Argentina’s new consul general to the Southeast, Marcelo Eduardo Gerschenfeld, is a veteran diplomat having served in Africa, Europe and the Middle East as well as at the Foreign Ministry...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Culture
Six Georgia Companies Honored at Pan Asian Gala
Six of 10 companies that received “Top 10 Asian American Business Awards” from the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Southeast chapter, are based in Georgia. The awards were...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Rhett Turner to Receive ‘Hero Award’ From World Chamber
As a videographer producing documentaries, Rhett Turner walks a fine line between advocacy and straight reporting. For instance, his Red Sky Productions company is producing “Water Wars,” a documentary that...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Heifer Int’l and Mensa to Combat Global Poverty With New Ideas
Little Rock, Ark.-based Heifer International, which promotes rural development through teaching animal husbandry and providing livestock gifts to poor farmers around the world, is the first humanitarian organization to be...
Posted inArchive, Education
South Asia Expert Forecasts Strengthening of U.S.-India Ties
A top U.S. expert on South Asia and former U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka from 1992-95, Teresita Schaffer predicted during a video interview with GlobalAtlanta that India and the United States...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Georgia Allies Reinforce Ties With French, Italian Firms
A delegation representing the Georgia Allies, a partnership between state government and private corporations that supports economic development, visited France and Italy in mid-October. Charlie Gatlin, the Allies’ executive director...
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Greek Orthodox Spiritual Leader Visits Atlanta
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world’s 200 to 300 million Orthodox Christians, visited Atlanta Oct. 29, where more than 1,200 people greeted him at the Greek Orthodox...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Jimmy Carter Joins ‘The Elders’ in Istanbul to Tackle Climate Change
Former President Jimmy Carter was in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 31, to join “The Elders,” a group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, to issue a statement underscoring their...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Personnel Changes at the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development
Kevin Langston is to replace Charlie Gatlin, currently deputy commissioner for tourism and marketing at the Georgia Department for Economic Development, when Mr. Gatlin retires on Dec. 1 at the...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta’s World Chamber Launches Trade Symposium & Gala
The World Chamber of Commerce is preparing its first black-tie gala and networking event to conclude a two-day series of panel discussions on international trade and overseas markets Dec. 3-4....