- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans trip to nation of Georgia and France for Paris Air Show

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is embarking on his third international trip since being reelected, departing on Tuesday to visit the nation of Georgia and then France to represent the state in aerospace recruitment at the Paris Air Show. The Republican Kemp will be absent for almost two weeks, with his administration stating that he will be the first American governor to ever visit the nation of Georgia, which is situated in the Caucasus region south of Russia and north of Turkey. The nation has been a center of conflict, with Russian forces invading in 2008 to support separatists in the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. American armed forces of the Georgia National Guard have long provided training to the nation of Georgia’s armed forces. It’s Kemp’s fifth international trip as governor and his third in less than six months as he seeks to enhance his foreign policy credentials. The second-term Republican governor is attempting to increase his visibility and steer his party away from former President Donald Trump, although he has stated that he is not running for president in 2024. The cost to taxpayers for the trip is not immediately available.