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Media Information
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Further information is available on the Consular Section Visa Requirements for Members of the Media page.
Press Releases
2008
02 October 2008 U.S. Takes First Steps Toward Embassy Relocation
22 September 2008 The US-UK Fulbright Commission announces a significant increase in new awards.
11 September 2008 The New Age of Public Diplomacy James K. Glassman, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, at Chatham House.
26 June 2008 American Embassy completes Perimeter Security Project
26 June 2008 Press Briefing with Ambassador David M. Satterfield
Ambassador David Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, discussed recent developments in Iraq at a June 26 press briefing at the Foreign Press Association in London, in which he described Iraq as "a dynamic country...experiencing considerable and significant transformation and evolution, the consequence of the last 18 months of steadily diminishing violence, progressive security, progressive stabilization."
 (MP3 38 minutes)
02 April 2008 Inauguration of US Airways' London Heathrow-Philadelphia Service Marks the Beginning of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement.
14 March 2008 Remarks prepared for delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the London School of Economics
• Speech (23 minutes)
• Q & A (26 minutes)
13 March 2008 Father and daughter that duped international victims into investing in excess of $70 million nabbed by ICE special agents
06 February 2008 Secretary Rice and UK Foreign Secretary Miliband meet in London
06 February 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Briefing En Route London
04 February 2008 Remarks by Ambassador Charles Ries, Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition U.S. Embassy Baghdad at the London School of Economics
22 January 2008 American Visions Photo Contest Winners
2007
19 December 2007 Presidential Message on Eid al-Adha
10 December 2007 Legal Adviser Bellinger Discusses International Law Issues Related to Detentions in War on Terrorism
• Prepared text of Bellinger's remarks.
30 November 2007 Remarks by Ambassador Anne W. Patterson at the Nnational Conference of the South Asian Free Media Association Pakistan
22 November 2007 Working to stop counterfeit products Richard Halverson, Deputy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in London made the following remarks during the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Combating Counterfeit Medicines Conference.
15 November 2007 Media Coverage of International Meeting
President Bush and Secretary Rice look forward to an international meeting later this fall focused on supporting the efforts of Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Abbas to realize President Bush's vision of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security.
15 November 2007 Press event for U.S. Energy Secretary, Samuel W. Bodman U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will be addressing members of BritishAmerican Business, the leading transatlantic business organization, on Tuesday 20 November. Secretary Bodman will discuss the world’s energy challenges and focus on solutions for a clean, safe, and reliable energy future.
06 November 2007 Remarks by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P. Hughes Under Secretary Hughes spoke to the International Public Relations Association annual conference in London
01 November 2007 “What is the U.S. Doing to Improve Its Image Abroad?” Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Colleen Graffy at Chatham House, London.
01 November 2007 Remarks by Nicholas Burns at the London School of Economics
8 September 2007 News Conference in London on Iraq
11 September 2007 Ambassador and Mrs. Tuttle Lay Wreath for Victims of 9/11
04 September 2007 Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy in London to Highlight President Bush's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
24 August 2007 Death of Three UK Soldiers in Afghanistan
18 July 2007 President Bush Announces Intent To Nominate David T. Johnson as Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs)
21 June 2007 U.S. Agencies Help Nab Suspect In UK Ivory Trade Investigation
18 June 2007 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Helps UK Smash Global Online Child Abuse Network
06 June 2007 U.S. and UK Agencies to Join Forces in Combating Human Trafficking
04 June 2007 Marshall Plan 60th Anniversary Contest: “Digitally Linking Generations”
29 May 2007 Embassy statement on electrical fault near U.S. Embassy
02 May 2007 Statement: U.S. Embassy in London not for sale
26 April 2007 UK/U.S. Extradition Treaty Ratified
05 March 2007 Turbulent Times: Regulation, Security and Profitability in the Airline Industry Remarks by John R. Byerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs at the Chatham House Conference in London
08 January 2007 US and UK sign agreement improving mutual support to military forces
2006
27 November 2006 U.S. Embassy Breaks Ground on Perimeter Security Initiative
31 October 2006 Legal Issues in the War on Terrorism John B. Bellinger, III, State Department Legal Adviser, speaks at the London School of Economics.
30 September 2006 Senate Ratifies U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty
13 September 2006 Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle Responds to Lord Falconer's Speech
03 July 2006 Embassy London's response to the July 3 Daily Telegraph articles about the YouGov poll results
30 June 2006 Northern Ireland – Statement by Prime Ministers Blair and Ahern
27 April 2006 Statement by Mitchell Reiss, U.S. Special Envoy for the Northern Ireland Peace Process, on the release of the 10th Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission
29 March 2006 Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice En Route To Berlin, Germany
17 February 2006 Statement of Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle on UN Special Rapporteurs' Report on Guantanamo
17 February 2006 Safety of Maritime Navigation On Behalf of the U.S. Ambassador Tuttle Signs the Protocols to the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA)
09 February 2006 Supporting Justice and Accountability in Iraq John Bellinger, Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State. As delivered at Chatham House.
02 February 2006 Statement by Mitchell Reiss, U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland on the Independent Monitoring Commission Report
01 February 2006 Electrify Your Summer: Benjamin Franklin Fellowship call for Research Proposals
31 January 2006 London Conference on Afghanistan Fact Sheets
• The London Conference and the Afghanistan Compact
• Total U.S. Security and Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan
• Operation Enduring Freedom
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force
• Provincial Reconstruction Teams
• Afghanistan National Security Forces
• Counter-narcotics
• Afghanistan National Assembly
• Strengthening the Rule of Law
• Economy and Business Climate
30 January 2006 Quartet Statement Following London Press Conference
16 January 2006 Remarks by Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism At the RUSI Conference on Transnational Terrorism, London.
10 January 2006 U.S. Postal Service and Royal Mail Honor Children's Book Illustrators
2005
09 December 2005 Ambassador Tuttle’s Presents Civil Rights Books to London School
21 November 2005 Thanksgiving Service for the American Community in London at St. Paul's Cathedral
08 November 2005 Media Availability with U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman and Chinese Minister of Commerce BoXilai on U.S. China Textile Agreement
08 November 2005 U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman Announces US-China Broad Textile Agreement
21 October 2005 Digital Photo Deadline for Passports Approaching
09 September 2005 Colleen P. Graffy Named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
08 September 2005 Commemoration of 9/11
06 August 2005 United States Ambassador, Robert H. Tuttle Expresses Condolences on the Death of Robin Cook
18 July 2005 United States Ambassador, Robert H. Tuttle Signs Condolence Book in Remembrance of the July 7 London Bomb Victims
15 July 2005 Arrival of New U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's The U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Robert Holmes Tuttle and Mrs. Maria Tuttle are scheduled to arrive in London on Saturday, July 16.
07 July 2005 Statement by Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., David T. Johnson
30 June 2005 U.S. Senate Confirms Robert H. Tuttle, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
09 June 2005 President Bush intends to nominate Robert Holmes Tuttle as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's.
07 April 2005 Visa Waiver Program and Passports with Biometric Identifiers
10 February 2005 U.S.-UK Fulbright Program Launches Alistair Cooke Award for Journalism
2004
December 6, 2004 U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Shares $10 million in Confiscated Proceeds with UK's National Crime Squad
November 8, 2004 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Official Honored as a "Children's Champion"
18 October 2004 British-American Alistair Cooke remembered in service at Westminster
24 September 2004 US-VISIT Program extended to Visa Waiver Program Travelers on September 30, 2004
15 July 2004 State Department Launches Updated Travel Website
4 May 2004 U.S. Embassy London Introduces Fingerscanning Requirement For All Immigrant Visa Applicants
08-04-04 Response to MCB Press Release of April 8th
05-04-04 Proposed Extension of Biometric Passport Deadline for Visa Waiver Program Countries
02-04-04 Proposed Extension of Biometric Passport Deadline for Visa Waiver Program Countries
30-03-04 Press Release: New U.S. Passport Requirements
06-02-04 Press Statement on U.S.-Libya Meeting
08-01-04 Press Release: Biometric Passports
2003
25-09-2003 Press Release: One-Year Extension Granted for the Machine-Readable Passport Requirement for Visa Waiver Travel
02-08-2003 Special International In-Transit Programs Suspended
21-07-2003 Implementation Of New Visa Application Requirements
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