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Emory, Mexican Consulate Test 500 for COVID-19 Over Weekend

The Consulate General of Mexico teamed up with Emory University to offer guaranteed COVID-19 testing to the Mexican and Latino communities over the weekend. Volunteers at the consulate’s Ventanilla de Salud, or health window, acted as interpreters for researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health led by Jodie Guest, vice president of the epidemiology department. […]

Taiwan Delivers Donation of 10,000 N95 Masks to Georgia

Taiwan has followed up on its first act of “mask diplomacy” in Georgia with another donation that may be even more critical as the state continues to grapple with a growing load of COVID-19 cases. A month after delivering 100,000 medical masks to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency to great fanfare from local and […]

How to Help: Lebanon Honorary Consul Addresses Atlantans From Beirut After Blast

In 2019, Lebanon appointed for the first time an honorary consul in Georgia, becoming the latest country to join the state’s more than 70-strong diplomatic corps. Wassim Hojeij, an entrepreneur named honorary consul after a successful career in the restaurant management and franchising sector, had planned to open an office for the country in early […]

Canadian Consul General to Join Private Sector Upon Departure from Atlanta

Canadian Consul General Nadia Theodore will depart Atlanta to take up a new role in the private sector after two decades of public service culminating with her posting as the country’s top diplomat for the Southeast U.S. Ms. Theodore will join Maple Leaf Foods as senior vice president of government of industry and global government relations. The food […]

Interview: New Taiwan Diplomat Sees Opportunity in U.S.-China Rift

Taiwan’s new top diplomat for the Southeast U.S. doesn’t relish the deterioration in U.S.-China relations, but that doesn’t mean his government isn’t seeking to make the most of it. Elliot Yi-lung Wang arrived recently in Atlanta to take up his post as the director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, a de facto consulate, […]

United Nations Internships Bring Diplomacy, Leadership to Life for Kennesaw State Students

Editor’s note: This sponsored article is provided by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and was written by Dave Shell. Vanessa Godinez and Hayley Englund wanted to experience the world. They both had their chance during a unique internship at the United Nations headquarters in Switzerland. Ms. Englund, who graduated from Kennesaw State University […]

Former Obama Protocol Chief: How a ‘Diplomatic Mindset’ Can Enhance Global Business

Protocol is a mainstay of international diplomacy, but its mastery can also be a “super power” for those engaged in global business, according to former White House Chief Protocol Officer Capricia Penavic Marshall. Ambassador Marshall, who directed protocol for presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, spoke to the World Affairs Council of Atlanta in a […]

Diplomat: Taiwan Responding to China’s Effort to Change Status Quo in Hong Kong

Editor’s note: The following letter/commentary is written by Elliot Yi-lung Wang, the new director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, which serves as a de facto (although not official) consulate representing the interest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Taiwan in the Southeast U.S. Mr. Wang has served as a Taiwanese […]

Dutch Ambassador: Renovating Transatlantic Ties

Donated in 1954, the Netherlands carillon at Arlington National Cemetery serves as a token of thanks for the American lives sacrificed in Europe during World War II. The Dutch government is now working with the U.S. National Park Service to renovate and expand it, adding three new bells to the current 50 to make it a grand […]

Atlanta Journalist Honored as French-American Foundation Young Leader

Atlanta journalist Rickey Bevington, who anchors NPR’s All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting, has been named a French-American Foundation young leader for 2020. Ms. Bevington joins this year’s cohort of 11 on the American side, along with and a network of more than 500 alumni since 1981, including influential businesspeople, educators, cultural figures, artists, athletes and […]

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