Multimedia Archive

20 December 2007
The Gift of the Magi
The U.S. Embassy London presents a reading of O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi.
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The full text can be accessed via from the Project Gutenberg archive. A short biography of William Porter may be found on Wikipedia.

25 October 2007
Burmese Life
U.S. Embassy London's Glenn Tosten, shares his recent experience of life in Burma.

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15 October 2007
Muslim Outreach programs of the State Department
Farah Pandith, Senior Advisor, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, talks about various programs of outreach of the U.S. Department of State.

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11 September 2007
Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle : Remembering September 11
Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle remembering the tragic events of September 11th 2001

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21 August 2007
Northern Ireland at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Christine McIvor, Librarian at the Center for Migration Studies in Omagh, talks about her participation in the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival which featured Northern Ireland in its 40th year.

The Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival is an annual event that has showcased different cultures and traditions on Washington's National Mall since 1967. It was decided that Northern Ireland would be a dominant theme for 2007 and an estimated 40 million Americans watched or read about it through the mass media.

Northern Ireland was represented by some the very finest ambassadors in the arts, agriculture, trade and industry, sport and academia. Many were not fortunate enough to witness the remarkable scenes that were evident on the National Mall from June 27 - July 8.

For Northern Ireland, the securing of devolved government meant that the Smithsonian event could not have come at a better time. For Christine McIvor it also brought some unique experiences, perspectives, and benefits.

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07 August 2007
Why Not Legalize Opium in Afghanistan?
Andrew Meyer and Vanessa Anderson from the US Embassy London, discuss the pros and cons of legalizing opium in Afghanistan.

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02 - 11 July 2007
Poetry by Coleman Barks : Gourd Seed
The U.S. Embassy in London is proud to present an exclusive series of podcasts of Coleman Barks's fourth book of poetry, Gourd Seed.
This series will compromise 8 podcasts of the original material and will be released over the next 2 weeks.

Coleman Barks [author's website] was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was educated at the University of North Carolina and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught poetry and creative writing at the University of Georgia for thirty years. He is the author of numerous Rumi translations and has been a student of Sufism since 1977.

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18 June 2007
Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 27-July 1 and July 4-8, 2007
Amanda Cottrell, Chairman of the Kent Tourism Alliance, talks about Kent's participation in this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival taking place in Washington D.C. from June 27th to July 8th.
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18 June 2007
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Marion Green, Archaeologist at the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, talks about what the trust is planning on doing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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14 June 2007
The bottom line for the FBI
Deputy Commissioner of the FBI John Pistole explains the purpose of his visit to London. He says "counter-terrorism is the number one priority for the FBI."
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05 June 2007
Address by Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan
Delivered at Rhodes House, Oxford University, hosted by the Rothermere American Institute. [Read transcript of the address].
Related: Ambassador Tuttle Visits Oxford and Launches Marshall Plan Video Contest
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04 June 2007
Dickens in Camp, by Bret Harte: A Poetic Tribute to Charles Dickens
Bret Harte was born in Albany, New York in 1836 and died in Camberley, England in 1902.
He was an author of novels, short stories and verse.
Between 1878-1885 he was U.S. Consul first at Crefeld in Germany and later he was transferred to Glasgow in Scotland in 1880. With a change of administration in 1885 his consulship was ended.
The writings of Charles Dickens were a favorite and an influence throughout his life. On hearing of the death of Charles Dickens (on 9th June 1870), Bret Harte wrote a Poetic Tribute to Charles Dickens, which you can hear as a podcast read by the Cultural Affairs Officer Michael Macy.
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01 June 2007
U.S. Announces Five-year, $30 Billion HIV/AIDS Plan
Lian von Wantoch, who works on development issues at the U.S. Embassy talks about U.S. efforts to fight HIV/AIDS globally and plans to expand these efforts.
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11 May 2007
Promoting Women's Empowerment
Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State on women's empowerment, explains what the office of women's empowerment does, and how the State Department is working on the issue.
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30 April 2007
Journey to the New World
Hazel Forsyth, Senior Curator at the Museum of London, responsible for the Museum in Docklands exhibition, “Journey to the New World: London 1606 to Virginia 1607,” gives three podcasts.

The first one on the people who left London for Jamestown, their experiences on the journey, the artefacts found, what happened to them when they arrived in Virginia and co-operation with other museums in the U.S.
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Second podcast on the women who left for Virginia
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Third podcast, what she hopes people will take away with them after seeing the exhibition.
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25 April 2007
United States Commemorates April 25 as Malaria Awareness Day.
Jimmy Aguirre, Econ Officer at the U.S. Embassy in London, talks on the United States marking its first Malaria Awareness Day and commemorating Africa Malaria Day by renewing its commitment to help combat malaria in Africa and around the world.
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29 March 2007
Special relationship between the U.S. and the UK. Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of former President Eisenhower and President of Eisenhower Group, shares her thoughts about the special relationship between the U.S. and the UK.
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26 March 2007
Invest in America
David Bohigian Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance at the Dept. of Commerce, talks about “Foreign Direct Investment in the US.” at the U.S. Embassy in London.
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16 March 2007
Building a Stronger Transatlantic Partnership
Peter Chase, Director of European Union and Regional Affairs at the State Dept. talks on U.S.- EU issues including air transport, climate change and Kosovo.
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20 February 2007
Peace Corps: America's Service to the World
US Embassy London's Angela Fresne who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Ecuador 1998-2000) discusses the history of the Peace Corps, the call to serve, her experience serving in the Andes and the organization's relevance in the world today.
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