Fort Bend County Judge KP George (left, at podium) listens attentively as program panelist Meg Austria, manager of the new Seafood City in Sugar Land (far right) speaks about the Filipino seafood market’s reasons for coming to Fort Bend County. The panel, which also included (left to right) Asian Chamber of Commerce Director of Community Development Paul Gor, the Honorable Herbert Espinoza who is the Consul General of Costa Rica, the Honorable Khalfanai Omari Fullerton who is the Consul General of Jamaica, and Louis A. Browne who is the Consul General of Bardados. Presenters discussed opportunities for economic partnerships with Fort Bend County. George hosted the county’s fourth annual consular general luncheon, with the theme “Together We Can,” at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center, 9550 Harlem Road in Richmond on April 17th. The facility, which opened in July 2023, was described by host Faisal Momin, president of the Ismaili Council for the Southwestern United States, as a “house of community.”