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Finland Proud of its Low Level of Graft
Finland is naturally proud of its recent designations by international organizations as being one of the most competitive and least corrupt countries in the world, Matti Anttonen, its second ranking official in the United States, told GlobalAtlanta in a filmed interview.. video |
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Denmark's Ambassador Visits Atlanta for Business Summit
Denmark’s ambassador to the U.S., Friis Petersen, described the potential economic impact of the new Delta Air Lines Inc. nonstop flights between Atlanta and his country’s capital, Copenhagen, on northern Europe and the Southeast U.S. during a filmed interview with GlobalAtlanta. Mr. Petersen was in Atlanta for the 2006 Danish-American Business Summit hosted by the Danish-American Chamber of Commerce, Georgia. video |
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GlobalAtlanta Publisher Wins a Top Int'l Award
Publisher Phil Bolton, president of Agio Press Inc., was singled out for praise for his contributions to Georgia's international community as winner of the Governor's International Award during a black-tie gala Oct. 14. video |
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Brazilian Chamber President Wants Consulate in Atlanta
As the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia celebrates its 10th anniversary with a gala night on Saturday, Oct. 28, its president, Lucia Jennings, sees the need for a Brazilian consulate general in Atlanta to help facilitate trade between Georgia and her native Brazil. video |
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Special Louvre Atlanta Edition - Part 1 of a 3-part Series
GlobalAtlanta has distilled many hours of video and audio into a group of segments that will take you behind the scenes of this truly ground-breaking partnership that is Louvre Atlanta. Interviews with Michael Shapiro, Henri Loyrette, Christiane Fischer and more. video |
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Irish-American Gala Aimed at Bolstering Georgia-Ulster/Irish Ties
In an effort to further strengthen the economic ties between Northern Ireland and Georgia, Tim Losty, director of the Northern Ireland Bureau in Washington, is to attend a black-tie dinner to be held in Atlanta on Friday, Sept. 29, celebrating “Irish America.” video |
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EU Ambassador's Visit to Atlanta Sept. 14 Aims
to Strengthen E.U.-Georgia Ties John Bruton, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States, is to visit Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 14, to speak at a luncheon with local businesspeople, the city’s Consular Corps and academic officials and students at Emory University. The event is complimentary and open to the public, but reservations are mandatory. video |
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Metro Chamber's Int'l Initiative Considers Inbound and Outbound Trade
The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s new international initiative is different from past initiatives because it focuses on both inbound investment and outbound commerce and branding, according Jorge Fernandez, the chamber’s vice president of global commerce. video |
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Korean Ambassador Predicts Georgia-Korea Ties to Strengthen
South Korea’s ambassador to the United States, Lee Tae Sik, called trade “the backbone” of U.S.-Korea economic relations and said in a filmed interview with GlobalAtlanta that he was optimistic more Korean companies would invest in Georgia following the $2.2 billion investment Kia Motors America Inc. is to make in West Point. video |
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Welcoming Foreign Dignitaries Helps Atlanta’s Airport Challenge Miami
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s ability to welcome foreign dignitaries is challenging Miami’s dominance as a gateway to Latin America, according to Manuel de Barros, protocol officer at the Atlanta facility. video |
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"Miss China" Visits Atlanta to Foster Better Ties with U.S.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport General Manager Ben DeCosta saw eye to eye with Ying Hui Gao, reigning Miss China, on her desire to foster a closer economic and cultural relationship between Georgia and China. video |
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Hemisphere Inc. in New Role Aids Georgia Companies
Although Atlanta’s quest to become the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Secretariat is on hold, Hemisphere Inc. Executive Director Jose Ignacio Gonzalez said the organization’s branding of Atlanta throughout the hemisphere is beneficial for Georgia firms. video |
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James Laney, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea,
favors diplomatic and economic engagement with North Korea South Korea must continue to invest in North Korea, following the model of China’s economic development through trade and foreign investment, in order to achieve security in the region, according to Atlanta resident James Laney, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and former president of Emory University. video |
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Soccer in the Streets Team Leaves Atlanta for Berlin on June 25
Eight players from Atlanta’s Soccer in the Streets program are to fly to Berlin this Sunday, June 25, to compete in the Street Football World Championship, a competition for “street players” from 24 countries who will be competing while soccer fans around the world are focused on the World Cup matches being held in Germany. video |
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World Cup TeleCasts to Be Seen at Goethe/German Center
The Soccer World Cup 2006 is just about the only thing that anyone in Germany is thinking about or that the German media is reporting on, German Consul General Hans Joerg Brunner told GlobalAtlanta on June 7 in a filmed interview. video |
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Immigration Reform Must Include Skilled Workers
GlobalAtlanta Publisher Phil Bolton interviews Daryl Buffenstein, chair of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP’s immigration practice, concerning business immigration issues and the current debate in Congress on the future of immigration legislation. video |
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GlobalAtlanta Special Report, Part 3: Jagdish Sheth on Tectonic Shift
In the last of a three-part GlobalAtlanta video series, Jagdish Sheth, professor of marketing at Emory University, discusses the future of entrepreneurship in Atlanta. video |
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Nafta Is Praised by Consuls General of Canada and Mexico
Consuls general Remedios Gomez-Arnau of Mexico and Brian Oak of Canada both spoke at a recent program at Kennesaw State University. Each highlighted the statistics that make up the United States trade with their respective countries and the extensive growth seen since Nafta was adopted in 1994. video |
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Hong Kong Key to Atlanta Companies' Expansion into China
Sarah Wu, director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, made Atlanta her last stop before her post ended last week. Ms. Wu talks with GlobalAtlanta's Leigh Miller on Atlanta's importance in the region and Georgia-Hong Kong-China trade relations. video |
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell Opens Frankfurt Office
Managing partner Stephen Forte announced the opening of the firm's international office in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Forte and Stefan Tiessen talk with GlobalAtlanta's Philip Bolton on the importance of Atlanta to European investment in the South. video |
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China Research Center Director
Penny Prime, director of the China Research Center at Kennesaw State University, talks with GlobalAtlanta about U.S.-China trade and Georgia's relationship with China. video |
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Airport General Manager Ben DeCosta |
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Sweden's Ambassador to the U.S. |
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Greece's Ambassador to the U.S. |
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