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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15th October 2010
New York, USA
I was surprised to learn recently that 3% of total electricity production in the United States is used by the municipal water and wastewater sector. That’s a large number. And that amount of electricity translates to about 45 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. These statistics are no doubt typical of water systems in other […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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15th September 2010
New York, USA
September 11 is, of course, a hugely important day in New York. Each year the Consulate and the British Memorial Garden Trust hold a small ceremony at the British Garden in Hanover Square to remember the 67 British victims of the attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. This year, as in previous years, […]
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2nd September 2010
New York, USA
Guest blog by Ann Reinking: Political, Press & Public Affairs, British Consulate-General, New York As September begins and university students make their way back to campus for the start of the semester, I’m reminded that we’re gearing up for this year’s Marshall Scholarship candidates. The Marshall Scholarship, named in honour of US Secretary of State George C […]
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16th August 2010
New York, USA
Guest blog by Mike Niles, Press & Public Affairs, British Consulate-General It is a reasonable generalisation to say that Brits do not really understand baseball. I get it that you try and score a home run by hitting it "out-of-the-park", that you have 9 innings and that you have to get three hitters out before […]
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3rd August 2010
New York, USA
Guest Blog by Jane Kozinski, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change at the British Consulate-General, New York. The states in this region are moving rapidly to capitalize on the transition to a clean-energy economy and to support long-term sustainable growth. Here is a quick snapshot of just a few of the laws, policy developments and investments in […]
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28th July 2010
New York, USA
It’s been some time since I wrote here. I’d like to say that my return is in response to overwhelming public demand, but basic respect for the truth prevents me. Since my last piece, we have had a few events worth noting: HM The Queen paid a short visit to New York on 6 July, […]
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