The Rev. Dr. Bernice King , the CEO of Atlanta’s King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, was among the 10,000 guests who witnessed South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in’s impassioned March 1 speech reaffirming his country’s 1919 Declaration of Independence and setting his agenda for the reunification of the Korean peninsula. Delivered in honor of the […]
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$150M Solar Deal Announced by Kemp Spans Georgia, Boasts Global Implications
International deals underpin Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement today that solar power provider Silicon Ranch Corp. would build three solar farms in southwest Georgia’s Early County. The $150 million investment pledged by the Nashville, Tenn.-based company includes a project already under construction in Blakely, Ga., which will help provide power to a massive Facebook data center all the […]
First Exported Kia Telluride SUVs Head From Georgia to the Middle East
The first Georgia-made Kia Tellurides to be exported started their journey overseas Tuesday as the eight-seater SUVs were loaded at the Port of Brunswick en route to buyers in the Middle East. The first shipment, handled by auto shipper Hyundai Glovis (part of Kia’s sister company Hyundai’s group of companies) included about 250 Tellurides headed […]
Commentary: Mexico Finds New Avenue for Responsible Diplomacy With Like-Minded Countries
Editor’s note: This commentary was published first in Spanish in “Reforma” newspaper and was made available to Global Atlanta in English by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta. It was written by Julián Ventura Valero, deputy secretary of foreign affairs, who can be followed on Twitter at @JulianVenturaV. Mexico is convinced of the irreplaceable value of […]
American Korean Friendship Society Awards Honor Patriotism and Service
As the U.S. prepares for denuclearization negotiations with North Korea‘s supreme leader next month, the American Korean Friendship Society honored at its annual dinner Jan. 25 Major General Daniel D. Yoo and Jay K. Eun with its “New American Hero” and “Lifetime Achievement” awards. In August 2018, Major Gen. Yoo assumed command of the Marine’s […]
Korean General Cautious But Hopeful About Upcoming Summit
By the time that he had returned to South Korea early this week, Lt. Gen. In-Bum Chun‘s predictions of an upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea‘s supreme leader, appeared to be taking shape. The lieutenant general, who retired in 2016 after a 35-year career in the South Korean army, had […]
Chamber Dinner Highlights U.S.-Korean Blood Ties Among Veterans
Gen. Raymond G. Davis, who received the Medal of Honor for leading a storied rescue of fellow Marines besieged by Chinese troops at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, is probably the best known Georgian who fought in that devastating battle. General Davis, a combat veteran of three wars and the assistant commandant of […]
Three Star Korean Lt. General (Ret.) to Provide Perspective on Korean Peninsula Security
During his 35 years of service in South Korea‘s military, Three-Star Lt. Gen. In-Bum Chun held a front-line seat in his country’s standoff with North Korea. He also developed a special relationship with the U.S. having spent four and a half years (1965-69) of his childhood in New York where his mother served as the first […]
SK Innovation Donation to Net $120K for Jackson County Schools
SK Innovation, a South Korean battery manufacturer, committed to donating $60,000 to improve career preparedness in Jackson County schools, the first act of engagement in a community where it will invest an estimated $1.67 billion. The donation is to go to the Empower College and Career Center, a charter high school focused on vocational skills, […]
Still Time to See Atlanta Airport’s Global ‘Winter Wonderland’
Traveling through the airport on your way back from Christmas festivities overseas? There’s still time to see Hartsfield-Jackson’s Winter Wonderland on display in the International Terminal atrium through Jan. 2. Each year, the airport’s international affairs team asks consulates to help decorate the traditional trees with ornaments, flags and other artifacts representing their countries. This year, as in years past, 12 […]
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