23rd November 2010 New York, USA
Guest blog: Mike Niles, British Consulate-General, New York Running from Queens to Manhattan over the Queensboro Bridge was silent – no shouting, no music – just the sound of heavy breathing and quickened steps. Turning right onto 1st Avenue in Manhattan is a daunting prospect; a sea of heads ahead, banners and cheers, and an […]
5th November 2010 Chevening, UK
I wanted to call this blog "the Clash and human rights" but Malaysian Chevening scholar Shazeera Zawawi wrote it so she gets to decide; The title of this piece of intellectual pursuit is a tribute to a close friend’s response to my recent announcement that I will be furthering my post graduate study in Applied […]
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29th October 2010 New York, USA
Congratulations to Glenda Bailey OBE and Tony Walton who became the first recipients of the St George‘s Society Anglo-American Cultural Awards this week. The glittering event, on October 25, began with the first US performance of Stephen Sondheim’s Evening Primrose, starring celebrated British actress Angela Lansbury CBE. The night also featured performances from Alan Cumming OBE and Jim Dale […]
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22nd October 2010 New York, USA
The British Consulate-General hosted a gallery of academic talent this week as the UK-US Higher Education Summit met at New York University. The aim of the summit is to promote closer cooperation between institutions on both sides of the Atlantic; with the US and UK universities world leaders in their field, while also meeting universities in emerging economies. Ambassador Nigel […]
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12th October 2010 New York, USA
Guest blog: Mike Niles, Press & Public Affairs, British Consulate-General, New York Word to the wise: if you are ever in New York the third week of September and feel like a quiet walk through midtown Manhattan, I suggest taking a look at Central Park or Wall Street instead. When world leaders descend on midtown […]
1st October 2010 New York, USA
Guest blog: Chinwendu Nwakanma, Wall Street Liaison Officer, British Consulate-General, New York The Financial Secretary, Mark Hoban, visited New York September 27th and 28th. From the outset this was a great opportunity to build on our strong engagement with the financial services industry and to set out the Coalition’s prosperity and growth agenda. We developed […]
20th February 2010 New York, USA
This is the first in a series of occasional blogs on what the Consulates-General do in the US. In New York, the Consulate-General is headquarters to UK Trade and Investment’s operations in the US (we’ll say more about how we support the British economy in future blogs). Our UK Borders Agency team handles visa applications from […]