2011 Events
2011 in Pictures
What better way to review the events from the U.S. Embassy in London of 2011 than using pictures?
We've collected the best photos
in our Flickr set. Check it out!
Double Victory
16 December 2011
Three images of Tuskegee Airmen (NPS photo)
Nominate someone to attend the UK premiere of George Lucas’ documentary Double Victory
The UK premiere of George Lucas’ documentary Double Victory will take place at the U.S. Embassy on January 12th 2012. It will be attended by VIPs, surviving Tuskegee airmen and special guests, picked by the public. The screening will be followed by a diplomatic reception.
Find out more about how to nominate someone.
The Road to 2012: Miles Chamley-Watson
09 December 2011
Miles Chamley-Watson and a team partner demonstrate their fencing skills to school kids at Colverstone Primary in Hackney, London.
London born Miles Chamley-Watson moved to America as a child.
He returned to the UK recently as a member of the USA's Fencing Team, preparing for the Olympics and meeting local school kids at Colverstone Primary in Hackney.
Flickr
Youtube
The Road to 2012: Queen Underwood
28 November 2011
Five times U.S boxing champ Queen Underwood.
"Don't let anybody tell you something's just for guys"
Five times U.S boxing champ Queen Underwood tells kids the kids at St Luke's Primary School
that discipline and determination brings success.
Later, she faced Team GB's finest, Natasha Jones, at the ExCeL Center in London.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Players and Cheerleaders
20 October 2011
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Players and Cheerleaders in London
We met the Tampa Bay Buccaneers players at training camp in Surrey and their cheerleaders when they met London’s Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders. How did they get to the top? Hard work and dedication. Enjoy the game!
London's Heartbeat: Gina Loring
14 October 2011
Gina Loring at the Thames, London.
Gina Loring is an Los Angeles based poet and rap singer.
The U.S. Embassy London bought her across the pond to work with teenagers in Belfast, Manchester and London.
In this Youtube video, she explains how helping kids explore poetry is inspirational, and she performs her tribute to the British capital.
The Road to 2012: Brady Ellison
05 October 2011
Archers practice at the London 2012 test event or Archery at Lords Cricket Grounds
Continuing our series on U.S. athletes hoping to compete at the Olympics in 2012, we interviewed the World's Number One Archer, Brady Ellison, at this week's London 2012 test event.
Team USA went on to win the men's
team competition.
Facebook Contest Winner Meets DCM Stephenson
23 September 2011
U.S. Embassy London Facebook contest winner Jeremy Farrance meets Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara Stephenson.
Back in July U.S. Embassy London sponsored a contest for an original piece of work that demonstrated the friendly relations and mutual excitement over the 2012 Games between the United States and the United Kingdom.
This week the winner of the contest, Jeremy Farrance, popped into the Embassy to collect his prize from Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara Stephenson.
The Road to 2012: Nastia Liukin
17 September 2011
American gymnast Nastia Liukin
Gold medal winning American gymnast Nastia Liukin visited London in September 2011.
Here she is, talking to our Deputy Ambassador Barbara Stephenson about her sporting-life, London 2012 and what it takes to reach the top.
The Road to 2012: Alison Jones
15 September 2011
Alison Jones has represented the U.S. in multiple Paralympic Games, both winter and summer, in skiing and cycling!
She shared her thoughts with our Deputy Ambassador Barbara Stephenson in London, on sports and the true spirit of the Games.
Remembering with Hope: The 10th Anniversary of September 11th
11 September 2011
Prince Charles, Prime Minister Cameron and Ambassador Susman attend a ceremony to mark the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001
Ambassador Susman joined families of the British victims of 9/11, HRH Prince Charles, Prime Minister Cameron and other dignitaries in Grosvenor Square on Sunday, 11 September 2011, for a moving ceremony of remembrance. Photos of the ceremony are on Flickr.
Ambassador Susman's delivered these remarks at September 11th Memorial Garden event (also available: Youtube video) and Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara Stephenson joined the 9/11 event at the American Church in London.
A list of some of the public events taking place in the UK to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001 can be found here.
U.S. Embassy Volunteers Commemorate September 11th at Battersea Park’s ‘American Ground’
09 September 2011
Day of Service at the American Gardens , Wandsworth
Nearly 100 volunteers participated in a Day of Service to commemorate September 11th on 9 September 2011 in Battersea Park.
The volunteers – from the U.S. Embassy in London, the disability gardening charity Thrive, and Wandsworth Council – joined forces to restore the ‘American Ground,’ a 19th century garden in need of upgrading and maintenance.
The annual Day of Service was inspired by President Obama’s ‘United We Serve’ initiative, a call to volunteers to perform acts of good will on September 11th. Such volunteer activities take place all across the U.S. on and around September 11 each year.
Shadowball: Learning about Baseball, Jazz & Discrimination
05 August 2011
"Shadowball" - Baseball Training at Baden-Powell School, Hackney. We've also made a Youtube video of the event!
London schoolchildren learn about Jazz, Baseball and discrimination in 1930s America.
In July 2011 the students at the Baden Powell and Sebright Primary Schools performed in a jazz opera and learned how to play baseball. Staff from the U.S. Embassy London went along to help out (Youtube).
Fulbright Scholar Sabrina Doyle On British-American Film
Fulbright Scholar Sabrina Doyle
Sabrina Doyle was the first pupil from her school in Brent to win an Oxbridge place. Now she’s one of our Fulbright Scholars at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles.On the way, she’s written and directed her own work, worked for the BBC and even met Quentin Tarentino.
As a Fulbright UK Film Council Scholar, Sabrina is studying for her MFA at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles, where she is a Directing Fellow. She made four films in her first year, including one set during the Iraq war. She is now preparing to shoot her thesis film, 113°, which is a relationship drama set in space.
Sabrina answered the questions you put to her on British-American Film and on getting a career in the movie business on our Facebook page.
15 July 2011 U.S. Embassy London Olympic Logo Contest The U.S. Embassy London is sponsoring a contest for an original piece of work that demonstrates the friendly relations and mutual excitement over the 2012 Games between the U.S. and the U.K.
11 July 2011 President Obama and the Special Relationship on American public radio American Embassy London Public Affairs Officer Sandra Kaiser talks about the U.S./UK special relationship, the May 2011 visit of President Obama and Mrs. Obama, and the work of the U.S. Mission, in an interview with American public radio.
07 July 2011 Ask a question to the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes President Obama appointed Stephen Rapp as Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes. He leads the State Department Office dealing with atrocities, genocide and war crimes in places such as Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Cambodia.
05 July 2011 The Essential U.S. - UK Relationship In The Internet Age (Huffington Post) This guest post by Ambassador Susman originally appeared in the Huffington Post and website on July 5th, 2011.
05 July 2011 LITRO 108 : The America Issue (Litro.co.uk) The latest edition of the free Litro magazine, featuring new writing from the United States and supported by the U.S. Embassy London is out now. Follow the link to learn more and see a message from our Cultural Attaché.
04 July 2011 Ambassador Susman's Remarks at the unveiling of the Ronald Reagan Statue The Ronald Reagan Foundation honoured President Ronald Reagan by unveiling a ten foot tall bronze statue at the south-west corner of Grosvenor Square, outside the U.S. Embasy in London.
03 July 2011 Fourth Of July Celebrations at Winfield House Ambassador and Mrs Susman welcome guests to this years' Fourth of July picnic at Winfield House.
02 July 2011 Remarks by Secretary Clinton and President Obama for Independence Day 2011
29 June 2011 YOUTUBE : U.S. Ambassador Louis Susman and Martina Navratilova Visit National Tennis Centre in Roehampton On June 25, Ambassador Susman and Mrs. Susman, along with former U.S. Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova, assisted the Wandsworth Tennis Academy, in partnership with the Wandsworth Council and Lawn Tennis Association, as they hosted a special tennis practice for 60-80 primary school children at the National Tennis Centre.
25 June 2011 Ambassador Susman and Martina Navratilova Visit National Tennis Centre in Roehampton Ambassador Susman and Mrs. Susman, along with former U.S. Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova, assisted the Wandsworth Tennis Academy, in partnership with the Wandsworth Council and Lawn Tennis Association, as they hosted a special tennis practice for primary school children at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.
22 June 2011 Embassy Alumni in Queen's Birthday Honours List The Embassy heartily congratulates three of our distinguished State Department exchange program alumni who were recognized in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, published last week.
21 June 2011 Ambassador Susman's Remarks at the 2011 Global Zero Summit
14 June 2011 "Shadowball" - Jazz/Civil Rights & Baseball project in Hackney, East London The Embassy Public Affairs team pulled together a group of nine Embassy personnel to help train 60 inner city school kids from Baden Powell Elementary in Hackney. These enthusiastic students from Baden Powell School and Sebright School
in East London are part of an Embassy-sponsored program called “Shadowball” that teaches UK youths about the civil rights struggle in the United States.
• Related: our Shadowball Youtube video
10 June 2011 USAID Administrator Shah To Travel to London 13-14 June USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah begins his visit to London by representing the United States Government at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI Alliance) donor pledging conference. He will then participate at the second U.S.-EU High Level Consultative Group Meeting. Dr Shae will then deliver an address on delivering meaningful results in global development at the London School of Economics.
07 June 2011 U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle Visits London Docklands The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive at the West India Docks at Canary Wharf in London, England this Friday as part of their 2011 cruise celebrating the 75th anniversary of Eagle’s construction. Eagle will be open for free public tours from 1:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday.
30 May 2011 Remarks by DCM Stephenson on Memorial Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
28 April 2011 It's A Scam! (Youtube) The U.S. Embassy London is pleased to present this Youtube video advice on how to spot if you are potentially being scammed!
• You can read more about types of scams on our internet scams page.
14 April 2011 Ross Kemp meets Lt General Caldwell BAFTA award winning journalist and actor Ross Kemp met the Commander of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan today, Lt General William Caldwell. They discussed progress being made training Afghan National Forces, readying them to take charge of Afghan domestic security. Lt General Caldwell also spoke at Chatham House on the NATO training mission in Afghanistan.
13 April 2011 Ask a question about America and Africa Peter Lord is the second highest ranking American diplomat at our Mission to the African Union. He’s in London next week and will be taking your questions!
30 March 2011 U.S. Embassy Twitter Rugby Sevens Contest On May 21-22 the USA Rugby Seven’s team plays in London. With 16 of the world’s finest Rugby Seven’s teams, they will battle it over two days at Twickenham, the home of rugby. You could be there to watch, enjoy the entertainment and have a great weekend by entering our Twitter contest to win tickets to watch rugby 7’s at Twickenham.
25 March 2011 Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Debate Competition Wandsworth school children will be battling it out on April 5th when the Embassy hosts the “Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Debate Competition”. We want YOU to have your say and give your contribution to the debate via Twitter.
23 March 2011 General David Petraeus at RUSI General David H. Petraeus, Commander of NATO ISAF and US Forces in Afghanistan, delivered a briefing at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Wednesday, 23 March 2011
17 March 2011 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in London Justice Breyer, a member of the Court since 1994, shared with students his experience serving on the highest court in the land and his day-to-day activities as an associate justice, including how cases are chosen to be heard by the Court.
11 March 2011 Remarks by Ambassador Susman at the Memorial Service for Senior Airman Nicholas Alden
08 March 2011 International Women's Day Ambassador and Mrs. Susman hosted a reception at Winfield House to mark the 100th celebration of International Women's Day.
08 March 2011 Social Media, Governments and Democracy – Your Questions Answered Alec Ross, Senior Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, on the Impact of the Social Media.
03 March 2011 Secretary Clinton's Message to the John Adams Society
•Congratulatory Message from Ambassador Susman
28 February 2011 President Obama on the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
• YouTube : Happy 50th Birthday Peace Corps !
• Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the Reception Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
15 February 2011 Win two pairs of tickets to watch the NBA in London! NBA history will take place in London on March 4 and 5, 2011 when the New Jersey Nets meet Toronto Raptors in back-to-back games, they will be taking part in the first-ever regular-season games in Europe. We have a pair of tickets for each game to give away!
14 February 2011 American Ballet Theatre swings into action for London students (YouTube) The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and U.S. Embassy London invited students from across London to watch them rehearse for their UK performances. Afterwards some of the students got to participate in a question and answer session with members of the production.
10 February 2011 DCM Barbara Stephenson Visits Manchester Deputy Chief of Mission Barbara Stephenson was warmly welcomed by the students at Whalley Range High School in Manchester on Thursday. She spoke to students about her life of service as a diplomat and stressed the importance of education in fulfilling your dreams.
08 February 2011 UK Women Leaders Share Tea and Ideas with America (YouTube) In January, Mrs. Marjorie Susman, wife of U.S. Ambassador Louis Susman, hosted an afternoon tea at their residence, Winfield House. The guests were recent participants in the Embassy's international visitor leadership program. These women were nominated by Embassy officers to visit the U.S. and see how their counterparts across the Atlantic deal with common challenges.
04 February 2011 "Doing Good Together" - The Special Relationship in Global Development. Speech given by the U.S. Embassy Press Counselor, Philip Breeden, for the 2011 Lincoln Lecture at Wymondham College.
03 February 2011 American Ballet Theatre meet UK students On February 2, the American Ballet Theater welcomed 250 school children from all over London to catch a sneak peak of Paul Taylor’s modern dance work “Company B.” After the performance, students spoke to Dancer Craig Salstein and Executive Director Rachel Moore about ABT’s unique designation as America’s National Ballet Company.
24 January 2011 Have your say – The State of the Union – Online Discussion Join American Diplomats at the U.S. Embassy for a post State of the Union discussion.
18 January 2010 Lecture by Dr. Martin Luther King's speechwriter Professor Clarence B Jones was Martin Luther King’s speechwriter and close confidant. His lecture on Dr. King and hid legacy was delivered to young people and schoolchildren in the Embassy’s auditorium. You can listen to it here.
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Cool Events
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"Shadowball" - Baseball Training at Baden-Powell School, Hackney. We've also made a Youtube video of the event!