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Belgium’s Ambassador to the U.S. Gets Acquainted With Atlanta on First Visit

Belgium’s Ambassador to the U.S. Gets Acquainted With Atlanta on First Visit

Belgium’s ambassador to the U.S., Dirk Wouters, told Global Atlanta that he appreciated the “attractive state of mind” he experienced during his two day visit to Atlanta June 14-15, and especially praised the bioengineering and biosciences research he saw at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also was highly complimentary of the luncheon reception hosted Read more

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Atlanta Prepares for an Ambassador Influx Starting June 12 

Atlanta Prepares for an Ambassador Influx Starting June 12 

While it’s more coincidental than official, the week of June 12 is shaping up to be an impromptu ambassadors’ week in Atlanta, with top diplomats from four countries dropping in on the city.  It all starts that Monday with Canadian Ambassador David McNaughton, who will be hosted by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for a discussion on NAFTA Read more

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Belgium Firm Consolidates Its U.S. Carpet Distribution in Floyd County

Belgium Firm Consolidates Its U.S. Carpet Distribution in Floyd County

Balta U.S. Inc., a subsidiary of the Belgian Balta Group, a European market leader in the manufacture of textile floor coverings that are distributed to more than 100 countries, is consolidating its distribution centers in Georgia to Shannon, an unincorporated community in Rome and Floyd County. The facility is to serve as the group’s U.S. Read more

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Atlanta Attorney Anton Mertens Honored for Fostering Belgium-Georgia Ties

Atlanta Attorney Anton Mertens Honored for Fostering Belgium-Georgia Ties

The recognition of Anton F. Mertens, the Atlanta-based immigration of partner of the law firm Burr & Forman LLP, with his award of the prestigious Officer’s Cross of the Order of Leopold signed by King Philippe, King of the Belgians, is the latest recognition of particularly close ties between Belgium and Georgia. Georgia economic developers Read more

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Delta’s Nonstop Flight Returns as Brussels Marks Anniversary of Attacks

Delta’s Nonstop Flight Returns as Brussels Marks Anniversary of Attacks

Mayor Kasim Reed’s trip to Brussels this summer just got a whole lot easier.  When he heads to the European Union headquarters city to talk cities and climate change with the Michael Bloomberg-led Global Covenant of Mayors, he’ll now be able to take a nonstop flight on his hometown airline.  Mr. Reed said the return of the Read more

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Consular Conversations: Belgium a ‘Mini-Europe,’ Well-Versed in Compromise and Contradiction 

Consular Conversations: Belgium a ‘Mini-Europe,’ Well-Versed in Compromise and Contradiction 

Belgium as a nation is a microcosm of what the European project requires: accepting ambiguity and constantly working toward compromise, said the country’s consul general in Atlanta.  Composed of the Dutch-speaking Flanders region, the French-speaking southern Wallonia region and a national government based in Brussels, the country has been dealing with the tradeoffs of federalism and linguistic diversity since Read more

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World War I Exhibitions to Spur Local Interest in the ‘Forgotten War’

World War I Exhibitions to Spur Local Interest in the ‘Forgotten War’

World War I may be “the forgotten war,” overshadowed in U.S. history by the Civil War and World War II, but its consequences continue to be felt this day. The loss of 10 million-plus who died in the conflict with twice as many injured may be only a faint memory. Yet the collapse of empires, Read more

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Fulbright Grant Enables Emory Researcher to Compare Refugee Obesity at Home and Abroad

Fulbright Grant Enables Emory Researcher to Compare Refugee Obesity at Home and Abroad

For many years now, Clarkston, Ga., has been known for its ethnic diversity. The January 2017 issue of Atlanta Magazine even titled its article about the town’s center as the “Ellis Island of the  South.” Warren St. John’s book ‘Outcasts United’ and his articles for the New  York Times gave the town global renown. In Read more

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Restoration of Atlanta-Brussels Delta Flight to Re-energize Close Belgian-Georgia Ties

Restoration of Atlanta-Brussels Delta Flight to Re-energize Close Belgian-Georgia Ties

Delta Air Lines Inc. is resuming on Saturday, March 25, its Atlanta–Brussels flights, an announcement which drew a hardy round of applause from the dozens of attendees at a Belgium National Day celebration held in Midtown the evening of Jan. 13. Anton Mertens, president of the Belgian-American Chamber of the South which hosted the celebration Read more

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Books 2016: A Century Later, the Great War’s Memory Resonates

Books 2016: A Century Later, the Great War’s Memory Resonates

Book: Harvest of War Author: Jan Smolders Reviewed by: William de Baets, consul general of Belgium in Atlanta This year I read Jan Smolders’ Harvest of War. Written by a compatriot living in Florida, the novel describes the last months of World War II in a small Belgian town. Based on the grim historical reality of the moment, Smolders weaves together themes of heroism, treason, Read more

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