diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2aa395855a5..51135293b7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/compare/v1.12.0rc1-0.31b0...HEAD)
 
+- Add optional sessions parameter to all Exporters leveraging requests.Session
+([#2783](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2783))
 - Add min/max fields to Histogram
   ([#2759](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2759))
 - `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http` Add support for OTLP/HTTP log exporter
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/_log_exporter/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/_log_exporter/__init__.py
index 0cca6995675..041f1ab3c07 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/_log_exporter/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/_log_exporter/__init__.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def __init__(
         headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
         timeout: Optional[int] = None,
         compression: Optional[Compression] = None,
+        session: Optional[requests.Session] = None,
     ):
         self._endpoint = endpoint or _append_logs_path(
             environ.get(OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, DEFAULT_ENDPOINT)
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
             environ.get(OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
         )
         self._compression = compression or _compression_from_env()
-        self._session = requests.Session()
+        self._session = session or requests.Session()
         self._session.headers.update(self._headers)
         self._session.headers.update(
             {"Content-Type": _ProtobufEncoder._CONTENT_TYPE}
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py
index 156afc247d9..6f0d6ee58df 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
         timeout: Optional[int] = None,
         compression: Optional[Compression] = None,
+        session: Optional[requests.Session] = None,
     ):
         self._endpoint = endpoint or environ.get(
             OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def __init__(
             )
         )
         self._compression = compression or _compression_from_env()
-        self._session = requests.Session()
+        self._session = session or requests.Session()
         self._session.headers.update(self._headers)
         self._session.headers.update(
             {"Content-Type": _ProtobufEncoder._CONTENT_TYPE}
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_log_exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_log_exporter.py
index 13b20190da5..d5e34b7463d 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_log_exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_log_exporter.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 import unittest
 from typing import List, Tuple
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import requests
 
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http import Compression
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http._log_exporter import (
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ def test_constructor_default(self):
         self.assertEqual(exporter._timeout, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
         self.assertIs(exporter._compression, DEFAULT_COMPRESSION)
         self.assertEqual(exporter._headers, {})
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter._session, requests.Session)
 
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
@@ -93,12 +96,14 @@ def test_constructor_default(self):
         },
     )
     def test_exporter_constructor_take_priority(self):
+        sess = MagicMock()
         exporter = OTLPLogExporter(
             endpoint="endpoint.local:69/logs",
             certificate_file="/hello.crt",
             headers={"testHeader1": "value1", "testHeader2": "value2"},
             timeout=70,
             compression=Compression.NoCompression,
+            session=sess(),
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(exporter._endpoint, "endpoint.local:69/logs")
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ def test_exporter_constructor_take_priority(self):
             exporter._headers,
             {"testHeader1": "value1", "testHeader2": "value2"},
         )
+        self.assertTrue(sess.called)
 
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ def test_exporter_env(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             exporter._headers, {"envheader1": "val1", "envheader2": "val2"}
         )
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter._session, requests.Session)
 
     def test_encode(self):
         sdk_logs, expected_encoding = self.get_test_logs()
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_span_exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_span_exporter.py
index e3cd2046267..4eb0db6160c 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_span_exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/tests/test_proto_span_exporter.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import requests
+
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http import Compression
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http.trace_exporter import (
     DEFAULT_COMPRESSION,
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ def test_constructor_default(self):
         self.assertEqual(exporter._timeout, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
         self.assertIs(exporter._compression, DEFAULT_COMPRESSION)
         self.assertEqual(exporter._headers, {})
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter._session, requests.Session)
 
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ def test_exporter_traces_env_take_priority(self):
                 "traceenv3": "==val3==",
             },
         )
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter._session, requests.Session)
 
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ def test_exporter_constructor_take_priority(self):
             headers={"testHeader1": "value1", "testHeader2": "value2"},
             timeout=20,
             compression=Compression.NoCompression,
+            session=requests.Session(),
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(exporter._endpoint, "example.com/1234")
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ def test_exporter_constructor_take_priority(self):
             exporter._headers,
             {"testHeader1": "value1", "testHeader2": "value2"},
         )
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter._session, requests.Session)
 
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/__init__.py
index 0e0642d0bea..7728090f546 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 .. code:: python
 
+    import requests
+
     from opentelemetry import trace
     from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.json import ZipkinExporter
     from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
@@ -47,8 +49,9 @@
         # local_node_ipv4="192.168.0.1",
         # local_node_ipv6="2001:db8::c001",
         # local_node_port=31313,
-        # max_tag_value_length=256
-        # timeout=5 (in seconds)
+        # max_tag_value_length=256,
+        # timeout=5 (in seconds),
+        # session=requests.Session(),
     )
 
     # Create a BatchSpanProcessor and add the exporter to it
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ def __init__(
         local_node_port: Optional[int] = None,
         max_tag_value_length: Optional[int] = None,
         timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+        session: Optional[requests.Session] = None,
     ):
         """Zipkin exporter.
 
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ def __init__(
             max_tag_value_length: Max length string attribute values can have.
             timeout: Maximum time the Zipkin exporter will wait for each batch export.
                 The default value is 10s.
+            session: Connection session to the Zipkin collector endpoint.
 
             The tuple (local_node_ipv4, local_node_ipv6, local_node_port) is used to represent
             the network context of a node in the service graph.
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ def __init__(
         elif version == Protocol.V2:
             self.encoder = JsonV2Encoder(max_tag_value_length)
 
-        self.session = requests.Session()
+        self.session = session or requests.Session()
         self.session.headers.update(
             {"Content-Type": self.encoder.content_type()}
         )
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
index 5c2aa0cbe69..77e3ef53755 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import requests
+
 from opentelemetry import trace
 from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.encoder import Protocol
 from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.json import DEFAULT_ENDPOINT, ZipkinExporter
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
     def test_constructor_default(self):
         exporter = ZipkinExporter()
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, JsonV2Encoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, DEFAULT_ENDPOINT)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.ipv4, None)
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ def test_constructor_protocol_endpoint(self):
         exporter = ZipkinExporter(endpoint=endpoint)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, JsonV2Encoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, endpoint)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.ipv4, None)
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ def test_constructor_all_params_and_env_vars(self):
         local_node_port = 30301
         max_tag_value_length = 56
         timeout_param = 20
+        session_param = requests.Session()
 
         exporter = ZipkinExporter(
             constructor_param_version,
@@ -113,9 +118,11 @@ def test_constructor_all_params_and_env_vars(self):
             local_node_port,
             max_tag_value_length,
             timeout_param,
+            session_param,
         )
 
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, JsonV2Encoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, constructor_param_endpoint)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/__init__.py
index bd98a1ff06c..5856cd7e4ea 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 .. code:: python
 
+    import requests
+
     from opentelemetry import trace
     from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.proto.http import ZipkinExporter
     from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
@@ -46,8 +48,9 @@
         # local_node_ipv4="192.168.0.1",
         # local_node_ipv6="2001:db8::c001",
         # local_node_port=31313,
-        # max_tag_value_length=256
-        # timeout=5 (in seconds)
+        # max_tag_value_length=256,
+        # timeout=5 (in seconds),
+        # session=requests.Session()
     )
 
     # Create a BatchSpanProcessor and add the exporter to it
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(
         local_node_port: Optional[int] = None,
         max_tag_value_length: Optional[int] = None,
         timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+        session: Optional[requests.Session] = None,
     ):
         """Zipkin exporter.
 
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ def __init__(
             max_tag_value_length: Max length string attribute values can have.
             timeout: Maximum time the Zipkin exporter will wait for each batch export.
                 The default value is 10s.
+            session: Connection session to the Zipkin collector endpoint.
 
             The tuple (local_node_ipv4, local_node_ipv6, local_node_port) is used to represent
             the network context of a node in the service graph.
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.encoder = ProtobufEncoder(max_tag_value_length)
 
-        self.session = requests.Session()
+        self.session = session or requests.Session()
         self.session.headers.update(
             {"Content-Type": self.encoder.content_type()}
         )
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
index 8b8b01438e2..8a3c055437a 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/tests/test_zipkin_exporter.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import requests
+
 from opentelemetry import trace
 from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.node_endpoint import NodeEndpoint
 from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.proto.http import (
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
     def test_constructor_default(self):
         exporter = ZipkinExporter()
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, ProtobufEncoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, DEFAULT_ENDPOINT)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.ipv4, None)
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ def test_constructor_protocol_endpoint(self):
         exporter = ZipkinExporter(endpoint)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, ProtobufEncoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, endpoint)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.ipv4, None)
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ def test_constructor_all_params_and_env_vars(self):
         local_node_port = 30301
         max_tag_value_length = 56
         timeout_param = 20
+        session_param = requests.Session()
 
         exporter = ZipkinExporter(
             constructor_param_endpoint,
@@ -113,9 +118,11 @@ def test_constructor_all_params_and_env_vars(self):
             local_node_port,
             max_tag_value_length,
             timeout_param,
+            session_param,
         )
 
         self.assertIsInstance(exporter.encoder, ProtobufEncoder)
+        self.assertIsInstance(exporter.session, requests.Session)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.endpoint, constructor_param_endpoint)
         self.assertEqual(exporter.local_node.service_name, TEST_SERVICE_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(