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Ambassador Johnson’s Remarks: 2019 Veterans and Remembrance Day at Brookwood American Cemetery

U.S. Embassy London Press Office June 25, 2019 Ambassador Johnson delivered remarks at the 2019 Veterans and Remembrance Day at Brookwood American Cemetery AMBASSADOR JOHNSON: War broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914. “It will be over by Christmas,” they said. But, of course, it wasn’t. Over the next four years, the whole world ...

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 13 November, 2019 | Categories: Ambassador, Speeches

Peace through sports at the 2019 Military World Games

More than 100 nations and 10,000 participants took part in the 2019 Military World Games that wrapped up October 27 in Wuhan, China. The United States sent 17 teams with over 280 athletes and staff to the games. The goal of the military games is “to create friendly relations between members of the Armed Forces,” ...

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 November, 2019 | Categories: Press Releases

Celebrating Veteran’s Day

Every year on November 11, Veterans Day, Americans honor veterans of the U.S. armed forces. The federal holiday coincides with celebrations held in other countries to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 November, 2019 | Categories: Events, News, Press Releases

Today we remember and honour those who have served

On this Day of Remembrance, we observe the anniversary of the end of World War One. We wear the poppy this month to remember those who served and sacrificed to protect our freedoms.

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 10 November, 2019 | Categories: Events, News, Press Releases

The unsung, heroic U.S. diplomats of World War I

U.S. diplomats worked behind the scenes in World War I to help alleviate suffering and bring an end to the war. One former and three current historians of the State Department’s Office of the Historian brought those stories to life during a panel session called “In the Diplomatic Trenches: Department Heroes Alleviate Suffering During World ...

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 November, 2019 | Categories: Press Releases

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