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George T. Brown Jr. to retire from Friendship Force

By Shelia Poole
March 18, 2013

George T. Brown Jr. will retire this summer as president and CEO of the Atlanta-based Friendship Force International.

A spokesman said his last day is June 30.

A global search is underway for find his successor.

The Atlanta-based Friendship Force coordinates a global people-to-people exchange program that links members from 57 different countries.

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Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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