A month after Fulton County leaders returned from a pivotal trade show in the southern Czech Republic, another delegation is arriving in Georgia this week to consider the state as […]
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 inJapan
Former Georgia Tech Professor Decorated by Japanese Government
Retired Georgia Tech Professor Brian Woodall, a political scientist with deep expertise on East Asia and three books on Japan to his credit, has received one of the Japanese government’s top honors.
Posted inSouth Korea
Kemp Interview: Governor Says Korea Trip Changed the Narrative, Cleared the Air After ICE Raid
Despite the circumstances, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s third trip to South Korea in late October felt more like a homecoming than damage control.
Posted inJapan
By the Numbers: Southern States Outline Japanese Investments, Showing What Was at Stake in Trump’s Trade Talks
The annual SEUS-Japan conference last week in Tokyo gave states a major stage on which to quantify the extensive impacts of Japanese investment in the South.
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
Japan’s New Consul General in Atlanta Debuts at Southeast U.S. Conference in Tokyo
After taking up his post in Atlanta just two weeks ago, Kenichi Matsuda might be forgiven for skipping this year’s Southeast-U.S. Japan alliance conference in Tokyo.
Posted inSaudi Arabia
Delta Announces New Atlanta Flight to Saudi Arabian Capital
Delta Air Lines Inc. is set to launch a flight in late 2026 from its hometown of Atlanta to the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
Meet the Japanese Georgia Tech Alum Driving Lunar Colonization
Before Takeshi Hakamada arrived at Georgia Tech in the mid-2000s, he’d almost been afraid to go abroad. Good thing he brushed up on his English and took the plunge: the […]
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
Gov. Kemp Honors Group With 40-Year History of Helping Japanese Investors Feel at Home in Georgia
Thanks to Georgia-Kai, Japanese expatriates coming to the state don’t have to be pioneers, as many others have blazed the trail over 50-plus years of investment.
Posted inZambia
Investment Forum: Zambia Unlocking Potential With Reforms, Talent and Diaspora Engagement
Like copper undergoing refinement, Zambia is in the midst of a transformation to burnish its credentials as an investment hub for southern Africa.
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
As Gov. Kemp Arrives in Japan, Georgia’s New Tokyo Rep Reflects on the Future of Investment, Trade Ties
At a time of turbulence, Takao Yamamoto says tried and true factors that have brought Georgia 50-plus years of success in Japan — solid friendships, tended with care, concern and mutual trust — will continue to shape the relationship.