South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool, came to Atlanta from Washington to honor anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, but before leaving he assured officials of the locally based South...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Business
UPS CEO Uses Trade Forum in Atlanta as ‘Bully Pulpit’
The chairman of United Parcel Service Inc., Scott Davis, used the bully pulpit of the Fourth Annual American Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta to voice his support for free-trade agreements between...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
France-Atlanta Initiative Begins Nov. 29
French Consul General Pascal Le Deunff has been careful to launch his France-Atlanta initiative on the firm foundation that already exists between his country and the city. During a filmed...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Forum on Savannah River Deepening in Atlanta Dec. 2
A forum on the future of the Savannah harbor’s expansion is to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Dec. 2, bringing business and civic leaders together...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Global Survey Finds ATL Air Travelers Like Self-Service Best
Passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expressed greater support for self-service technology than passengers at six other leading international airports, according to survey results released Nov. 10. The SITA/Air Transport...
Posted inArchive, Education
Atlanta International School Hosts Fareed Zakaria
Members of Georgia’s diplomatic community attended an event at the Atlanta International School Oct. 27 where the Indian-American journalist and author Fareed Zakaria discussed his recent Time magazine essay “How...
Posted inArchive, Education
Robinson CIBER a Winner in Case Study Competition
Olufunke “Lateefah” Taiwo, an accounting major at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business who moved to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2006, was on the winning team of the...
Posted inArchive, Education
Top Polish Official to Speak at World Trade Center
Marcin Korolec, undersecretary of Poland’s Ministry of Economy, is to speak at a seminar at the World Trade Center Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 19, on opportunities for U.S. companies in...
Posted inArchive, Education
Board of Regents Challenged to Take IB Diploma Seriously
The Georgia Board of Regents has not fully appreciated the value of the International Baccalaureate diploma, according to Thomas B. Lockamy Jr., superintendent of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System,...
Posted inArchive, Business
International Green Forum in Atlanta Nov. 17-18
Alison Taylor, who is responsible for representing Siemens USA’s position on environmental issues with the U.S. Congress and the executive branch, is to be a keynote luncheon speaker at an...