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International Terminal Opens With Excitement Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 173 seconds Officials cut ribbons and speeches as the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal opened to the public May 16. The first flight landed from Ireland just after the first outbound flight headed for Tokyo. |
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German Consul General Goergens Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 394 seconds Lutz Goergens, the consul general of the Federal Republic of Germany, gave introductory remarks at the Europe Day celebration held in Atlanta on May 9. |
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Europe Day in Atlanta Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 324 seconds Paula J. Dobriansky, chair of the World Affairs Councils of America, spoke at Europe Day celebrations held in Atlanta on May 9. |
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Mayor Kasim Reed on Atlanta as a Global City Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 300 seconds Mayor Kasim Reed speaks about Atlanta's track record as a global city at Global Connect, an international networking event. |
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Signature Art Piece at Atlanta's New International Terminal Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 25 seconds "airFIELD" uses acrylic pixels hanging from the ceiling to portray takeoffs and landings at the world's busiest airport. A pulse synced with arrivals and departures changes the opacity of the pixels, creating the illusion of movement through the piece. |
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HLB Gross Collins: Foreign Investment Growing in Southeast Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 311 seconds Foreign investment growth in the Southeast has been "phenomenal" in the last decade and will continue to grow, says Tom Breedlove, principal in charge of international at HLB Gross Collins. |
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Solar Energy Not a 'Left or Right' Issue Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 331 seconds Solar energy shouldn't be politically charged issue; instead it's about lowering businesses' energy costs, says Peter Marte, CEO of Hannah Solar. Full story: http://www.globalatl anta.com/article/254 80/ |
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Raila Odinga in Atlanta Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 410 seconds Kenya's prime minister, Raila Odinga, reminisced about historic links tying his country to the U.S. and then outlined Kenya's plans for the future during a World Affairs Council of Atlanta luncheon on April 26. |
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Nairobi-Atlanta Flights Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 268 seconds Raila Odinga, Kenya's prime minister, indicated that the completion of a new terminal at Kenya's airport would improve the possibility of direct Nairobi-Atlanta flights. |
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Sana Rahim, a Faiths Act Fellow Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 162 seconds Sana Rahim, who is working at MedShare in Decatur as a Faiths Act Fellow, describes her bout with malaria which she got when traveling with her family in the northern parts of her native Pakistan. |
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World Malaria Day Art Auction Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 273 seconds Clinton R. Fluker, a Faiths Act fellow with the Tony Blair Foundation, is helping MedShare promote its World Malaria Day Art Auction to be held at the Georgia Tech College of Management on Wednesday, April 25, beginning at 7 p.m. |
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Usher's 'Moguls in Training' Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 635 seconds Brandon Hamilton is one of 15 'moguls in training' at Usher's New Look Foundation who are learning "cultural literacy" through community development programs in cities both in the U.S. and abroad. |
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Atlanta Arab Festival Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 198 seconds Arab American Family Day has grown into the Atlanta Arab Festival, which last year drew 2,700 attendees including all ages for a celebration of the cultures of 22 Arab countries. |
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Indian Rug Maker Weaves Villages With Global Markets Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 123 seconds Jaipur Rugs, with U.S. headquarters in metro Atlanta, has contracts with 45,000 weavers across India, supporting their livelihoods through exports of handmade floor coverings. |
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An Invite to Rio+20 Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 588 seconds The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 13-22 is to be more open than traditional U.N. global conferences held in the past, according to its organizers. |
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Dominique Groz, mayor of Metz Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 203 seconds Metz, France's mayor, Dominique Groz, originally was skeptical about Georgia Tech's campus located on the outskirts of the city, but has become an ardent supporter. |
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Inaugural Delta Flight to Haiti Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 65 seconds With 40,000 Haitians living in Atlanta, Delta Air Lines is optimistic about the prospects for its weekly service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. |
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Fossey Foundation - Veronica Vecellio Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 195 seconds |
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Fossey Foundation - Felix Ndagijimana Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 225 seconds |
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North Korea's Satellite Launch Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 482 seconds Veteran diplomat Charles L. Pritchard, president of the Washington-based Korea Economic Institute, described the perils of North Korea's missile program during a luncheon of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. |
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U.S.-Korea FTA Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 808 seconds Sangmin Lee, first secretary at the Korean embassy in Washington, gave a spirited account of the benefits of the U.S.-Korea FTA that went into effect on March 15. |
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U.S.-Korea Ties Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 414 seconds Joshua Huck, Republic of Korea Unit Chief, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. State Department, traced the long-term relationship between the U.S and Korea and its prospects for the future during a luncheon of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. |
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Songs from Berlin of the 1920s Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 261 seconds Adrienne Haan of Broadway fame is to perform at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta cabaret songs from Berlin in the 1920s. |
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Ireland's Minister of Arts Promotes St. Patrick's Day in Atlanta Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 443 seconds Jimmy Deenihan, Ireland's minister of arts and heritage, visited Atlanta for St. Patrick Day celebrations. |
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Cheick Diarra in Atlanta Posted by: GlobalAtlanta
Video duration: 277 seconds Cheick Sidi Diarra, United Nations under-secretary general, had specific recommendations for U.S. policies toward Africa, which he shared at an evening reception held at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business. |


























