Governor Deal's Trip to Highlight Georgia-Israel Investment Bond

Friday, June 20th, 2014

On Sunday, May 18, Gov. Nathan Deal joined me for the celebration of Israel’s 66th Independence Day with the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast. Mr. Deal will travel to Israel in June to lead an economic and trade mission. In doing so, the governor is proving that investment in Israel is investment in the future of Georgia.

 In a country where the distance between its major cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is roughly equivalent to the distance from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Alpharetta, Israel has proven size doesn’t matter.

Since 1948, a nation of 800,000 has grown to one of over 8 million. Even outpacing this population growth is the innovation and human capital that has grown a small, weak economy into a high-performing member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Among the Israeli inventions integral to today’s society include voice mail technology, the USB flash drive and computer instant messaging.

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