Connecting Atlanta to the World through City Diplomacy

The Truman Center, the Atlanta Mayor’s Office & the Metro Atlanta Chamber invite you to a discussion on the city’s international relations.

Atlanta’s place in the world is rapidly evolving. The city has grown into a global gateway and logistics hub, and home to major Fortune 500 companies, global news outlets, and world-class academic institutions. Atlanta’s international engagement is also anchored in its civil rights legacy, diversity and thriving migrant and diaspora communities, which drive the city’s innovation and creativity.

As evidenced by Mayor Dickens’ decision to combine the city’s offices focused on international and immigration affairs into an expanded Office of Immigrant and International Affairs, Atlanta is building an international engagement strategy that connects economic opportunity to the global fight for justice and equality.

On April 14, the Truman Center for National Policy, the City of Atlanta and the Metro Atlanta Chamber will host an event to explore how to maximize the benefits of the city’s diplomacy for all Atlantans and the role of Atlanta in American foreign policy. This event will highlight findings from Truman’s City & State Diplomacy Task Force, co-chaired by Mayor Dickens, about how cities’ international engagement can deliver benefits for constituents and improve the United States’ global standing.

The panel discussion will feature Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta, Paige Alexander, CEO of the Carter Center, and Katie Kirkpatrick, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.