Senator Trent Lott with John Stirling, David Stirling and Sir Sean Connery
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Stirling & Stirling presented a Special Award at the U.S. Senate, Washington DC. The recipients were Senator Trent Lott, then Republican Senate Majority Leader and Sir Sean Connery. Senator Lott received the Award in recognition of his sponsorship of Senate Resolution 155 that adopted April 6, in perpetuity, as National Tartan Day and Sir Sean Connery in recognition of his interest in and devotion to Scotland.
"The National Tartan Day Committee of Washington D.C. have worked with Stirling and Stirling on a number of high profile events in the past few years to showcase Scotland. Our committee members include Bill Sim (Chair, President, PEPCO), Dr Nancy Groce (Smithsonian Folklife Curator) Alison Duncan (partner, Porter Wright) ,Arthur Herman (author, professor) Barry Potter (Director, IMF) Dr Edward Furgol (Curator, US Navy Museum), Alex Murray (VA-Scotland Games), Stewart McLaurin (Chief of Staff, Georgetown University) and Michael Bird (General Counsel, National Conference of State Legislatures), representing the network of Washington DC's business, cultural and political elite.
Our events include educational events, business forums, artistic and musical celebrations of Scotland in the nation's capital. Prestigious A list locations used by the committee include the private caucus rooms on Capitol Hill, embassies, former Presidential homes, The Arts Club, the Cosmos Club, the Smithsonian Institution, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Georgetown University. Attendees at our events represent the nation's political, business and academic elite including top federal and state legislators from the white house and capitol hill, embassy representatives from several countries, executives from Top Fortune 500 companies and Presidents or Board members from the area's universities. We work with Stirling and Stirling in Edinburgh to ensure our events are "A list" productions that showcase the best of contemporary Scotland."
National Tartan Day Committee, Washington DC
“You guys are the ‘go to guys’ in Scotland. How you get instant responses for our questions has always been a mystery to me!”
Robert McWilliams, St Andrews Society of Illinois, Chicago; One of the founders of the U.S. International Tartan Day celebrations.
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