view from the US
The new consulate is Ireland’s
first in the US since 1933, and opens the way to new business opportunities far from the Republic’s long-standing locations in the north- ern cities of Washington DC, Boston, Chicago and New York, and its western outpost in San Francisco. Its arrival owes much to a decade of lob-
bying by prominent members of the city’s Irish-American community. “This is the culmination of a lot of years of
diaspora
hard work by a lot of people,” said Kevin Conboy, pres- ident of the Irish Chamber – Atlanta and a partner in the law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Among those involved in the effort he cited legendary figures like Donald Keough, non-executive chairman of the invest- ment firmAllen & Co, who has been active in philanthro- py in Ireland, and former Coca-Cola CEO, Neville Isdell. The consulate, headed by consul Paul Gleeson, has a pri-
mary focus on strengthening commercial ties between Atlanta and the south-eastern US and Ireland. It aims to increases exports from Ireland, attract Irish companies seeking a base in the US, and work with the IDA – which has two representatives in Atlanta – to recruit business- es from the south-east to locate in Ireland. Conboy says the Irish Chamber has stepped up its
activities in the light of Ireland’s current difficulties, talking up tourism and encouraging American students
Craig Barrett, chairman, and John Hartnett founder, Irish Technology Leadership Group
every city with a sizeable Irish Boston, Chicago and New York’
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Gabriel Byrne, who launched the year-long ‘Imagine Ireland’ campaign
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