Scottish Government

Annex D: Weblinks

• The Scottish Executive's official US website: www.scotlandinusa.com
• The British Embassy and Consulates in the USA: www.britainusa.com
• The Scottish Executive's new e-zine "Scotland Now", which can be subscribed to at www.scotland-now.com, exists to connect the Scottish diaspora in the USA and beyond to 21st century Scotland and to energise the global network.
• The Scottish Executive's website for international promotion of Scotland: www.scotlandistheplace.com
• The Scottish Executive's website for information about Tartan Week: www.tartanweekny.com
• Scottish Development International provide advice and support for Scottish firms seeking to do business with the USA and for US firms seeking to do business with Scotland: www.scottishdevelopmentinternational.com
• UK Trade & Investment: the UK Government organisation that supports companies in the UK doing business internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to set up or expand in the UK: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
• Scottish-American Organisations: there are many organisations across the USA devoted to celebrating Scottish heritage and culture. These include St Andrew's Societies, Caledonian Clubs and Clan Societies. For example, www.scottish-coalition.org provides a gateway to several national Scottish-American organisations.
• The Scottish North American Business Council - a private, not-for-profit, membership organisation aiming to strengthen and promote bilateral investment and trade between North America and Scotland: www.snabc.org
• The Scottish Council for Development and Industry ( SCDI) has a long track record in developing trade links with the USA: www.scdi.org.uk
• The US Consulate in Edinburgh: www.usembassy.org.uk/scotland
• The Edinburgh-Stanford Link is a research, training and commercialisation initiative, specialising in speech and language technology: www.edinburghstanfordlink.org
• The British Council have offices in Edinburgh ( www.britishcouncil.org/scotland) and across the USA ( www.britishcouncil.org/usa). In the USA, the British Council promotes and supports UK (including Scottish) education and training, the arts, science and technology. In Scotland, the British Council administers EducationUK Scotland ( www.educationukscotland.org) promoting Scottish education at all levels. It also manages Scottish Networks International ( www.scottishni.org) which places high calibre overseas postgraduates from Scottish universities with Scottish businesses.