Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms provided celebratory remarks for Atlanta's 2021 St. Patrick's Day virtual event. The celebration, hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in Atlanta, Irish Network Atlanta, and the Irish Chamber, is in lieu of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The City of Atlanta is proud of our special connection with Ireland and is honored to celebrate the strong Irish community and culture. Watch the full celebration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As70tGA8lbY.

The City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of International Affairs Director, Vanessa Ibarra, joins the Japan-America Society of Georgia in commemorating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. On March 11, 2011, the earthquake and tsunami took the lives of nearly 20,000 people, destroyed 200,000 homes, and forced the evacuation of 400,000 individuals. Ten years on, the City of Atlanta remembers and honors all who were affected. On behalf of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Vanessa provides a message of hope and remembrance and pays tribute to the strength, resiliency, and resurgence of our friends in Japan. ------ Websites: Mayor’s Office of International Affairs – https://www.atlinternationalaffairs.com Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta - https://atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp The Japan-America Society of Georgia - https://www.jasgeorgia.org JapanFest Atlanta - https://www.japanfest.org Social Media Handles: Mayor’s Office of International Affairs - @ATLIntlAffairs Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta - @japanatlanta The Japan-America Society of Georgia - @JASGeorgia JapanFest Atlanta - @atljapanfest

In celebration of International Women's Day, the Urban Economy Forum (UEF) invited leaders from around the World, including Atlanta Mayor's Office of International Affairs Director, Vanessa Ibarra, to provide messages of support that aim to empower and enrich women’s leadership and representation in all areas of their life. This year’s theme, #ChooseToChallenge, is a call to action to raise awareness for gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide - a theme that is also at the heart of the City of Atlanta's equity and resilience agenda.

The Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA) hosted their annual Outlook on the Americas meeting in Atlanta. The Mayor’s Office of International Affairs (MOIA) worked closely with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AACCLA to attract the annual meeting to the City of Atlanta and worked closely with the organizers to develop the meeting agenda and ensure that participants explored the valuable resources and opportunities available in our region. AACCLA hosted their public conference at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, where they set their 2020 policy priorities during internal meetings, explored Atlanta's innovation ecosystem, networked with the local business community and participated in site visits. MOIA hosted a welcome reception to convene Atlanta’s business leaders, members of the civic community, state lawmakers, and community representatives to promote Atlanta as a premier destination for diverse business opportunities. MOIA would like to say thank you to the generous event sponsors: • Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP • Invest Atlanta • Atlanta Gladiators • Supply Chain Now Radio • VMT Consulting • Wasserman West, LLC • it. Media Collective • ClaO adPhoto, LLC. • New Realm Brewery for hosting us And a big thank you to the event speakers: • José Luis Sanchez, President, Colombia & Andean Region, DuPont; Chair, AACCLA • Rob Welch, Head of the Corporate and Transactional Practice, Drew Eckl & Farnham • Jerry James, Team President, Atlanta Gladiators • Abby Turano, Deputy Commissioner for International Relations, Georgia Department of Economic Development • Our keynote speaker, Ozzie Areu, Areu Bros. Studios Video credits: it.Media Collective (https://itmediacollective.com/) *Disclaimer: This event took place on February 11, 2020.

City of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and US mayors from Birmingham, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, New Orleans, Savannah, Seattle, Stockton along with the mayors from Calgary, Canada; Nürnberg, Germany; Mumbai, India; Fukuoka City, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico and Cape Town, South Africa joined the NYE festivities in Times Square to send messages of hope and optimism for 2021. Video credits: Jamestown LP (https://www.jamestownlp.com), TimesSquareNYC.org

Jon Keen, Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta provides celebratory holiday greetings to Atlanta's Sister City, Nuremberg, Germany.

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the UK, France, and the UN hosted the Climate Ambition Summit, in partnership with Italy and Chile. Shelby Buso, Atlanta's Chief Sustainability Officer, provided remarks on the city's commitment to the Paris Agreement through "Clean Energy Atlanta," a strategic plan to transition the city to 100% clean, renewable energy across the entire community by 2035. The summit, an important milestone, paves the way for next year's UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.

From the World to the A: Coffee with Legends – Kristi Castlin (Season 1, Episode 3): "From the World to the A: Coffee with Legends" is a platform of dialogue with Atlanta's international figures - athletes, diplomats, journalists, historians, business, and civic leaders - as they discuss the city's role in their careers and their experiences in the capital of Georgia. The first two seasons highlights the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International Affairs’ Global Sports Initiative, which aims to elevate the City of Atlanta as an international sports hub through community engagement, sports exchanges, economic development, and sports diplomacy. To learn more about the Global Sports Initiative, please visit https://www.atlinternationalaffairs.com/sports. For Episode Three, we interview Kristi Castlin, an Atlanta native Olympian. She is an American Track and Field athlete, 2016 Olympic Medalist, and lifestyle influencer. Also known by her nickname, "Hollywood" began competing at age 14 and, since then, she has traveled to over 45 countries for competitions and philanthropy. Kristi is eager to engage her followers (50,000 + on Instagram) to come along the journey with her as she trains for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo! Websites: Mayor’s Office of International Affairs – www.atlinternationalaffairs.com Kristi Castlin – www.kristicastlin.com Social Media Handles: Mayor’s Office of International Affairs · Twitter: @ATLIntlAffairs · Instagram: @atlintlaffairs · LinkedIn: Mayor’s Office of International Affairs Kristi Castlin · Twitter: KristiCastlin · Facebook: KristiHollywood · Instagram: kristicastlin · Linkedin: Kristi Castlin Video Highlights of Kristi: · · In the women’s 100m hurdles at AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme, USA’s Kristi Castlin held off Belgian record-holder Anne Zagre, 12.76 to 12.84 (footage sent by the athlete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdkvAG1R00s · Homecoming event: Douglasville welcomes Olympic Medalist Kristi Castlin home! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVniVA0-Yh8&t=43s · The USA's Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin win gold, silver and bronze in women's 100m hurdles in Rio 2016. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6oE2wG_p0Y (Olympic Channel) · Kristi’s footage from the 2016 Rio Olympics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVniVA0-Yh8&t=43s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-riviera Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/qonPqql2sP0 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: Riviera by Smith The Mister Genre and Mood: Hip Hop & Rap + Happy –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell Genre and Mood: Hip Hop & Rap + Funky