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Dropping a Bombshell: An inside look at being a British fashion designer
\r\n \r\nTo mark London Fashion Week we have a special guest post from London fashion designer Katya Wildman. It’s an exciting time to be a fashion designer in the UK, the London 2012 Olympic and...
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America’s Got Talent
\r\n \r\nThis is the time of year when the winners of two of the most prestigious scholarship awards in the US are announced: the Rhodes scholars and the Marshall scholars. The young Americans named on...
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Marshalling the Future
\r\n \r\nThe following is a guest post by James Kariuki, Counsellor and Head of Politics, Economics and Communications Group at the British Embassy in Washington. Educational exchange is one of the...
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Unsung Heroes
\r\n \r\nDid you know – and not a lot of people know this – that the area that is often loosely referred to as ‘Los Angeles’ is actually made up of eighty-eight cities and is the second most populous...
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GREAT British boxer Amir Khan in Los Angeles
\r\n \r\nThe following is a guest post by Dame Barbara Hay, British Consul-General in Los Angeles. Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay and Amir Khan in Los Angeles They used to say Amir Khan was the best...
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55th GRAMMYs Show That GREAT British Music is Here to Stay
\r\n \r\nThroughout the telecast of last night’s GRAMMY’s show, viewers saw an exciting showcase of British music – the show included big British names performing and taking home top prizes, making the...
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‘They have taken my life without killing me.’
\r\n \r\nThese are the words of a rape survivor from the Bosnian conflict, quoted by Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in...
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After YES: Falkland Islanders make sweeping tour of US
\r\n \r\nIn land far, far away, a community of people sent an emphatic message to the rest of the world, definitively declaring their political status for the first time in history. “YES!” screamed...
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Bienvenido a Miami!
\r\n \r\nWelcome to Miami! There aren’t many other US cities I could see myself living in. I was fortunate to land my job here in DC, New York would have been great – in my twenties, Chicago and Boston...
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On yer left!
\r\n \r\nWhat took place on Friday 17th May, had over 12,000 participants, seventy pit stops, offered free t-shirts and goody bags along the way as well as ‘commuter convoys”, yet was totally free?...
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Nostalgic for 2012: The Olympic Legacy
\r\n \r\nNostalgia is defined as “a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period of place with happy personal associations.” With this weekend marking one year on, was...
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Dr King’s British Legacy
\r\n \r\nToday I will have the honour of representing the UK government on the fiftieth anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s historic “I have a dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. I’ve...
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Coming to America
\r\n \r\nToday is my first day as Britain’s Deputy Ambassador to the United States. It’s a real privilege to be starting my new role. Partly that’s because it’s simply a terrific job. I’m in charge of...
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AmericanEnglish
\r\n \r\nFor me, the transatlantic relationship is personal. 16 years ago on Sunday, my family and I (and our dog Matty) emigrated from Huntingdon, near Cambridge, to Chico, California. Of course,...
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A whole new world
\r\n \r\nThe following is a guest post by Dean Churm, British Consul and Consular Regional Operations Manager for the eastern and southern United States. The British Vice-Consulate in Orlando first...
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Science: Why it matters to everyone
\r\n \r\nYou could say that science runs in my family. Later this year, after several years of studying the effects of influenza, my older brother will earn his Doctorate in virology. My younger sister...
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EU Day: Invitation Received
\r\n \r\nA nice aspect of my job is that I rarely find myself at the Embassy on a weekend, but earlier this month I happened to spend the better part of a Saturday volunteering my time. It was a...
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