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Global Atlanta Consular Conversations: Luncheon and Interview with British Consul General
June 15, 2017 at 12:00 am
In the tenth event in Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations Series on June 15th, 2017, the editorial team will be interviewing the British Consul General in Atlanta, Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford.
Topics of discussion are to include:
- UK elections results/roundup
- Current state of Brexit negotiations
- How the UK has changed its overseas trade strategy
- Women in business (and other consular initiatives)
- Atlanta’s first BritWeek
- Atlanta-London FinTech ties
The format:
- Catered light lunch with soft drinks
- One-on-one conversation with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by moderated audience Q&A
- Discussion covered by Global Atlanta and published in a later article
Our Speaker:
Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford took up his appointment in Atlanta as Her Majesty’s Consul General in August 2013. He leads a team which works throughout the southeast United States to promote UK-US trade and investment, support British nationals, conduct public diplomacy on key issues, and build scientific co-operation. He also sits on the Marshall Scholarship selection committee.
Jeremy’s previous posting was in London where he was the Head of the UK Foreign Office’s Caribbean, Central America and Mexico Department. In this role he helped to re-invigorate UK relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, pushed for greater trade links and supported joint efforts to combat drugs and crime within the region. Prior to this Jeremy worked in the Foreign Office’s planning staff on supporting democratic reform in Ukraine after the 2004 Orange Revolution.
Jeremy joined the UK’s diplomatic service in 1990 as a graduate entrant. He has served overseas in Qatar, Singapore, Russia and Malaysia.
Jeremy was born in Sevenoaks in Kent, England. He graduated in politics, history and economics from Brunel University in London. During his time there he participated in a one-year exchange programme with the State University of New York and worked as an intern for a US congressman.
