EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:        Bill Marks
                (404) 676-0509


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


              COCA-COLA NAMES BRIAN DYSON VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF
                               OPERATING OFFICER


ATLANTA, July 23, 2001. The Coca-Cola Company today announced the appointment of
Brian G. Dyson as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating  Officer.  In this capacity,
Mr.  Dyson  will  be  responsible  for  the   implementation  and  execution  of
Coca-Cola's  strategic vision worldwide.  Accordingly,  the geographic operating
unit presidents  will report  directly to Mr. Dyson.  His appointment is for two
years.

 Douglas N. Daft, chairman and chief executive officer, said:  "We are seeing
 early positive results from the implementation of our strategy across regions
 and categories. It is now time to accelerate execution and fuel further growth.
 At the same time, in a few markets we have remaining operational issues that
 require resolution. Brian Dyson will provide hands-on guidance and leadership
 in both optimizing our growth potential in markets worldwide, and in helping us
 identify, confront and resolve operational challenges in specific markets. We
 are delighted that, serving as the Company's chief operating officer, Brian
 will bring his unique knowledge and experience to bear on this effort.

 "This assignment over the next two years as Vice Chairman and COO will not only
 contribute significantly to the achievement of our objectives, but also, for
 Brian, will be a fine way to cap an outstanding thirty-five year career in The
 Coca-Cola family. Brian's distinguished record in The Coca-Cola system includes
 tenures as head of Coca-Cola USA in the 1970s and 1980s, and as the first
 president and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.," concluded
 Mr. Daft.


 Mr. Dyson, 65, first joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1959, and worked for many
 years in South America, the Caribbean and Mexico. From 1978 to 1983, he was
 president, Coca-Cola USA. In 1983, he became president, Coca-Cola North
 America, and in 1986 was instrumental in the formation of Coca-Cola Enterprises
 Inc. and served as its first president and chief executive officer from 1986
 until 1991. Mr. Dyson is currently president of Chatham International
 Corporation, a private international consulting and investment firm and since
 1994 he has served as a senior consultant to The Coca-Cola Company. A citizen
 of Argentina, Mr. Dyson resides in Atlanta. He is married with two children.



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