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American Citizen Services in Aberdeen:
American Citizen Services in Aberdeen: The U.S. Consul General will provide American Citizen Services and Voter Registration Assistance in Aberdeen on Thu, 28 Feb 08 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. If you would like to see the Consul at this time, please forward your name, U.S. passport number, and type of service required to Edinburgh-Info@state.gov.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia presented the final lecture in the University of Edinburgh's Tercentenary lecture series on December 11, 2007.
The lecture, entitled “Ayatollahs of the West: Judges as Moral Censors of Democratic Choice,” was heard by over 300 attendees. During his time in Edinburgh, Justice Scalia met with Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini for an informal discussion of the U.S. and Scottish legal systems and matters of mutual interest.
Passport for Minors
New Passport fees will come into effect on February 1, 2008. In addition, new regulations governing issuance of U.S. passports to minors go into effect on February 1, 2008. The new rule extends the two-parent consent and personal appearance requirements to all minors under the age of 16. This means that 14- and 15 year-olds will have to comply with the same rules that previously applied to minors under the age 14.
U.S. Embassy London Warden Message : Glasgow Airport
30 June 2007 The U.S. Embassy in London has released the following Warden Message in relation to the Security Situation in Glasgow Airport.
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October 2007
U.S. Embassy London Warden Message : Glasgow Airport
30 June 2007 The U.S. Embassy in London has released the following Warden Message in relation to the Security Situation in Glasgow Airport.
The U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh will be closed
From February 12, 2007 through the end of March 2007, the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh is closed to the public due to construction taking place on the entrance and waiting room areas. American citizens with serious emergencies may phone our answering service at 01224-857-097. All other services must be deferred until after April 2, 2007. For services requiring personal appearance that cannot wait until April, the U.S. Embassy in London and the U.S. Consulate General in Belfast are available to assist you. You may reach the Embassy in London at 020-7499-9000 or the Consulate in Belfast at 028-9038-6100. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time period.
U.S. Consulate to change hours in November
Beginning Thursday 2 November 2006, the Consulate will be shifting its walk-in times from afternoon to 0900-1300 every Tuesday and Thursday.
Edinburgh's Absentee Voting Day is 10 October 2006
The new U.S. Consul in Edinburgh, Lisa Vickers, will be available to provide guidance on your rights as an American citizen to vote in U.S. elections by absentee ballot on 10 October 2006 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. If you would like assistance with your absentee ballot application, or would simply like to meet Consul Vickers, feel free to stop by the Consulate during this time.
Additional information on absentee voting is available at http://www.fvap.gov.
The Consulate will also be open for our standard application processing from 1:00 - 5:00 pm on this day.
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Avian Flu Update
The Scottish Executive has confirmed that the dead swan found in Fife on March 29 carried the H5N1 virus. While risk to humans is negligible, it is imperative not to touch dead birds. If you come across a dead bird, report it to local police or to the Avian Flu hotline at 08459-33-55-77. For more information, visit the Scottish Executive website at www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk.
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27 March 2006
Consul Cecile Shea and Provost of Stirlingshire Colin O'Brien kick off Tartan Week in Stirling on March 27 |
03 March 2006
The Consulate will be closed on Thursday, 23 March 2006.
27 January 2006
American Citizen Services Visit to Aberdeen
The U.S. Consul will provide American Citizen Services in Aberdeen on Thu, 23 Feb 06, from 1:00 - 3:30 pm
If you would like to see the Consul at this time, please forward your name, U.S. passport number, and type of service required (e.g. passport, report a birth, notary) to edinburgh-info@state.gov. You will then be forwarded additional details.
30 November
Annie Get Your Gun comes to Edinburgh
One of the great American musicals of all time, Annie Get Your Gun, is playing at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh through December 3. Subscribers to the Consulate's e-newsletter and visitors to our website are eligible for a special offer: All seats for all evening performances only 12 British pounds. Phone the box office at 0131-529-6000 and request the "Annie" offer.
28 November
American Soprano Barbara Bonney Performs in Edinburgh
In celebration of U.S.-Scottish ties, Usher Hall is offering special prices for the Saturday, December 3rd 7:30pm performance of international superstar soprano Barbara Bonney. Friends of the American community in Scotland are being offered two-for-one tickets for all £30 and £35 seats. As always, Usher Hall is also offering its student special; tickets cost £10 and include a free bar drink at the interval. For tickets call 0131- 228-1155. For the two-for-one offer, simply quote "2 for 1."
21 November
Evening Concert at The Edinburgh Society of Musicians on 26 November 2005
A free evening concert on 26 Nov at 8pm will include a set of five American folk-songs arranged by Aaron Copland. The concert takes place at the Edinburgh Society of Musicians on 3 Bedford Road in Edinburgh. Natalie Johnson, a harpist and University of Edinburgh student, will be performing as a member of the group. All are welcome.
27 October 2005
American Citizen Services Visit to Aberdeen
The U.S. Consul will provide American Citizen Services in Aberdeen on Thu, 17 Nov 05, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
If you would like to see the Consul at this time, please forward your name, U.S. passport number, and type of service required (e.g. passport, report a birth, notary) to edinburgh-info@state.gov. You will then be forwarded additional details.
23 September 2005
Change to Passport Amendments
Consulate Edinburgh Press release
The U.S. Educational Advisory Service (EAS), at the Fulbright Commission, will be holding its annual College Day USA at Merchiston Castle School, Colinton, Edinburgh on 29 September 2005 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm.
23 August 2005
U.S. Consul Congratulates Organizers of Pipefest 2005 and Expresses Pride in American Participants
Cecile Shea, the United States Consul to Edinburgh, has congratulated the organizers of the record breaking Pipefest 2005. "I was there from beginning to end, and it was just fantastic. The logistics of putting together such a large event were stunningly complicated, but the parade went off without a hitch. Clearly, the people in charge had done their homework!"
Pipefest 2005. Photo courtesy of Colin Dickson |
Ms. Shea in particular noted her pride in the large number of Americans present. "Police from Ohio, sheriffs from Florida, software engineers from Washington State, and even the New Mexico Thistle Club -- it really was a parade of the variety of America. More than that, the fact that 1,000 Americans participated in Pipefest is a symbol of our long and deep ties with Scotland and of the vitality of those ties." |
Ms. Shea said she had two abiding memories of the occasion. One was seeing pipers from the Sultanate of Oman, Germany, the U.S. and many other countries socializing and having fun together. "The day was a real testament to the fact that all of us have much more in common than we have separating us. I wish some of the world's hatemongers could have been present to see how similar all of us really are.
"My second memory is coming across the Columbus Ohio Police Pipe Band playing 'God Bless America.' While I am enormously fortunate to be living in one of the world's most beautiful and interesting cities, I'm only human, and I get homesick sometimes. Thank you to all of the Americans who brought a little bit of the States here for me to share."
09 August 2005
Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle congratulates the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Ambassador Tuttle tells the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: “I have viewed many Bacon exhibitions in my life, and yours is the finest I've seen.”
05 August 2005
Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle Completes Inaugural Visit to Scotland
Robert Holmes Tuttle, the new United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and his wife Maria made their inaugural visit to Edinburgh. [Consulate Edinburgh Press release].
Information concerning London Bombings
The Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Hotline number is 0800 789 321; their Casualty Bureau numbers are 0870 1566 344 or +44 (0) 207 158 0010.
Updated information for the U.S. Department of State's is at
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