Global Atlanta Consular Conversations: Luncheon and Interview With Israel’s Consul General

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday April 25, 2017
      12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • Location: Miller and Martin PLLC 1180 West Peachtree St. NW - Suite 2100 Atlanta, GA 30309 United States
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Contact

www.globalatlanta.com

Summaries

Summary Sentence: In the eighth event in Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations Series on April 25, 2017, the editorial team will be interviewing Israel’s Consul General in Atlanta, Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer.

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In the eighth event in Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations Series on April 25, 2017, the editorial team will be interviewing Israel’s Consul General in Atlanta, Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer.

Topics of discussion will likely include:

  • Ambassador Shorer’s diplomatic career
  • Israel-U.S. relations under the new administration
  • How Israel views upheaval in the Middle East
  • Israeli investment in Georgia
  • Fintech, cybersecurity and other complementary tech sectors with Atlanta

…and more.

The format:

  • Catered light lunch with soft drinks
  • One-on-one conversation with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by moderated audience Q&A
  • Discussion covered by Global Atlanta and published in a later article

Our Speaker:

Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer

Ambassador Varnai Shorer is a nearly 40-year veteran of the Israeli diplomatic corps. She is a former ambassador to both Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as a former minister of congressional affairs at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. Her most recent post was desk director at the Center for Policy Research.

Ambassador Varnai Shorer has substantial experience in the U.S. and the Middle East. She speaks Hebrew, French, English and Hungarian and was born in Beer Sheva, Israel.

 

Ambassador Varnai Shorer is joined by her husband, Oded, and daughter, Roni.

Additional Information

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Office of International Education

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
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Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
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Status
  • Created By: Katie Sclafani
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 10, 2017 - 8:56am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:12pm