Delta Air Lines Inc. is still facing heat from China for the way it classifies Taiwan on its website. The airline is among four U.S. carriers China’s Civil Aviation Authority said Wednesday had not fully addressed the nation’s concerns about how they refer to the self-ruled island, which China considers a wayward province. Amid a tense Read more
British Consul General: U.K. Has Deeper Appetite for Engagement With the South
Editor’s note: The below story is based on an arrival interview with new U.K. Consul General Andrew Staunton, who will also be the featured guest at Global Atlanta’s upcoming Consular Conversations luncheon and public interview Aug. 22. Sign up here to eat something and learn something while meeting the South’s top British diplomat. Before taking Read more
More than Red, White and Blue: Consulates Help Airport Celebrate Independence Day
Fourth of July travelers always see a good dose of red, white and blue in Old Glory while in transit to Independence Day celebrations around the nation. That won’t change this year at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which has planned an array of American musical performances around the premises and has hung a giant American Read more
Netherlands to Establish Atlanta Consulate to Deepen Economic Ties With Southeast U.S.
The Netherlands is set to open a consulate general this fall in Atlanta to promote the country’s interests in five states in the Southeastern U.S., its fifth such diplomatic office across the country. The consulate will serve Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia, which were previously covered by the Dutch consulate in Miami. An Read more
UN Official: Risk of Nuclear Conflict Grows As Diplomacy Declines
In a tense world running short on diplomacy, the likelihood of nuclear war could be on the rise for the first time since the Cold War, a top United Nations official warned this week in Atlanta. “The danger of nuclear conflict — either by design, accident or miscalculation — seems to be growing,” said Izumi Read more
New British Consul General Arrives From Greece
Atlanta’s new British consul general started on the job June 5, fresh off four years as deputy head of mission and economic counselor at the British embassy in Athens, Greece. Andrew Staunton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, has a wealth of experience in economic affairs, especially in recent years in Europe. He helped shepherd the Read more
Traveling the Globe to Interview Korean War Veterans, ‘Like Weaving a Great Quilt’ on Behalf of Peace
For years now, Hannah Y. Kim has been focused on July 27 — the date that she would like to see a peace treaty signed with North Korea officially recognizing the end of the Korean War. The Korean War unofficially ended on July 27, 1953, when a negotiated agreement was signed in Panmunjon, a village Read more
Local Korean Diplomat Optimistic on Morning After Trump-Kim Summit
As the Western world was waking up to news from the historic summit of the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea, South Korea’s local representative was explaining its importance in the epicenter of Georgia’s Korean community. Speaking in Gwinnett County, Consul General Young-jun Kim struck an optimistic note on the meeting between U.S. President Read more
Consul General Kim: The Korean War No Longer ‘The Forgotten War’
With the historic meeting between North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump scheduled at a luxury resort in Singapore next week, the Korean War which claimed 740 Georgia lives is no longer the “forgotten war.” Korea’s consul general Young-jun Kim said as much Tuesday, June 5, at a ceremony of the Korean Read more
Mexico’s Ambassador Talks NAFTA, Immigration With Gov. Deal
As NAFTA talks grew testier at the national level, Mexico’s ambassador to the United States made a friendly call on Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s office during a working visit to Atlanta last week. Ambassador Gerónimo Gutiérrez and Mr. Deal discussed the Georgia-Mexico trading relationship, which totals $10 billion annually, according to a news release from the Read more
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