16th July 2010 New York, USA
Guest blog by Sheila O’Connor, Her Majesty’s Consul. I was proud and privileged to have been asked to coordinate the practical arrangements for Her Majesty The Queen’s visit to the British Memorial Garden on 6 July. The Garden in Hanover Square has been built in memory of the 67 British citizens who lost their lives […]
11th June 2010 New York, USA
Today a guest blog from Clare Risman, Vice Consul for Devolved Administrations at the Consulate. Growing up in London, the Natural History Museum was one of my favourite places. My children share a similar sense of excitement and wonder at the delights of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) – their imaginations have been inspired […]
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7th June 2010 New York, USA
A short working week last week, with the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. Memorial Day and Fleet week are big events in the life of one of our most important New York Partners, the Intrepid museum, with whom we work closely on veterans issues. Welcome to Yorkshire have been busy promoting Yorkshire as great […]
28th May 2010 New York, USA
Biggest news from the Consulate this week is the opening of the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibit on the Anatarctic expeditions of Scott and Amundsen to the South Pole. Why is the Consulate involved? Leaving aside the compelling history of the "race to the Pole", it’s a great way for us to get […]
1st April 2010 New York, USA
Guest blog by Jane Kozinski, Senior Policy Adviser on Climate Change In his last blog post, Dominic mentioned two of my favourite subjects – “climate” and New Jersey (my home state). So, I felt inspired to write in. Last week Sir Alan Collins and I visited Rutgers University’s Center for European Studies where we participated […]
26th March 2010 New York, USA
A distinctly sporting flavour to this week. On Saturday, colleagues from the Consulate and the UK Mission to the UN ran a mile for Sport Relief in Central Park. Against better judgement and sound medical advice, I too ran the mile, momentum and a gentle downhill slope carrying me over the finish line. […]
24th March 2010 New York, USA
Today, a guest blog from Captain Nick Binnington, who competed over the weekend in the Brits at Belleayre Race for Veterans ski race at Belleayre Mountain in upstate New York. Captain Binnington is part of the British Army Staff at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. Standing in the start gate, boots tightly done up, staring […]
22nd March 2010 New York, USA
St Patricks Day in New York is something everyone should see once. I was once told that about 500,000 New Yorkers can claim Irish ancestry. Each 17 March, it feels more like a few million. For us, St Patricks Day brings in visitors from Northern Ireland, including Shaun Woodward MP and Martin McGuinness MP […]
12th March 2010 New York, USA
One of the roles that comes with my job is to represent the Consulate-General on the Board of the British Memorial Garden Trust. The Trust’s mission is to build a permanent memorial for the 67 British victims of the 9/11 attacks. That memorial has taken shape in a public park in Downtown’s Financial District. […]
5th March 2010 New York, USA
Two major themes for this week. Lord Mandelson spoke at New York University on the financial crisis and what it means for globalisation. And we’re celebrating Wales Week. Lord Mandelson first. The speech is well worth reading in full, but, from what people told me afterwards, the points which resonated were: – globalisation is a fact. The […]