AGEUS Award for Individual Contribution
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The AGEUS Award for Individual Contribution began in 2006. It is presented annually during the meeting of the Annual Georgia European Union Summit
, and goes to an individual who has shown exceptional success and dedication in fostering foreign economic development in the State of Georgia
, USA.
Annual Georgia European Union Summit
The Annual Georgia European Union Summit is a yearly gathering of Georgian and international economic development leaders. It occurs on the first Thursday in November. During its first nine years the event was held in Macon, Georgia, USA. In 2010 the event moved to Athens, Georgia, home of the...
, and goes to an individual who has shown exceptional success and dedication in fostering foreign economic development in the State of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA.
Prior AGEUS Award winners
- 2006: Christopher N. Smith, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to Georgia, for his work bringing Danish companies to Georgia. - 2007: James Blair of the Georgia Department of Economic DevelopmentGeorgia Department of Economic DevelopmentThe Georgia Department of Economic Development is a department of the State of Georgia . It serves as the state's sales and marketing arm and the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, locating new markets for...
for his 19 years of ongoing work in Europe on behalf of Georgia business. - 2008: Not awarded
- 2009: Dr. Bruce S. Allen for his work in foreign relations and economic development.
- 2010: Not awarded