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2007

Embassy News & Events

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2007

19 December 2007 Presidential Message on Eid al-Adha

18 December 2007 U.S. Embassy pre-screens Kite Runner

10 December 2007 Legal Adviser Bellinger Discusses International Law Issues Related to Detentions in War on Terrorism
 • Prepared text of remarks.

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.

20 November 2007 Mrs. Diane Bodman Visits St.Paul's and All Hallows School, Haringey  On November 20 Mrs. Diane Bodman, wife of U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, visited St. Paul's and All Hallows School in Haringey, North East London. Mrs. Bodman was in the United Kingdom accompanying Secretary Bodman on an official visit.

19 November 2007 Embassy-funded Neustadt Prize awarded to de Tocqueville author

15 November 2007 Embassy Customer Contact Center Recognised at Mational Industry Awards

07 November 2007 UK Company is Finalist in U.S. Government's Security Competition  A British company -- Auretix -- is among the finalists in a U.S. Government-sponsored technology competition to be decided in London.

19 October 2007 Visit of Secretary of State Rice to London following her trip to Russia, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt and Jordan.

11 October 2007 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in London at the start of a four-day, two-country trip to meet with senior officials in London and Moscow.
See also:
 •  Gates Travels to London and Moscow (courtesy of the American Forces Press Service)

10 October 2007 British Minority Students Debate Impact of American Pop-Culture

04 October 2007 Ambassador Tuttle hosts Embassy Iftar

04 October 2007 Transatlantic Relations in the Fall Semester: Priorities and Opportunities  Comments by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs speaking at Chatham House, London.

02 October 2007 Embassy presents author Saf Manzoor at the British Library

26 September 2007 The U.S.-U.K Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty: Entering a New Era of Transatlantic Defense Cooperation  Remarks by Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation John C. Rood at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

19 September 2007 Embassy hosts Conference for American Leaders in the UK

18 September 2007 News Conference in London on Iraq ... General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker gave a news conference in London
    Listen to audio

11 September 2007 Ambassador and Mrs. Tuttle Lay Wreath for Victims of 9/11
 • Photographs from the event

11 September 2007 Ambassador Tuttle opens the U.S. Pavilion at DSEi 2007

05 September 2007 U.S. Embassy hosts discussion forum on religion in the United States  The U.S. Embassy in London hosted a discussion forum on religion in the United States in association with UK-based interfaith organization the Three Faiths Forum. The featured speaker was Professor Alan Wolfe, Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.

24 August 2007 Death of Three UK Soldiers in Afghanistan

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.
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01 August 2007 U.S. Embassy Supports Inter-faith Dialogue

11 July 2007 Dr. Akbar Ahmed presents his latest book, Journey into Islam, to the U.S. Ambassador Robert Tuttle

05 July 2007 UK Exchange Alumni Participant Named ECA Alumni of the Month

02 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.

22 June 2007 Statement from Under Secretary of State and Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, Paula Dobriansky

21 June 2007 U.S. Consul General in Belfast Hosts Gathering For Families of the Disappeared  U.S. Consul General Dean Pittman acknowledged the plight of families of the disappeared during a gathering at his residence in Ardnavally, South Belfast today. The event formed part of the Day of Private Reflection, an initiative proposed by the Healing through Remembering (HTR) project, to acknowledge and reflect on the hurt caused by conflict in Northern Ireland.

21 June 2007 U.S. Agencies Help Nab Suspect In UK Ivory Trade Investigation  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) have provided critical information to help HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) arrest a British man in connection with the illegal trade and smuggling of ivory to the U.S.

19 June 2007 Northern Ireland and Kent at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2007  The festival, now in its 41st year, is always timed to coincide with the Fourth of July and is a hugely popular event that typically welcomes over a million visitors each year.

18 June 2007 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Helps UK Smash Global Online Child Abuse Network

04 June 2007 Marshall Plan 60th Anniversary Contest: “Digitally Linking Generations”

31 May 2007 Webchat Transcript : Speak with the Consul (Session 4) [PDF, 8 pages]

18 May 2007 State Department Iraq Coordinator Speaks at the Frontline Club in London

17 May 2007 American Embassy Hosts English-Speaking Union's International Public Speaking Competition

14 May 2007 Urban Agriculture Activist Will Allen Visits London

14 May 2007 State Department Advisor on Womens' Issues Advocates Women's Empowerment   Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, senior advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on women's issues, was in London May 11-14.

11 May 2007 Promoting Women's Empowerment    Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State on women's empowerment, explains in a podcast at the U.S. Embassy in London,what the office of women's empowerment does, and how the State Department is working on the issue.

02 May 2007 Statement: U.S. Embassy in London not for sale

25 April 2007 Greener Energy for American Embassy in London

25 April 2007 U.S. Commemorates Malaria Awareness Day.
Listen to audio

13 April 2007 CENTCOM’s General Holmes tells UK media to look beyond military solutions

28 March 2007 Embassy Update: Perimeter Security Project

07 March 2007 U.S. Embassy Hosts International Women's Day Film Screening

05 March 2007 "Green Embassy" Update: Small steps lead to big results

26 February 2007 Ambassadors Launch Innovative New Business Network

23 February 2007 U.S. Embassy official at Frontline Club: U.S. pursuing diplomacy on Iran

14 February 2007 American Embassy London at the American Ballet Theater final dress rehearsal

06 February 2007 America through Iranian Eyes  By Somi Abedinzadeh, an Iranian student in the UK who visited the United States in September/October 2006 as part of a U.S. Embassy-sponsored exchange visitor program.

26 January 2007 Awards Follow Successful FBI and Metropolitan Police Joint Operation

08 January 2007 US and UK sign agreement improving mutual support to military forces


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Mrs. Bodman Visits Haringey school

Mrs. Diane Bodman discusses dissolving with a table of 11-year-olds in science class at the St. Paul's and All Hallows Junior School in Tottenham. (Embassy photo)
Mrs. Diane Bodman discusses dissolving with a table of 11-year-olds in science class at the St. Paul's and All Hallows Junior School in Tottenham. (Embassy photo) ... more

 
Religion in the U.S.

Embassy hosts discussion forum on religion in the United States
The U.S. Embassy hosts a discussion forum on religion in the United States ... more

 
Dr. Akbar Ahmed

Dr. Akbar Ahmed presents his latest book, Journey into Islam, to U.S. Ambassador Robert Tuttle ... more

 
Remembering The Disappeared
Dean Pittman, Sandra Peake of Victims' Group WAVE, and Michael McConville, son of Jean McConville who was abducted in 1972. U.S. Consulate photo by Peter McKittrick
Dean Pittman, Sandra Peake of Victims Group WAVE, and Michael McConville, son of Jean McConville who was abducted in 1972 ... more
(Consulate photo by P. McKittrick)
 
David Satterfield

David Satterfield, senior adviser to Condoleezza Rice, talks about the war in Iraq and US foreign policy at the Frontline Club. Moderated by Jamie Rubin .  (Photo courtesy John Coghill - Frontline Club)
David Satterfield, senior adviser to Condoleezza Rice, talks about the war in Iraq and US foreign policy at the Frontline Club. Moderated by Jamie Rubin.   More
(Photo: John Coghill - Frontline Club)
 
American Ballet Theatre

Dancers of the American Ballet Theater at the February 14 final dress rehearsal.
Dancers of the American Ballet Theater at the February 14 final dress rehearsal  More
 
America Thru Iranian Eyes

Iranian student Somi Abedinzadeh in front of the Lincoln Memorial during her International Visitor Leadership Program exchange visit to the United States.
Iranian student Somi Abedinzadeh in front of the Lincoln Memorial during her International Visitor Leadership Program exchange visit to the United States.  More
 
Winter in London

24 January 2007  A light dusting of winter snow covers Grosvenor Square as temperatures in central London dip below freezing. The flag at the American Embassy remains at half-staff in honor of Gerald R. Ford.  More
(U.S. Embassy photo by Oliver Theis)
 
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