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Cynthia L. Blandford

Session: Friday, September 28th, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

NBMBAA® International Trade Mission – Info Session

Honorable Blandford was appointed by Her Excellency Madame Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia in 2009, as Liberia’s first female African American Honorary Consul General. Cynthia was the first Rotarian Exchange Student to be invited to Liberia, West Africa where she attended the University of Liberia and taught school.

Hon. Blandford is President and CEO of Global Strategies for Good, LLC, and President and Board Chair of the University Consortium for Liberia’s 501c3 organization, which collaborates with 17 Institutional Partners to provide Study Abroad, Service Learning, Student and Faculty Exchange and Scholarships.

Cynthia was instrumental in negotiating Delta Air Lines direct flights to Liberia and facilitated the first African Sister Port Agreement between the Georgia Ports Authority and the National Ports Authority of Liberia. She has successfully conducted over 40 trade, medical, education and faith missions to Liberia. In 2017, Hon. Blandford facilitated a Sister Airport Agreement between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and
Liberia’s Roberts International Airport. The University of Georgia signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Liberia with a focus on a women’s poultry project and Georgia Tech signed an Agreement to strengthen Liberia’s telecommunications systems. Hon. Blandford was also instrumental in facilitating the Nation’s first Institute for Public Health and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Liberia. In 2018, Hon.
Blandford signed a Stakeholder Agreement with Brussels Airlines to offer travel discounts to all those traveling to Liberia from North America.

Hon. Blandford received the “Global Image” Award from President Sirleaf; Congressman John Lewis presented a “Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition; Georgia State University awarded the Martin Luther King Torch of Peace Awarded; and the Atlanta Business League recognized her with 100 Most Influential Women Award. Hon. Blandford also serves on the Board of the Atlanta Consular Corps. Hon. Blandford has a degree in Journalism with a Minor in Marketing and concentration in Public Relations from Georgia State University and a Certificate in Fundraising Management.

Cynthia was born in Elmira, New York and raised in Ithaca, New York and travels extensively internationally. She has one son and 4 grandchildren.

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