TGA volunteer and ORU student, Jael Rollocks, recently visited Tulsa’s Sister City of Utsunomiya, Japan with Tulsa Community College’s Study Abroad class and wrote a travel journal full of videos and photos detailing her incredible, life-changing experience.

Elementary students from Tulsa's Riverfield Country Day School and our Sister City of Celle, Germany exchanged ornaments for the holidays!

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Global Alliance (TGA), the city’s award-winning organization for fostering citizen diplomacy, has named Micah Keyan as its new executive director. As an experienced nonprofit leader, Keyan will further TGA’s mission to build global community.

On November 16 2024, Tulsa Global Alliance and our community partner, Circle Cinema, joined together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Godzilla with a SOLD OUT screening of the original 1954 film, in Japanese with English subtitles. Dr. Bill Tsutsui, Chancellor and Professor of History at Ottawa University in Kansas, came to Tulsa to introduce the movie, answer questions, and provide lively commentary with an engaged audience after the film.

Tuesday, November 19th. 5:00-7:00pm

TGA friends and supporters – join us in welcoming twelve business leaders from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Tulsa on Tuesday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at NEFF Brewing!

Learn more and RSVP here!

Tuesday, November 12th. 6:00-8:00pm

Join fellow TGA supporters and Alliance Française de Tulsa as we welcome the French teachers who are in Tulsa for the Fall 2024 student exchange with our Sister City, Amiens, France!

Saturday, November 16th. 2:00pm

Celebrate 70 years of the King of the Monsters with a special screening of the film that started it all! Presented with community partner Circle Cinema and special guest Bill Tsutsui, PhD.

• Learn more and RSVP here!

• Purchase tickets online here!

At World in a Box Day, five friends from Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine stood together to show how friendship can transcend conflict and national boundaries.

Tulsa received a Caja de Aqua or water box gift from San Luis Potosi, Tulsa's first Sister City. A big shout out to Melton Trucking Lines for providing moving services. The Caja de Agua was delivered to the Tulsa Botanic Garden where the contents of eleven crates weighing four tons will be assembled. When assembled, the water box will measure over eight feet tall.

Alpha Zhang and a local calligrapher represented the Beihai Partnership at the May 10 Global Gatherings kickoff, engaging hundreds of visitors at Tulsa’s Gathering Place.

In April 2024, Tulsa hosted a multinational delegation from Africa focused on transitional justice in the United States and abroad. Through meetings with Greenwood Rising, the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, and Native legal advocates, the group explored history, reconciliation, and pathways toward justice through global dialogue.

Leaders from Apostólica School in San Luis Potosí visited Tulsa- and Jenks-area schools April 10–12 to explore potential student and teacher exchanges, university partnerships, and connections with local education leaders.

A delegation of Utsunomiya middle school students visited Tulsa in March 2024, spending time with host families, exploring Tulsa attractions, and being named Honorary Tulsa Citizens at City Hall.

The Celle and Utsunomiya Sister City Partnerships hosted a joint reception at Circle Cinema on February 25 before the screening of the Oscar-nominated Japanese film Perfect Days.

In January 2024, librarians from Mongolia visited Tulsa as part of a professional exchange focused on exploring the United States through libraries. Their time at the Sac and Fox National Public Library highlighted the role libraries play in community connection, education, and cultural exchange.

On November 27, 2023, City leaders, family, and friends gathered outside City Hall to dedicate Sister Cities sign #5 in memory of Cathy Izzo, TGA’s longtime Sister Cities Program Coordinator.

During his November 2 State of the City address, Mayor G. T. Bynum reflected on his recent visit to Mwanza and reaffirmed Tulsa’s commitment to the Sister City partnership.

Twenty-eight Amiens students visited Edison High School for a two-week cultural exchange with Tulsa host families.

A Tulsa delegation, including Mayor G. T. Bynum, traveled to Mwanza from October 20–29 to explore the potential for establishing a new Sister City partnership.

The Utsunomiya Partnership hosted a cultural booth at the 2023 Asian World Experience, sharing Japanese traditions and highlighting Tulsa’s connection with its Sister City in Japan.