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GTA enjoys a broad, diverse membership composed of people from around the world and from our beloved home state. We gather for enriching conversations and events that enlighten and entertain. Join us and experience the world in your own community! Learn more >

Attend & Support Upcoming Events

From meeting with the top experts in their fields to relaxing in your own home with visitors from around the world, you will enjoy a lively, fun, and intellectually stimulating experience. Whether virtual or in-person, our events showcase culture, art, and issues of interest to our members. Learn more >

Meet our Local Partners & Sponsors

These wonderful people work with a respect and appreciation of a global view of life and business. Let us introduce you to our supporters who enable us to bring the world to your doorstep. Learn more >

Become A Volunteer

Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Congress, Global Ties Alabama is seeing an increasing number of international visitors, all emerging leaders in their countries, coming to Alabama. In order to adequately host our visitors, we need assistance in greeting the visitors as they arrive, hosting them at dinners, accompanying the visitors to meeting, sharing our expertise with the visitors, taking the visitors shopping, providing local tours, and assisting in the office. Learn more >

IVLP Facilitates Global Dialogue on Civil Rights and Social Justice

In October 2020, Community-Based Members around the country welcomed visitors from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine for IVLP projects on various topics in civil rights, inclusion, and social justice. Learn more about the IVLP groups and the local professional resources they met with during their virtual trips around the United States. FOUNDATIONS AND CHALLENGES OF… Read More »

REACH: HBCU Global Institute Pioneers Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Field of Diplomacy

Between April 6-8, 2021, nearly 400 students and faculty from Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), international exchange professionals, and U.S. exchange alumni participated in the virtual REACH: HBCU Global Institute. The three-day conference was organized by Jacquelyn Shipe, CEO of Global Ties Alabama, and Ryanna Miller, Co-Founder of Diplomatic Perspective, through a grant… Read More »

Cumberland Community Mediation Center Hosts 2020 International Women of Courage Awardee

In conjunction with Global Ties Alabama, Cumberland School of Law’s Community Mediation Center hosted a recipient of the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) award on March 10. Amina Khoulani, a Syrian refugee now based in Manchester, U.K., is one of the 2020 IWOC honorees. She was recognized in Washington, D.C., by Secretary of State… Read More »