While facing runaway uncertainty in the global economy, Japan is continuing to pin its future on the rules-based order that has led to global prosperity through open trade, the country’s […]
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Consul General: Princess-Led Trade Mission Could Presage ‘Second Wave’ of Belgian Investment
When 150 Belgian companies descend on Atlanta next month, they’ll be seeing a part of the country that doesn’t come up on the radar for most. But what they may […]
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Consul General: In a Time of Strained Supply Chains, Japan Remains Focused on Global Growth
Japan’s economy is not unfamiliar with crises. Just over a decade ago, the country faced an unprecedented disruption when the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami not only killed more than 15,000 […]
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British Consul General: Sports, Global Health and Tech Underpin Growing U.K. Relationship With Southeast U.S.
British Consul General Andrew Staunton spent most of October back home visiting family in the United Kingdom he hadn’t seen in two years due to COVID-related travel bans. But the […]
Posted inEurope
Consul: Greece an ‘Anchor’ for U.S. Interests in the Mediterranean
Thinking of Greece, many Americans immediately hearken back to the ancient civilization that gave the world democracy as a form of government and originated many of the philosophical underpinnings of […]
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Consul General: Indonesia’s Economic Profile Rising in the South
Before Andre Omer Siregar started selling Indonesia as a 23-year veteran of the country’s diplomatic corps, he spent two years marketing the Asian equivalent of Procter & Gamble‘s Pert shampoo: […]
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Consul General: French Business Community Sees Optimistic Transitions This Fall
Despite the pandemic and some struggles in the U.S.-France relationship, this fall has already brought about an optimistic time of transitions in Atlanta’s French business community, the country’s consul general […]
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Matching Priorities: Spain’s Trade Commissioner Eyes Infrastructure, Tech Partnerships With Atlanta
Spain’s voice in Georgia isn’t always the loudest, but perhaps its lower profile is a symptom of slow, steady success. Some 35 Spanish companies are well integrated into the state, […]
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Isolated but Integrated: Chile Reconnects With Atlanta in U.S. Investment Push
German Rocca knows that Chile sits at the “end of the world,” but that fact has made the geographically isolated country more intent on integrating with the global economy over time. Known […]
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Disaster and Diaspora: Caribbean Ties With Atlanta Strengthened Through Hardship
Watch the full video of the event above. For many Caribbean nations, the Southeast U.S. is home to large diaspora populations who carry the cultural banner of their home islands and […]