Five runners from Tulsa’s Sister City of Zelenograd completed a coordinated half-marathon in Russia during Tulsa’s Route 66 Marathon weekend, continuing a friendship first built during their 2019 visit.

Barbara Conrad received the Cross of the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany for her decades of leadership with GAST and her longstanding support of the Tulsa–Celle Sister City Partnership.

Tulsa Global Alliance hosted a virtual program exploring U.S.–Taiwan business relationships, supply chain considerations, and the experiences of Taiwanese companies operating in North America.

In 2020, TGA and the City of Tulsa celebrated 40 years of Sister City partnerships with the dedication of the first Sister Cities directional sign at Tulsa Ports, sponsored by Advance Research Chemicals.

Circle Cinema presented Russian film programs in 2019, including a Meeting Gorbachev lecture and screening and a live-accompanied showing of Battleship Potemkin, offering Tulsa audiences a deeper look at Russian history and culture.

Tulsa Global Alliance hosted a two-day seminar exploring Oklahoma–Mexico trade, featuring international officials and Oklahoma companies with business experience in Mexico.

Students from Amal Nofarim visited Tulsa in December 2018, and Carver students traveled to Tiberias in March 2019, continuing an active school-to-school exchange supported by an annual video conference.

Mayor Dr. Jörg Nigge visited Tulsa for several days of meetings and community events that strengthened the long-standing Sister City partnership between Tulsa and Celle.

A program on monarch butterfly migration through San Luis Potosí was featured at Guthrie Green’s Festival of the Americas as part of the Passports to Global Cultures Program.

A delegation of 13 visitors from Amiens came to Tulsa for the 40th Anniversary of the Tulsa Run, with nine participants braving frigid weather and Amiens runner Mélanie Doutard finishing first among women in the 5K.

Tulsa Global Alliance hosted an international business seminar focused on Canadian trade opportunities, bringing together business leaders and international representatives to explore cross-border collaboration.

Circle Cinema welcomed Carver Middle School’s visiting students and teachers from Tiberias for a farewell reception alongside a public screening of the Israeli film Apples from the Desert.