President Obama speaks with Prime Minister Cameron
A statement from President Barack Obama, on his call to new UK Prime Minister David Cameron:
“Today, I was pleased to call David Cameron to extend my personal congratulations for the successful campaign that he ran and for becoming the new British Prime Minister. As I told the Prime Minister, the United States has no [...]
Annual Panel Discussion: Nuclear Iran, Threat or Distraction?
Columbia, Georgetown, Sciences Po and Tufts are hosting their annual panel discussion on 27 May 2010.
This year’s topic will be “Nuclear Iran, Threat or Distraction” and will include 4 prominent speakers, Nazenin Ansari of “Liberty” and the Foreign Press Association, Admiral du Puy-Montbrun (a specialist on Iran’s nuclear capability), Jon Leyne the BBC Tehran Correspondent [...]
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Celebrating their twenty-seventh year on the concert stage, the members of the GRAMMY-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) continue to set the standard for expression and virtuosity among guitar ensembles, while perennially redefining themselves in their musical explorations. Music by Bizet, John Philip Souza and Villa-Lobos.
LAGQ are appearing as part of the London Guitar Festival [...]
Calling all Pennsylvania Military and Overseas Voters!
Pennsylvania, the Keystone State
On May 18 Pennsylvania voters will cast ballots for candidates for a variety of offices, including governor, lieutenant governor, state senator and representative, U.S. senator and U.S. representative.
If you are eligible to vote in this election, and requested and received a ballot for the November 4, 2008 presidential election, you [...]
Hawaii Voters, Submit Your Ballot Request NOW for the May 22, 2010 Special Election!
The Islands of Hawaii
On Saturday, May 22, 2010 Hawaii will hold a special general election to fill the congressional vacancy left by the resignation of Congressman Neil Abercrombie. The 1st Congressional District includes Honolulu and parts of Oahu. The deadline for your voted ballot to be received by the local election official is [...]
Voting Absentee – Why wait to register?
State and mid-term Federal elections will take place on November 2, 2010.
Embassy London encourages all Americans residing in the United Kingdom who wish to vote in these elections to register early. Instructions are available on our website, http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/scs/voting.html, and on the
Federal Voting Assistance Program website, www.fvap.gov.
Duke Ellington’s America – Events in the UK
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington’s America, a book by Harvey G. Cohen, will be coming out from the University of Chicago Press, in mid-May in the US and mid-June in Europe.
While a couple dozen books have been written about Ellington in the last 60+ years, they have all focused on his music, and rightly so. But when [...]
Warden Message: Crime in the St. John’s Wood area of London
St. John’s Wood Underground Station
Originally uploaded by NancySFerreira
This week, a teenage boy and a friend were robbed at knifepoint in the St. John’s Wood neighborhood of London. The assailants, young men aged 18-24, struck at 2:30 in the afternoon on a busy street. While no one was injured in the robbery, it [...]
BUNAC Blue Card Internship Program
Originally uploaded by oneworld365
Under the British Universities North America club (BUNAC) Blue Card Internship Program, American students and recent graduates can spend up to six months as interns with UK companies and organizations.
As a designated program sponsor, BUNAC is authorized to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to U.S. students and recent graduates after they have [...]
Stay Safe During The Holidays
Tips for you and your family to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime over the upcoming festive period.
With any downturn in the economy there is always a rise in crime – and theft and burglary are crimes that are the most common in the run up to the Holidays. Our office [...]
