British American Club

CONSUL’S CORNER

Welcome to this the first of many contributions I hope I will be making to this BABC newsletter.

By way by of introduction – two rhetorical questions – how many of you knew we had a British Consulate here in Colorado? And do you know what we do? Answers on a post card please to….

No, I will save you the postage. The Consulate re-opened in 2000. We (the Foreign Office) had closed it in 1967 and thus it took 33 years for us to realise the error of our ways. We re-opened because we realised that politically and economically the Mountain West (and Colorado in particular) were no longer the perceived “cowboy” states they once were.

Colorado has a rich history and perhaps a richer future. She is well endowed with natural resources and an outdoor life to die for, a highly educated and talented workforce and a state government that takes its national and international responsibilities seriously (I and my Foreign Office ministers back in London are more than pleased with Colorado’s Climate Change initiatives – a global problem that we al can help to resolve).

There are top class universities here and situated in the foothills of the “awesome” Rocky mountains are some of the most advanced Federal laboratories in the country (if not the world – they are all working to help resolve the some of the problems our generation – changes in the weather, coastal flooding/erosion and new renewable energy resources).

There are also trade and investment opportunities between the United Kingdom and Colorado. I have seen a statistic that says the economy of Colorado is the same size as that of Finland (a not insignificant European country). A market that British business should not ignore. We are also encouraging Coloradoan investment in the United Kingdom.

On the slightly negative side, I am afraid that we do not deal with visas and can only help with passports in an absolute emergency. For information on visa/passports please go to www.britainusa.com

Summing up the Consulate deals with Climate Change issues, the politics and the economics (including trade and investment) of the Centennial state. There are other niche areas which we also cover. I will elaborate on these in further issues.

We work within certain parameters. I have a Strategic Framework containing world-wide Departmental Strategic Objectives we are trying to achieve. Please see www.fco.gov.uk .

Last but not least, we are a small Consulate (only me and my Executive Assistant Rebecca Carlson). But we will try to help wherever we can. Miracles are doable, the impossible takes a little longer!!

Kevin Lynch
HM Consul Denver


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News Items Consul's Corner	CONSUL’S CORNER Welcome to this the first of many contributions I hope I will be making to this BABC newsletter. By way by of introduction – two rhetorical questions – how many of you knew we had a British Consulate here in Colorado? And do you know what we do? Answers on a post card please to…. No, I will save you the postage. The Consulate re-opened in 2000. We (the Foreign Office) had closed it in 1967 and thus it took 33 years for us to realise the error of our ways. We re-opened because we realised that politically and economically the Mountain West (and Colorado in particular) were no longer the perceived “cowboy” states they once were. Colorado has a rich history and perhaps a richer future. She is well endowed with natural resources and an outdoor life to die for, a highly educated and talented workforce and a state government that takes its national and international responsibilities seriously (I and my Foreign Office ministers back in London are more than pleased with Colorado’s Climate Change initiatives – a global problem that we al can help to resolve). There are top class universities here and situated in the foothills of the “awesome” Rocky mountains are some of the most advanced Federal laboratories in the country (if not the world – they are all working to help resolve the some of the problems our generation – changes in the weather, coastal flooding/erosion and new renewable energy resources). There are also trade and investment opportunities between the United Kingdom and Colorado. I have seen a statistic that says the economy of Colorado is the same size as that of Finland (a not insignificant European country). A market that British business should not ignore. We are also encouraging Coloradoan investment in the United Kingdom. On the slightly negative side, I am afraid that we do not deal with visas and can only help with passports in an absolute emergency. For information on visa/passports please go to www.britainusa.com Summing up the Consulate deals with Climate Change issues, the politics and the economics (including trade and investment) of the Centennial state. There are other niche areas which we also cover. I will elaborate on these in further issues. We work within certain parameters. I have a Strategic Framework containing world-wide Departmental Strategic Objectives we are trying to achieve. Please see www.fco.gov.uk . Last but not least, we are a small Consulate (only me and my Executive Assistant Rebecca Carlson). But we will try to help wherever we can. Miracles are doable, the impossible takes a little longer!! Kevin Lynch HM Consul Denver ©2008 British American Club - Colorado, 303-893-1577, 283 Columbine Street, Box 181, Denver, CO 80206