Christopher N. Smith

Christopher N. Smith
Christopher N. Smith

Christopher N. Smith receives the Georgia 2007 Governor’s Award
Born Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Attorney at Law & Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark

Christopher N. Smith (born December 30, 1964) is an American attorney at law and an American foreign consul appointed by the ruling monarch Margrethe II of Denmark.[1]

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Biography

A seventh generation Georgian, Christopher N. Smith was born in Macon, Georgia in 1964 to parents Bob Lee Smith and Teresa Smith. Christopher N. Smith grew up in Houston County, Georgia. After graduating from Warner Robins High School, he attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Christopher N. Smith received his Bachelors of Business Administration Degree in 1988, and in 1991 he received his Juris Doctor Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and was admitted into the practice of law that year.

Mr. Smith has practiced law in Georgia since 1991. He is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state), as well as the Supreme Court of the United States.

Diplomatic appointment

In 2006, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark appointed him Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark. He is the first Honorary Consul in the history of Macon.[2]

Awards

Founding and involvement

Christopher N. Smith is the co-founder of the Smith-Horne Forum Speaker Series and is also the founder of Annual Georgia European Union Summit (AGEUS).

Christopher N. Smith has been very actively involved as guest lecturer at the University of Georgia, Wesleyan College, Macon State College, Georgia College and State University, and was also a featured speaker at the Danish American Business Forum in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark in 2003, 2004, and 2006. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce, the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce, Macon Georgia's International Cherry Blossom Festival and the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission. He serves on the featured nations committee of the Cherry Blossom Festival and acts as an advisor to the Bibb County Board of Education regarding International faculty issues. Christopher N. Smith is an alumnus of the Aspen Institute's "Future Leaders Forum".

A frequent lecturer, he is an advocate of increasing international investment and trade in Georgia (U.S. state). He also promotes and encourages Georgia companies to export. Most recently, Mr. Smith delivered a speech titled “Export Now” to members of the Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations in which he discussed opportunities and issues of American companies engaged in global commerce.

Mr. Smith promotes Danish cultural events in Georgia and recently welcomed popular Danish singer Tina Dico when she performed in Atlanta on February 2, 2011.[4] Promoting international trade and culture, in April 2011, he appeared on Global Matters with Solange Warner, the founder of the World Chamber of Commerce, speaking on how trade and foreign direct investment is increasing and creating jobs throughout the state of Georgia.[5] In his recent book, "Consular Affairs and Diplomacy," Dr. Stringer, a Swiss banker and visiting professor at Thunderbird Global School of Management, included a part focused on Mr. Smith and the work of Honorary Consuls.[6]

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