With “Europe Day” fast approaching, Washington may not be focused on Transatlantic relations, but the same certainly can’t be said of Atlanta. In his overview of the current administration and the U.S. Congress’ neglect of a “European strategy,” Harlan Ullman, a top strategic thinker, and senior adviser at the Atlantic Council, charged that “nobody in Read more
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Winning HQ of Groupe PSA Shows Atlanta’s Blend of Tech, Auto Strength
The maker of Peugeot, Citroen, Opel and other brands announced Tuesday that it would open a new North American headquarters in Atlanta by February, adding Europe’s second largest car maker to the city’s list of prestigious foreign nameplates. But according to the French company, this isn’t your traditional auto announcement; it’s in part a technology play, a gradual Read more
France’s Southeast U.S. Rep Switches Party and Forms Law Firm With Political Ally
The twists and turns of French electoral politics send out repercussions as far as Atlanta where the law partners Dominique Lemoine and Frederic Lefebvre have abandoned their allegiance to France’s Republican party in a move partially motivated in response to France’s National Front far-right party, which is following policies made popular in the U.S. by Read more
Books 2017: How to Use Intuition for Decision-Making
Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell Review by Parmeet Grover, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta ‘Blink’ is not a new book, but I just happened to read it in 2017, and realized that it left an indelible mark on how I think about decision-making. It is an engaging book Read more
Books 2017: Admiring the Diplomatic Skill of the First American Princess
Book: The Kaiser’s Confidante: Mary Lee, the First American-Born Princess Author: Richard Jay Hutto Reviewed by: Christopher N. Smith, honorary consul of Denmark in Georgia and a Macon attorney In The Kaiser’s Confidante, Richard Jay Hutto shares the little-known story of how the American-born Mary Esther Lee became a European princess and later a prominent adviser Read more
Books 2017: Lessons for Today From the Founders of Existentialism
Book: At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails Author: Sarah Bakewell Review: Alexandra Holland, immigration attorney at Ogletree Deakins This book may be one to which I return numerous times in my life. Indeed, I read it twice this year because it is so full of philosophical insight and biographical intrigue that one Read more
French ‘Chanteuse’ to Provide a New Twist to This Year’s Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
Once again the French-American Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Beaujolais Nouveau celebration at the Intercontinental hotel in Buckhead. As in the past, the Nov 17 reunion will be fueled by the light-bodied wine made from recently picked Gamay grapes and sent from the Beaujolais region in France to the United States. The models displaying Read more
France-Atlanta Offers a New Look at Africa Through the Eyes of a New Generation of Artists
While highlighting innovation in the arts, business and science as it has done over the past decade, the France-Atlanta program this year takes a broadband look at African art featuring Francophone authors, photographers and vocal artists. Kevin W. Tucker, the High Museum of Art’s chief curator, welcomed “Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design,” at Read more
France-Atlanta 2017 Off to a High Flying Start
The 8th France-Atlanta program already has taken off in the air with the beginning of the work on a 140-foot mural installation by the artist Jo Di Bona downtown and on the ground with the French American Chamber of Commerce’s Crystal Peach Awards held at the the Georgia Tech Wardlaw Center. Once again the Consulate Read more
France’s 3×3 Basketball Coach Splits Time Preparing for the Olympics and Working with Atlanta Youth
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to add men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball as part of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo represents a slam dunk for Karim Souchu, the French 3×3 coach who has taken up residence in Roswell. Mr. Souchu was a member of the original French national 3×3 team in the International Basketball Read more
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