Liberia’s ties with Atlanta continue to be strengthened through the efforts of Cynthia Blandford, the West African country’s active honorary consul general, under newly elected administrations both here and there. […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inBusiness, Education
Wipro’s CEO Honors ‘Giving Pledge’ by Boosting Teacher Ed in India
Azim Premji, currently ranked as India’s second wealthiest billionaire, certainly is a man of his word. In May 2001, he pledged to the Georgia-Indo American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Economic Development, Education, Politics
Kenya’s Ambassador Challenges U.S. to Match Chinese Investment and Promote People-to-People Exchanges
China president Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has spread throughout the world including the African continent challenging the U.S.’s economic dominance, is proof enough of China’s ambitions. But […]
Posted inEducation
Dalai Lama to Launch Emory’s Ethical Values Learning Program in Delhi
The Dalai Lama is to preside over the launch of Emory University’s SEE (Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning) program in New Delhi, India, April 4-6. The SEE Learning program provides […]
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Former President of Kennesaw State to Head the Atlanta Council on International Relations
Dr. Daniel S. Papp, the former president of Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been chosen by the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR) to assume the post of chairman of […]
Posted inBusiness, Diplomacy, Education
Diplomats Learn How Georgia Tech’s Coda Building Orchestrates Innovation
Atlanta’s Consular Corps got a preview tour March 20 of the $355 million Coda building, the mother-of-all mixed-used developments in Midtown’s Technology Square. The diplomats visited while the finishing touches […]
Posted inNew Zealand
New Zealand Mosque Shootings Prompt Local Concern Over Security, Role of Social Media
The world’s interconnectedness was clearly evident at a meeting held at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Building Thursday to address safety concerns raised by the killing of 50 Muslims […]
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From Classical to Modern, Georgia State’s Hellenic Center Maintains a Global View
Aikaterini Grigoriadou’s trajectory from her hometown of Thessaloniki, Greece, to Atlanta has a mythic quality due to its global reverberations as well as her transformation from talented music student, to […]
Posted inDiplomacy
MLK’s Daughter Finds Korea ‘More Peaceful and Calm Than U.S.’ as President Moon Describes Steps to Unification
The Rev. Dr. Bernice King , the CEO of Atlanta’s King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, was among the 10,000 guests who witnessed South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in’s impassioned March […]
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Theater of Dreams Portrays Alex Dumas, the Black General Who Embodied Humanist Ideals
Military commanders know that advantages of controlling “the high ground,” which offers better visibility over a battlefield. But can the same be said of possessing the moral high ground? This […]