JAS Committee Elections announced

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The John Adams Society will be holding elections for its Executive Committee in early 2012, with results to be announced at the AGM on March 6.  All members should have received emails from the JAS Chair, Muddassar Ahmed, and from Kate Bentley and Cara Rodway at the U.S. Embassy who are overseeing the elections, explaining how the elections will be conducted.  For more information on the ...

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JAS Chairman elected to serve on ENAM Board of Directors

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Following the inaugural European Network of American Alumni Associations (ENAM) conference in Rome earlier this month (pictured above), we are delighted to report that JAS Chairman Muddassar Ahmed has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of ENAM.

ENAM Board of Directors

Vicente López-Ibor Mayor (Spain)
Jeyhun Karamov (Azerbaijan)
Katarina Kohen (Serbia)
Benjamin Becker (Germany)
Faten Saleh (France)
Paul Donnelly (Ireland)
Muddassar ...

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European Network of American Alumni Associations launching in Rome, Italy

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ENAM (European Network of American Alumni Associations) in cooperation with Amerigo, the Italian Cultural Exchange Programs Alumni Association, is organizing a conference for European alumni association leaders to officially launch and incorporate ENAM in Rome, Italy, on December 1-2, 2011.

The conference will include a constitutive assembly of the founding members of the organization.

The primary goal of the conference will be to create brand awareness and to position the new ...

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1st JAS Annual Lecture given by DAS Spencer Boyer at RUSI

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The John Adams Society was delighted to welcome Spencer P Boyer, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs who joined us to deliver the first JAS Annual Lecture entitled: “Foreign policy implications of multiculturalism: strategy and practice”.  The lecture took place at the Royal United Services Institute on 17 November, 2011.  

DAS Boyer discussed U.S. efforts to ...

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U.S./UK Indispensible Leadership in the World – a discussion

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“Our relationship is special because of the values and beliefs that have united our people through the ages.”  President Obama, Westminster Hall, May 25, 2011

On 25th July the John Adams Society held its first event since launching, welcoming special guest speakers, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt MP and US Embassy Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, Sandra Kaiser, to discuss the indispensible leadership offered to the ...

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Message to the John Adams Society from Secretary Clinton

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I am delighted to extend my warmest congratulations regarding the launch of the John Adams Society.  The name that you have chosen for this important alumni association serves as a reminder of the historic alliance that binds the United Kingdom and the United States – an alliance that is built on common values, aspirations, and concerns.  State Department exchange programs have played an important role in bringing us closer ...

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Congratulatory Message from Ambassador Louis B. Susman

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For more than 70 years, U.S. government citizen exchange programs have invited future leaders from all parts of British society across the Atlantic to meet with their American counterparts. Politicians, journalists, opinion formers, civil servants, academics, union officials, artists, activists, business people and scores of others have all taken part in these journeys of discovery.

I believe these initiatives are crucial to a strong bilateral relationship. There is no substitute ...

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