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Author Archives: Leigh Villegas
Posted inBusiness, Food, Trade, Workforce
Juice for Jobs: Atlanta Entrepreneur Expands Snack Business to Help Displaced Persons in Her Native Country of Georgia
Following the success of her organic rosehip juice business, NADI, Atlanta entrepreneur Nina Tickaradze is launching a second product that will provide further meaningful work for internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]
Posted inConsular Conversations, Global Health
New European Consuls Stress Solidarity As COVID Cases Rise
Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across Europe, three of the newest European consuls general in the South stressed the importance of solidarity and economic cooperation both on the continent and […]
Posted inBusiness
Mexican Trade Official: Food Security, Trade Certainty Aided by USMCA
Despite the objections of some Georgia growers, a Mexican trade official said the new USMCA trade deal helps ensure year-round access to fresh fruits and vegetables for Americans — one […]
Posted inBooks, Business, Diplomacy
Former Obama Protocol Chief: How a ‘Diplomatic Mindset’ Can Enhance Global Business
Protocol is a mainstay of international diplomacy, but its mastery can also be a “super power” for those engaged in global business, according to former White House Chief Protocol Officer […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Global Health
CARE’s Michelle Nunn: Fighting COVID-19 Means Dealing With Its Effects on Women Globally
Preoccupied with its own outbreak, the U.S. shouldn’t fail to fully reckon with the global effects of a virus that is not only wreaking havoc on health systems around the world, […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Latin American Crossroads, Manufacturing
Colombian Ambassador: Nearshoring, Trade Collaboration Could ‘Make the Americas Great Again’
As U.S. firms rethink their global supply chains in the wake of COVID-19, using Colombia as a production base could be part of an effort to “make the Americas great […]
Posted inCulture, Diplomacy
Yes, There Are Black People in Canada: Consul General Addresses Race, Trade Relations
Nadia Theodore sometimes gets a question she doesn’t think many other diplomats are asked: “Oh my gosh, there are black people in Canada?” A black Canadian herself serving as consul […]
Posted inNew Zealand
Macon’s Nu-Way Weiners Inc. Namesake Found in the South Pacific
Despite not-so-tropical weather on frigid Jan. 7, Honorary Consul General of New Zealand Ian Latham visited Macon to celebrate an interesting new relationship between the Georgia city and a small […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
Mexican-American Food Distributor Honored for Growing From a Single Truck to Regional Reach
Twenty five years ago Mexican-American entrepreneur Leo Angeles started his food distribution company Olympica Produce Co. by selling fresh fruits and vegetables from a single truck. From these humble roots, he […]