Rain moved it inside but couldn’t stop the celebration of 40 years of Georgia–Japan ties at the Millennium Gate at Atlantic Station March 28. While the banner of the land of the...
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Overseas French About to Have Louder Political Say at Home
Atlanta-based bi-national attorney Dominique Lemoine is running as the head of a team of six for newly created offices by the French government due to the numerous educational and tax...
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Ireland Picks Its First Honorary Consul for North Carolina
The Consulate General of Ireland in Atlanta has announced that John Young, has been appointed as Ireland’s first honorary consul for the state of North Carolina. Dr. Young, a native...
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With Grievances Resolved, Israel’s Diplomats Back at Work
Israel’s consul general based in Atlanta, Opher Aviran, announced on April 4 that Israeli diplomats and foreign service workers are back on the job after nearly a month of being...
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Mayor Reed: ‘We’ve Got to Go Big’ in Global Engagement
With the city’s fiscal house in order and its international affairs department fully staffed, Mayor Kasim Reed sees his second term as the time for a concerted effort to assert Atlanta’s presence on...
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Israeli Consul General: Why I Can’t Work
Editor’s note: This commentary was originally sent as an email by Opher Aviran, Israeli consul general to the Southeast U.S., to the consulate’s contact list. It is reprinted here with...
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Foreign Ministry Strike Cancels Local Israeli Celebrations
For the first time ever, the Israeli Consulate General in Atlanta is canceling its local independence day celebrations in solidarity with its foreign ministry, which is on strike around the...
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Ambassadors Call for Closer U.S.-Europe Ties in Face of Crimean Crisis
Four ambassadors to the U.S. from Central Europe in Atlanta on March 11 underscored the importance of democratic values and international law in the face of Russian aggression in the...
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European Ambassadors: U.S. Gas Exports Would Undercut Russia’s Influence in Ukraine
U.S. regulators should show support to their European allies by allowing more exports of natural gas, undercutting Russia’s ability to use its supplies as leverage in the developing standoff in Ukraine,...
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Honduras Consulate in Atlanta Caught in Corruption Probe
The Consulate General of Honduras in Atlanta is among eight of the country’s 10 diplomatic offices around the U.S. where diplomats have been suspended over allegedly selling false identity documents....