South Africa is planning to name an honorary consul to represent the country in Georgia, Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, told Global Atlanta Jan. 7. Mr. Rasool,...
Author Archives: Trevor Williams
As managing editor of Global Atlanta, Trevor has spent 15+ years reporting on Atlanta’s ties with the world.
An avid traveler, he has undertaken trips to 30+ countries to uncover stories on the perils and promise of globalization.
A lifelong Bulldog, Trevor earned degrees from the University of Georgia in Magazine Journalism and Religion, with a minor in Chinese.
He is the father of three sons and editor of the book "Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up."
Posted inArchive, Trade
Georgia to Honor Firms Entering New Export Markets
The Georgia Department of Economic Development is looking to honor companies that began exporting to a new country last year. The G.L.O.B.E. – Georgia Launching Opportunities By Exporting – awards are to...
Posted inArchive, Business
South African ‘Lifestyle Hub’ Returning to AmericasMart
South African style is coming back to Atlanta’s largest wholesale market, with furnishings ranging from ottomans made from recycled tires to hand-woven palm baskets. South Africa’s deputy trade minister, Elizabeth Thabethe, and ambassador to the United...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Australian Leading Atlanta Streetcar’s Return
The Aussie heading up the Atlanta Streetcar project admits that he’s among the last of a dying breed, but the industry’s loss has been his gain as urban rail projects take off in the United...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Global Atlanta Globetrotting: Our Travels in 2013
Compared to years where our list of countries visited nearly cracked double digits, Global Atlanta was relatively grounded in 2013. Coming off two years of heavy reporting in somewhat offbeat emerging markets...
Posted inArchive, Books, Culture
Books 2013: American Witnesses to the Rise of Hitler’s Germany
Book: “In The Garden of the Beasts” Author: Erik Larson Review: Paul Varian, retired journalist, CNN Though it has the narrative force and dramatic rush of a novel, this work of...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Diplomatic Digest: Turnover in Atlanta’s Consular Corps in 2013
The revolving door of the Atlanta consular corps kept turning in 2013, with new heads at some of the largest offices and some major diplomatic developments for Africa. Perhaps the biggest news was...
Posted inArchive, Business
Our 13 Most-Read Stories of 2013
There’s an irony in the ever-changing world of online media: Feedback comes quickly after clicking “publish”, but it’s very difficult to predict beforehand which content will best ride the news waves,...
Posted inArchive, Books, Culture
Books 2013: Covering Atlanta’s Airport City Aspirations
Book: Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next Author(s): John Kasarda, Greg Lindsay Review: Trevor Williams, editor, Global Atlanta Perhaps more than any other city, Atlanta is defined by its international...
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Books 2013: The Travails of Tenant Farming in the Old South
Book(s): “Cotton Tenants: Three Families” by James Agee and “And Their Children After Them: The Legacy of ‘Let Us Now Praise Famous Men’: James Agee, Walker Evans, and the Rise and Fall...