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introduction
Editor’s Note

W

elcome
to International Focus
Magazine. You’re
joining a relatively
exclusive group of
people who live, work,
and play in the international arena.
These are people who create an impact that stretch across the globe and
who are truly in a position to make
the world a better place.
They consist of business owners
and professionals. They are middleaged and higher and make business
and family top priorities. iF readers
are those within the international
community and those who are interested in learning more about their
culture in Houston and the rest of the
world.
The Founders of International
Focus Magazine consist of individuals with international business backgrounds and global reach. The voice
of IF is about the people that keep
everyone thriving and cooperating
across national boundaries. IF came
together to be about the people
whose mission it is to highlight what
we have in common and how we
can all prosper mutually. In short, it’s
about diplomacy and the fine art of
international relations.

The focus of iF Magazine is to provide our readers a starting point from
which to build working relationships
with the diplomatic community. We
expect that after you’ve been introduced to one of iF Magazine’s featured guests, you will feel they are
someone you can do business with.
Diplomats spend most of their time
at the three-way intersection of International Business, culture, and lifestyle.
The concept of this intersection gave
iF the answer of how to bring something new to the table.
Our idea for International Focus
came from the desire to know more
about what diplomats do for Houston and the cou