Thanksgiving Day Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Dear Sir or Madam:
It is my pleasure to inform you that St. Paul’s Cathedral will graciously host a Thanksgiving Day service at 11:00 am on Thursday, November 26, 2009, to commemorate this American holiday.
President Lincoln formally established Thanksgiving as an American civic holiday in 1863 as a way of reminding the American people of their [...]
U.S. Taking Practical Action on Climate Change
09 November 2009
U.S. Domestic and International Actions on Climate Change
Richard LeBaron, Deputy Chief of Mission
Remarks to the UK Environment Agency’s Annual Conference
Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about actions being taken in the United States on climate change. It is an honor to be included with such a [...]
YouTube: Tips from the IRS – Watch Out for Tax Scams
Here’s a Tip from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS will never send you an unexpected email about your taxes or a refund. If you get one, there’s one thing you can count on. It’s a scam. Everyday, crooks come up with new ways to steal your identity and other personal information. Scammers may [...]
The Purcell Singers conducted by Mark Ford
Saturday, 28 November 2009, 7.30pm
The programme will feature a concert of American Choral Music: Copland In The Beginning and Four Motets; Whitacre When David Heard and Sleep; Barber Reincarnations and Angnus Dei; Lauridsen Ave Maria, Les Chansons des Roses (1-4) and O Magnum Mysterium.
Venue: St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London SW1
Tickets are £12 (£10 concessions) and [...]
Interested in Assisting the Boy Scouts of America?
The Boy Scouts of America has over 20 units operating throughout the United Kingdom, from Sussex to Scotland. They could use the help of any interested adults and youth as members and leaders. 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the BSA and they will be working hard to make this celebration special in the home [...]
2010 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA):
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will not automatically increase in 2010 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009. Other important 2010 Social Security information is as follows:
Maximum Taxable Earnings:
Social Security: $106,800*
Medicare (Hospital [...]
Presidential Proclamation : World Freedom Day
Documents & Texts from the White House
09 November 2009
Presidential Proclamation : World Freedom Day
Twenty years ago today, the Wall came down in Berlin and both a country and a continent came together. After thousands of East Berliners flooded through checkpoints into West Berlin, border restrictions dissolved across Eastern [...]
Eisbergfreidstadt
01 October & 14 November 2009
American artist duo Kahn/Selesnick, present their recent project titled “Eisbergfreidstadt” for the first time outside the US, at the Worlds End Contemporary, London.
The artistic pair simultaneously divulge and distort history through their photographs, representations and pieces of currency, deck of cards, and clothing made of fictitious cash.
For further information please [...]
Sale of the U.S. Embassy in London
Press Release
03 November 2009
Sale of U.S. Embassy in London
Related:
• All materials on the New Embassy
The U.S. State Department has entered into an agreement to sell the Chancery in London, located in Grosvenor Square. The sale is to Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company headquartered in Doha, Qatar. The agreement [...]
YouTube: Scamnet – Lonely Hearts Scam Division
Tom Consul and Joe Tuesday investigate the latest scam using the internet. U.S. Embassy London also offer advice on how to avoid being a victim of a scam.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of a scam, please visit our website for more information on how to report it: http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/acs/scs/internet_scams.html
Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting
14 October 2009 – 10 January 2010
The first major UK retrospective to focus exclusively on the paintings of the Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha, one of the most influential and pioneering American artists of the past half-century.
Venue: Hayward Gallery, SouthbankLondon
For more information visit the Southbank website.
For other American Cultural Events in the UK, please visit [...]
