The function and duties of Atlanta's Advisory 
Committee on International Relations Include:

The purpose of the Advisory Committee on International Relations shall be to establish a more meaningful dialogue between the  various international groups and the city’s elected officials and to facilitate and coordinate the functions of the organizations serving  the international community.

To work in concert with government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private industries to generate and promote new  international trade and cultural opportunities for private and public businesses, academic institutions and individuals based in the City of Atlanta; to encourage the implementation of economic trade and development initiatives between private and public businesses, academic institutions and individuals based in the City of Atlanta; to work to increase Atlanta’s visibility in the  international arena; to increase and support international economic development initiatives resulting in more employment and tax  
revenues for the City of Atlanta.

Left: Presentation of the Declaration of  Development and Peace in the Age of Globalization held in Nuremburg, Germany