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Beyond Beaches: Bahamas Ties With Atlanta Run Much Deeper Than Tourism 

Beyond Beaches: Bahamas Ties With Atlanta Run Much Deeper Than Tourism 

Astra Armbrister-Rolle isn’t bashful about the beaches where she grew up. After all, the Bahamas is known for the white sand and azure waters that postcards have marketed so well to Americans seeking a getaway.  “When we say that it’s better in the Bahamas, just about everyone in this room will know what that means,” Read more

  • Europe
  • Europe
    • Business
    • Consular Conversations
    • Diplomacy

From Astana to Atlanta: New Greek Consul Brings Russian Expertise

From Astana to Atlanta: New Greek Consul Brings Russian Expertise

When Emmanouil (Manolis) Androulakis found out he was headed to Atlanta, he set off on a feverish research binge. A portrait of the city slowly came into view: Atlanta was the home of Coca-Cola, CNN, the world’s busiest airport and many top corporations, Greece’s new consul quickly found out. But it held another distinction: “Oh, Atlanta — yes of course!” Read more

  • Africa
  • Africa
    • Consular Conversations

Nigeria Eyes Tech, Ag Partnerships With Georgia

Nigeria Eyes Tech, Ag Partnerships With Georgia

When posted at the United Nations, Kayode Laro admits that he sometimes got sucked into what one might call the “New York state of mind.” “I thought the world started and ended in New York, and I looked at Atlanta as, ‘Oh, well that’s really off my radar,’” the Nigerian consul general said in a Read more

  • Americas
  • Americas
    • Consular Conversations
    • Diplomacy

Consular Conversations: Peru Invites the World to Its Diverse Dinner Table

Consular Conversations: Peru Invites the World to Its Diverse Dinner Table

When Miguel Aleman first arrived in Atlanta nearly three years ago, he already had a self-imposed mandate in mind. If he accomplished nothing else while taking care of the 30,000 Peruvians across his six-state region, the consul general said, half-jokingly, that he would focus on one all-important metric: attracting an upscale Peruvian restaurant to metro Read more

  • Asia
  • Japan
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Japanese Consul General: Reform Necessary, Not Easy

Japanese Consul General: Reform Necessary, Not Easy

With the date set a year in advance, the organizers of this year’s SEUS-Japan alliance meeting couldn’t have seen this coincidence coming. As influential business leaders from the South converge in Greenville, S.C., with counterparts from Japan next weekend, Japanese voters will be headed to the polls Oct. 22 for a pivotal election that could affect Read more

  • Europe
  • Austria
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In Age of Populism, Switzerland Balances Independence, Integration 

In Age of Populism, Switzerland Balances Independence, Integration 

Switzerland is known for punctual trains that you can set your clock by, but few know that the country itself is a microcosm of a timekeeping device, says Andreas Maager, the outgoing Swiss consul general in Atlanta.  Mr. Maager says Switzerland is like a watch, one of its most famous exports, and not just because of a manufacturing sector known Read more

  • Americas
  • Americas
    • Consular Conversations
    • Economic Development

El Salvador Diplomat Uses People Power to Change Perceptions 

El Salvador Diplomat Uses People Power to Change Perceptions 

Editor’s note/update: Ms. Valenzuela recently moved on to her next position and is no longer El Salvador’s consul general in Atlanta. To reach the consulate, email consuladoatlanta@rree.gob.sv.  When Claudia Valenzuela was serving her country at the United Nations, she gained lessons much more valuable than international protocol.  While she enjoyed negotiating and meeting heads of state — she even shared Read more

  • Europe
  • Europe
    • Consular Conversations

Deeper Than Headlines and Handshakes: The German-U.S. Alliance in the Age of Trump 

Deeper Than Headlines and Handshakes: The German-U.S. Alliance in the Age of Trump 

U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have so far been unable to find personal chemistry in line with the close ties between their countries.  At their first meeting in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump’s attempts to make light of U.S. wiretapping of European leaders fell flat, and he all-too-visibly failed to shake Ms. Merkel’s hand during a photo op. Read more

  • Europe
  • Europe
    • Business
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Britain’s Consul General in Atlanta Unruffled by Brexit Prospects

Britain’s Consul General in Atlanta Unruffled by Brexit Prospects

With the equanimity of a seasoned diplomat, Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, the British consul general in Atlanta, is sticking with his country’s mandate to leave the European Union as determined by the Brexit referendum now almost a year old. He emphasized the inevitability of this course during a “consular conversation” hosted by Global Atlanta at the Midtown Read more

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Israeli Consul General: Rising Anti-Semitism Must Be Tackled From the Top Down

Israeli Consul General: Rising Anti-Semitism Must Be Tackled From the Top Down

Back from a trip to Israel last week, Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer made a troubling observation while attending Holocaust memorial ceremonies in Atlanta: Attendance was down, and those who did turn out were generally older.

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Consular Conversations is a series of monthly interviews with Atlanta’s diplomats held over lunch at the Miller & Martin law offices.

The objective is to raise the consuls’ profile and help Atlantans understand their countries better for the purposes of business and cultural exchange.

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