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Opinion: New Middle East Pact Points Way Toward Peace

Editor’s note: This opinion piece was written by Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israeli consul general to the Southeast United States, and was published originally in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  History was made Tuesday. The establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is a monumental achievement, marking the beginning of a new era in […]

  • Asia
  • Taiwan
    • Diplomacy
    • Trade

Taiwan Foreign Minister: Trade Deal Would Aid U.S.’s China Decoupling

Taiwan is hoping newfound antipathy toward China’s growing authoritarianism will drive the U.S. toward negotiating a free-trade agreement with the island in the near future, Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu told the Atlanta Council on International Relations this week.   To demonstrate its “earnestness,” Taiwan Aug. 28 dropped longstanding import restrictions on U.S. beef and pork that […]

  • Europe
  • Russia
    • Diplomacy
    • Politics

The Russian Arctic: Putin’s Central Plans for the Top of the World

Anyone with illusions that the Arctic region is a wasteland at the world’s edge, devoid of strategic importance, will have their views shattered upon listening to Thomas Rotnem. In late August, the professor of political science at Kennesaw State University spent the better part of an hour with the Atlanta Council on International Relations explaining how Russia views what many see as […]

  • Asia
  • Taiwan
    • Commentary
    • Diplomacy
    • Global Health

Foreign Minister Ahead of Atlanta Talk: Taiwan Eyes Greater Role in Multilateral Recovery

Editor’s note: This commentary was authored by Jaushieh Joseph Wu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of China (Taiwan), and provided to Global Atlanta by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta.  The island may be far from Atlanta, but its messages are falling on more receptive ears globally of late. Taiwan’s exemplary […]

  • Europe
  • Germany
    • Diplomacy
    • Politics
    • Trade

Ambassador: How Germany Is Helping Lead Europe’s Recovery While Juggling a ’Strained’ U.S. Alliance 

At what is looking more like an inflection point for the world, Germany and the U.S. have differences of opinion on tactical approaches on issues as wide-ranging as dealing with Iran, defense spending and tackling COVID-19. That’s to be expected, and the terrain of cordial disagreement is easy enough to navigate, said German Ambassador Emily Haber […]

  • Asia
  • India
    • Business
    • Consular Conversations

Asian Diplomats: Contact-Tracing Apps, Tech Solutions Play Key Role in COVID-19 Fight

When Indonesian Consul General Nana Yuliana went home in April during the pandemic, she found a changed country.   Indonesia had yet to reach its peak. It’s still seeing coronavirus case counts climb in hotspots like Jakarta, the capital city, and East Java. But even then the country had begun reckoning with a version of the […]

  • Americas
  • Mexico
    • Diplomacy
    • Global Health

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.  […]

  • Asia
  • China
    • Diplomacy
    • Global Georgia
    • Global Health

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 […]

  • Middle East - North Africa
  • Lebanon
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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 […]

  • Americas
  • Canada
    • Business
    • Diplomacy

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 […]

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