The City of Atlanta’s Office of International Affairs recently welcomed a new face.
Vanessa Ibarra, who speaks fluent English, French and Spanish, joined the team as chief of protocol, replacing Noah Downer.
A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Ms. Ibarra has lived in five countries and has worked for VGH Intenrational and YER USA Inc.
She has also worked for the Atlanta offices of Enterprise Rhone-Alps International, or ERAI, along with the office of Ubifrance, the French government’s export promotion agency. She came to Atlanta from Miami for college, eventually earning a master’s degree in international business at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.
Learn more about the international affairs office here.
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