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Global Atlanta is proud to partner with the the Gwinnett Chamber for this year’s Multi-Chamber Mixer! Join on Nov. 1 at 5pm to celebrate and connect with Gwinnett’s diverse business community. For more information and to register, please visit www.gwinnettchamber.org/events.
Thank you to new Consul General Urs Broennimann of for joining us on Oct.4 for our latest , co-sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC. CG Broennimann shared insight into his extensive experience in Latin America, Swiss democracy, and the future of trade connections between Georgia and Switzerland.
Next up: Consul General Rachel Galloway on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/global-atlantas-consular-conversations-british-consul-general-luncheon/
On Wednesday, we hosted our Authors Amplified event featuring former AGCO CEO Martin Richenhagen at the new Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta. Mr. Richenhagen shared insights about doing business in the U.S. from his book, "The America Whisperer."
A special thank you to our event partners, Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, GACC South - German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc., and The Atlanta Global Studies Center for making this a successful event.
Slovakia has appointed the Metro Atlanta Chamber's global commerce VP as its new honorary consul covering Georgia and South Carolina:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/slovakia-taps-international-investment-expert-as-honorary-consul-in-atlanta/
The European nation that manufactures the world’s most cars per capita has established a diplomatic foothold in the Southeast U.S., which shares its automotive affinity and some of the same nameplates. Slovakia‘s newly tapped honorary consul, based in Atlanta with jurisdiction covering Georgia a...
After a more than a decade-long hiatus, nonstop flights to the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv are set to take off from Atlanta once again May 10.
Learn more about how the Israeli business and diplomatic community has lobbied for the flight's return since 2011:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/nonstop-israel-flights-return-to-atlanta-after-decade-long-hiatus/
After a more than a decade-long hiatus, nonstop flights to the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv are set to take off from Atlanta once again May 10. Delta Air Lines said Friday it would reinstate the flight, launched 16 years ago but postponed in 2011 over the objections of the local Israeli chambe...
Last week we hosted a book talk with "King of Thieves" author and Latvia Consul Kevin Casebier at The Consulate Atlanta that left us waiting for the film version of a story that blends family lore with historical fiction about the "Prussian Robinhood" whom Kevin counts among his ancestors.
See the full Authors Amplified conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0N9ZKCbRA
Marukan Vinegar's origins in Japan go back to 1649, but its factory in Georgia started five years ago, when it became one of six Japanese firms setting up shop in a single "eco-industrial park" in Griffin, Ga.
We visited today with Japan- America Society of Georgia and Next Generation Manufacturing to see yet another example of how Japanese firms add to the made-in-Georgia story.
Thanks to the Griffin-Spalding County Development Authority for the meeting hospitality and to Marukan for the plant tour.
We put together a comprehensive list of events around the historic coming to Atlanta June 5-6 (this Sunday/Monday).
Here's how to engage with Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid and the 541 participants from while they're here:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/belgium-economic-mission-to-atlanta-a-guide-to-engaging-with-princess-astrid-and-500-participants/
Details of the programming around the delegation led by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium to Atlanta June 5-6 continued to trickle out this week, revealing a packed agenda covering a staggering array of industries over just two days. Organizers — namely the Belgian consulates that have...
It's official: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group is investing $5.54 billion in a dedicated electric-vehicle factory near Savannah.
Our report with context: https://www.globalatlanta.com/georgia-officials-hyundais-5-54-billion-ev-plant-a-testament-to-enduring-focus-on-south-korea/
Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson made his latest trip to South Korea in March, when the Hyundai Motor Group’s record-breaking $5.54 billion investment in the state, announced this Friday, had yet to be buttoned up. In addition to visiting with existing investors a...
Amazing night honoring our annual partners and other stakeholders at our offices at Constellations. We’re so grateful to have the support of such stellar organizations, from GSU CIBER and Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs on the education front to Aprio, LLP, Miller & Martin Law, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, the The Manely Firm, P.C., Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC, Paula Henao Real Estate Group, Inc and Pendleton Group / Guy Tessler on the services side to Cobb Chamber and Georgia Department of Economic Development on the economic development front.
Excited to continue serving and connecting the international community through the power of journalism with their backing.
In tech executive Lalit Dhingra's view, is not a skill to be mastered academically, but a set of lessons to be acquired on a lifelong journey of experience.
He shared his insights gleaned from an India-to-Atlanta odyssey and 40-year career at a recent Authors Amplified event at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP.
We summarize the discussion (and post a link to the full video) here:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/indian-tech-exec-driven-toward-leadership-success-via-atlanta/
For Lalit Dhingra, coming to the United States in 25 years ago was not a clear-cut choice. In 1997, before the new millennium, the path to the U.S. for Indian tech executives was not nearly as well-trodden, and especially in a place like Atlanta, the hurdles for expatriates — such as getting a dri...
Last night, Lalit Dhingra, formerly of NIIT Technologies and current CEO of EnSignis Digital, was gracious enough to share with us leadership lessons from a 40-year career in tech, as outlined in his book “Driven: A Journey to Leadership.”
Incisive insights included how to counter personal bias, handling conflict within teams, the importance of empathy, differences in leading established corporations versus startups, empowering employees versus “spoon-feeding” them, and many more lessons from his leadership journey from to America.
Grateful to Arnall Golden Gregory LLP for hosting and the Atlanta Global Studies Center for its continued support of the Authors Amplified series.
Thanks to our influential readers, supporters and community leaders for submitting their globally minded reviews for our annual best books list, an end-of-year tradition since 2010.
Deepen your insight and build your 2022 reading list here: https://lnkd.in/em4gu7KT
We're blessed beyond measure to have this crew of current and former Global Atlantans, including family, friends, staff and supporters, helping us pull off another year of successfully showcasing Atlanta's links with the world through the power of global business . Great celebration lunch this afternoon at PATRIA COCINA followed by a tour of the GlobalAtlanta offices at Constellations.
After a pandemic hiatus in 2020, the Atlanta Christkindl Market is back this year, relaunching on Black Friday at its third location since the family-friendly tradition was brought to the city five years ago.
Find out more about the German Christmas market and the new Buckhead location here: https://www.globalatlanta.com/german-christmas-market-returns-from-pandemic-hiatus-with-new-buckhead-location/
After a pandemic hiatus in 2020, Atlanta’s German Christmas market is back this year, relaunching on Black Friday (Nov. 26) at the third location since the tradition was brought to the city five years ago. Though held completely outdoors, the Atlanta Christkindl Market was postponed last year, its...
Today Global Atlanta mourns and celebrates with the family of our founder and publisher emeritus, Phil Bolton.
We mourn the loss of Vicki Bolton, Phil’s wife of 43 years and tireless companion, the news of whose passing we learned Sunday morning with some surprise and a heavy dose of grief.
It would be easy for us to craft the story of Global Atlanta as one man’s vision for connecting a city with the world through the news. But as I think about how we can continue Phil’s spirit of innovation, I’m chastened by the fact that we have not spent enough time celebrating Vicki’s unsung contributions.
Like most startups, Global Atlanta (or GlobalFax in the early days, as many will remember) was a family endeavor. Vicki was the clerical side of the publication and much more as it got off the ground in the early 1990s and indeed carried much of the weight still when I joined in 2007.
But more than that, she was a constant support for Phil during his days of local journalism in Macon and Milledgeville (where they met) as well as after their move to Avondale Estates and the subsequent international reporting stint in Paris that immediately preceded his decision to create a new kind of news source bridging the local and global. As Phil acknowledged to me just recently, Global Atlanta would not have happened without her.
More than that, those outside the publication should know that Vicki always made every member of the Global Atlanta family feel like part of the Bolton family. I recall fondly Christmas parties, jazz concerts, Braves games and dinners where she worked behind the scenes to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for all.
Anyone who knows the Boltons knows that interactions with this family are never transactional: Whatever they do, they do with gusto, usually for others’ benefit, finding their joy in the nexus between their interests and the world’s good. That is what I hope to continue to bring to Global Atlanta.
While we mourn, we also find our sadness tempered by a sliver of light today. Nov. 5 is not only the day that the beloved Braves are being lauded for bringing home a World Championship for their devoted fan, Vicki, but also because we can celebrate the day of Phil’s birth.
I have been lucky enough to call Phil a boss, a colleague, a friend and an international travel companion (probably more often than he would have liked). I always like to say that I’m riding his coattails in everything I do. From now on, I will be sure to acknowledge that I’m hitched to Vicki’s too.
Please read more about her life and legacy here:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/vicki-bolton-obituary?id=31239459
-Trevor Williams
Managing Editor, Global Atlanta
We took today's offsite, visiting Atlanta’s WIN - Taste of Bali to welcome Consul General Andre Omer Siregar in from Houston to talk business, travel and investment opportunities between Georgia and .
Thanks to our sponsors at Miller & Martin, hosts Fify and Robert Manan, and all who left fulfilled by delicious Indonesian cuisine but hungry for a deeper understanding of a diverse country with the world's fourth largest population and a growing profile for tech and trade in the fast-growing Southeast Asia region.
Story and video to come..
A Georgia World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy landings and is thought to be the last living witness to the German surrender at Reims, France, was awarded the French government’s highest honor Friday.
Here Consulate General of France in Atlanta's Vincent Hommeril discuss the importance of Legion of Honor ceremonies for U.S. World War II veterans in our upcoming [reg link in the story]:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/georgia-world-war-ii-vet-who-witnessed-german-surrender-honored-by-french-government/
A Georgia World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy landings and is thought to be the last living witness to the German surrender at Reims, France, was awarded the French government’s highest honor Friday. Luciano “Louis” Graziano, 98, was bestowed the Legion of Honor medal during ...
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, daughter of former Belgian King Albert II and sister of the current king, Philippe, will headline a weeklong economic mission to the United States in October that will kick off in Atlanta, bringing at least 169 companies and 369 delegates to the city.
More: https://www.globalatlanta.com/belgian-princess-to-headline-massive-october-trade-mission-starting-in-atlanta/
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, daughter of former Belgian King Albert II and sister of the current king, Philippe, will headline a weeklong economic mission to the United States in October that will kick off in Atlanta, bringing at least 169 companies and 369 delegates to the city. The mission....
A interview with Spain's trade commissioner in Miami, Francisco J. Garzon, served as our first hybrid event last week.
During his first visit to Atlanta, we spoke with the trade commissioner about partnerships in fintech, smart cities, energy and beyond, and how infrastructure investment plans in both countries set the stage for further collaboration.
Thanks to Metro Atlanta Chamber for hosting and Miller & Martin for sponsoring.
Read/watch more: https://www.globalatlanta.com/matching-priorities-spains-trade-commissioner-eyes-infrastructure-tech-partnerships-with-atlanta/
The newly launched Atlanta Fire minor-league cricket team has major aspirations to drive the popularity of the sport in Georgia.
https://www.globalatlanta.com/atlantas-new-cricket-franchise-to-drive-development-with-diversity/
A new Atlanta cricket franchise will host its first match July 31, a milestone boosters of the globally popular sport believe will cement its local fanbase and tap into its growing national momentum. The roster of the Atlanta Fire includes players from Bangladesh, South Africa and Sri Lanka, a coach...
Today we organized a consular breakfast focused on sharing best practices for international child protection in Georgia.
Our partners at the The Manely Firm, P.C. hosted at their beautiful new office and lent us founding attorney Michael Manely as an expert panelist. He was joined by Georgia Dfcs Commissioner Tom Rawlings and Javier Diaz de Leon, consul general at the Consulado General de México en Atlanta, as well as Christina Iturralde Thomas of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
It was energizing to more than 30 diplomats or their designated representatives gathered to discuss such an impactful topic. Story to come...
"This is a realistic time to make an assessment on how you really strengthen the health system, because I think the fault lines are very visible at this point in time.” CARE India CEO Manoj Gopalakrishna spoke with us and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta during a joint briefing/fundraiser about the organization's ongoing needs during the COVID surge in India.
https://www.globalatlanta.com/care-india-seeks-further-support-as-covid-surge-moves-into-rural-areas/
CARE India has made a dent in combating the country’s current COVID-19 spike, opening oxygen-equipped makeshift hospitals to triage patients with less severe cases and reducing the load on main government facilities. But even if positive trends hold, with case numbers in megacities like Mumbai and...
"We do not aim for quantity in terms of revenue or number of people that come in now -- just quality. And quality for us means to have the ability to travel if you want to, and to be safe throughout the journey, door to door, and go back to your loved ones and relatives, safe and sound."
That's from our interview with Harry Theoharis, Greece's tourism minister, who visited Atlanta to talk about the country's reopening May 14 to vaccinated and COVID-free Americans, particularly from the Southeast U.S.
Delta starts flights from Atlanta to Athens July 2:
https://www.globalatlanta.com/tourism-minister-in-atlanta-greece-ready-to-welcome-vaccinated-americans-may-14/
Greece is opening to vaccinated American travelers in mid-May, offering what the country’s tourism minister said could be a summertime respite from the stresses of the pandemic while also observing safety precautions learned throughout the last year. Harry Theoharis, the top tourism official for t...
Fresh off her role as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations and with five months until her next assignment, former Consul General Louise Blais asked for a chance to come back and lead the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta.
“They agreed because they knew I could hit the ground running already knowing the territory so well,” she told Global Atlanta.
https://www.globalatlanta.com/fresh-off-un-ambassadorship-canadias-louise-blais-returns-to-her-old-job-as-consul-general-in-atlanta/
Louise Blais left Atlanta in 2017 after an active and visible stint as Canada’s consul general in Atlanta, only to take up an even more high-profile post as ambassador to the United Nations. But even as she finished out her time in New York as a pandemic swept the world, she kept an eye on […]
Missed today's wide-ranging with Ambassador Berit Basse, Denmark's consul general in New York?
Find a summary article and video recording of our conversation on Denmark's climate law, trade and investment climate, COVID response, and more here: https://bit.ly/3dZcAvo
Even a pandemic has not dampened the spirit of openness that has characterized Denmark’s approach to the global economy, its diplomat covering Georgia told Global Atlanta in an interview. As the world looks to recover from a year of isolation and retrenchment, the Scandinavian country of about 6 m...
Global Atlanta closes out with a discussion with four dynamic female diplomats covering COVID-19 response, disaster recovery, investment and trade, tourism, racial solidarity with Black Americans and other topics.
Speakers:
-Astra Armbrister-Rolle, Consul General of the Bahamas
-Roudelyne Nogar Jean, Consul General of Haiti
-Elaine Bryan, Honorary Consul of Jamaica
-Marva Jacobs, Honorary Consul of Guyana
Happy to close out Women's History Month today with our with these four dynamic female diplomats from the Caribbean region.
Thanks to the Consulate General of Haiti in Atlanta, Bahamas Consulate Atlanta, Jamaican Consulate Atlanta and honorary consulate of for the insightful discussion. Video link coming soon for those who could not join us.
Held our first (socially distanced) in-person interview for our new Authors Amplified series with Ambassador Jonathan Addleton, which we also broadcast to attendees from all over the world.
After a deep discussion that took us from Macon, Ga., to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia and beyond, Dr. Addleton was nice enough to leave behind a few signed copies of his books, "The Dust of Kandahar" and "Some Far and Distant Place," which we're offering for sale on our site.
Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8j3mwvE-zg
So grateful we're at the Constellations Community offices in Sweet Auburn, and that we have sponsors like the Atlanta Global Studies Center, which helps us pull off the authors series.
"In Georgia, Stop AAPI Hate tracked 32 incidents from March to October, with three-fourths of them involving verbal harassment, mostly related to the coronavirus.
Some turned violent, including an incident when an Asian American woman was sprayed with Lysol and told 'You're the virus.'"
https://www.globalatlanta.com/atlanta-consulates-companies-show-support-for-asian-community-in-wake-of-spa-shootings/
The Consulate General of Korea in Atlanta had unfortunately been prepared: A notice on its page Feb. 26 described a a rise in violent incidents again Asians in the community, warning Koreans to proceed with caution. Today, that same page carried a message from the country’s ambassador to ...
Yesterday, we published this story about Dublin, Ga. Mayor Phil Best.'s 2019 visit to the Tohoku region, where some of the state's friends suffered immensely during the devastating earthquake and tsunami on 3/11 a decade ago:
http://www.globalatlanta.com/remembering-japans-tohoku-earthquake-visit-to-tsunami-stricken-region-reveals-how-tragedy-strengthens-georgias-bonds/
More to come...
For Richard Halberstadt, the earthquake and tsunami that pummeled the coastline of Japan’s Tohoku region in 10 years ago brought about a stark choice: flee to safety of his native England, or stay for the place that had been his adoptive home since 1993. The British professor in the port city of I...
Italy’s new honorary consul for the state of Georgia, Filiberto Calascibetta, was sworn in this week, officially taking up duties he has been preparing to assume for more than a year.
More: https://www.globalatlanta.com/new-italian-honorary-consul-to-build-on-business-momentum/
Editor’s note: Global Atlanta will introduce Honorary Consul Filiberto Calascibetta during a virtual Consular Conversation with Italian Consul General Cristiano Musillo next Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. Sign up here. Italy’s new honorary consul for the state of Georgia was sworn in this week in Mi...
In honor of 's birthday, resurfacing a story in which a German professor looks at the allegories between the civil rights activist and Protestant reformer Martin Luther, including how the young ML got the name in the 1930s after being born "Michael":
https://www.globalatlanta.com/name-lecture-explores-threads-connecting-martin-luther-mlk-jr/
It’s easy to point to similarities between German Protestant reformer Martin Luther and the 20th-century civil rights icon who bore his name. Both Christian iconoclasts bound by conscience to speak truth to power, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. may seem like they were cut from the same c...
2020 in review: GlobalAtlanta founder Philip Bolton was honored last year by the outgoing dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech for his role in helping establish Africa Atlanta, a series of multidisciplinary events centered around an exhibition of African art in 2014.
More: https://www.globalatlanta.com/2020-in-review-global-atlanta-founder-honored-by-georgia-techs-ivan-allen-college-for-africa-series/
It all started with a chance conversation in 2011 that stemmed from a transatlantic trip. Global Atlanta founder and publisher emeritus Phil Bolton was reporting from Belgium when he found out that the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren would be packing up items from its vast trove of Africa...
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Navigating a New Era: Interview with Philippines Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez
Just finished our interview with Ambassador Francisco Santos of Colombia on Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World. Watch the video below or stay tuned for further coverage. Thanks to PROCOLOMBIA for helping organize the conversation and Emory Executive Education for sponsoring our Latin American Crossroads series...
Atlanta United FC President Darren Eales highlights aspects of Mercedes-Benz Stadium proving soccer was not an afterthought in its design. Story coming...
Finally got our hands on our video from the Metro Atlanta Chamber's Global Impact Awards. Watch to learn more about what we do. Hat tip to Radiant3 Productions for their awesome work.
Honored that our founder and publisher, Phil Bolton, was selected last night for the Technology Association of Georgia International Business Society's inaugural International Community Service Award honoring lifetime achievement in building Georgia's global business community.
Watch as a man in Jaipur, India, drinks from a glass of water for the first time using his prosthetic arm. This is the type of innovation going on in India at an extremely low cost.
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