The SCOTTISH COALITION USA Events
The American-Scottish Foundation® is a founding member and treasurer of The Scottish Coalition, USA.
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| 7/31 – 8/02 | Colorado Scottish Festival – www.scottishgames.org |
| 1 | 166th Annual Highland Games – www.highlandgames.com |
| 1-2 | Monterey Scottish Games – www.montereyscotgames.com |
| 15 | Maine Highland Games – www.mainehighlandgames.org |
| 22 | Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games – www.liscots.org |
| 29 | Green Hill Highland Games – https://www.facebook.com/greenhillhighlandgames |
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| 5-6 | Virginia Scottish Games – www.vascottishgames.org |
| 5-6 | 150th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games c/o Floyd P. Busby – www.thescottishgames.com |
| 10 – 13 | Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival – www.scotfest.com |
| 12-13 | Columbus Scottish Festival – www.scottishfestival.org |
| 18-20 | New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival – www.nhscot.org |
| 19 | Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering – www.charlestonscots.org |
| 26 | Ligonier Highland Games – www.ligonierhighlandgames.org |
| 25-26 | St. Louis Scottish Games and Cultural Festival – www.stlouis-scottishgames.com www.stl.scot |
| 25 - 27 | Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival – www.celticfest.org |
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| 3 | Scotland County Highland Games – www.schgnc.org |
| 16-18 | Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival – www.smhg.org |
Both the American Scottish Foundation and the Association of Scottish Games and Festivals are members of the Scottish Coalition USA, a collective of five national organizations who seek through collaboration to strengthen the Scottish American Diaspora. For the most up-to-date news regarding the Highland Games, please visit the Association of Scottish Games & Festivals‘s Facebook page.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
National Capital Tartan Day Committee - Washington, DC
Annual Tartan Day Symposium and Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill
Symposium 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Location: The Arts Club of Washington – the Monroe House (historic home of Scottish-American President James Monroe) 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006
The program featured several visiting speakers from Scotland. The invitees included former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish, discussing Scotland’s political landscape. Other speakers included Professor Duncan Sim fron the University of West Scotland, Paul Little, CEO of City of Glasgow College, and Professor Bruce Durie from Strathclyde University.
There was a reception on the evening of April 15 featuring remarks about Tartan Day by Congressional leaders, visiting Scottish dignitaries, and prominent Scottish-Americans – plus entertainment by Scottish-American musicians—fiddlers, pipers and others. Soft drinks, beer, wine and hors d’oeuvre were also served. The reception featured a whisky tasting.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
National Capital Tartan Day Committee - Washington, DC
Annual Tartan Day Symposium and Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill
We were especially excited to announce our distinguished guests from Scotland:
First Minister - Alex Salmond
The Scottish Parliament Delegation to DC:
Presiding Officer, Tricia Marwick, MSP
Bruce Crawford MSP
Duncan McNeil MSP
Symposium 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Panel Discussion - "Scotland and the Diaspora: Getting Connected for the 21st Century."
The panel discussed new ways for connecting Scottish Americans with their kin in Scotland and elsewhere in the Scottish Diaspora, around the world, including new social media platforms and cutting edge technology for DNA analysis.
Greetings from the Scottish Parliament Delegation to Washington DC 4:30 - 5:00
Presiding Officer, Tricia Marwick MSP
Bruce Crawford MSP, and Duncan McNeil MSP
Reception 5:00pm - 6:30pm
The reception featured remarks about Tartan Day by the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, Congressional leaders, visiting Scottish dignitaries, and prominent Scottish-Americans - plus entertainment by Scottish-American musicians—fiddlers, pipers and others. The reception also featured a whisky tasting.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
National Capital Tartan Day Committee - Washington, DC
Annual Tartan Day Symposium and Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill
Symposium 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Panel Discussion - "Political and Economic Implications for the United States Should Scotland Leave the United Kingdom to Become an Independent Nation"
On January 20, 2012, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, announced that a referendum on independence would be put to the voters in Scotland in the fall of 2014. Though the idea of Scottish independence has emotional appeal to many Scottish-Americans and other "Diaspora Scots" around the world, the geopolitical ramifications on U.S. foreign and economic policy, and the impact on our national security strategy of an independent Scotland had not been well aired in the USA. Before coming to power, the Scottish National Party long called for a neutral Scotland, on the model of the Republic of Ireland, to include Scottish withdrawal from NATO and the removal of nuclear submarines from their base at Faslane, in western Scotland. What would be the impact for the U.S. if these things were to happen? In addition, the impact on global markets of a breakup of the U.K. could be quite destabilizing, with ripple effects on the American economy. Few Scottish-Americans had publically focused on these aspects. This discussion looked at these and related issues from a strictly American perspective.
Greetings from Scotland 4:30 - 5:00
The Scottish Coalition Awards Presentation 5:00