Program

Funded by U.S. Department of State

Community ConnectionsFunded by USAID

Open WorldFunded by Library of Congress

Professional Visitor Programs Average 300 visitors to Tulsa-more than 60 countries

represented-with a $627,000 economic impact in Tulsa annually.

International Visitors

“I can think of no worthier task than that of creating tools for international co-

operation and working for the betterment of his fellow human beings.”

-U Thant, Former Secretary General, United Nations

International Business SeriesUnderstanding your International Business

Partners

“Celebrate diversity. The world is a giant patchwork of many cultures. Find a way

to share, learn and understand.”-World Citizens Guide, worldcitizensguide.org

Kids’ World 2008More than15,000 children, teachers, families

1770 volunteers, 57 booths, 35 cultures represented

Imagine, Discover

Share the world!

Culture Box Program42 countries, hands-on learning, available for rent

See,

Touch,

Smell,

Hear the

World!

Tucky Roger FellowshipGlobal education opportunities for teachers

Financial assistance for educators throughout the Tulsa Metropolitan Service Area to support efforts of their own design to promote global awareness, education, and

understanding by visiting Tulsa's Sister Cities and by serving as a resource for TGA, educational institutions, and students.

“Average Americans, in their natural state, are the best Ambassadors a

country can have.”-The Ugly American, published by William Lederer and

Eugene Burdick, in 1958

The idea that the individual

citizen has the right,

Even the responsibility, to

help shape US foreign

relations “one

handshake at a time”.

TGA Promotes Excellence in Citizen Diplomacy

Typically more than 520 volunteers spend 10,000 hours a year with international visitors to the

Tulsa area.

How to Become a Citizen Diplomat?

Get involved• Become am individual or corporate member of TGA

• Host a youth exchange student

• Join a Sister City Partnership

• Volunteer at cultural events

• Interact with international visitors

• Learn about “Doing Business in Other Countries”

• Build bridges between people, cultures

Empower their

Companies for more

global success while

raising the

community’s international awareness!

TGA Corporate Members

Thank You Corporate Citizen Diplomats

T.D. Williamson, Inc.

RVA, L.L.C.Market research & Consulting

Anchor Stone

Pryor Stone Co.

Mollie Williford

Anne and HenryZarrow Foundation ONEOK, Inc.

School of International StudiesOklahoma State University

J.M. Brown & Associates, Inc.

MHS Caster & Manufacturing Company

“I learned about America from Americans. America is diversity.”

- Indonesian journalist

“Our interaction with the world must be a conversation, not a monologue.”

- Dina Habib Powell, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs

www.tulsaglobalalliance.org