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Movers and Makers Awards: Honoring Gwinnett’s Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leaders
May 1 at 8:00 am - 10:30 amKorea-Georgia Dialogue: Strengthening Strategic and Economic Ties in a Global Partnership
May 20 at 8:00 am - 3:45 pmConsular Conversations: Mexico
July 15 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Eleanor Morris, Ph.D., Agnes Scott College Mass migration, and the problems associated with it, have directly abetted the rise of populist parties in Europe. Opposition to immigration was the […]
The Mid-Winter Gala is a black tie optional* dinner and dance for both ACIR and International Club of Atlanta (ICA) members and non-member friends. It is an opportunity to spend an evening together with those members of the Atlanta community who share a strong desire to remain aware of international events shaping our world today […]
As part of KSU’s award-winning Annual Country Study Program, the goal of this international conference is to examine ever-changing Moroccan identities with a special focus on the cultural, economic, political and social agency of young women and men. The conference features over 30 presentations from leading scholars, policy-makers, and community leaders from six different countries.
Please join the IRC in Atlanta as we celebrate 40 years of welcoming refugees to rebuild their lives in Georgia communities! This year, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta is celebrating our 40th anniversary. Since our opening in 1979—together with Georgians from all walks of life—we have welcomed more than 26,500 refugees from 67 […]
The Irish Chamber of Atlanta is happy to announce that long-time friend of the chamber, Ronnie Foreman of Foreman Consultants in Belfast, will be our featured speaker at a Chamber Luncheon at Rí Rá Irish Pub in Midtown. The charge for lunch will be $25 per person, which includes parking. Ronnie is a highly experienced businessman […]
Smart City Expo Atlanta is the first, and only, U.S. edition of Smart City Expo World Congress, the world’s leading conference and expo on smart cities and smart urban solutions. Hosted annually in Barcelona since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress has globally expanded to Brazil, Turkey, Japan, Mexico and Argentina, and now to the […]
Speaker: David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. David Kaye is an international expert on human rights and freedom of expression and a leading voice on digital security, free speech, and the internet. Launched in 2016, the Global Leaders Lecture brings national and international leaders to Emory […]
When Fidel Castro first publically met Ambassador Vicki Huddleston in 1991, in an attempt to embarrass her, he asked if she was someone’s wife. After introducing herself as the Department Director of Cuban Affairs, he responded, “Oh! I thought I was!” This theatrical display laid the foundation for U.S.-Cuba diplomatic discourse: one of the tensest […]
What You'll Learn Hosted by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, this panel discussion will focus on the US’s trade relations with its four largest trade partners and the interactions among those relationships. Presenter Moderator: Dr. Diane Alleva Cáceres, President, World Trade Center Atlanta & Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs […]
ACIR President Bob Kennedy will speak at the President's breakfast on "The Demands of Smart Power." Seating is limited to 20 attendees. Smart Power has been defined as the use of both hard power (often military force) and soft power (non-military) to achieve objectives in the international arena. Often missing from such formulations is an […]
Logistics and supply chain management remains an often overlooked but crucial aspect of our daily lives. In emergencies, programs and service delivery are only possible if the right product gets to the right people at the right place and at the right time. Due to natural disasters, famine, disease and other ongoing problems across the […]
United States has reached an agreement with Mexico and Canada in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When finalized and implemented, the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement […]
While the media focus on the Korean Peninsula has slowed since the 2019 Hanoi Summit, the tension still remains. Despite initial optimism and relationship building between President Trump and Chairman Kim […]
Businesses operating FTZ’s have become a thriving sector of the U.S. economy. The FTZ program is available to all U.S. based companies and can be established at warehouses/distribution centers and […]
"Colombia - United States Relations: Today and Tomorrow" Colombia is one of the oldest democracies in Latin America. The United States and Colombia share a commitment to promoting security, prosperity, and democratic governance in Colombia and across the Western Hemisphere. Today though a vibrant democracy and a growing market oriented economy, Colombia under the guidance of President Ivan Duque’s […]
The attack on the Aramco oil facilities. It created alarm not only in Saudi Arabia, but also in the United Arab Emirates and especially in Israel. It demonstrated the new capacity of the more accurate Iranian weapons systems and their strategy of using military force openly but through supposed surrogates giving Iran a fig leaf […]
In the aftermath of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones with the Soviets in the north and Americans in the south. On June 25, 1950 North Korea invaded the South. United Nations’ forces responded, countering the attack. Chinese intervention on November 1, 1950 led to intensive warfare. An armistice was finally agreed […]
The Atlanta Council on International Relations is hosting a luncheon and panel discussion with Consuls General Dr. Heike Fuller of Germany and Shane Stephens of Ireland: Brexit: "Where to From Here?" Background: The narrow vote of the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2016 in favor of leaving the European Union (EU), popularly called Brexit, has […]
The Atlanta Council on International Relations, together with the Georgia State University CIBER and Global Atlanta is honored to host at the Capital City Club (downtown) January 13: Professor Fuat Keyman, "Turkey-US Relations Amid Global Turmoil: Rules-Based Multilateralism or Flexible Alliance?" Turkey’s relations with the European Union have been problematical for many years. In more […]
The Philippines and the U.S. Lecture by Dr. Katja Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology The Philippines has had a special relationship with the United States since the islands were ceded by Spain to the United States after the Spanish-American War at the end of the 19th century. However, since the election of Rodrigo Duterte, the […]
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