The mission of the Consulate is to provide protection and administrative services to French citizens living or traveling within the region.

At that time, it also included the French-American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, the French Trade Commission-Ubifrance, and the Atlanta-Accueil association.

The inaugural edition featured 20 events attended by over 3,500 participants, including delegations from Paris and Metz, France.

[7] Since then, the initiative has transformed into an annual, multidisciplinary affair featuring French and American business leaders, scientists, artists, and humanitarian experts.

Through its programming, it seeks to showcase the best ideas and innovations on both sides of the Atlantic as well as to encourage partnerships between French and American scholars, artists and visionaries.