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Filipino Community Leader, Former President Honored at Gala

by Trevor Williams

Atlanta‘s Filipino community held its sixth annual independence day celebration June 12,  hosting a former president of the Philippines and honoring a businessman for his local leadership.  The Kalayaan celebration, organized by the Honorary...

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British Consulate Employee Awarded by Queen

by Trevor Williams

British vice consul Claire Newman is in the same company as Grammy-winning singer Adele and 499 other honorees, though the award she received this week has nothing to do with music.  Ms. Newman, who...

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Dutch Ambassador to Highlight Investment, Art in Atlanta

by Trevor Williams

Rudolf Bekink, ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States, is set for a two-day visit to Atlanta June 24-25 to highlight business ties and an art exhibition that features Dutch artist Vermeer‘s famous portrait, “Girl...

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Argentine Envoy Praises Carter’s Handling of Dictator

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When visiting Atlanta last month, Jorge Arguello, Argentina’s ambassador to the United States, described his public relations onslaught on Washington through the newsletter he launched upon assuming his post in...

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Liechtenstein: More Than a Tax Haven

by Chris Shattuck

Although only 62 square miles large and landlocked with a population of 35,000, Liechtenstein in Central Europe maintains the highest gross domestic product per capita of any country in the...

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Argentine Ambassador to Strengthen Bilateral Trade, Educational Ties

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Jorge Arguello, Argentina’s ambassador to the United States, told a luncheon gathering of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta Oct. 16 that his top objective is to help achieve a...

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Ambassador Returning for France-Atlanta

by Trevor Williams

François Delattre, the French ambassador to the United States, will return to Atlanta Oct. 25 for this year’s France-Atlanta program, the award-winning educational collaboration between the Consulate General of France and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Delattre will...

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U.S. Ambassador: Singapore Investment at Record Levels

by Trevor Williams

In 2011, for the first time ever, trade between the United States and Singapore eclipsed $50 billion. That the milestone was reached during the tenure of U.S. Ambassador David Adelman is likely a coincidence, but it came at...

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Georgian Named Ambassador to Barbados and Caribbean

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Emory University graduate and native of Augusta Larry Palmer is the recently appointed U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Previously, Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, refused Mr. Palmer’s appointment as...

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Ambassador Link Brings First Mongolians to Wesleyan

by Trevor Williams

Since China‘s famous Soong sisters attended Wesleyan College in the early 1900s, the Macon women’s school has always had strong links to Asia. It has also hosted students from Russia, but it wasn’t until a native son was posted...

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