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Tulsa Global Alliance General PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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