During his most recent visit to Central America, Vice President Joseph Biden met with the presidents of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to discuss funding priorities aimed at slowing migration […]
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World Class Danish Gymnasts to Inspire Healthy Physical Activity
Denmark’s premier gymnastic team is soon to arrive in Atlanta during their visit of several U.S. cities to impart their message of “Sport for all — Sport for life — […]
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Hungary’s Honorary Consul Teams Up with GCIV for Trip to Budapest
John E. Parkerson Jr., the honorary consul general of Hungary for Georgia and Tennessee, is teaming up with the Georgia Council of International Visitors (GCIV) to lead a trip to […]
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Foreign Policy Editor: Forget Extremism — Cyber Warfare the Real Generational Threat
While the U.S. focuses its diplomatic resources on combating extremism, a “footnote in history,” it risks ignoring more lasting threats: the growing specter of cyber warfare and a widening gulf in opinions on how […]
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Irish Prime Minister to Head Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Festivities
Ireland’s head of government, Prime Minister Enda Kenny, will oversee St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Atlanta this year, serving as the grand marshal of the March 14 parade and speaking to an […]
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Court Order a ‘Temporary’ Setback on Immigration, Advocates Say at Town Hall
A federal court order stalling aspects of President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration Monday is just a temporary setback on the road to reform, immigration activists, attorneys and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said at […]
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India’s C.G. Appointed as Permanent Representative to the U.N. in Geneva
Ajit Kumar, India’s consul general based in Atlanta, has been appointed as ambassador and the permanent representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva, India’s Ministry of External Affairs […]
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Applications for Swedish Passports Must Go Through Washington
The Swedish embassy in Washington announced on Feb. 12 that Swedish citizens seeking a new passport or to renew an old one must do so at the embassy due to […]
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Colombian Ambassador: ‘We Defeated Organized Crime’
Colombia has much to brag about — cutting poverty by half, doubling international air connections and quadrupling the size of its economy since 2000 — but these are just byproducts of its crowning achievement over […]
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India’s Foreign Secretary: Stronger Ties With U.S. Don’t Threaten China
India’s new foreign secretary doesn’t see his country’s warmer ties with the U.S. as coming at the expense of its relationship with China — at least that was his stance during a recent trip to Atlanta. “Our relations with […]