HONORARY Kazakhstan CONSUL Paris “Pye” Theriot, center, visited MBI Global recently and was greeted by Matt Mire, left, director of international projects for MBI Global, and Anthony Emmons, right, vice president of sales for MBI Global.
Theriot, the director of International Development for the South Louisiana Economic Council, was appointed honorary consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan and received credentials at an official ceremony March 5, 2010, in Baton Rouge.
As honorary consul, Theriot is serving on behalf of the Consular Department of the Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. to promote cooperation between government, commercial and academic interests both in Kazakhstan and in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
In his role as honorary consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Theriot has also served as an official representative on behalf of the Kazakh government at state and federally sponsored events. The appointment came at the recommendation of Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon and Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu and is an official appointment of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with approval by U.S. Department of State.
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