Canada and the United States have announced their first formal plan to enhance the security of their common 5,525-mile border, the longest in the world. “Crystallizing a shared vision of...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Business
Passport Fees Raised on July 13, 2010
The U.S. State Department raised fees for U.S. passports on Tuesday, July 13, in part to cover costs for 23 agencies providing new emergency passport services to the general public,...
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Turkish Delegation Seeks Georgia Buyers
A delegation of Turkish business leaders are to be in Atlanta on Friday, July 23, seeking one-on-one meetings with representatives of a wide array of companies. Turkey’s Minister of Trade...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
French Consulate Opens New Offices
France’s new government offices officially opened in Buckhead June 30, gathering half-a-dozen French organizations under its roof in preparation of a full calendar of activities to take place this fall....
Posted inArchive, Culture
Korea Honors Georgia’s Korean War Veterans
South Korea’s rise from devastation to its current status as the world’s 15th largest economy was a dominant theme of a reception held in Atlanta June 29 commemorating the 60th...
Posted inArchive, Education
Two Georgia Tech Student Leaders Seek Funds to Attend India Conference
AIESEC, the international student organization with 45,000 active members and 800,000 alumni in 110 countries, is holding its 62nd international congress in Hyderabad, India, Aug. 23-Sept. 2. Priya Nakra and...
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Alpharetta Software Developer to Host Conference in Amsterdam
R. “Ray” Wang made his reputation as a software analyst at Forrester Research Inc. Last year, however, he left the global consulting company to join the Altimeter Group where he...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Governor Leads Trade Mission to Argentina and Uruguay June 20-23
Gov. Sonny Perdue is to lead a delegation of economic development officials from Georgia to Argentina and Uruguay Sunday through Wednesday, June 20-23, to further strengthen trade relations with those...
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Georgia Tech Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Its French Campus
The 20th anniversary celebration this week of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s campus in Metz, France, emphasized the university’s commitment to global alliances as a means of fostering research collaborations....
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New Financial Regs Critical if U.S. to Remain Example for Developing Economies
Ever since she began her career with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the 1970s, Sheila Tschinkel has encountered financial bubbles of one sort or another. Whether the...