Category: Politics

On Kemp’s Canada Trip, Trade Is Topical but Investment Is In Focus

Gov. Brian Kemp provides remarks as head of the Georgia delegation at the annual SEUS/CP conference in New Brunswick.

Gov. Brian Kemp this week is visiting an annual conclave of Southern states and Canadian provinces, reinforcing Georgia’s ties with its top customer as the neighboring nations spar over tariffs. … Continue reading On Kemp’s Canada Trip, Trade Is Topical but Investment Is In Focus

Dutch Day at the Capitol Signals Strength of Netherlands Investment in Georgia

At least 10 Dutch companies showed out for the pilot of Dutch Day at the Capitol.

While “Holland on the Hill” may not have the same ring in Georgia, an assemblage of Dutch under the (Gold) Dome March 3 served the same purpose: making sure lawmakers… Continue reading Dutch Day at the Capitol Signals Strength of Netherlands Investment in Georgia

Remembering Jimmy Carter’s Lifelong Friendship With Japan

President Carter is welcomed by the citizens of Kurobe, Japan, when visiting the city for the 50th anniversary of the founding of YKK in 1984. Ten years earlier, YKK had become the first Japanese company to open a factory in Georgia during Mr. Carter's term as governor of the state.

I was in Hiroshima this week when I heard the news that President Jimmy Carter had passed away. It was a fitting place to reflect on his life and legacy, and I said a prayer for him as I rang the bell in Peace Park, just steps away from where the atomic bomb detonated during World War II. 

Jimmy Carter, Who Relished His Global Platform as a Former President, Dies at 100 

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn with young boys, all victims of schistosomiasis disease, during a visit to Nasarawa, Nigeria, to assess Carter Center health programs in 2007.

Former President Jimmy Carter, a son of Georgia who used his post-presidency as a platform for global impact, died Sunday at 100 in his home in Plains. 

France’s Former Energy Minister on Balancing Ecology and Economy in the Green Transition

While serving as French minister for energy and industry, Roland Lescure visited a glass factory that reignited its furnaces after shutting them due to energy shortages.

Roland Lescure may no longer be France’s energy and industry minister, but the parliament member representing French citizens living in the U.S. and Canada is continuing to fight for policies that balance ecology and the economy. 

Colombia’s Black Business Hub Seeks to Learn From Atlanta on Inclusion

Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder Garces, left, met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week. Mr. Eder is also looking to deepen ties with Atlanta and is inviting mayors to attend the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Cali later this year.

Almost a year after 20 local Black-owned businesses took a historic trade mission to Cali, Colombia, the city’s new mayor is looking to Atlanta as a model for inclusive business.