Avondale Estates resident Peggy Roney already has completed eight trips with the Friendship Force International and is registered to go on her ninth as a “Friendship Ambassador” to Uzbekistan in...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Culture
Former Philippine President Considers Atlanta ‘Home Away From Home’
Sporting a green PGA Tour tie from the Augusta National Golf Club, former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos both entertained and inspired the local Filipino community during a reception and...
Posted inArchive, Education
Services for UGA Law Professor Wilner in Athens May 28
A memorial service for Gabriel Michael Wilner, professor of law at the University of Georgia, is to be held at the Bernstein Funeral Home in Athens on Friday, May 28,...
Posted inArchive, Culture
France’s Consul General Receives Service Medal
The days of “cocktail ambassadors” are over, Pascal Le Deunff, France’s consul general in Atlanta, told well-wishers at a small ceremony held at his residence in Buckhead May 21 during...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
France-Atlanta Taking Off With Scientific Initiatives
Preparations for the “Together Towards Innovation” project strengthening trans-Atlantic ties between Atlanta and France were in full swing when eight French scientific attachés met here May 17-18. Since France’s consulate...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Korean-American Groups Honored Portman at High Exhibit
The importance of relationships was highlighted at a farewell reception for the “John Portman: Art and Architecture” exhibition organized by the Korean-Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the High Museum...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
UPS to Provide Export Resources for Small, Medium-Sized Firms
United Parcel Service Inc. is to host a series of six “How To” export seminars for small- and mid-sized businesses featuring entrepreneur Jim Beach, a former professor at Georgia State...
Posted inArchive, Business
SBA Celebrates World Trade Week With Free Exporting Podcasts
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering an introduction to international trade on a six-part podcast series as part of the government’s World Trade Week celebrations May 17-21. The podcast...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
India’s Consul General Praises Founder of May Summit
Sanjiv Arora, India’s consul general in Houston, who is responsible for his country’s diplomatic relations with Georgia and eight other southern states, singled out for praise Atlanta businessman Ani Agnihotri...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development, South Korea
Korea SEUS Chamber Board Voices Support Again for Free Trade Agreement
The Korea-Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors has agreed to send letters to members of Georgia’s congressional delegation and to the White House supporting a free trade agreement...