Lebanon’s Honorary Consul for the State of Georgia Mr. Wassim Hojeij
Restaurant and retail entrepreneur Mr. Wassim Hojeij was approved by the U.S. State Department August 1, 2019 to serve as the state’s first honorary consul from an Arab League nation. Mr. Hojeij came to Atlanta as a student at 22 and later founded Hojeij Branded Foods, which started as an airport concessionaire in Atlanta that grew over time into a major player in the airport restaurant business nationwide. Mr. Hojeij believes the hallmark of his native country is its cosmopolitanism, as it boasts a well-educated population accustomed to a mix of languages and cultures. He also wants promote Atlanta in the Middle East; a region he feels hasn’t yet understood the charms of his adoptive home of nearly four decades.
