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THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION

Creating global understanding through English

ANNUAL REPO RT 2007 - 2008

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Creating global understanding through English WHAT THE ESU STANDS FOR Front Cover: (L-R) Prof Stanley Wells with the winners of the Great Shakespeare Debate; Ali Hussein Saleh Mohammed, winner of the International Public Speaking Competition; Lord Hunt

Our commitment is to create international understanding and to promote human

Back cover: (L-R) Lord Watson and Sir Hugh Jones; Baroness Hayman, Lord Speaker, at the Schools Mace; debaters, Andrew Goodman, Nick Sloboda and Lewis Iwu

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achievement through the world-wide use of the English language. We aim: ●

to promote English in international public speaking and debate for the support of world-wide communication and dialogue to encourage the enjoyment and constructive use of English through educational programmes

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to provide a forum for international friendship through our support of the world-wide network of ESUs and the provision of secretariat facilities for the International Council

Inside front cover (L-R) Mrs Azaa Dashzeveg and Holly Shakespeare, Chairman, ESU London Branch; Lord Hunt with SSE scholars and Parliamentary interns; Valerie Mitchell and Toomas Vitsut, Chairman ESU Estonia Inside back cover (L-R) Rod Pryde, Regional Director, British Council, India and HE Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner to India; the winners of the London Debate Challenge; Mr Hanabusa and Mr Agata, ESU Japan

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to initiate and administer international youth exchange and work experience schemes

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to focus on key current affairs issues through regular international conferences, seminars and meetings

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to provide and create cultural activities

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to facilitate and assist the establishment and recognition of ESUs world-wide

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to ensure the co-ordination and coherence of our activities through the skill and dedication of our staff and voluntary helpers

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to make full use of the enthusiasm and support of our members

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to work in close and innovative partnership with our corporate members and sponsors.

The English-Speaking Union (The English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth Registered charity no. 273136)

Patron Her Majesty The Queen President HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT

HONORARY OFFICERS Chairman The Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC* Deputy Chairman Mr Edward Gould* Honorary Treasurer Mr David Thomas OBE * Honorary Secretary The Hon Christopher McLaren*

DIRECTOR-GENERAL Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE*

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Lady Appleyard Lady Boyd Mr Anthony Carlbom (deceased February 2008) Mr Saroj Chakravarty Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE (elected November 2007) Mr Keith Dobson OBE (retired November 2007) Mr Jon Dye Sir Brian Fall GCVO KCMG Mr Alexander Finnis* Lady Fry (retired November 2007) Ms Cheryl Gillan MP Sir David Green KCMG (elected November 2007) Mr Andrew Hay (elected November 2007) Ms Jennifer Hibbert Mr Steven Isserlis CBE Mr Richard Kaye Captain Norman Lloyd-Edwards Mr Colin McCorquodale Mr Brian Marsh OBE Mr Michael Maslinski (retired November 2007) Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG Mr Richard G de H Oldham (retired November 2007) Mrs Jeanne Pumfrey (elected November 2007) Professor James Raven (retired November 2007) Mr Chris Redman Dame Mary Richardson DBE Miss Margaret Rudland (elected November 2007) The Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill DL Mr Peter Sparling* Baroness Symons PC (elected November 2007) The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE Mr Anthony Westnedge OBE Mr Anthony Williams Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL *Members of the Policy and Resources Committee

Registered Office Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED Dartmouth House Ltd being the ESU trading subsidiary is limited by Guarantee, Company Number 1313561 Registration No. 273136

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Contents President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Chairman’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Director-General’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Highlights of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Education and Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 International Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 ESU Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 ESU Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Cultural and Topical Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Library and Archives Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Charitable Activities and Sponsorship Opportunities for 2008-2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Financial Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Dartmouth House, International Headquarters of the English-Speaking Union

Governors’ Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Auditors’ Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Summary Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Dartmouth House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Royal Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 The ESU Board of Governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 ESU Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 ESU Branches in England and Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 ESUs Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Corporate Members of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Donors and Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 The Long Drawing Room, one of the elegant rooms at Dartmouth House

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President’s Message

President, HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT

The English-Speaking Union was originally founded with the general purpose of maintaining friendship and good relations between the people of English-speaking nations.

With the growth in the use of English throughout the world, the ESU is now devoting much of its energies to support all those people for whom English is an acquired language. It is currently active in 58 countries in the strong belief that the use of the English language can make a valuable contribution to the improvement in internal communication.

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Chairman’s Message This year is the 90th anniversary of the English-Speaking Union and I am delighted to report, once again, that our organisation is going from strength to strength, for which much of the credit must go to our Director-General, Valerie Mitchell and her superb team.

It is such a pleasure to work with them all.

Few, if any, ESU-related experiences will ever give me greater pleasure than the remarkable Schools Mace Final in the House of Lords last year. I am well used to speaking in that august place, but this was the first occasion on which an outside organisation had been granted special permission to occupy those hallowed, red benches. For all the participants I am sure it was an unforgettable experience.

We are, of course, founded upon the famous special relationship between two great democracies, here in the United Kingdom and across the Atlantic in the USA, but that is only the beginning of the story. Everywhere I go I find all our friends and colleagues in fine fettle: confident and cheerful, as they make best use of the English language to promote cultural exchanges, free and open debate, and mutual tolerance and understanding.

The recent launches of our new ESUs in Moldova and Estonia make that point more forcibly and convincingly than I ever could.

I have also visited thriving ESUs in the Southern hemisphere during my tour of duty as Chairman, though not, I hasten to add, at the ESU's expense!

Chairman, The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC

Whilst our banner flies proudly in more and more lands as each year goes by, it was highly appropriate, and a great honour for us, that our 90th anniversary should be marked by a Churchill Lecture delivered by no less a luminary than Bob Tuttle, the US Ambassador in London. Bob is not only a fine Ambassador; he is also a good friend, to the UK, to the ESU and to me personally.

Coincidentally, 2008 also marks 90 years since the birth of the great American musician Leonard Bernstein, a regular visitor to these shores and a well-known addict of the English language in every conceivable medium.

In one of his legendary Young People's Concerts in Carnegie Hall, Bernstein once compared the rhythmical and tonal differences between the respective idioms of American and English music to that between the poetry of the two nations: ‘Just think what a difference there is between the English language spoken by a British poet like Keats, and the English language by an American poet. It's really the same language, after all; the words look the same on paper; but, boy, do they sound different!’

In his cheery, demotic way, I think Lenny Bernstein hit upon exactly what makes the ESU so special. We have somehow cracked the conundrum of identifying that which we share – the infinite means of expression that is the English language – and using it, in the words of 1918, to promote "international understanding and friendship through the use of the English language".

I can think of no higher calling and it is an honour to serve as your Chairman.

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Director-General’s Message Our membership worldwide represents diversity and multiculturalism.

National branches have responded most enthusiastically to our exciting development by supporting our new ESUs in raising funds at local level to help with airfares for overseas students so that they can benefit from the variety of our programmes in the UK. They also give them the arm of support by providing homestay programmes. In addition to this, our members have had the opportunity to attend international launches, conferences and cultural tours. ESU launches have taken place in Moldova and Estonia. In February, we ran a conference in conjunction with the British Council in New Delhi, India. All of these major events were attended by many members from different parts of the world.

This, more than ever, underlines that our expansion is becoming a centre where all cultures meet. It is indeed the family of the English-Speaking Union.

Through our variety of education programmes, in the last year, we have touched the lives of thousands of young people and many at a decisive time in their careers. We achieve our aims through people-to-people exchanges and by helping pupils, students, teachers and young professionals because we feel that the future will rest in their hands and it will be their ability to engage with other cultures and thus enhance the security of the global community. Young people who have benefited from our programmes emerge better equipped to contribute to their own communities with a wider knowledge of the world beyond.

Today the English-Speaking Union is represented in 58 countries worldwide.

Director-General, Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE

English shapes tomorrow’s world and our future. Not because it is easy, but because its rewards are self-evident. There is no other language that offers so much to so many.

History is the engine which moves organisations forward. The ESU is now in its 90th year and can be justly proud of its founder Sir Evelyn Wrench, who had the vision to promote friendship and understanding through the use of the English language. This mission was as forward looking then as the English-Speaking Union is today. Steaming ahead, this 90-year young engine continues to go from strength to strength.

I should like to thank our Chairman, Lord Hunt, for his leadership and the Board of Governors, the hard working and dedicated team at Dartmouth House and the Regional Officers for their support.

My thanks go particularly to members both nationally and internationally for their deeply valued contribution and commitment to our work. It is always a pleasure to work with you.

I think it is important to understand that the structure of this organisation has been focused since its inception and has adhered to the needs of its time. Four main themes have driven it forward: the aim, the role, the development and the future. Today, our fundamental objective is to create global understanding through English and consequently we have sharpened our focus and role on the English language and the development of communication.

Above all, that means spoken English. It is English as the language of international debate and exchange, English as a vehicle for dialogue that lies at the heart of our aim. It provides the opportunity to enable individuals to make the most of their talents and potential at international level and it uniquely builds bridges between cultures and geographies. English today is the property of the world community and belongs to young people.

On our 90th Anniversary we can proudly announce that the English-Speaking Union is fully launched in 50 countries worldwide: a demonstration of how far we have travelled on our journey to spread friendship and understanding. Our achievement is remarkable and continues to reflect the aspirations of our founders. How proud they would be today.

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Highlights of the Year As the English-Speaking Union celebrates its 90th anniversary year (June 2008), the organisation stands at its most robust. Looking forward to and embracing the challenges of a rapidly-changing world, it also remains true to its founding principles – to promote closer ties between the English-speaking peoples.

AND SPRING FOR ESTONIA

With new ESUs in Moldova and Estonia, the organisation has active representation in 58 countries around the world. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the past 12 months have been busy for all involved in the life of the ESU. Here are just a few of the highlights. You can read more about our activities in the remaining pages of this report.

GUILDHALL HOSTS CHURCHILL LECTURE The magnificent surroundings of Guildhall were thronged by an enthusiastic audience which welcomed The Hon Robert H Tuttle, the Ambassador of the United States of America, who delivered the 32nd Churchill Lecture.

Ambassador Tuttle spoke on Freedom’s Fate – The Destiny of Democracy at what turned out to be one of our best attended Churchill Lectures. It was fitting and fortunate that we should have present Lady Soames, Sir Winston Churchill’s daughter, to award the Ambassador with the ESU Churchill Medal.

(L-R) Valerie Mitchell, Dr Alexandru Budisteanu, President ESU International Council, Mr Toomas Vitsut, Chairman ESU Estonia, Lord Watson and HE Mr Peter Carter, British Ambassador

The picturesque and historic Tallinn Town Hall provided the backdrop to the launch of ESU Estonia on Friday 18 April 2008.

There were 23 representatives from six countries and the event also drew support from the British Ambassador HE Mr Peter Carter and HE Mr Noel Kilkenny, the Irish Ambassador.

NEW DELHI CONFERENCE Renowned broadcaster and authority on all things Indian, Sir Mark Tully was the perfect choice as the keynote speaker at English, India and Globalisation, the ESU’s conference in New Delhi.

Organised in collaboration with the British Council, the calibre of speakers was second to none and all illustrated the common language platform shared by our two nations.

Ambassador Tuttle addresses guests at Guildhall

SUMMER CELEBRATION FOR MOLDOVA LAUNCH A June 2007 celebration in Chisinau heralded the arrival of ESU Moldova into the ESU family. The launch was held at the State University of Moldova and the ceremony opened by the British Ambassador, HE Mr John Beyer.

ESU representatives from seven countries attended and the weeklong programme afforded a number of opportunities to meet the youth of Moldova and gain a greater understanding of the country and its culture.

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(L-R) Saroj Chakravarty, Sir Mark Tully, Richard Stagg and Shri Anand Sharma during the conference

A magnificent reception at the British High Commissioner’s Residence and a magical tour to the Taj Mahal, Jaipur and a tiger sanctuary brought this highly successful conference programme to a close.

AWARDS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

community, Ali impressed the judges and audience at the US Embassy.

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HISTORY AT HOUSE OF LORDS

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh presents the English Language Award to Katy Wright and David Cato

Winners of the ESU English Language Book Award, ESU President’s Award and a host of other competition winners gathered at Buckingham Palace to personally receive their accolades from ESU President, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

The occasion is always a special one and this was no exception.

His Royal Highness presented the ESU English Language Book Award for The Practice of English Language Teaching and the ESU President’s Award for the BBC’s Learning English website, The Teacher.

It was also a memorable day for a young man from Yemen. Ali Hussein Saleh Mohammed, winner of the 2007 International Public Speaking Competition, made the journey from his home to receive his certificate from Prince Philip.

Kenny Nicoll and Netan Dogra of Grove Academy receive the Silver Mace from Lord Hunt

The ESU became the first organisation to make use of either Chamber at the Houses of Parliament when the International Final of the Schools Mace took place in the House of Lords.

Baroness Hayman, Lord Speaker, chaired the debates and expressed her delight in this new usage for the Chamber.

The spoils eventually went to Scotland with Netan Dogra and Kenny Nicoll from Grove Academy taking the title.

LONDON DEBATE CHALLENGE

YEMEN WINS

The winning team from Coombe Girls' School

Ali Hussein Salah Mohammed (centre) with Vikram Joshi, Runner-up and Audience Choice and Xing Chen, Best Non-Native English Speaker

Ali Hussein Salah Mohammed’s win in the International Speaking Competition was a significant achievement for him and his country, at only Yemen’s second attempt.

Young debaters took the floor at Guy’s Campus, King’s College, London for the finals of the London Debate Challenge. Teams from 24 boroughs took part in the contest with students, aged between 12 and 14, showing off their skills in the three preliminary rounds.

The final itself was contested by Hounslow and Kingston-uponThames with Coombe Girls’ School, Kingston-upon-Thames emerging as the winners.

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FAR EAST FIRST FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL

ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND DEBATE THE UNION The 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union was celebrated through a series of joint initiatives between the ESU and the Scotland Office. They culminated in a Treaty of Union Debate at Dartmouth House proposed and opposed by members of the English and Scottish schools’ debating teams.

Prime Minister, Gordon Brown sent a message of congratulations to the teams who, with guests, also enjoyed a reception at the Scotland Office.

Delegates at the 2007 International Council Meeting

ESU Japan became the first member country in the Far East to host the International Council Meeting when 35 delegates from 19 countries travelled to Tokyo in October 2007.

Formal business included country reports, an overview of the ESU’s year and plans for the future, ratification of the launch of ESU Estonia and the confirmation of Edinburgh as the host city for the 2008 International Council meeting to coincide with the ESU World Members Conference.

SIR IAN SUPPORTS ALUMNI

Treaty of Union debaters: (L-R) Lizzie Bauer, Stuart Cullen, James Solyom and Joanna Farmer

GREAT SHAKESPEARE DEBATE Our third successful Great Shakespeare Debate, run in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, saw students from 24 schools take part in two lively days of debate with the Bard’s works as their focus.

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King Edward VI Five Ways School from Birmingham was the eventual winner.

Lord Hunt, Sir Ian Blair and Brian Marsh, Honorary Chairman, ESU Alumni Association

The ESU was delighted when SSE alumnus, Sir Ian Blair, agreed to be our guest speaker at a special dinner in aid of the Alumni Association.

Hosted at Dartmouth House, the exclusive occasion was enjoyed by all who listened attentively to Sir Ian as he explained how the experience he gained on his scholarship year in the USA influenced his career.

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Professor Stanley Wells with the winning team from King Edward VI Five Ways

Education and Youth The ESU made history, this year, when international finalists of the Schools Mace became not only the first pupils but also the first non-parliamentarians to debate in the Chamber of the House of Lords. Lord Hunt, ESU Chairman and debating alumnus, introduced the competition’s 50th anniversary final and the debates were chaired by Baroness Hayman, a former student debater herself and now Lord Speaker. As they listened to the debates, the students were aware of not only the tradition of debate, but also the opportunities presented by being able to express their ideas with clarity.

The ESU’s educational work in schools, universities and in partnership with other organisations aims to support the ESU mission to create understanding through English. Our education programmes reflect the importance of citizenship and also oral fluency in the school curriculum.

The same themes are central to the continuing success of Experience English in partnership with the Helen Bamber Foundation, a charity that works closely with refugees and torture victims who are new to the UK. ESU volunteers are paired with clients of the Helen Bamber Foundation for conversational English practice. Experience English sessions are held in parks, galleries and other everyday situations in London. The participants learn about daily life in the UK, enjoy cultural opportunities and gain confidence in everyday conversation.

Together, these programmes, alongside the rest of the ESU’s work in education, are helping to empower people from all walks of life to make a positive contribution to society.

HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ESU ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK AWARD

Pearson Longman. The judging panel described the book as, “all encompassing, impressively lucid and extensively researched”.

Dealing with Difficulties by Luke Prodromou and Lindsay Clandfield, published by Delta Publishing and 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom by Carol Read and published by Macmillan, were highly commended.

A website for English language learners, The Teacher, created by BBC Learning English was the winner of the ESU President’s Award. This award recognises innovation and good design in the use of new, free-standing technologies. The judges, chaired by Professor Margaret Buck, found the winning entry to be, “clever, economical and engaging”.

35 YEARS OF LINDEMANN AWARDS A dinner to mark 35 years of ESU administration of the Lindemann Trust Fellowships was held at Dartmouth House in September 2007 and attended by past alumni.

Lindemann Trust Fellowships are awarded to exceptional doctoral graduates in the pure and applied physical sciences, enabling them to spend a year in the United States pursuing their research.

Lord Stockton, Chairman of the Lindemann Trust sub-Committee, provided the opening remarks for the evening and Professor Robert Williams from the University of Oxford spoke on the origins of the award.

Three fellows completed their research year in 2007-08. Juliet Biggs studied Volcanic Deformation in Miami, William Irvin worked at the Centre for Soft Matter Research in New York and secured a further year’s research funding and Wasim Malik carried out research in electrical engineering at MIT. Julie Ferguson from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford and Allan Watson of Strathclyde University were chosen as the Lindemann Trust Fellows for the academic year 2008-09.

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MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARSHIPS

Paul Scott, Neil Edgeller and Pete Staves collect the ESU President’s Award from His Royal Highness

Each year, the ESU is privileged that His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, the ESU President, kindly presents a series of awards and certificates to winners of ESU competitions.

The day also marks the formal announcement of the winner of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award and the ESU President’s Award.

The 2007 winner of the Book Award was The Practice of English Language Teaching by Jeremy Harmer, published by

Members of the Morehead-Cain interviewing panels

The Morehead-Cain Foundation scholarships provide up to four places annually for students to undertake a first degree programme at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

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UK interviews take place at Dartmouth House in the autumn and the successful candidates go forward to a final round of interviews in North Carolina the following spring.

Gregor MacLennan of Fettes College, Russell Martin of Sevenoaks School and Joel Semakula from St Angela’s of St Bonaventure’s Sixth Form Centre were successful in the final interviews and begin their degrees in autumn 2008.

Libby Carter, a Walter Hines Page scholar from the USA, visited Dartmouth House and also enjoyed the hospitality of branch members and UK Walter Hines Page alumni. Libby’s visit to ESU headquarters coincided with that of fellow-countryman, Tim Baiden, from the ESU branch in Greenville, South Carolina.

PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE The ESU’s Parliamentary Exchange Programme between London, Washington and Paris gives around 20 students, annually, an opportunity to see life inside government circles. Placements are offered at Westminster, on Capitol Hill and at the Assemblée Nationale.

Alumni of the programme had the chance to meet up and share experiences when the London Branch hosted an evening reception for them at Dartmouth House.

LIFELONG STUDY FOR AMERICAN MEMORIAL CHAPEL TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENT

(L-R) Dr. Colin Niven, ESU Education Committee, Elizabeth Stokes, George Wiskin, ESU Education Committee and NUT representative, Alison Wheatcroft, Chair of the Walter Hines Page Interview Panel

SECONDARY SCHOOL EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIPS The purpose of the SSE Scholarships is to promote Anglo-American understanding. The Scholarships give UK students the opportunity to spend their gap year at an American high school. In return, US scholars are hosted by UK schools.

This award has been running for 80 years and is one of the most prestigious programmes managed by the ESU. Thirteen awards were made in March 2008, with candidates taking up their places for the 2008-09 academic year.

The interview panel: (L-R) Father Peter Wilson, Revd Helen Wordsworth and Revd David Gatliffe

Reverend Prebendary Brian Tubbs elected to research Christian education in America following his award of the 2007 American Memorial Chapel Travel Grant.

Seven candidates were interviewed for the award which funds three to four weeks’ study in the US. Reverend Prebendary Tubbs was keen to research the American practice of lifelong Sunday School.

The interview panel comprised Adrian Underwood, Former Director, Boarding Schools Association, Elizabeth Stokes, ESU Director of Education and Katherine Plummer, ESU Education Programmes Manager.

The SSE Scholarships are sponsored by John Lewis Partnership and ESU branches.

The interview panel for the 2007 award comprised Reverend David Gatliffe from the Diocese of Soutwark, Father Peter Wilson, Senior Chaplain at the University of London, Reverend Helen Wordsworth, UK Co-ordinator of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and Elizabeth Stokes, the ESU’s Director of Education.

SEVEN WIN TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS Walter Hines Page Scholarships were awarded to seven teaching staff to spend two weeks in the United States furthering their professional development, in the year reported.

The awards, supported by ATL, NASUWT, NUT and HMC teaching unions, allowed the recipients to explore a number of aspects of education including the role of reading in US schools, learning centres at key sporting venues, teaching English to boys and approaches to dyslexia.

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American SSE students look to find the location of their UK homestays

GIVING REFUGEES A VOICE The ESU is involved in two initiatives to support young refugees and asylum seekers and help them find a voice.

Working with the Helen Bamber Foundation, we are collaborating on Experience English. This programme pairs ESU volunteers with Helen Bamber Foundation clients, to help refugees and asylum seekers make the transition to life in England a little easier.

The partners meet for an hour a week in and around the city, to learn a little more of our culture and to practise their conversational English.

We are also enjoying a relationship with the Children’s Society on its Young Refugee Media Project, an initiative that focuses on encouraging communication and vocal participation. As part of the project, Andrew Fitch, the ESU’s Debates and Education Officer, ran a series of workshops that culminated in the group speaking and performing at an event in Newham as part of Refugee Week.

ENGLISH IN ACTION

Lord Speaker, Baroness Hayman, chaired the two debates from the Woolsack after ESU Chairman, Lord Hunt, had opened the proceedings. Baroness Hayman fondly recalled the time when she too had entered ESU competitions as a student.

The Schools Mace attracted a record number of schools with more than 800 taking part. Many of these had entered for the first time following a nationwide roadshow of free workshops, provided by ESU debaters.

In the final itself, Netan Dogra and Kenny Nicoll from Grove Academy, Dundee, beat off their competitors from Howell’s School, Llandaff, Haberdashers’ Askes’s School for Boys and Mount Mercy College, Cork, to take the Silver Mace.

A reception at the Scotland Office, by kind permission of the Secretary of State, rounded off the day.

KINGSTON TAKES LONDON TITLE The London Debate Challenge is open to young debaters at schools across the capital. The 2007 event attracted teams from 24 London boroughs with Guy’s Campus, King’s College London playing host.

This House would fine the parents of children who commit crime was the motion debated by teams representing Kingston-uponThames and Hounslow to decide the overall champions. Coombe Girls’ School from Kingston took the coveted trophy, book tokens and a copy of the ESU’s debating handbook Pros and Cons.

King’s College London’s Principal, Richard Trainor, welcomed the participants who also heard from the university’s students about the benefits of higher education.

English in Action volunteers with Katherine Plummer, Education Programmes Manager (right)

Two further volunteer schemes support people from overseas with their fluency in English. English in Action has around 40 volunteers who provide one-to-one conversational classes for adults.

Tim Green, London Debate Challenge borough co-ordinator, Siddarth Khajuria, runner-up at the 2006 European Debating Championships and Rose Grogan, a mentor from the ESU Schools Mace roadshow, formed the judging panel.

ENGLISH TEAM TRIUMPHS IN JOHN SMITH MEMORIAL MACE

A complementary programme, English in Action in Schools, sees volunteers turn their talents and time to assist small groups of children in primary schools.

Our valuable volunteers meet at Dartmouth House during the year to exchange ideas and experiences.

ESU CENTRE FOR SPEECH & DEBATE The ESU’s Centre for Speech and Debate, which comes under our Education and Youth Programme umbrella, co-ordinates the charity’s work in persuasive spoken English. It is a world leader in English language support for debate and extended speech in an educational context and administers a number of prominent competitions.

HOUSE OF LORDS HOSTS SCHOOLS MACE In May 2007, students, teachers and ESU members filled the Chamber of the House of Lords to hear the national winners of competitions in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales compete for the title of the 50th Schools Mace Champions. The Hansard Committee was also on hand to record this historic occasion.

Winners Hannah Klein and Usman Ahmed with Baillie Gifford sponsors Ken Barker (left) and Richard Barry

The final of the John Smith Memorial Mace, held at Dartmouth House, was attended by over 100 people, including sponsors Baillie Gifford.

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This House supports increasing the use of civilian nuclear energy was debated by Aberystwyth University, the University of St Andrews, the University College Dublin Law Society and the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn on behalf of their respective countries.

The English team, Usman Ahmed and Hannah Klein, was eventually judged the winners.

RECORD ENTRY FOR MOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP

DEBATING SOCIETY THRIVES The Dartmouth House Debating Society hosts a series of public debates between October and May. The 2007-08 season enjoyed some spirited representations on a number of lively topics.

Our strong links with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust were further cemented when they teamed up to debate This House believes that Shakespeare is performed too much in the United Kingdom.

Speaking for the motion were Oxbridge graduates Nick Long and Will Jones, both keen Shakespeare scholars. Opposing were Andrew Fitch, the ESU’s Debates and Education Officer and Dr Paul Edmondson, Head of Education at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Perhaps there was an unfair advantage, but Dr Edmonson, speaking passionately and knowledgeably about a subject so close to his heart, stole the show and helped to defeat the motion.

A new debate successfully paired the ESU with Canning House on the subject This House believes Latin American should prioritise food, not biofuels. David Thomas, Chairman of Canning House and Honorary Treasurer of the ESU, played a major role in bringing about the debate and introduced the proceedings. Jamie Dick from Westminster College and Ben Woolgar of St Paul’s School argued for the motion and Charlotte Outen, The Grange School, Hartford, and Mattea Shackleton from City of Norwich School opposed.

The proposers were awarded the victory.

(L-R) Prof Dan Sarooshi, Sir Anthony Colman, Satya Chotalia, Sara Anzani and Roderick Cordara

LEARNING FROM SHAKESPEARE

No fewer than 64 teams competed in the ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition, a record number of institutions.

Five mooting rounds are held over the academic year with competitors aiming to carry off the treasured title and Mace.

Dartmouth House hosted the semi-finals where Southampton Solent and Liverpool John Moores universities won through to meet each other in the Grand Final. The Royal Courts of Justice provided a fitting environment for the culmination of this competition.

After impressive submissions from appellants and respondents, judges Sir Anthony Colman, Roderick Cordara QC and Professor Dan Sarooshi declared in favour of Satya Chotalia and Sara Anzani from John Moores.

Participants at the Great Shakespeare Debate

All four finalists received cheques and a mini-pupillage.

The ESU has formed a burgeoning relationship with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust that has given rise to the highly successful Great Shakespeare Debate.

MARKING THE UNION The ESU and the Scotland Office worked together on a series of events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union.

The most high profile of these was a special debate held at Dartmouth House.

Our third such event attracted 72 students, from 24 schools, who debated on aspects of Shakespeare’s work, at the two-day competition in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Members of the English and Scottish schools’ debating teams proposed and opposed the appropriately chosen motion, This House believes a house divided against itself shall not stand.

The successful debate was followed by a reception at the Scotland Office where the competitors found a message of congratulation from Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, awaiting them.

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North London Collegiate School and King Edward VI Five Ways contested the final with the latter team, represented by Emily Slater, Rachel Tucker and Kevin Sexton, emerging as the winners.

SQUAD TOURS

USA DUO TOURS UK Each year, the ESU’s Centre for Speech and Debate welcomes to the UK the American Debate Squad.

Meredith Price, an alumna from Lewis Clark College, Oregon and Darryl Stein, an alumnus from the University of California, Berkeley, were this year’s representatives. Their tour embraced several debating engagements, including the Inner Temple Intervarsity and Cardiff Intervarsity, plus debates in London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Oxford. A UK-US show debate tested their mettle at the Dartmouth House Debating Society when they came up against some of Britain’s best.

Squad members Sam Block and Andrew Goodman with members of staff at ESU Mongolia and Mongolian competition winners

The ESU sent more than 20 students overseas to support the work of international ESUs in debate in 2007-08.The Squad, selected by the ESU, comprises some of the best young debaters at British universities. Part of its remit is to tour overseas to train and support young people in the art of debate and public speaking.

ESU alumnus Andrew Mitchell MP, arranged a visit for them to the Palace of Westminster and, in Oxford, they dined with Alex Just from the British Debate Tour and Deputy Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia. Their Edinburgh visit was hosted by Robert Marrs of ESU Scotland.

All who met Meredith and Darryl enjoyed their company and found them to be a most entertaining and affable duo.

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEBATE

Among the highlights was a tour of Japan, by James Probert, Head of the ESU’s Centre for Speech and Debate, and four student members of the Squad.

Destinations on the Japanese tour were the universities in Fukuoka and Osaka, then on to Tokyo to link up with the International Council Meeting delegation and to assist at the Japanese national debating championships, run by ESU Japan.

Mr Masamichi, Chairman of ESU Japan, later presented the Squad with a certificate of thanks for their contribution.

DISCOVER YOUR VOICE The Centre for Speech and Debate’s flagship teaching programme is Discover Your Voice, which offers training and learning materials to primary and secondary schools across England and Wales.

In the past year, more than 200 schools have signed up to the programme. In addition to a textbook and DVD, they receive newsletters full of useful information about debate coaching, motion suggestions and upcoming dates, as well as being able to access more learning materials online.

The workshops on offer are tailored to meet the needs of schools and cater for any number of pupils, from small teams preparing for competitions, up to whole years or combined groups from neighbouring schools. Where more than 20 pupils are in the group, Centre staff are accompanied by members of the ESU’s trained mentor squad, who help to lead smaller groups in break-out sessions.

Students of the Global Young Leaders Programme experience London

The ESU supports the running of a commercial debate summer course for young ESU students from around the globe. The profits are shared between our corporate partner, Our World English Schools, funding for the ESU Speech and Debate Squad tours and free places for participants in international ESU debate programmes.

The training is most often bought by schools wishing to create a tradition of debate from scratch and focuses both on debate as a classroom tool and also on extra-curricular activities, such as lunchtime and after-school clubs. However, more experienced schools have also joined the programme, using our support to enthuse younger pupils and to help extend the skills of more experienced speakers.

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International Development The ESU continues to expand throughout the globe, providing an ever-increasing number of opportunities for people from different cultures to meet and learn about each others’ backgrounds, beliefs and ideas. Through exchanges, conferences and international debating and public speaking training and competitions, the ESU is creating a network across the world through which to increase international understanding and global awareness.

MOLDOVA AND ESTONIA LAUNCHED

Supporting the event were ESU delegates from Canada, France, Germany, Latvia, Romania and three UK branches, as well as the Irish Ambassador, HE Mr Noel Kilkenny and the British Ambassador, HE Mr Peter Carter.

The British Ambassador both spoke at the launch and hosted a reception afterwards. Riina Altpere, Foreign Affairs Adviser, Tallinn City Council Office and a member of the ESU Estonia steering committee, played an important and effective role in the launch planning and implementation.

Highlights of the cultural programme included a sightseeing tour of the city on foot, visits to the theatre and a concert.

Lord Watson spoke at Tallinn University to an audience of students, lecturers and the international delegation.

YEMEN WINS AT SECOND ATTEMPT The ESU’s International Public Speaking Competition was won by a representative from Yemen, an ESU that had only once before entered a participant.

Two new members joined the growing ESU family during the year with the launches of ESU Moldova and ESU Estonia.

Ali Hussein Salah Mohammed came through the heats and finals, outperforming students from 34 different countries, to lift the trophy. His winning speech, Planning for a World with Light Water, was heard by an audience at the prestigious US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the use of which was generously granted by US Ambassador, the Hon Robert H Tuttle, who also welcomed the participants.

The State University of Moldova in Chisinau provided the backdrop for 33 representatives from Austria, Canada, France, Poland, Romania, USA (three branches) and UK (five branches) to celebrate the official launch ceremony for ESU Moldova.

“Being a winner of the International Public Speaking Competition is a great achievement. It is an accomplishment for all the Yemenis, and I am proud to bring Yemen to the top of the world,” said a delighted Ali after his win.

HE Mr John Beyer, the British Ambassador, opened proceedings and hosted a reception for delegates at his beautiful home.

Runner-up in the competition, sponsored by HSBC Holdings plc, was Vikram Joshi from Australia, who also won the Audience’s Choice Award. Xing Chen of China was awarded the prize for Best Non-native English Speaker.

Moldova launch: (L-R) Lord Watson, Elisaveta Onofreiciuc, HE Mr John Meyer, British Ambassador, Marina Telpiz and Valerie Mitchell

Marcela Calchei, President of the Association of English Teachers and a member of the steering committee that guided the launch of ESU Moldova, introduced the speakers at the opening ceremony.

They included Valerie Mitchell, Lord Watson, Marina Telpiz from the Ministry of Education and Elisaveta Onofreiciuc, Chairman of ESU Moldova.

Ali returned to London later in the year to receive a certificate from Prince Philip.

Tim Baiden, President of Greenville Branch, South Carolina, read a message of congratulation from William Miller, Chairman of the International Council and Chairman of ESUUS.

The launch of ESU Estonia in Tallinn closed the reporting year with a charming ceremony at the city’s Town Hall, presided over by Toomas Vitsut, Chairman of the City Council of Tallinn and also Chairman of ESU Estonia.

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A busy launch schedule saw Lord Watson and Valerie Mitchell involved in a series of public talks and engagements. Among these was Lord Watson’s lecture on The Rise and Rise of English at the University of Moldova, where he was presented with the Diploma ‘Honoris Cauza’.

Ali Hussein Saleh Mohammed with The Duke of Edinburgh at the ESU Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace

ANGLO-INDIAN LANGUAGE LINKS CELEBRATED AND EXPLORED

Outside of the conference, there was a magnificent reception at the British High Commissioner’s Residence, hosted by HE Sir Richard Stagg and a reception at the British Council to launch Barry Tomalin’s book The World’s Business Cultures and How to Unlock Them.

A sightseeing tour of New Delhi preceded the conference and there was time for a more extended tour of the country afterwards.

Delegates travelled through Rajasthan to Jaipur and the ancient Rajput capital of Amber. Two days at Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Reserve provided the chance to see tigers and thence, to Agra to experience the Taj Mahal at sunrise.

CONFERENCE SPANS THE GLOBE The 45th ESU International Relations Conference welcomed 32 delegates from 28 countries to Oriel College, Oxford.

In collaboration with the British Council, the ESU staged a two-day conference in New Delhi entitled English, India and Globalisation.

Mark Simmonds MP, Professor Alan Lee Williams, Lord Watson, Ralph Land, Edward Gould and Dr Alastair Niven were among the speakers who covered topics that examined international relations and Britain’s role in the changing world. Sir Leonard Appleyard, Pro-Chancellor, Bournemouth University and a Former Ambassador to China and Hungary, opened the conference.

Opening remarks were given by Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, HE Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner to India, Mr Rod Pryde, Regional Director, British Council, India and Sri Lanka and Valerie Mitchell.

This annual event affords delegates an invaluable opportunity to network with people from a diverse range of fields, cultures and backgrounds. Guests also enjoyed a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon to see the RSC’s production of Macbeth.

Veteran broadcaster, Sir Mark Tully, gave the keynote speech on India and the UK, Looking Back and Looking Forward, which raised some important talking points about the relationship between the two countries and the Indian languages.

The ESU International Relations Conference is kindly sponsored by The Oppenheimer Charitable Trust, The Swire Charitable Trust, Rio Tinto plc, The Garfield Weston Foundation, ESU Exeter and District Branch and ESU London Branch.

The speakers: (L-R) Rod Pryde, Christopher Mulvey, Valerie Mitchell, Gurcharan Das, Saurabh Srivastava, Barry Tomalin and Peter Kyle

Other speakers included Peter Kyle, Chief Executive of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Professor Christopher Mulvey, Chair, The English Project, Winchester, Gurcharan Das, author, consultant and public intellectual and Saurabh Srivastava, Vice-President, National Association of Software and Services Companies.

Conference delegates with the ESU’s Gillian Parker and Annette Fisher

TOKYO PLAYS HOST TO INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Delegates from 19 ESUs travelled to Tokyo for the first International Council Meeting to take place in the Far East.

Conference delegates at the Taj Mahal

A panel discussion with ESU representatives from India, Yemen, Tajikistan, Romania and the UK highlighted the ESU’s place in the world today and its future. A debate on Dialogue and Debate closed the formal proceedings.

William Miller, Chairman of the Council, welcomed guests and offered his thanks to Mr Masamichi Hanubusa and Mr Tsunetada Matsudaira of ESU Japan for their generous hospitality.

Reports were heard from Youmna Asseily on her year as President of the International Council, Valerie Mitchell and Lord Watson.

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The agenda included country reports from ESU representatives and a presentation from Jon Dye, Chairman of ESU Scotland, on plans for the World Members Conference in Edinburgh.

Atherton, Chairman ESU Mexico, Dr Marlu Vilches, ESU Philippines Committee member, Margarita Mudrak, Chairman ESU Russia-St Petersburg and Mr Saroj Chakravarty.

The meeting elected Dr Alexandru Budisteanu, Chairman Emeritus of ESU Romania, as President of the ESU International Council for 2007-08. Edinburgh was confirmed as the venue for the next International Council Meeting to coincide with the World Members Conference.

The conference concluded with a magnificent dinner at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

CHAIRMAN VISITS FRANCE-ANJOU Lord Hunt, accompanied by Lady Hunt, paid a visit to France-Anjou to learn a little more about the branch’s work with its local community. In conjunction with the English Language Library in Angers, the branch supports work to teach children English through plays and music. Lord and Lady Hunt saw this initiative at first hand and were able to meet many of the branch members, old and new.

ESU France-Anjou also hosted Valerie Mitchell and husband, Graham, who joined them later in the year, at a summer evening picnic and performance by the Opera de Bauge. The party was joined by opera singer, Helen Lear, who is studying in London and sponsored by the ESU branch in Wellington, New Zealand.

Mr William Miller and Dr Alexandru Budisteanu

After the formalities, delegates attended a reception hosted at the Residence by HE Sir Graham Fry and Lady Fry. During their visit to Japan, the party attended the 10th ESU Japan University Debating Competition, organised by ESU Japan and supported by the ESU Speech and Debate Squad.

A special symposium had also been arranged on English Education in Non-English Speaking Countries, chaired by Mr Yasushi Akashi, ESU Japan’s Vice Chairman and a former Under Secretary-General of the UN. A flavour of Japanese culture was provided at the closing dinner, through a performance of Kabuki Theatre, and on sightseeing trips of Tokyo and Kyoto.

ESUUS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN VIRGINIA Valerie Mitchell and Lord Watson attended the ESUUS Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia, in October. Ellen LeCompte, President of the Richmond, Virginia Branch and her husband, Pettus, hosted a dinner to welcome 50 guests drawn from Austria, Canada, England, Wales, Mexico, Romania, Russia, Scotland and India.

REFLECTIONS ON COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S YEAR President of the International Council, Youmna Asseily, who is also Chairman of ESU Lebanon, had a busy year in office. She undertook several trips to meet ESU branches and members, both in the UK and overseas.

West Sussex, York, Salisbury, Cranfield, Canterbury, Liverpool, Guildford and Edinburgh branches were on her itinerary in the UK. She also attended an International At Home event at Dartmouth House.

Mrs Asseily was one of the guests at the ESU France 20th anniversary celebrations in Paris and also found time to visit the city’s branch as well as those of France-Anjou and Munich.

Her travels enabled her to collect and collate stories from other ESUs for her ESU book of international tales and traditions.

The year also saw a reception at Dartmouth House to celebrate the launch of a book co-edited by Mrs Asseily, of her father’s archives, entitled A Face in the Crowd: The Secret Papers of Emir Farid Chehab OBE.

The busy conference programme included the ESUUS Board Meeting, part of which was devoted to Shakespeare. Students from School 213 in St Petersburg, entertained delegates with sonnets and the performance of a scene from a Shakespeare play.

There was also a first class Churchill Symposium at the Virginia Historical Society and an ESU International Panel Discussion, entitled The ESU and the English Language. The panellists included Dr Alexander Budisteanu, Dr Alfred von Rath, Chairman ESU Austria, John Wright, Chairman ESU Canada, Richard

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Youmna Asseily and HE Mr James Watt, British Ambassador to Jordan, with guests at the reception for ‘A Face in the Crowd’

SHANGHAI STUDENT FORUM Lord Watson, Valerie Mitchell and William Miller, Chairman of the ESU International Council, visited Shanghai to attend a forum with students from Shanghai International Studies University.

Brian Monteith and Jon Dye of ESU Scotland spent a busy time in Iceland meeting those interested in forming a steering committee for a new ESU. They were also introduced to key figures in Icelandic Society.

The event was supported by the Chinese Embassy in London and the ESU trio spoke to an audience of 300 students about aspects of the ESU’s work in the USA and worldwide. Lord Watson, in addition, spoke about the development of the English language.

Professor Alan Lee Williams, meanwhile, on a visit to Bangladesh, helped to sow the seeds of an ESU in Dhaka where a steering committee was formed.

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A meeting with the British Consul General and the Director of the British Council in Shanghai brought pledges of support for future developments.

SILVER JUBILLEE FOR BAVARIA The oldest, non-native-speaking ESU branch in Europe, ESU Germany-Bavaria, celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Lord Hunt was among those who attended the celebrations in Munich, marked by a reception at the private residence of HM Consul General, Mr Steve Plater.

During his time in Bavaria, Lord Hunt delivered a talk on BritishEuropean and British-German relations, drawing on his experiences as a Cabinet Minister in the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations.

VISIT TO ST PETERSBURG In his role as ESU Chairman Emeritus of the International Council, Lord Watson visited St Petersburg at the invitation of Margarita Mudrak, Chairman ESU Russia-St Petersburg.

Accompanied by Lady Watson, the trip involved Lord Watson in three lectures, two given at St Petersburg State University and the third, on Reputation Management, at the ESU House of Friendship.

Mr George Edgar, the HM Consul-General, hosted a lunch for the two overseas visitors at the British Council Residence.

(L-R) Prof Alan Lee Williams, HSH Prince Radu of Romania, Valerie Mitchell, Helen Meixner, Former Country Director of the British Council Romania and Ralph Land, Chairman, British Romanian Chamber of Commerce.

The warm relations enjoyed between the ESU and Romania were in evidence when His Serene Highness Prince Radu came to Dartmouth House to deliver the second Romanian Lecture.

Taking What Does Romania Contribute to the European Union? as his theme, Prince Radu’s talk was enthusiastically received by the audience who responded with some challenging questions.

The event was chaired by Professor Alan Lee Williams and organised in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Club.

SUPPORT FOR FLEDGLING ESUs ANNA JOINS NURSE WORK PROGRAMME In 2007, Anna Gryschek a graduate nurse from the University of San Paulo Nursing School, Brazil, was awarded the Scholarship for the ESU Nurse Work Programme at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon.

The placements are organised by Gill Prior, Head of the ESU Nurse Work Programme. This programme has far-reaching benefits for the nurses, the branches, the use of spoken English and the ESU. Thanks are due to the Great Western Hospital for their help, organisation and goodwill, without which this programme would not be possible.

(L-R) Jon Dye, Brian Monteith MSP, Kristin Ingolfsdottir, Rector of University of Iceland and HE Mr Alp Mehmet

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ESU Events US AMBASSADOR GIVES ANNIVERSARY CHURCHILL LECTURE The ESU’S 90th year was suitably marked by a glittering Churchill Lecture delivered at Guildhall by The Hon Robert H Tuttle, the Ambassador of the United States of America.

HOUSE OF LORDS TEA PARTY

This was the 32nd Churchill Lecture and it was appropriate that it was very well attended with 500 guests from embassies, high commissions and governments joining ESU representatives in the impressive surroundings in the heart of the city.

Ambassador Tuttle spoke on Freedom’s Fate – The Destiny of Democracy? This was a thought provoking analysis on the development of democracy and a new wave of democratic renewal, in particular across the Islamic world.

Lord Hunt and Valerie Mitchell with SSE Scholars and Parliamentary interns

A highlight of the ESU’s summer calendar is the annual tea party hosted on the riverside Terrace of the House of Lords.

Lord Hunt was delighted to welcome guests, who included a contingent of Parliamentary interns from the USA and France, SSE scholars, international students, ESU members and dignitaries.

Richard Lewis

SINGAPORE SCHOLAR AWARDED ART HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP For more than 10 years, the ESU Chilton Art History Scholarship has helped to fund a place at Christie’s Education enabling the recipient to undertake further study in aspects of fine and decorative arts.

Lady Soames and Ambassador Tuttle

This year’s recipient was Lin Ling Chong from Singapore.

Lord Hunt introduced Ambassador Tuttle and Edward Gould, ESU Deputy Chairman, gave the Vote of Thanks. Lady Soames presented the Ambassador with the ESU Churchill Medal of Honour and a champagne reception in Guildhall Art Gallery followed.

Two fundraising events were held during the year to contribute towards the scholarship fund. In May, Ann Nevill gave a lecture on The Vision of Stanley Spencer and Christopher Wood spoke on William Powell Frith R.A. – The Painter of Modern Life in November.

The ESU is very grateful to Ambassador Tuttle and to the City of London Corporation for donating such a magnificent venue for the lecture and for hosting the reception.

INTERNATIONAL AT HOMES

COFFEE MORNINGS AT DARTMOUTH HOUSE The regular coffee mornings, hosted at Dartmouth House, continue to provide a forum where the international community and ESU members can meet to socialise and exchange ideas.

COMMONWEALTH DAY OBSERVANCE Members of the ESU traditionally attend the Commonwealth Day Observance service, held in Westminster Abbey in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip.

This year’s service took place on Monday 12 March. Lord Hunt represented the ESU. Valerie Mitchell also attended, along with other members and ESU staff who acted as ushers.

(L-R) Mrs Susan Bull, Chairman, ESU Promotions Sub-Committee, Mrs Radhia Naima Msuya and Ms Caroline K Chipeta from the Tanzanian High Commission

The ESU’s International at Home events offer three occasions, during the year, for overseas guests to enjoy the hospitality of Dartmouth House. The events are presided over by Susan Bull, Chairman of the Promotions sub-Committee.

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Among the many visitors who attended during the year were Mrs Seza Ersan, wife of the Minister Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy, HRH Princess Mabereng Seeiso, wife of the High Commissioner for Lesotho and Ms Caroline K Chipeta from the Tanzanian High Commission.

The ESU Alumni Association has benefited from generous donations from alumni, which enable ESU programmes to receive support from past recipients. The dedicated section of the ESU website and online email directory allow alumni to keep in touch with each other and with current events.

Many alumni have given their time to promote the work of the ESU and have contributed their expertise by taking part in scholarship interview panels. We are grateful to all those who have added to the success of the Alumni Association and the ESU. We now offer complimentary membership until the age of 27 to alumni from the Secondary School Exchange, Parliamentary Exchanges and debaters, whilst graduates from other scholarships will receive one year’s free membership.

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Guests at the reception

Lord Watson also talked about the success of the initiative and used the occasion to announce plans for the Three Cities project.

This seeks to extend the Capitol Hill initiative and combine it with a lecture programme.

ESU People There were several changes to the Dartmouth House team during the year.

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Jacqueline Abbott retired after many years of loyal service on our Promotions and Events team. Vivienne Thomson, Programmes Manager, also left us.

Annette Fisher joined us as International Programmes Officer and Hanna Cevik took up the newly-created role of Publicity Officer.

We were also saddened to lose several much-loved friends and highly valued supporters of the ESU during the year.

Sir Ian Blair and Jenni Hibbert, Vice President, Alumni Association

Sir Ian Blair, an SSE alumnus, was the guest speaker at an exclusive Black-tie Dinner, held at Dartmouth House in aid of the Alumni Association.

More than 50 guests attended and heard Sir Ian give a talk on Policing the Metropolis in a Time of Controversy.

A strong supporter of the Alumni Association, Sir Ian highlighted the contribution that his ESU scholarship had been to his career and what he had learned at Harvard-Westlake School.

Lord Pym became Chairman of the Board of Governors in 1988, although his links with the ESU pre-date that. His Chairmanship coincided with some important challenges facing the charity, not least of which was the urgent need to renovate Dartmouth House.

His high profile as a formidable politician did much to strengthen the credibility of the ESU. Sir Donald Hawley served alongside Lord Pym on the ESU’s Management Committee, having joined the organisation in 1985 after a career in the Diplomatic Service. He was eventually elected to our Board of Governors in 1990 and stayed for six years.

Anthony (Tony) Carlbom held the posts of Chairman and Vice-President of the Lincolnshire Branch before becoming a Governor of the ESU in 2004.

20 YEARS OF CAPITOL HILL EXCHANGES More than 100 alumni of the ESU’s Capitol Hill exchange programme attended a reception at Dartmouth House to celebrate 20 years of the initiative.

John Williams served on the Board of Governors on no fewer than three occasions having originally been elected in 1965. He was responsible for starting the Public Speaking Competition for Schools.

Broadcasters, Faisal Islam and Gordon Corera were our special guest speakers. Both took part in the Washington exchange several years ago and spoke of the contribution the experience had made to their lives.

Overseas, the passing of Dr Terence Amerasinghe meant that ESU Sri Lanka had lost its founder and the ESU, a determined campaigner who truly understood how the organisation could help his country.

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Cultural and Topical Activities The English-Speaking Union continues strongly to support a wealth of cultural programmes and activities, firmly believing that the Arts remain an important and relevant language of international understanding. Music, Dance and Drama scholarships have continued to thrive in the year under review and we have seen a wide variety of lectures, concerts and literary events taking place.

Delegates were, in addition, invited to Dartmouth House to receive certificates acknowledging their participation in the course and to learn more about the ESU’s work.

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SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE CULTURAL SEMINAR

Delegates from the ESU Shakespeare in Stratford Study Course with (front row L-R) Katie Brock, Dr Paul Edmondson, Valerie Mitchell and Gillian Parker

ESU and Globe Education staff with Cultural Seminar delegates

Delegates from 18 countries were selected to attend the fourth ESU Shakespeare’s Globe Cultural Seminar. This project is designed for teachers for whom English is a second language and offers them a week of activities to promote and encourage the performance and appreciation of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare and His Stage allowed the participants to glean new teaching methods and draw on all aspects of Shakespeare’s work from the literary and historical content to the performance, including costume design.

There were visits to see The Merchant of Venice, Othello and Love’s Labours Lost plus the chance to discuss theatre with the actors.

Our thanks to Professor Stanley Wells, Dr Paul Edmonson, Gennet Rich and all of the staff at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and to the Garfield Weston Foundation for their sponsorship of the Shakespeare Study Course.

ATTINGHAM SCHOLARSHIP The ESU American Arts Scholarship to Attingham, founded by Mrs Alys Rickett, was the beneficiary of three fund-raising lectures.

Stephen Crisp, a Wisley scholar who held a number of posts at prestigious gardens before becoming Head Gardener to the US Ambassador in 1987, spoke on Horticultural Diplomacy – the History, Gardens and Flower Arrangements at Winfield House, the American Ambassador’s Home in London.

Jason T Busch, Curator of Decorative Arts at Carnegie Museum of Art, presented on Art and Life Along the Mississippi River, 1850-1861.

A further seminar, Period Music and Globe Productions, was hosted at Dartmouth House, followed by a dinner to mark the occasion. This was also attended by the seminar’s sponsors, Robert Lloyd George, Lloyd George Management Ltd and Adrian Kearney, Cambridge ESOL. In attendance too were Holly Shakespeare from ESU London Branch and Dr and Mrs Keith Saunders from ESU Exeter and District Branch who all lent their support.

Earlier in the year, Valerie Mitchell was invited to attend an anniversary celebration to mark 10 years of the completion of the new Shakespeare Globe Theatre. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, as Patron of the Globe, was Guest of Honour.

NEW SHAKESPEARE STUDY COURSE LAUNCHED A new study course was launched by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the ESU during the year. Aimed at teachers, professors and theatre enthusiasts, the one-week programme drew delegates to Stratford from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Latvia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Moldova, Taiwan and the USA. Workshops explored the Bard’s work as well as period stage and theatre craft.

There were also performances of Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II and The Penelopiad.

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(L-R) Jason T Busch, Mrs Alys Rickett and Giles Waterfield

The final event welcomed Professor Tony Badger who profiled President Roosevelt in his talk Presidential Oratory: Franklin D Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats.

The scholarship, awarded in 2007 to Stanton Thomas, Associate Curator at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Tenessee, supports a US student to attend a three-week residential course at the Attingham Summer School, examining applied arts and history of the English country house.

MARSH BIOGRAPHY AWARD St Matthew Passion was explored by Director, Katie Mitchell, Dr Margaret Reynolds, reader in English at Queen Mary, University of London and conductor, Richard Edgarr.

The final event saw Director, Jonathan Kent, conductor, Edward Gardner and Julian Phillips, Composer in Residence at Glyndebourne, focus on The Turn of the Screw.

EVACUEES PROJECT A joint initiative with the Imperial War Museum, University of Reading Research Centre for Evacuees and War Studies and The Evacuees Reunion Society is focusing on the experiences of overseas evacuees during World War II.

L-R Dr Alastair Niven, Mrs Aleksandra Marsh, Maggie Fergusson and Professor John Guy

The Marsh Biography Award, initiated by Aleksandra Marsh and presented for the best biography by a British author, went to Maggie Fergusson in 2007 for her profile of poet George Mackay Brown.

Publishers are invited to submit entries for the award, which is presented biennially, and a shortlist of six was drawn up for the judging panel of Dr Alastair Niven, Professor John Guy and Elizabeth Stokes, the ESU’s Director of Education.

Nine undergraduate history students from the University of Reading, following a module called War Children, interviewed 30 ex-SeaVacs as part of the ongoing research project.

The interviews have been recorded to be transferred onto CD. Copies will be deposited at the ESU Library, the Imperial War Museum and the Evacuee and War Child Archive at the University of Reading.

ARGENTINE RECITAL

George Mackay Brown: A Life, published by John Murray, was judged to have tackled the life of the Bard of Orkney with precision and sensitivity, whilst also capturing a sense of place in its portrayal of the harsh yet attractive world of the Orkneys and the people who live there.

The award is sponsored by the Marsh Christian Trust and has been administered by the ESU since 1999.

THREE FAITHS DIALOGUE In March, the ESU hosted an event in collaboration with the Three Faiths Forum.

Lord Hunt and Valerie Mitchell welcomed three speakers from the Forum - Sir Sigmund Sternberg, Revd Marcus Braybrooke and Imam Maulana Shahid Raza.

(L-R) Sofia Rodman, Anthony Westnedge, Maria Corradetti, Lady Dean

Each put forward their views on the interaction between Muslims, Christians and Jews, re-asserting the Forum’s aims. These are to encourage friendship, goodwill and understanding amongst people of the three Abrahamic monotheistic faiths in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Guests at Dartmouth House enjoyed a performance by Maria Eugenia Corradetti, winner of the ESU Argentine Singing Competition.

Lord Hunt kindly presided the dialogue, which sparked a lively debate between the audience and the guest speakers.

All enjoyed Maria’s delightful recital. Lady Dean gave the Vote of Thanks, including a Spanish translation.

GLYNDEBOURNE IN LONDON The ESU hosted and supported three lectures with Glyndebourne’s Education Department to complement the operas performed during the Glyndebourne Festival Season.

Maria spent time in London, Oxford and Malvern where she stayed with ESU families. She also visited Hereford where she was given a tour of Hereford Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral School. In addition, she attended the Commonwealth Day Service in Westminster Abbey.

Valerie Mitchell welcomed the guests and Anthony Westnedge, ESU Governor, also made some introductory remarks.

Each event featured a panel of experts. Vladimir Jurowski, Glyndebourne’s Music Director, Julian Johnson, a lecturer and fellow at St Anne’s College, Oxford and Director, Richard Jones, discussed Macbeth.

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LITERARY LECTURES

AESU/CILIP TRAVELLING LIBRARIAN AWARD A joint bursary from the ESU and Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) funds a study tour to the USA for a UK librarian.

The 2007 award recipient was Karen Poole, Assistant Librarian at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Her area of interest was the electronic delivery of information and training, and she hopes to explore the services offered to various pharmacy sectors: academic, community and industry.

(L-R) Robert Woodthorpe-Browne, Hans von Sponeck and Saroj Chakravarty

Literary lectures throughout the year offer ESU members and their guests the chance to hear some of our leading authors talk about their work.

Luminaries who enthralled us with insights into other people’s lives and professions included Professor James Raven on The Business of Books: Booksellers and the English Book Trade; Sir Michael Rose who presented his book Washington’s War: From Independence to Iraq; Hans von Sponeck who offered a further insight into Iraq with A Different Kind of War; Piers Brendan on The Decline and Fall of the British Empire and Anne Sebba on Jennie Churchill: Winston’s American Mother.

Lord Watson also presented his new book, Jamestown: The Voyage of English.

MUSIC AWARDS Each year, the ESU sends young musicians on music scholarships to summer schools and festivals in North America, Europe and the UK. Auditions were held in November 2007 for the scholarship places in the summer of 2008.

Scholars who were auditioned in 2006 took up places in 2007 at the Banff Centre for Arts, Canada; the Academie Internationale de Musique Maurice Ravel, France; the Yale Summer School of Music, USA and International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove in the United Kingdom. Scholarships are funded by the ESU Music Fund, the Belinda Norman-Butler Music Fund, the Charlotte Bonham-Carter Scholarship Fund, the Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust, the Eranda Foundation, ESU North-West Region and ESU 1066 Branch.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT The annual Christmas Concert took place on 12 December, in aid of the Music Scholarship Fund, and featured singers from The English Singers, under the direction of Tom Shorter. Readings were given by ESU members and alumni.

Karen Poole, 2007 Travelling Librarian (right) with Kim Sherwin, 2006 recipient at the Travelling Librarian Reception

It is customary for the Travelling Librarian to attend a reception at Dartmouth House, on their return, to share their experiences gleaned in the United States.

Kim Sherwin, Deputy Head of Library Services at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in Watchfield, Swindon, gave a full and entertaining talk on her experience visiting several defence libraries in the US. A highlight of her tour was a trip to the Pentagon where she was given a tour of some of its 17 miles of corridors, which included restaurants and a shopping mall. On her return, Kim has lectured at the MOD’s annual conference for Defence Library and Information Services and to other organisations as well as writing for the professional library and information press.

30 YEARS FOR JEANNE HUSE

Jeanne Huse (centre) with ESU staff

Library and Archive Activities

Jeanne Huse celebrated 30 years with the ESU. During her three decades at the organisation, she has been Librarian, National Co-ordinator for Branches and responsible for the Books-AcrossThe-Sea Project.

The Library has maintained its focus on the ESU Archive this year and liaison with the Alumni Officer has enabled progress in tracking and recording the major programmes.

The Travelling Librarian Award continues to attract strong candidates from a variety of backgrounds, with all recipients benefitting the profession with their research.

THE ARCHIVE Reorganisation of the ESU archive is underway. The first stage, undertaken during the year reported, has been to gather together material on ESU alumni programmes and make the information available within the ESU. Some of this will then also be posted on the website.

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Branches Membership of ESU branches in England and Wales has continued to rise every month. Branches are playing an ever larger part in the ESU’s international activities as well as running their own scholarships, supporting programmes run

by Dartmouth House and offering sponsorship and hospitality.

Many attract high-profile speakers and are always extremely generous with their hospitality and homestays. The branches also run the early stages of the Schools Public Speaking Competition, with approximately 500 schools taking part.

Branches gave more than £44,400 in educational awards and other grants.

SOUTH AND SOUTH WEST REGIONS The Taunton and District Branch supported several arts and education projects through its Schools Liaison activity aimed at young people. It provided £500 to sponsor poetry workshops for local schoolchildren and also contributed towards the cost of a contestant in the International Public Speaking Competition.

Dr Nicholas Jedynakiewicz, Commodore of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and Eric Dehn, President Bristol Branch, at its January meeting

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Branch continues with a strong domestic programme and raises money for the Nurse Work Programme.

Patrick Clancy, President Exeter Branch, and Professor David Crystal at the Branch’s Supper meeting Anna Luiza Gryschek (centre), with Salisbury Branch members, (L-R) Pamela Brudnell-Dale, Gill Prior, Head of ESU UK Nurse Work Programme, Erica Patterson and John Tough

Help for an intern at Capitol Hill was provided by the Cornwall Branch, which also began discussions with Truro School about a three-way link with a school in Uganda.

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Exeter and District Branch supported delegates at two conferences organised by Dartmouth House: the International Relations Conference and Shakespeare and His Stage, as well as sponsorship for a local school at the Great Shakespeare Debate.

It also made a grant to a Capitol Hill intern, supported a nurse from Brazil who participated in the ESU Nurse Work Shadow Programme and sponsored five students in their gap year projects.

Mr Aban Amad, Lebanon (left), who was sponsored by ESU Exeter Branch, with Chairman, Dr Keith Saunders and Mrs Saunders

Teenie Oliver, Sir David Brewer, Cornish Alderman, Richard Oliver and John Baxter, Chairman Cornwall Branch, at the Branch’s Garden Party

The Bristol Branch gave donations to the Nurse Work Programme, to a student for the Project Trust and the International Public Speaking Competition. It also sponsored a student for her project with Bolivian homeless children.

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The Bath and District Branch gave grants to the Theatre Royal Youth Theatre, a Project Trust gap year student teaching English in Chile and to the International Public Speaking Competition. It has a full and active monthly programme.

Cambridge Welland Valley gave bursaries to two students to attend the National Youth Theatre Summer School in London and Birmingham, one to a student to represent the UK at the Global Young Leader Conference in Washington, to a Capitol Hill intern and to a local school with a shared project in Uganda.

Suffolk gave £830 to three local students, £360 to travel costs for the International Public Speaking Competition and £1200 to the Chilton art scholar.

The newly named Epping Forest Branch (formerly Metropolitan Essex) gave £500 to the Nurse Work Programme, £300 to pay for a team to attend the Great Shakespeare Debate and £500 towards the expenses of the Mongolian team at the International Public Speaking Competition.

Dr Denise Picket, Andrew Fletcher, Chairman Bath Branch, Sue MacGregor and Betty Hollas-Brown, President Bath Branch, at the Branch’s Literary Lunch

An active programme is also enjoyed by members of the Plymouth Branch. During the year, the branch provided support for a local medical student taking an elective abroad.

The South Wales Branch sponsored a Capitol Hill intern and also gave money to the International Public Speaking Competition.

Michael Dobbs, Lord Hurd and Professor David Crystal were among the speakers hosted at the branch’s events.

The Hertfordshire Branch sponsored an English teacher from Armenia to visit the branch and region. She visited many branches and also had tea at the House of Lords as well as attending a debate there.

NORTH EAST REGION The Lincoln Branch sponsored eight scholars during the year, including the Roberts Scholarship, which was awarded to a student studying architecture who travelled to Nicaragua to continue her studies. Other recipients travelled to Peru, Mexico, Thailand, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

Links between York Branch and Russia resulted in the branch hosting a Russian student to spend part of a term at a York school. It also arranged a visit for a young English teacher from Russia to visit York.

EAST REGION

Sir Richard Dearlove, ESU Governor, and Professor James Raven, President Colchester Branch

The Colchester Branch hosted 14 students taking part in the International Public Speaking Competition and contributed towards the travelling expenses for two students from Georgia. It also sponsored a school in the Great Shakespeare Debate and arranged for a 15-year-old Chinese student to be a guest at a local school.

Anastasia Kolesova with Richard Oldham, Chairman York Branch

NORTH WEST REGION The Mid-Cheshire Branch gave money to ESU Mongolia, the Great Shakespeare Debate and to the International Public Speaking Competition.

Liverpool and Merseyside awarded £600 from the Denis Rattle Scholarship Fund to three students to work in a school in Ghana.

International students in Colchester

Ouse Valley Branch sponsored a local student to teach English in Thailand, contributed to the International Public Speaking Competition and gave homestays for five participants.

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Local dignitaries and members of the York Branch attend the Service of Thanksgiving for 800 years of the City of Liverpool

MIDLANDS REGION Gloucestershire supported many scholars, including two music scholars and the Three Project Trust. The branch also gave hospitality to a competitor in the International Public Speaking Competition.

Dr Valerie Ainscough, Secretary Canterbury and East Kent Branch, and Lady Toshiko Marks

Oxfordshire gave grants to a Moldavian student, two Capitol Hill scholars, a Polish nurse, a professor from the Ukraine and to a local school to participate in the Great Shakespeare Debate.

The Worcestershire Branch hosted a group of international students attending the International Public Speaking Competition, awarded a music prize and helped sponsor the Cicero Classics programme which is being conducted worldwide through the internet.

LONDON BRANCH/REGION

Worcestershire President, Malcolm Harbour, with Chairman, David Llewellyn, and international students

London, Vienna and Munich ESU members celebrate Advent in Austria

SOUTH EAST REGION The Guildford and District Branch offered a grant of £1000 to ESU Chile, a third grant of £1000 to a student from Bulgaria at the Yehudi Menuhin School, £800 to a gap year student to attend college in Indiana, £360 towards the costs of two overseas contestants in the International Public Speaking Competition and £1000 to the newly formed ESU Estonia for a student to come to England.

The 1066 Branch supported students from Tibet and India at Pestolozzi International Village and also a music student to study in France.

The London Region supported a well-spread and varied series of grants, including two Capitol Hill scholars and one gap year adventurer, the ESU’s English in Action in Primary Schools, participants in the Great Shakespeare Debate Competition and an overseas delegate’s attendance at the annual Cultural Seminar.

It also hosted a reception for its scholars who attended the Capitol Hill Exchange Programme and those students from the USA on the reciprocal exchange programme at the Houses of Parliament.

2007 BRANCHES CONFERENCE

The Eastbourne Branch donated money to a teacher studying and writing in South America and to ESU Mongolia.

Eastbourne Branch members and Ms Gantogokh Orkhan, Director ESU Mongolia, celebrate Mongolian Women’s Day

The West Sussex Branch supported a Chilean delegate to the Oxford Conference and three local sixth formers on a World Challenge project in Sri Lanka.

Canterbury and East Kent organised a workshop with the Globe Theatre Education team on Shakespeare, with over 160 students participating. The branch also went on a trip to Bruges with a local historian.

L-R Lord Hunt, The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Carol Theobald, Alexander Finnis

The 2007 Branches’ Conference in Brighton was a great success.

The opening dinner was held in the Paganini Room at the Old Ship Hotel, with entertainment from Gina Davies and Mark Gairusso.

A full programme followed, opened by Alexander Finnis with dinner at the Royal Pavilion.

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Sunday morning’s programme began with Lord Watson’s talk on his new book Jamestown: The Voyage of English. He then presented the Lord Watson Award, given to the branch that demonstrated, through initiative, imagination and effectiveness, outstanding achievement in promoting global understanding through English.

The award went to Salisbury Branch for its Nurse Work Programme, and was collected by Gill Prior, Head of the Programme.

The remaining Branch Awards were presented by Alexander Finnis.

The Hardacre Trophy, awarded to the branch with the most imaginative and successful branch project, was given to Cambridge Welland Valley Branch for its bursary for young drama students.

Ann Carley, Chair of the Branch, collected this award.

Winners of the New Members Prize Draw, Brigadier and Mrs Murray, being congratulated by Lord Hunt, Meriel Talbot and Alexander Finnis before they set off for Paris

2007 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS The 2007 UK Final of the ESU’s Public Speaking Competition for Schools was won by a team from Cheltenham Ladies’ College for the second year in succession. More than 400 schools from across Britain entered the competition and had been whittled down to nine teams for the final. Each of these had already come through preliminary heats and won a regional final. They battled it out in front of a large and appreciative audience, but it was left to judges Eric Bevan, Sarah Harrison and Frederick Cowell, and chair Edward Gould, to make the final decision.

Ann Carley collects the Hardacre Trophy from Alexander Finnis

The ESU Media Award – The David Griffiths Punchbowl, for the branch which has achieved the best media coverage during the year, went to Exeter and District Branch for the third year running.

It was received by Ann Armstrong, the Branch’s Press and Publicity Officer.

South Wales Branch collected three awards for its efforts to increase membership - The Mrs Edward Norman-Butler Gavel, awarded to the branch with the highest percentage increase in membership for the year, The ESU Membership Prize, awarded to the branch with the highest recruitment total for the year and The NCEW Prize, awarded to the branch with the highest net increase in membership. Muriel Harrison collected the awards on behalf of the Branch Chair, Derek Morgan.

Representatives of each of the seven regions, including the newly formed London Region, updated delegates about local branch affairs.

The conference finished with an open forum, where delegates were given the chance to raise matters of importance and to ask questions of a panel of ESU staff, made up of Alexander Finnis, Valerie Mitchell and Meriel Talbot.

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The winning team from Cheltenham Ladies' College, with Chair of the judges (and Deputy Chairman of the ESU) Edward Gould

An individual prize for the Best Speaker was awarded to Lorna Badham of Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls for her speech about gun crime. Runners-up were Ffynone School, representing Wales and prizes were also awarded to the Best Questioner, the Best Chair and the Outstanding Personality – voted for by the audience.

Charitable Activities and Sponsorship Opportunities for 2008-2009 The following charitable activities, accompanied by details of funding, will be organised by the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth from May 2008 to April 2009: American Memorial Chapel Travel Grant Fund American Memorial Chapel Fund

The ESU Gala Concert 2008 The Goldsmiths’ Company Sponsorship being sought

American National Debate Team Tour of the UK ESU Trust Funds

The ESU and Globe Education Cultural Seminar for Teachers Lloyd George Management (Europe) Limited The Swire Charitable Trust Drue Heinz Trust ESU Trust Funds ESU Branches Fundraising Delegate fees

Art History Events Self-funding Art History Scholarships ESU Branches Fundraising The Attingham Series of Lectures Mrs Alys Rickett Branches’ Scholarships Fundraising The Churchill Lecture Sponsorship being sought Dance Award ESU Trust Funds The Dartmouth House Debating Society The American School in London ESU Trust Funds Dartmouth House Lectures Self-funding Debate Academy Self-funding Discover Your Voice Self-funding The Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Award Self-funding The England Schools Debating Team ESU Trust Funds English in Action and English in Action in Schools ESU Branches Self-funding Sponsorship being sought

ESU Speech and Debate Squad Our World English Schools International ESUs ESU Trust Funds Fellowships – Physical Sciences Lindemann Fellowship Fund

Literary Events Self-funding London Debate Challenge Department for Children, Schools and Families Music Scholarships ESU Branches The National Universities Mooting Competition Essex Court Chambers The Parliamentary Exchange Programmes Self-funding ESU Branches ESU Trust Funds The President’s Award Self-funding

The Great Pharmacy Debate Sponsorship being sought

The Schools Mace, The National Debating Championship Sponsorship being sought

The Great Shakespeare Debate ESU Branches

The Schools Public Speaking Competition Sponsorship being sought

International Farming Exchange ESU Trust Funds

The Secondary School Exchange Programme John Lewis Partnership ESU Branches ESU Alumni ESU Trust Funds

The International Public Speaking Competition HSBC Holdings plc The Embassy of the United States of America Macmillan Publishers The International Relations Conference The Garfield Weston Foundation Lloyd George Management (Europe) Limited The Oppenheimer Charitable Trust Swire Charitable Trust Drue Heinz Trust ESU Branches ESU Trust Funds Fundraising Delegate Fees Librarians’ Scholarships Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) ESU Trust Funds

The Shakespeare Stratford Study Course The Garfield Weston Foundation Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust The John Smith Memorial Mace, The National Universities Debating Championships for Britain and Ireland Baillie Gifford Teachers’ Scholarships Teachers’ Professional Unions and Associations ESU Trust Funds UK English Language Course Scholarships The Bell Educational Trust

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Financial Review Result for the year The Statement of Financial Activities shows overall net incoming resources (surplus) in the year of £635,851 (2007: a surplus of £520,776) made up of the following: ●

£332,921 surplus on the General Fund before realised gains; (2007: a surplus of £210,259); and

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£302,930 surplus on charitable funds (2007: a surplus of £310,517), made up of £23,462 surplus on restricted funds (2007: a deficit of £564), £264,973 surplus on designated funds (2007: a surplus of £303,279) and a surplus of £14,495 on branch funds (2007: a surplus of £7,802).

Income Total income in the year amounted to £2,836,703 (2007: £2,436,410), an increase of 16.4%. The increase in income was mainly due to: ●

Donations, trust and legacy income, £810,007 (2007: £384,605), up 110.6%.

●

Direct income for programmes and events, £602,452 (2007: £513,802), up 17.3%.

Expenditure Total expenditure amounted to £2,200,852 (2007: £1,915,634) an increase of 14.9%. ● Charitable expenditure was £1,830,559 (2007: £1,597,007), an increase of 14.6%. ● Cost of generating funds amounted to £238,264 (2007: £214,290) an increase of 11.2%.

In addition to this expenditure, the ESU arranged educational facilities and placements providing an estimated benefit of £1,088,960 (2007: £1,056,970) to the participants in its educational programmes. The ESU also received donations in kind with an estimated value of £1,710 (2007: £1,390) in support of these programmes.

Details of scholarship awards and grants are available upon request.

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Investments Investments include properties and a pooled investment portfolio representing the ESU’s various charitable funds.

The Investment Committee met regularly with our investment managers NCL Smith and Williamson (changed to Sarasin and Partners in May 2008) to monitor performance and investment policy.

Risk Management The governors have reviewed the major risks to which the ESU is exposed, in particular those related to finance and operations, and are satisfied that suitable action has been taken and that suitable systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to them.

Reserves The Governors' reserves policy accords with the Charity Commissioners' published guidelines.

In general, no direct expenditure is incurred on charitable activities (educational programmes, etc) without funding being arranged in advance from corporate sponsorship, grants from charitable foundations, ESU restricted funds and ESU fund-raising.

In practice much of this funding is received in advance and therefore the need for working capital reserves is much lower than would otherwise be the case. The 'General Fund', whose income comes mainly from the property, subscriptions and the profits of Dartmouth House Ltd, is largely used to fund infrastructure and operating costs. A large part of this income is also received in advance, again reducing the need for working capital reserves.

After assessing the various sources of income and classes of expenditure, the Governors have concluded that the ESU's requirement for working capital reserves of the General Fund is £203,000 at current levels of activity.

The balance on the General Fund at the year-end was £19,685,044. However, £18,857,361 is accounted for by fixed assets and investment property. The difference of £827,681 constitutes our free liquid reserves (working capital).

Governors’ Statement GOVERNORS’ STATEMENT These accounts are only a summary of the information contained in the full audited financial statements and therefore may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the ESU. The opinion paragraph of the auditors' report on the financial statements stated: "In our opinion: • the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, of the state of affairs of the ESU and its subsidiary as at 30 April 2008, and of their incoming resources and application of resources in the year then ended; and • the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 1993 and comply with the requirements of the Royal Charter granted to the ESU on 3 October 1957."

For further information, the Governors' Annual Report set out above, together with the full audited financial statements, should be consulted. Copies of the latter can be obtained from the English-Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED. The Governors' Annual Report and the full audited financial statements will be submitted to the Charity Commissioners in due course with the ESU's annual return.

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Auditors’ Statement AUDITORS' STATEMENT ON THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Auditors' statement to the Board of Governors of the ESU We have examined the summary financial statements set out on pages 33 to 39.

Respective responsibilities of the Board of Governors and auditors The Board of Governors are responsible for preparing the summarised financial statements in accordance with the recommendations of the charities SORP. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summarised financial statements with the full financial statements. We also read the other information contained in the Financial Review and Governors' Statement and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summarised financial statements.

Basis of opinion We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 'The auditors statement on the summary financial statement issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom.

Opinion In our opinion the summary financial statements on pages 33 to 39 are consistent with the full financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2008.

BOURNER BULLOCK Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Sovereign House 212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8HQ

28 July 2008

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Summary Financial Statements CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2008

Unrestricted fund

Other Charitable funds

2008 Total funds

2007 Total funds

£

£

£

£

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Incoming resources Donations, trust income, legacies Investment income Commission from contract caterers Programmes and events Membership subscriptions

773,617 1,156,698 74,792 233,216 131,575

36,390 61,179 369,236 -

810,007 1,217,877 74,792 602,452 131,575

384,605 1,280,880 88,804 513,802 168,319

Total incoming resources

2,369,898

466,805

2,836,703

2,436,410

Resources expended Cost of generating funds Other direct costs Subsidiary company operational expenses

221,111

17,153 -

17,153 221,111

16,546 197,744

Sub-total

221,111

17,153

238,264

214,290

918,913 56,860 351,929 98,435

376,069 28,353 -

1,294,982 56,860 380,282 98,435

1,119,553 50,024 344,881 82,549

1,426,137

404,422

1,830,559

1,597,007

132,029

-

132,029

104,337

1,779,277

421,575

2,200,852

1,915,634

590,621

45,230

635,851

520,776

(257,700)

257,700

-

-

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Gains/(losses) on investment assets: Realised Unrealised

332,921

302,930

635,851

520,776

22,735 (53,156)

44,560 (104,190)

67,295 (157,346)

70,025 4,076

Net movement in funds

302,500

243,300

545,800

594,877

Fund balances brought forward 30 April 2007

19,385,195

1,601,409

20,986,604

20,391,727

Fund balances carried forward 30 April 2008

19,687,695

1,844,709

21,532,404

20,986,604

Notes

Charitable expenditure Costs of activities in furtherance of the charity's objects Scholarships and other educational programmes Library Membership and branches International development

3 4

Sub-total

Governance costs

5

Total resources expended Net incoming resources before transfers Transfers between funds

6

The notes on pages 35 to 39 form part of these accounts.

The Statement of Financial Activities includes information constituting an Income and Expenditure Account as required by the Royal Charter.

The surplus of income over expenditure for the year was £667,610 (2007: £555,674).

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Summary Financial Statements

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BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 30 APRIL 2008 ESU

ESU Group Notes 2008 £

2007 £

2008 £

2007 £

7,337,362 12,833,268

7,341,452 12,910,120

7,337,362 12,833,268

7,341,452 12,910,120

20,170,630

20,251,572

20,170,630

20,251,572

Current assets Stock Debtors and prepayments Cash at bank and in hand

6,329 593,014 1,281,606

8,074 496,859 765,329

579,801 1,254,824

493,435 735,047

Total current assets

1,880,949

1,270,262

1,834,625

1,228,482

519,175

535,230

475,502

496,101

1,361,774

735,032

1,359,123

732,381

Total assets less current liabilities

21,532,404

20,986,604

21,529,753

20,983,953

Net assets

21,532,404

20,986,604

21,529,753

20,983,953

9

696,657

744,210

696,657

744,210

10 12

254,233 68,742

240,030 72,862

254,233 68,742

240,030 72,862

322,975

312,892

322,975

312,892

19,685,044

19,382,544

19,685,044

19,382,544

644,188 180,889 2,651

379,219 165,088 2,651

644,188 180,889 -

379,219 165,088 -

Total unrestricted funds

20,512,772

19,929,502

20,510,121

19,926,851

Total charity funds

21,532,404

20,986,604

21,529,753

20,983,953

Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Investments

7 8

Current liabilities (falling due within one year)

Net current assets

The funds of the charity: Endowments Restricted: Restricted funds Branch restricted funds

Total restricted funds Unrestricted income funds: General fund (unrestricted) Other charitable funds: Designated funds Branch unrestricted funds Non-charitable trading funds

11 12 2

The notes on pages 35 to 39 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the Board of Governors on 24 July 2008 and signed on its behalf by:

Lord Hunt David Thomas Valerie Mitchell

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2008 1 Accounting policies a

Basis of accounting Except as indicated below, these accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards including the Charity Commissioners' 'Accounting for Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice' (the SORP 2005).

b Group accounts The accounts have been consolidated to include the results of the charity’s subsidiary. c

Income and expenditure In general, income and expenditure are accounted for on an accruals basis, except as follows: ● ● ● ● ●

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Subscriptions are credited to the income and expenditure account when received, less a provision for the unexpired portion.

Investment income, donations and receipts for programmes and events are accounted for when received.

Receipts in advance for programmes and events are taken to income as and when the corresponding expenditure is incurred.

Bequeathed properties awaiting disposal are valued on behalf of the chairty and are included within legacy income.

Overhead costs are analysed and charged to the relevant departments. A proportion of the overhead cost of general management and accounting is then allocated to departments on the basis of time analysis, and a proportion of the building occupancy costs is allocated to departments on the basis of the space occupied.

Gifts in kind are valued at their realised amount, or the equivalent to an alternative commercial supply, and are included in the Statement of Financial Activities as appropriate.

d Fixed assets The SORP requires investment properties to be included at market valuation. However, in the ESU's case investment properties are not discrete but part of a greater whole. The Governors therefore arranged for an open market valuation of the whole of the freehold properties, with an apportionment of that valuation between those parts leased and those occupied for charitable purposes. Freehold properties are therefore stated at an open market valuation. Other fixed assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation.

Assets with a cost in excess of £750 intended to be of ongoing use to ESU in carrying out its activities are capitalised as fixed assets.

e

Depreciation Investment properties are included at market value and in accordance with accounting standards are not depreciated. Freehold property for charity use is also included at market value and it is the Governors' opinion that there will be no diminution in value, therefore no depreciation is provided on freehold property. Depreciation in respect of plant and machinery, furniture and fittings is charged on the straight line basis over five years and in respect of computers on the straight line basis over four years.

f

Investments In accordance with the SORP requirements, investments are included at market value, including those parts of the freehold properties which are leased. Realised and unrealised gains/losses are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

g Branches In accordance with the SORP requirements, the income and expenditure, assets and liabilities of the branches of the ESU in England and Wales have been consolidated within these accounts. The separate ESUs in Scotland and overseas are autonomous organisations and therefore have not been consolidated.

h

Dartmouth House Limited Dartmouth House Limited is a trading subsidiary of the ESU. It is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital. A Gift Aid payment to the ESU each year equivalent to its taxable profit is made. The Dartmouth House results have been consolidated into these accounts on a line by line basis as per the requirements of the SORP. The trade of the company is promoting the hire of rooms in Dartmouth House for external use.

i

Cash flow statement The ESU qualifies as a small entity under FRS1 and the SORP, and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare a cash flow statement.

j

Pensions The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable for the year are charged to the statement of financial activities in the period for which they are due.

k

Leasing and hire purchase agreements Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired by finance lease are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Assets acquired by hire purchase are depreciated over their useful lives.

Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the charity. Obligations under such agreements are included within creditors net of finance charges allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payments is charged to the profit and loss acount so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.

l

Stocks Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving stock.

m Restricted funds These comprise of funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors and funders. The purposes and uses of the restricted reserves are set out in note 10 to the accounts.

n

Designated funds These comprise of funds which have been set aside at the descretion of the Governors for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in note 11 to the accounts.

o

General reserves These comprise of funds which represent accumulated surpluses and deficits in the Statement of Financial Activities, after transfers to/from designated funds, details of which are set out in note 6 to the accounts.

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Summary Financial Statements

cont...

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS cont...

2008 £

2007 £

291,406 25,962

340,813 26,631

265,444 195,149

314,182 171,113

Net profit

70,295

143,069

Gift Aid payment to ESU

70,295

143,069

-

-

57,913 (55,262)

84,597 (81,946)

2,651

2,651

2 Trading subsidiary Summary of the audited accounts of Dartmouth House Ltd: Turnover Cost of sales Gross profit Operating costs

Retained in subsidiary Summary assets and liabilities are as follows: Assets Liabilities Net assets

ESU Group

3 Scholarships and other educational programmes Direct cost of programmes Programme administration and support: Cultural affairs dept Education dept The Centre for Speech and Debate

2008 £

2007 £

842,207

679,005

69,704 183,882 199,189

72,658 152,630 215,260

1,294,982

1,119,553

In addition to this expenditure, the ESU arranged educational facilities and placements providing an estimated benefit of (£1,088,960) (2007: £1,056,970) to the participants in its educational programmes. The ESU also received donations in kind with an estimated value of £1,710 (2007: £1,390) in support of these programmes. Details of scholarship awards and grants are available upon request.

4 Membership and Branches Publications Branch support and development dept Membership dept

5 Governance costs Director General's dept Accounts dept Operations dept

115,207 131,960 133,115

105,141 121,714 118,026

380,282

344,881

24,131 41,010 66,888

19,976 20,782 63,579

132,029

104,337

Governance costs include audit fees of £12,000 (2007: £11,000) together with legal and professional fees, and other related costs concerned with the strategic planning processes that contribute to the future development of the charity.

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Summary Financial Statements

cont...

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS cont...

6 Transfers between funds The following transfers have been made during the year: - from the general reserve of £Nil (2007: £4,415) relating to grants from the ESU to its restricted funds; - from the general reserve of £Nil (2007: £28,707) relating to grants from the ESU to its branches; - from the general reserve of £Nil (2007: £50,000) relating to the designated building maintenance reserve; and - from the general reserve of £257,700 (2007: £250,000) relating to the designated Joyce Rolf fund.

ESU and ESU Group Freehold property £

Plant and machinery £

Fixtures and fittings £

Branch assets £

Total

7 Tangible fixed assets (all for charity use) Cost or valuation At 30 April 2007 7,300,000 Additions -

354,924 10,572

331,824 -

1,635 -

7,988,383 10,572

7,300,000

365,496

331,824

1,635

7,998,955

Depreciation At 30 April 2007 Charged in the year

-

350,757 801

294,540 13,861

1,634 -

646,931 14,662

At 30 April 2008

-

351,558

308,401

1,634

661,593

Net book value At 30 April 2008

7,300,000

13,938

23,423

1

7,337,362

At 30 April 2007

7,300,000

4,167

37,284

1

7,341,452

At 30 April 2008

£

Freehold property The ESU owns two inter-connected freehold properties, 35 Charles Street, London, which is wholly leased to The Chesterfield Hotel, and Dartmouth House at 37 Charles Street, which is partly occupied by the ESU as its headquarters and partly leased to The Chesterfield Hotel. An open market valuation as at 30 April 2005 was prepared for the Governors by professional valuers, John D Wood, on 16 June 2005. The trustees are not aware of any material changes in value since the last valuation.

Fixed assets for charity use Investment properties (leased to The Chesterfield Hotel)

Historical cost Unrealised gain

2008

2007

7,300,000 11,500,000

7,300,000 11,500,000

£18,800,000

£18,800,000

£1,328,045

£1,328,045

£17,471,955

£17,471,955

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Summary Financial Statements

cont...

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS cont...

ESU and ESU Group

8 Investments Market value at 30 April 2007 Payment out of capital Net realised gains/(losses) on disposal Net unrealised (losses)/gains on investment revaluation Market value at 30 April 2008

2008 £

2007 £

12,910,120 13,199 67,295 (157,346)

12,842,714 (6,695) 70,025 4,076

12,833,268

12,910,120

1,014,326 1,119,111 20,814

1,014,326 1,058,616 814

2,154,251

2,073,756

Historical cost at 30 April 2008 Investment properties Pooled investment portfolio Branch investments

ESU and ESU Group Movement in the year Balance at 30 April 2007 (including unrealised gains)

9 Endowments Permanent endowment funds Education Endowment Fund P & W Minet American Education Scholarship Fund P & W Minet Community Benefit Fund Charlotte Bonham-Carter Scholarship Fund Expendable endowment funds American Memorial Chapel Fund Westbury Preston Memorial Fund Mallinson Memorial Fund

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Incoming resources

Expenditure

Gains, losses and transfers

Balance at 30 April 2008 Transfers (including between unrealised funds gains)

£

£

£

£

£

£

30,447

-

-

(1,945)

-

28,502

47,337 47,337

-

-

(3,025) (3,025)

-

44,312 44,312

14,181

-

-

(906)

-

13,275

57,408 536,546 10,954

-

-

(3,668) (34,284) (700)

-

53,740 502,262 10,254

744,210

-

-

(47,553)

-

696,657

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ESU and ESU Group Movement in the year

Balance at 30 April 2007 (including unrealised gains)

Other charitable funds: 10 Restricted funds American Memorial Chapel Income Fund Lindemann Fellowship Fund Education Endowment Income Fund Westbury Preston Memorial Income Fund R M Shellens Library Endowment Fund P & W Minet American Education Scholarship Income Fund P & W Minet Community Benefit Income Fund C E Eckersley Educational Fund Copley-Smith Drama Scholarship Fund Walter Annenberg Fund Lillian Moore and Bryan Barrow Funds De Freitas Travel Scholarship Fund Chilton Art History Scholarship Fund Mallinson Memorial Income Fund Ravinia Scholarship Fund Corporate Initiative Fund Belinda Norman Butler Music Fund Alumni Fund Music Fund John Roberts Travel Scholarship Fund Charlotte Bonham-Carter Scholarship Income Fund Nurses Work Shadow Fund

11 Designated funds The Joyce Rolf Fund General Endowment Fund Building Maintenance Fund

cont...

Incoming resources

Expenditure

Gains, losses and transfers

Balance at 30 April 2008 Transfers (including between unrealised funds gains)

£

£

£

£

£

£

17,846 4 9,396 25,698 10,783

2,128 43,613 1,345 20,396 336

(653) (55,660) (863) (20,396) -

(962) (1,634) (592)

18,359 (12,043) 9,878 24,064 10,527

5,660

1,600

(1,725)

-

-

4,950 12,594 160 10,590 14,505 16,193 11,978 8,389 4,632 19,819 2,406 9,130 24,547 28,771

1,561 432 4 291 486 450 5,662 557 183 540 72 3,064 35,001 1,577

(431) (460) (4,332) (541) (1,265) (8,718) (1,800)

(599) (9) (672) (718) (1,015) (150) (466) (164) (1,266) (140) (872) -

-

6,511 11,996 155 10,209 14,273 15,168 13,158 8,480 4,651 18,552 2,338 10,929 49,958 28,548

1,225 754

1,334 991

(538) (779)

-

-

2,021 966

240,030

121,623

(98,161)

(9,259)

-

254,233

250,000 79 129,140

19,194 2 7,077

(19,000) -

(4) -

257,700 -

507,894 77 136,217

379,219

26,273

(19,000)

(4)

257,700

644,188

5,535

12 Branch funds Scholarship Funds (restricted) 72,862 General Funds (unrestricted but specific to each individual Branch) 165,088

2,311

(3,617)

(2,814)

-

68,742

316,598

(300,797)

-

-

180,889

237,950

318,909

(304,414)

(2,814)

-

249,631

857,199

466,805

(421,575)

(12,077)

257,700

1,148,052

Total other charitable funds

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Dartmouth House The International Headquarters of The English-Speaking Union Dartmouth House, in the heart of Mayfair, has been the home of The English-Speaking Union since 1926. In the late 19th century, Lord Revelstoke converted the existing building on the site into a beautiful town house with many interesting features. It now has a Grade II* listing which means it is considered a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

During its long history, Dartmouth House has hosted many prestigious and memorable occasions and continues to do so. Each year, students, scholars and visitors from all over the world come to Dartmouth House to participate in the educational and cultural programmes.

The Governors and management pursue an active policy of improving and increasing the facilities of Dartmouth House. Attention to the existing fabric is continuous, thus maintaining one of the finest Rococo buildings in Mayfair.

www.davidcavill.co.uk

The whole house or individual rooms and the courtyard may be hired for conferences, receptions, weddings, summer barbeques and other events. Catering for such events is provided by Leith's who also manage the restaurant located in the Revelstoke Room. This is open for lunch to both members and non-members on weekdays.

Dartmouth House staff (L-R): Margaret Garrett, Gillian Parker, Jo Wedderspoon, James Probert, Jason Vit, Alex Standen, Elizabeth Stokes, Chris Margaritis, Tracy Hanlon, Maurice Caplan, Hanna Cevik, Meriel Talbot, Hasan Halimi, Annette Fisher, Rosie Unwin, Katherine Plummer, Kallina Basli, Kate McCulloch, Daut Metolli, Cristel Guajardo, Fiona Robinson, Anne Hamilton In absentia: Ronald Dellal, Andrew Fitch, Gill Hale, Jeanne Huse, Tom O’Brien, Janet Russ, Penny Vallings

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Royal Charter The English-Speaking Union was founded as an unincorporated association in 1918. In 1922 the association was incorporated under Companies Act as a company limited by guarantee and without having a share capital.

In 1952 the company adopted its present name, The English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth (the ESU).

On 3 October 1957 the ESU was first granted a Royal Charter in which charitable objectives are set out.

The ESU is a registered charity, registration number 273136.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Officers The Officers of the ESU are: (a) The President, not more than two Deputy Presidents and not more than four Vice Presidents, all appointed annually by the Board of Governors, and all are eligible for re-appointment. (b) The Chairman, not more than two Deputy Chairmen, not more than two Honorary Treasurers and an Honorary Secretary who are ex officio members of the Board of Governors. Each is elected by a general meeting for a three-year term and may be re-elected for a second three-year term, but must then cease to hold that office for at least one year.

The Policy and Resources Committee The Policy and Resources Committee exercises operational oversight of the ESU and reports to the Board of Governors.

The committee meets every one to two months.

The Committee Members are:

The Trustees of the ESU are its Board of Governors, all of whom must be members of the ESU. The Board comprises the elected Officers, (b) left, 27 other Governors elected at Annual General Meetings and up to three Governors who may be co-opted by the Board. One third of the elected Governors, those who have served longest since last being elected or re-elected, must retire at each AGM but retiring Governors who have not served for six consecutive years are eligible for re-election. Co-opted Governors relinquish office at each AGM but may be re-appointed. The Board may elect a member of the ESU to fill any casual vacancy on the Board until the next AGM. Once the newly-appointed Trustee has been voted on to the English-Speaking Union Board of Governors, he or she will have a meeting with the Director-General who will give an overall picture of the management of the ESU’s education and cultural activities.

The Trustee will receive an introductory information pack which will contain constitutional and legal documents including information on the responsibility of Charity Trustees together with a copy of the Annual Report.

Auditors

Investment Managers

Bourner Bullock Sovereign House 212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8HQ

NCL Smith and Williamson Bartlett House 9-12 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5NS Changed to Sarasin and Partners in May 2008

Bankers

Solicitors

Coutts & Co St Martins Office 440 Strand London WC2R 0QS

Geldards LLP Number One Pride Place Pride Park Derby DE24 8QR

David Cavill www.davidcavill.co.uk

The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC - Chairman Mr Edward Gould - Deputy Chairman Mr David Thomas OBE - Honorary Treasurer The Hon Christopher McLaren - Honorary Secretary Mr Alexander Finnis - Chairman of The National Council for England and Wales Mr Peter Sparling Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE - Director-General Mr Maurice Caplan - Manager of Operations

Trustees

The Policy and Resources Committee: L-R: Maurice Caplan, Alexander Finnis, David Thomas, Valerie Mitchell, Lord Hunt, Edward Gould, Christopher McLaren, Peter Sparling

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The ESU Board of Governors The Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC ESU Chairman. Partner (since 1968), Beachcroft LLP (Senior Partner 1996-2005). Member of 1967 ESU British Debate Team to tour the USA and winner in 1965-66 of the Observer Mace. MP for Wirral for 21 years and Member of successive Conservative Governments from 1979-95, including Cabinet service as Secretary of State for Wales, Secretary of State for Employment, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Trustee of the Holocaust Educational Trust since 1998. Honorary Fellow, Chartered Insurance Institute (Deputy President 2006-07) and Institute of Actuaries. President, Old Lerpoolian Society 2006-08. Member of the ESU since 1974.

Mr Edward Gould ESU Deputy Chairman and Chairman ESU Education Committee. 21 years’ experience as a headmaster, most recently as Master of Marlborough College in Wiltshire. Co-founder and Chairman of the Boarding Education Alliance for independent and maintained schools and, in 2002, Chairman of Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and a member of the 14-19 Reform Working Group under Sir Mike Tomlinson. Chairman of the Independent Schools Council, Board member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the United Learning Trust and member of the Advisory Committee to the National Assessment Agency.

Governor of three independent schools.

Lady Appleyard Former ESU Deputy Chairman. Headmistress of St Swithun’s School, Winchester, from 1986-94.

Wife of Sir Leonard Appleyard, former diplomat and Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and formerly Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital.

Lady Boyd Lady Boyd worked in the Textile, Furniture and Woodwork Departments at the Victoria & Albert Museum and lectured and wrote on the decorative arts (1968-76). She accompanied her husband on Foreign Office postings to Bonn, New York (UN), Hong Kong and finally Tokyo where he was Ambassador. In Hong Kong she reviewed books on radio and contributed to a book on city walks. Back in the UK she chaired the Music Committee of the Fitzwilliam Museum, was President of the Churchill College Boat Club and a Governor of Impington Village School. Council Member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust since 1998 and currently Chairman. Non-executive Director of Lake District Estates, Cumbria.

Saroj Chakravarty Former Company Secretary and Group Board Director of James McNaughton Paper Group, the third largest Paper Group in Britain. He took early retirement in 1997 to become full time volunteer with The Prince’s Trust. For the last 11 years has organised an annual polo match, named the Chakravarty Cup by The Prince of Wales' office.

The Cup, acknowledged by the Foreign Office House Magazine Password as ‘the symbol of international friendship and understanding’, so far has donated about £1 million to the charities of HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH Prince William.

Saroj and his family are now official Patrons of The Prince's Trust and Saroj also is the Vice President of The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute.

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Sir Richard Billing Dearlove KCMG, OBE Sir Richard Dearlove served as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) 1999-2004. For the preceding five years he was Director of Operations and, from 1998, Assistant Chief. Also oversaw the move of SIS into its Headquarter Building at Vauxhall Cross in 1994. He is a career intelligence officer of thirty-eight years standing and has served in Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva and Washington as well as in a number of key London-based posts.

Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge since 2004. Trustee of Kent School, Connecticut, which he attended as an ESU exchange student in 196263, Honorary Fellow Queens’ College Cambridge, member of the International Advisory Board of AIG, senior Adviser to the Monitor Group and Chairman of Ascot Underwriting and Chairman of the Trustees of The Cambridge Union Society.

Mr Jonathan Dye Chairman of ESU Scotland since 2003 and Trustee of ESU Scotland since 2000. Graduated from St Andrews University. He spent 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the international professional services firm as a Chartered Accountant and IT consultant and is currently an executive with National Australia Bank. He has held a number of positions with local and national charities.

Sir Brian Fall GCVO KCMG Sir Brian was a career member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1962 to 1995; he retired in its most senior grade as Ambassador to Russia. He was then Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (1995 - 2002) and is currently British Government Special Representative for the South Caucasus, an Adviser to Rio Tinto plc and Director, and Acting Chairman of the United Kingdom Foundation of the University of British Columbia.

Mr Alexander Finnis Chairman of ESU National Council for England and Wales. President of ESU Suffolk Branch. Formerly 20 years with Canadian Foreign Service. Senior Partner in International Property Management Concern. From 1979 associated with a number of local and national charity organisations and civic organisations.

Cheryl Gillan MP Educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and the College of Law. Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since April 1992. Previous occupations include: International Management Group; Director of British Film Year; Senior Marketing Consultant, Ernst and Young and Marketing Director, Kidsons Impey. Contested Greater Manchester Central in the European Parliamentary Elections in 1989. She has served on a number of Parliamentary committees.

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords from 1994-95 and in July 1995, was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Employment.

Sir David Green KCMG Chair of Dartington Hall Trust and member of the Boards of the Royal Commonwealth Society, The Royal Court Theatre and the London University of the Arts. Former Director-General of the British Council 1999-2007, Director of VSO 1990-99; prior to VSO he worked for 13 years for Save the Children.

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Mr Andrew Hay Head of corporate finance and director of LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities, the London investment banking arm of the LCF Rothschild Group. 30 years’ experience in investment banking, in London and New York, previously with Barings and Schroders. Non-executive director of Aminex plc, an oil and gas production and exploration company with interests in USA, East Africa and North Korea. Trustee of the Ragley Estate in Warwickshire.

Ms Jennifer Hibbert Jenni Hibbert is a head-hunter specialising in financial services. A former broadcaster working across a range of media. She was President of Birmingham University's Debating Society and co-led a Cambridge University tour across the USA. She has been actively involved in a number of politically-focused organisations and has established her own networking group. Sits on the organising committee of a donor club for the Conservative Party, Fastrack. Lived in Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and South Africa during the collapse of Apartheid. She also spent a summer working for a Congressman on Capitol Hill.

Mr Steven Isserlis CBE Award-winning musician who has played with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras and conductors. He was awarded a CBE in 1998 in recognition of services to music, and, in 2002, was named Classical Musician of the Year by London’s Time Out Magazine. His interest in musical education led him to write a children’s book on music. A second book was published in May 2006.

Mr Richard Kaye Richard Kaye is currently Head of Government Affairs for JPMorgan in Europe, Middle East and Asia. This role covers the political and institutional processes of the European Union in Brussels as well as public policy matters in the Member States, especially in Whitehall, Westminster and within the City. Since joining the firm in 1996, Richard has worked in a number of marketing, communications and public affairs roles. Richard was a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge where he read Theology.

Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards, GCStJ, RD, JP, LLB, RNR HM Lord Lieutenant for South Glamorgan since 1990. Prior for Wales, Order of St John since 1989. Vice President and Fellow of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, President of Duke of Edinburgh Award (Wales) and of Reserve Forces and Cadet Association, Wales. Formerly a Member of the Welsh Arts Council and BBC Council for Wales.

Former Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Retired Solicitor.

Mr Colin McCorquodale Chairman of ESU London Branch 2001-07 having combined smaller London Branches. Member of the National Council for England and Wales, Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland in London 19952001 and now a Vice-President. Worked in the Travel Trade 1970-95, Chairman of Executive Travel Ltd and a Director of other travel companies.

The Hon Christopher McLaren ESU Honorary Secretary and member of the Board.

Former Chairman of the Board of Governors and Chancellor of South Bank University. Vice-Chairman of System C Healthcare PLC. Chairman of the Samuel Courtauld Trust.

The ESU Board of Governors Mr Brian Marsh OBE Awarded an SSE (formerly BASS) scholarship to Governor Dummer Academy. ESU Alumnus.

Currently Honorary President of the ESU Alumni Association. Former broker and underwriter in Lloyd’s and the London Overseas markets.

Chairman of the Trustees of Marsh Christian Trust (since 1981). The Marsh Christian Trust biennially funds the Marsh Biography Award (administered by the ESU). Chairman of the Nelson Hurst & Marsh Group (1979-90). Chairman, B P Marsh & Partners Plc. President, the Wildlife Information Network.

President, the Authors’ Club. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.

Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission since March 2003 and a non-executive director of GKN. Former Ambassador to the United States. His time in Washington coincided with extraordinary events: the war in Kosovo, the impeachment of President Clinton, the inauguration of President Bush, 9/11, the war against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and the preparations for war in Iraq. Throughout these events he was at the heart of the British-American relationship. A career diplomat, Sir Christopher occupied a number of key positions: British Ambassador to Germany; press secretary to Prime Minister John Major; press secretary to British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey (now Lord) Howe; speech writer to three Foreign Secretaries in the 1970s and head of the political section of the British Embassy in Moscow. He has also seen service in Madrid, Brussels at the European Union and, in an earlier incarnation, in the USA. Mrs Jeanne Pumfrey Jeanne Pumfrey has been a member of the ESU since 1984 and was a committee member for 18 years holding the offices of Membership Secretary, Vice Chairman and finally Branch Chairman 1999-2005. Chairman of the North West Region since 2005.

Mr Chris Redman Although he began his working life at the European Commission in Brussels, Chris Redman has spent most of his career to date as a journalist working for Time Incorporated. At Time Magazine he served, inter alia as National Security Correspondent and International Economics correspondent before becoming a Senior Editor and then Managing Editor of the magazine's international edition. After serving as Editor at Large for Time Inc's magazine group, he is now a contributing editor to Fortune, as well as Chairman of consultants Scoop Media.

Dame Mary Richardson DBE Chief Executive of the HSBC Education Trust since September 2000. Former Principal of the Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College, Harlesden.

Director, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust; a Trustee, CfBT; Trustee of the Dulverton Trust; Trustee of AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study); a Governor at the City of London School (Boys) and a Governor at Thornton College, Thornton. Dame Mary is also a Board member of Junior Achievement Worldwide and of SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise).

She was awarded a DBE in 2000 for services to education.

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Miss Margaret Rudland Head of The Godolphin and Latymer School since 1986 (retires December 2008). Taught mathematics at this school 1969-72 before working as a VSO in Nigeria. St Paul’s Girls’ School, 1972-83, became Head of Mathematics and Second Mistress, moving to Norwich High School as Deputy Head. In 1996 she was President of the Girls’ Schools Association, having previously chaired the Education Committee.

Has represented the independent sector on the General Teaching Council, been on the Board of UCAS and a Council Member of UCL. Currently a Governor of several schools in the UK, as well as in Paris and Prague.

The Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill DL Created a peer in 1995 following the death of her husband, The Rt Hon John Smith MP, Leader of the Labour Party. Baroness Smith is a member of the board of several organisations with interests in Russia and FSU countries. She also has interests in culture and the arts and is President of Scotland’s national opera company, Scottish Opera, and is Chairman of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mr Peter Sparling Solicitor. Chairman of the ESU National Council for England and Wales from 1986-89 and 1996-2002 and a Governor from 1970-76, 1984-90 and 1995 to date. Chairman of the Governors of Leeds Grammar School and Deputy Chairman of Opera North. Former Leader of Leeds City Council.

The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean PC Senior Labour member of the House of Lords and business leader. Formerly Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, and Minister in the UK Government 1997-2005. Former Minister for the Middle East, Minister for International Trade and Minister for Defence Procurement, and Prime Minister’s envoy to the Gulf. Involved with a number of commercial organisations, including roles as a non-executive director of British Airways and Caparo, and adviser to other companies, including DLA Piper, The CCC Group and Rio Tinto. Wide range of experience in the Middle East and currently chairs the UK Parliament’s all party group on Qatar, the Saudi-British Joint Business Council and the British Egyptian Society. Chair of the European-Atlantic Group, UK Chair of the Advisory Board of the British American Project, Vice-president of the Middle East Association and board member of British Expertise, The Arab British Chambers of Commerce and the Egyptian British Business Council.

Mr David V Thomas OBE ESU Honorary Treasurer and member of the Board.

Formerly International Banking Director of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc. He lived and worked in the USA, Europe and South America from 1977-2000.

Former Board member of ESU Brazil, Vice Chairman of the Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council.

The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE Chairman CTN Communications and former European Chairman Burson Marsteller. Advises many major UK and international companies on communication strategies. Non Executive Chairman of the Wine Importer, Raisin Social, and of official Commonwealth publisher, Nexus. Former CEO Charles Barker City. Former regular presenter with the BBC’s The Money Programme and Panorama.

Fellow and former Chairman of the Royal Television Society. 1976-80 responsible for Media at the European Commission. Former Chairman of the ESU, currently Chairman Emeritus of the International Council and, in 2005, awarded The Churchill Medal. Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies and a member of the Executive Committee of the Pilgrims. Co Chair of

the Jamestown 1607–2007 British Committee.

Member of the Prince of Wales Business Leaders’ Forum. Served on the Executive Board of UNICEF (UK) and as a member of the European Parliament’s High Level Group on Romania. Awarded the Commander’s Grand Cross of the Romanian Order of Merit. Visiting Fellow at Oriel College Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge.

Chairs the Cambridge University Chemistry Advisory Board and is Life Patron of The Churchill Archives held at Churchill College Cambridge. President of The British Accreditation Council and a Trustee of the American University in London. Author of various publications. Former President of the Liberal Party, appointed CBE in 1985 and created a Life Peer in 1999. Member of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union and the Liberal Democrats’ Front Bench Spokesperson on Universities. In 1995 received the German Order of Merit. In 2001 promoted to the Grand Cross of the Order and in 2007 the Knights Grand Cross.

British Chairman of the Königswinter Anglo-German Conference and President of the British German Association.

Mr Anthony Westnedge OBE Chairman of Dartmouth House Limited. Former Deputy ESU Chairman from 1989-95. Former Chairman of ESU’s Library sub-Committee. Former Chairman of the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Council (Canning House) and former Vice Chairman of the Latin American Trade Advisory Group (LATAG). Liveryman and member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Director of Anthony Westnedge Associates Limited. Awarded the OBE in the Millenium New Year’s Honours for services to British-Latin American relations. In 2006 he was decorated with Venezuela’s “Orden de Francisco de Miranda”.

Mr Anthony Williams Chairman ESU Bristol Branch 1982-2003 with brief break while Headmaster of Wells House School, Malvern 1988-90. Set up the ESU Malvern Branch 1989 and ESU Vanuatu Branch in 1999. Chairman South West Region 1998-2002. Taught in Vanuatu for 4 years and then mainly at Clifton College as Head of Economics and Business Studies, and Housemaster. Set up Williams Educational Services, providing tutoring for children aged 6-18 with his wife, Tricia. Called out of retirement in 2001 to be Headmaster of the Downs School, Wraxall.

Sir Robert Worcester, KBE DL Sir Robert Worcester is the Founder of MORI (Market & Opinion Research International). He is now an International Director of Ipsos Group, which acquired MORI in 2005. Chancellor of the University of Kent and a Visiting Professor of Government and a Governor of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Honorary Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and Warwick University. He has previously been a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Centre for Journalism at City University, London. Governor of the Ditchley Foundation, Trustee of the Magna Carta Trust and a Freeman of the City of London. He is the Chairman of The Pilgrims of Great Britain and is Co-Chairman, together with Lord Watson, of the British Committee of Jamestown 2007 Quadricentennial Celebration of the first Englishspeaking settlement in the New World. Past President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research and former Senior Vice President of the International Social Science Council/UNESCO. He has authored and co-authored some dozen books.

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ESU Committees As at 1 September 2008 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Mr Alexander Finnis - Chairman Mr Richard R de H Oldham - Deputy Chairman Mrs Holly Shakespeare - Deputy Chairman Mrs Anthony Bull Mrs Richard Chilton Mr Patrick Clancy Mr Alan Cox Lady Harland Mr Leonard Hamilton-Hoole Mr Colin McCorquodale Mrs Valerie O’Sullivan Mrs Gill Prior Mrs Jeanne Pumfrey Professor James Raven Lt Col Derek Sibley Mr Peter Sparling The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC - ex officio Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE - Director-General Ms Meriel Talbot - Executive Secretary MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE - Director-General Mr Maurice Caplan - Manager of Operations Mr Ronald Dellal - Financial Controller Mrs Chris Margaritis - PA to Director-General Mr James Probert - Deputy Director of Education & Head of Centre for Speech & Debate Ms Elizabeth Stokes - Director of Education Ms Meriel Talbot - Director of Branches DARTMOUTH HOUSE LIMITED BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr Anthony Westnedge OBE - Chairman Mr Alan Cox Lady Dean The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC The Hon Christopher McLaren Mr David Thomas OBE Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE - Director-General Mrs Diana Newman - Secretary INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Mr David Thomas OBE - Chairman The Hon Christopher McLaren Mr Michael Maslinski Mr Andrew Hay Mrs Valerie Mitchell OBE - Director-General Mr Ronald Dellal - Executive Secretary EDUCATION COMMITTEE Mr Edward Gould - Chairman Mr Andrew Boggis Mr David Bussey Mr John Gardyne Mrs Helen Harrison Ms Barbara Hewitt (appointed February 2008) The Hon Christopher McLaren Mr Bilal Mahmood (appointed October 2007) Mr Michael Marland CBE MA FRSA (deceased July 2008) Dr Colin Niven Mr Adrian Underwood Mr George Wiskin Mrs Stephen Wheatcroft Ms Elizabeth Stokes - Executive Secretary

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE COUNCIL HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT - Chairman Professor David Crystal OBE - Vice Chairman The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC Professor Margaret Buck OBE Ms Janelle Cooper Mr Edward Gould Professor Edward Johnson Ms Caroline Moore Ms Barbara Hewitt Ms Elizabeth Stokes - Executive Secretary LINDEMANN TRUST SUB-COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Earl of Stockton - Chairman Professor Roger Cowley Professor David Edwards Sir John Enderby Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith Dr Martin Grossel Professor Sir Roger Penrose Professor Mark Sansom Professor Robert Williams Ms Elizabeth Stokes - Executive Secretary PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS SUB-COMMITTEE Mrs Alison Wheatcroft - Chairman Mr Donald Fowler-Watt Mr William Glover Ms Monique Lowe Ms Paula Roe Mr George Wiskin Ms Elizabeth Stokes - Executive Secretary CENTRE FOR SPEECH AND DEBATE COMMITTEE Mr David Bussey - Chairman Sir Brian Barder KCMG Mr Peter Bazalgette Mr Michael Birshan Mr Stuart Drew Mr Alastair Endersby Mr Edward Gould Ms Jenni Hibbert Mr Clark McGinn Mr Andrew Mitchell MP Mr Trevor Sather Ms Jennifer Talbot Mr Roger Tilbury Ms Elizabeth Virgo Mr James Probert - Executive Secretary WORLD SCHOOLS SUB-COMMITTEE Mr Alastair Endersby - Chairman Mr Trevor Sather Mr Michael Birshan Mr Dan Neidle Ms Debbie Newman Mr Tim Savin Ms Sarah Monroe Ms Tara Mounce Mr James Probert - Executive Secretary

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PUBLIC SPEAKING SUB-COMMITTEE Mr Roger Tilbury - Chairman Mr Eric Bevan Mr Anthony Harris Ms Muriel Harrison Ms Kate McCulloch Mr Austin Millington Mr James Probert Mr Bill Ramsay Mr Stephen Roberts Ms Elizabeth Stokes Ms Meriel Talbot Mrs Karen Walden-Smith Mrs Geraldine Watson LIBRARY SUB-COMMITTEE Mrs Carole Andrews - Chairman Mrs Helen Harrison - Vice Chairman Ms Jill Martin Mr David Rose Ms Elizabeth Stokes Mrs Gill Hale - Executive Secretary CULTURAL AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE Mrs Edward Norman-Butler - Founder Mr Edward Greenfield OBE - President Mrs Martin McLaren - Vice President Mr George Isserlis - Vice President Mrs David Skeggs - Chairman The Lord Aberdare Mrs Morris Barr Mrs Richard Chilton Mr Stephen Cooper Mrs Stephen Cooper Ms Veronica Franklin Gould Mrs Clive Hamilton Mrs Dennis Howard Ms Joanna Rich Mr Christopher Robson Mrs Jeanie Rosefield Miss Judith Templeman Miss Clare Yates Miss Gillian Parker - Executive Secretary PROMOTIONS SUB-COMMITTEE Mrs Anthony Bull - Chairman Dr Meri Arichi Mrs Michael Bentley Miss Carole Blackshaw Mrs Richard Chilton Mrs Andrew Davison Lady Fry Lady Graydon DL Mrs Robert Leather Mrs Anthony Lowes Mrs Therese McKenzie Mrs Martin McLaren Mrs Richard Muir Mrs Nicholas Roskill Mrs Hugh Stirling Mrs Peter Troughton Mrs Garry Weston CBE Mrs Stephen Wheatcroft Mrs Patrick Wogan Miss Gillian Parker - Executive Secretary

ESU Branches in England and Wales The Branches of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth as at 1 September 2008 Bath & District Branch Mrs Anne Cox Chapel House All Saints Road Bath BA1 5HE Birmingham Branch Keith Briars 7 Buckinghamshire Road Sandiacre Nottingham NG10 5PP Brighton Hove & District Branch Mrs Anne Ore Flas 12, Veric 16-18 Eaton Gardens Brighton BN3 3UB Bristol Branch Ms Muriel Harrison (acting secretary) 21 Broadleys Avenue Henleaze Bristol BS9 4LY Cambridge Welland Valley (formerly East Midlands) Branch Mrs Ann Carley (Chair) The Red House Stoke Albany Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 8PN Canterbury and East Kent Branch Dr Valerie Ainscough 174 Old Dover Road Canterbury CT1 3EX Chester Branch Mrs J Jones c/o Stanley Palace Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LF Colchester Branch Mr Simon Gill 6 Crowhurst Court Crowhurst Road Colchester Essex CO3 7BX Cornwall Branch Christina Spinney 118 Tregonissey Road St. Austell Cornwall PL25 4DS Eastbourne Branch Barbara Fisher OBE (Chair) 8 Kepplestone Stavely Road Eastbourne BN20 7JY

Epping Forest (formerly Metropolitan Essex) Branch Mrs Daphne Ruffell 4 Green Trees Ambleside Epping Essex CM16 4QT Exeter & District Branch Mrs Elizabeth Cummings The Pebbles 16 Fore Street Budleigh Salterton Devon EX9 6NG Gloucestershire Branch Michael Krier Hyde Temple Guiting Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5RT Guildford and District Branch Mrs Sylvia Sibley Pinewood House Star Hill Drive Churt Surrey GU10 2HA 1066 (formerly Hastings) Branch Mr S Litherland 12 The Alexandra 32 Eversfield Place St Leonards on Sea East Sussex TN37 6QP Herefordshire Branch Mr Andrew Putnam (Chair) The Old Rectory Putley Herefordshire HR8 2QR Hertfordshire Branch Frederick Thomas 127 Newberries Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7EN Lincolnshire Branch Mrs G Richardson-Eames The Barn, Thoresby Road Tetney Lincolnshire DN36 5JR Liverpool and Merseyside Branch Miss Sue Davies 207A Pensby Road Heswall Wirral CH61 6UE

London Branch Don Miller 38 Clifton Park Avenue Raynes Park London SW20 8BD

South Wales Branch Muriel Harrison (acting secretary) 21 Broadleys Avenue Henleaze Bristol BS9 4LY

Manchester & East Cheshire Branch Mr. William Ramsay (Acting Chair) 73 Bennett Lane Dewsbury W. Yorks.

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Suffolk Branch Penny Macmillan 3 Nicholson Court Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0YA

Northumberland and Durham Branch Mrs Marion Anderson 37 Elmfield Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4BA

Taunton and District Branch Mr Barry Sutton Burt’s Barn Peak Lane Dundon Somerton Somerset TA11 6NZ

Norwich and Norfolk Branch Mrs Annai Thompson Kaieteur 4 Bears Close Hingham Norfolk NR9 4LN Ouse Valley Branch Miss June Hall 4 Savannah Close Kempston Bedford MK42 8SH Oxfordshire Branch Dr Janet Harland Long Barn Coate Lane Taston Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3JJ Plymouth and District Branch Mr David Gamble 114 Green Park Road Plymstock Plymouth PL9 9LJ Salisbury and South Wilts Branch Mr John Tough Medina Common Road Wincanton Somerset BA9 9HS Southend on Sea Branch Miss M J Poulter 3 Lyndon 45 Burgess Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AX

Tunbridge Wells Branch Dr I F Quayle Cheriton 2 The Shaw Camden Park Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5BD Mid Cheshire (formerly Vale Royal Cheshire) Branch Mrs L M Robinson 235 Hartford Road Davenham Northwich Cheshire CW9 8JT West Sussex Branch Mrs Elizabeth Brooks The Granary Lordington Chichester PO18 9DB Worcestershire Branch Mrs Gill Wagstaffe The Hollies Harcourt Road Mathon Malvern WR13 5PG York & District Branch Mr Richard Oldham (Chair) 30 Hambleton View Tollerton York YO61 1QW

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ESUs Worldwide As at 1 September 2008 The ESU of the Commonwealth provides the Secretariat and partial funding for the International Council, the umbrella body for ESUs worldwide.

THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL: Chairman: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC Deputy Chairman: Mr. William R Miller OBE Chairman Emeritus: The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE Honorary Treasurer: Mr. David Thomas OBE Secretary-General: Mrs. Valerie Mitchell OBE Executive Secretary: Miss Annette JE Fisher President International Council 2008-09: Ambassador Masamichi Hanabusa ALBANIA Mr Zenel Hoxha Chairman ARGENTINA: Mr Malcolm J. Rodman President Montevideo 1958, 6th floor 1021 Buenos Aires Capital Federal Argentina Tel: (54) 11 4 814 0333 Fax: (54) 11 4325 5329 Email: esuargentina@fibertel.com.ar Website: www.esu.org.ar ARMENIA: Mrs. Karineh Hakobyan Chairman Aigedzor - 3 Yerevan 375019 Tel: (374) 10 581 757 Fax: (374) 10 581 757 Email: esuarmenia@yahoo.com AUSTRALIA: Mrs. Patricia Johnson National President PO Box 1, Lutwyche Brisbane Queensland 4030 Tel: (61) 7 3262 3769 Fax: (61) 7 3862 1882 Email: esu@lrv.net.org.au Professor David Flint AM President National Federation of The ESU PO Box A2156 Sydney South New South Wales 1235 Email: prof_flint@hotmail.com Tel: 03 9866 3007 AUSTRIA: Dr Alfred von Rath Chairman Grinzinger Str. 70 A-1190 Wien Austria Fax: (43) 13701171 BANGLADESH: Mr Aslef Chowdrey Chairman BELGIUM: Mr Joe H Beauduin Chairman, Steering Committee 36 Rue de la Station B-1332, Genval Belgium Tel: (32) 26525929 Fax: (32) 26525939 Email: joehbeauduin@famidoo.be

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BERMUDA: Baroness Elizabeth Raben- Levetzau President PO Box HM 1729 Hamilton HMGX Tel: (1441) 292 7684 Email: dancingledge@northrock.bm BHUTAN: Mr. Michael Rutland OBE Honorary Representative PO Box 1044, Thimphu Tel: (975) 2361183 Mob: (975) 17618553 Email: mrutland@aol.com BRAZIL: Mr. Jorge Reis Chairman Cultura Inglesa Rua Marquês de Pinedo, 66 Laranjeiras – Rio de Janeiro/RJ CEP 22.231-100 Tel: (55) 21 2528 8710 Fax: (55) 21 2535 4422 Email: jorge.reis@sbcirj.org.br BULGARIA: Ms. Aglika Markova Chairman 40 Dame Gruev Str 1606 Sofia Bulgaria Tel: (359) 28524109 (359) 29873328 Fax: (359) 29873328 Email: aglika_m@yahoo.co.uk CANADA: Mr. John Wright President 1882 South Haven Place Ottowa, K1H 5B2, Canada Tel: (1) 613 731 8521 Email: jcwright@sympatico.ca Website: www.esu.ca CHILE: Mr. Richard Collingwood Selby OBE Chairman Camino El Algarrobo 1379 Las Condes Santiago Tel: (56) 2211 5905 Fax: (56) 2247 5407 Email: rcollingwoods@gmail.com CHINA: Mr. Li Pengyi Secretary-General CUESA Secretariat, Room 812 Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Tower, 19 Xisanhuan Beilu Beijing 100081 Tel: (86) 10 6891 7422/ 7688 Fax: (86) 10 6891 7423 (86)10 8881 9496 Email: wya@public.east.cn.net CYPRUS: Mr Garo Keheyan Chairman, Steering Committee 24 Demosthenis Avenue PO Box 21425, 1508 Nicosia Cyprus Tel:(357) 22663871 Fax:(357) 22663538 Email: pharos@cylink.com.cy CZECH REPUBLIC: Mr. Michal Pavel Chairman Narodni 11 110 00, Prague Czech Republic Tel/Fax: (420) 222 230 152 Email: pavel@esu.cz Web: www.esu.cz

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DENMARK: Prof. Arne Zettersten Chairman Emeritus Kramersvägen 4 S 21745 Malmö Sweden Tel: (46) 70 609 4501 Email: arne.zettersten@gmail.com ENGLAND AND WALES: Mrs. Valerie Mitchell OBE Director-General Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street London W1J 5ED Tel: (44) 207 529 1550 Fax: (44) 207 495 6108 Email: director_general@esu.org Website: www.esu.org.uk ESTONIA: Mr Toomas Vitsut Chairman Vana-Viru 12 15080 Tallinn Estonia Tel:(37) 26943223 Fax:(37) 26943249 Email: toomas.vitsut@tallinnlv.ee FINLAND: Mr Richard Lewis Co-Chairman Riversdown House Warnford, Hampshire SO32 3LH Tel: (44) 1962 771111 Fax: (44) 1962 771050 Ms Ulla Ladau-Harjulin Co-Chairman Pitkänkalliontie 15 A 02170 Espoo Finland Tel: (358) 40 574 60 62 Email: ladau@hanken.fi FRANCE: Mme. Beatrix de Montgermont-Keil National President 21 rue Michel Ange 75016 Paris Tel/fax: (33) 1 46 51 55 24 GEORGIA: Mrs. Marina Tsitsishvili Chairman 29A Belmont Avenue London N17 6AX Tel: (44) 208 8290490 Email: marinaesu@yahoo.com GERMANY/BAVARIA: Dr. Claus Bruegmann Chairman Winzerestr. 102 80797 München Tel: (49) 89 308 40 98 Email: cbr.cbw@t-online.de Website: www.esu-bavaria.de GERMANY/HAMBURG: Mr. Howard Kroch Chairman Raboisen 3 20095 Hamburg Tel: (49) 40 220 0396 Fax: (49) 40 220 6756 Email: tnt.consulate@hamburg.de

HONG KONG: Dr. Verner Bickley MBE Chairman Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza – Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2186-8449.

Fax: (852) 2110 1991 Email: esuhk@netvigator.com vbickley@hkbu.edu.hk Website: www.esuhk.org HUNGARY: Mr. Steve Jones Programme Director ESU of Hungary H-1111, Budapest Lágymányosi u. 14/b III. 1.

(3rd floor flat 1) Tel: (36) 1 385 3356 Mob: (36) 30 261 7145 Email: steve@marlixint.com INDIA: Mrs. Krishna Kumar President c/o 215, 216 & 217 Somdutt Chambers II 9 Bhikaji Cama Place New Delhi 110 066 Tel: (91) 112 624 1560 Fax: (91) 112 619 3784 Email: fmplltd@bol.net.in JAPAN: Mr. Tsunetada Matsudaira Director-General Fujikage Building, 9th Floor Motokasaka 1-1-5 Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0051 Tel/Fax: (81) 3 3423 0970 Email: esujoffice@esuj.gr.jp Website: www.esuj.gr.jp REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Dr. Jeong-Woo Kil Secretary-General JoongAng m&b Building, 9th Floor, 2-6 Soonhwa-dong Seoul 100-130 Tel: (82) 27519746 (82) 220006104 Fax: (82) 220006053 Email: kiljw@joongang.co.kr Website: www.esukorea.org LATVIA: Mrs. Ruta Zadziorski Chairman Strelnieku Prosp.

82 Jurmala LV-2008 Tel: (371) 776 7561 Email: zadziorski@gmail.com LEBANON: Mrs. Youmna Asseily Chairman 28 Dawson Place London W2 4TJ Tel: (44) 207 229 9818 Fax: (44) 20 7243 3445 Email: yamyoum@yahoo.com youmna@esulebanon.com LITHUANIA: Mrs. Virginija Ziukiene Chairman Customer Care Department UAB Bite GSM, Zeaites str 15 Vilnius Tel: (370) 865223499 Email: virginija.ziukiene@bite.lt

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MADAGASCAR: Mrs. Ana Hyde Chairman BP 12 193 Zoom Ankorondrano Antananarivo 101 Tel: (261) 20 24 52 180 Fax: (261) 20 24 26 329 Email: ricana@wanadoo.mg

NIGERIA: Prince Michael Ajose Director-General 39/41 Johnson Street Onike – Yaba Lagos Tel: (234) 1 861 531/374 (234) 1 860 147 Fax: (234) 1 861 531

MALAYSIA: YAM Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah Chairman 9th Floor, Wisma Antah Off Jalan Semantan Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur Tel: (60) 3 271 01133 Fax: (60) 3 271 03311 Website: www.esumalaysia.com.my

NORWAY: Mrs. Kirsten Hinna Honorary Representative Berberisveien 23 4023 Stavanger Tel/Fax: (47) 51 56 03 68 E-mail: kirsten.hinna@getmail.no

MAURITIUS: Sir Victor Glover Kt. GOSK President c/o 5th Floor, Ken Lee Building 20 Edith Cavell Street Port Louis Tel: (230) 208 8591 Fax: (230) 213 6543 Email: esumau@intnet.mu MEXICO: Mr. Richard H Atherton OBE Chairman Aon Risk Services-Mexico Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho No: 1-3er piso, Col. Polanco 11560 Mexico DF Tel: (52) 55 5387 6360 Email: info@esumexico.org.mx MOLDOVA: Ms. Elisaveta Onofreiciuc Chairman Colonita 107/a Chisinau, MD-2044 Tel: (373) 2247 7605 Fax: (373) 2257 7610 Email: eonofreiciuc@mail.md MONACO: M. L F Toninelli Chairman, Steering Committee 15 Blvd Louise II MC 98000 Monaco Tel/Fax: (33) 680 861 773 Email: gaiatoninelli@yahoo.com MONGOLIA: Ms. Orkhon Gantogtokh Chairman ‘Heinii Chimeg-Language Lind’ Co. Ltd. PO Box 501 Ulaanbaatar 46a Tel: (44) 751 744 5482 Fax: (976) 114 62 747 Email: info@esum.mn Website: www.esum.mn MOROCCO: Mrs. Ilham El Ayoubi Chairman Rue des Pins Angle Rue du Lierre, Anfa Casablanca Tel: (212) 61 17 87 14 NEPAL: Mr. Rabi Charan Shrestha Chairman GPO Box No 3783 206 - Ombahal Kathmandu - 5 Tel: (977) 1 221 486 Fax: (977) 1 225 926 Email: charan@wlink.com.np NEW ZEALAND: Mr. Alec Waugh National President Unit 10, 148 Evans Bay Parade Roseneath Wellington, 6021 Tel: (64) 4 3852889 Email: alwaugh@paradise.net.nz

PAKISTAN: Mr. Naveed A. Khan President Seedat Chamberrs (3rd floor) Dr. Ziauddin Ahymed Road Karachi 74200 Pakistan Tel: (92) 21111011011 ex.339 Fax: (92) 215687701 Email: esup@hotmail.com Website: www.esuponline.com PHILIPPINES: Dr. Maria Luz C. Vilches President Dean of the School of Humanities Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines Email: mvilches@ateneo.edu Website: http://esuphil.blogspot.com/ POLAND: Mr. Michael Senter OBE Chairman C/o Anglo-American-Polish Association Ul. Obroncow Westerplatte 16 81-706 Sopot Tel/Fax: (48) 58 551 7062 PORTUGAL: Mr. David Evans Chairman British Council Rua Luís Fernandes, 1-3 1249-062 Lisboa Portugal Tel: (35) 12 1390 5428 Email: wavetraveller@netcabo.pt ROMANIA-BUCHAREST: Prof. Florina-Jasmine Niculescu Chairman Bd.Unirii, Nr.65, Bl.G1, Sc.5, Et.6, Ap.623, Sector 1 Bucharest Romania Tel/Fax: (40) 241557663 (40) 744336056 Email: esuofficero@yahoo.com florina_niculescu@yahoo.com Website: www.esu.ro ROMANIA-CRAIOVA: Mrs. Ileana Majina Chairman Petuniilor Str 25 1100 Craiova Dolj County Tel: (40) 51 414 524 (40) 415 431 Fax: (40) 51 419 878 Email: relpub@cjd.dj.edu.ro RUSSIA-MOSCOW: Mrs. Olga Sinitsyna Chairman All Russia State Library for Foreign Literature Nikolo-Yamskaya Street 1 Moscow 109 189 Tel: (7) 095 915 3552 Fax: (7) 095 915 3637/ 3552 Email: olgas@libfl.ru

RUSSIA-ST PETERSBURG: Mrs. Margarita Mudrak Chairman The ESU 60, Liteiny prospect St. Petersburg, 191014 Russia Tel: (7) 812 719 7983 Fax: (7) 812 719 7985 Email: esuspb@ya.ru SCOTLAND: Mr. Jon Dye Chairman c/o 23 Atholl Crescent Edinburgh EH3 3HQ Tel: (44) 131 229 1528 Fax: (44) 131 229 1533 Email: director@esuscotland.org.uk Website: www.esuscotland.org.uk SERBIA: Mrs. Branka Panic Chairman YBS/ESU Strahinijica Bana 63 11000 Belgrade Tel/Fax: (381) 11 3287 300 Email: ybs.esu@eunet.yu SIERRA LEONE: Mr. Nabie Vandie Secretary ESU Sierra Leone Fourah Bay College University of Sierra Leone Mount Aureol, Freetown Tel: (232) 22 229 341 Fax: (232) 22 224 4 39 Email: moses_kainwo@wvi.org SRI LANKA: Al Haj A Hathy Sulaiman Vice-President 415 Galle Road Colombo 3 Tel: (94) 11 573 218 Fax: (94) 11 446 518 TAJIKISTAN: Dr. Parvona Jamshedov Chairman 734042 Tajikistan, Dushanbe Husein-zade Str, 1 apt.1 Tel: (992) 372 216129 Email: pjam07@mail.ru THAILAND: Mrs. Lalivan Karnchanachari Chairman Château de Bangkok, 29 Soi Ruamrudee 1, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: (662) 651 4400 Fax: (662) 651 4467 Email: esuthailand@loxinfo.co.th USA: Ms. Alice Boyne President/Executive Director 144 East 39th Street New York, NY 10016 Tel: (1) 212 818 1200 Fax: (1) 212 867 4177 Email: info@esuus.org www.esuus.org VANUATU: The Rev. Philip Torboe Chairman P.O. Box 1183 Port Vila Tel: (678) 22840 Fax: (678) 26306 Email: fes@vanuatu.com.vu yama.natuka@tvl.net.vu YEMEN: Sheikh Tariq Abdullah Chairman, Steering Committee Sabeel Street, PO Box 148, Crater Aden Tel: (9672) 255 305 (9672) 259 062 (9672) 253 824 Fax: (9672) 251 638 Email: relevant@y.net.ye

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Corporate Members of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth As at 1 July 2008 Partnerships with the corporate sector underpin our national and international educational programmes, debating and public speaking competitions and our conference and seminars.

Accenture

H.J. Heinz Company Limited

ACTDEC

Holloway White Allom Limited

Allied Irish Bank (GB)

HSBC Holdings plc

The American, Blue Edge Publishing Ltd.

International House

The American Society in London

International Students House

J C W Anstey Charitable Trust

The International Wine and Food Society

Ashley Hoyle Ltd.

J.P. Morgan

The Association of MBAs

John Lewis Partnership

Baillie Gifford & Co

John Swire & Sons Ltd

BBC World Service

Landsbanki Commercial Finance

The Bell Educational Trust

Leith’s

BP plc

Lloyd George Management (Europe) Limited

British Airways plc

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

British American Business Inc

London Chaplaincies Liaison Group

Cambridge Assessment (Cambridge ESOL)

Lutheran Council of Great Britain

Cambridge University Press

Marsh Christian Trust

Caterham School

MIC (Methodist International Centre)

Centre for British Teachers (CFBT)

Moscow International Design School

Centre for Advanced Studies, City of London College

Old Swinford Hospital

Coutts & Co

Our World English Schools

Cranbrook College

Oxford University Press

The Cranfield Trust

Pearson Education

Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business

Rio Tinto plc

David & Charles Ltd

Sir William Beveridge Foundation

Davis Langdon LLP

The Royal Society of St George

Deafax Trust

Spencer Stuart

Dean Clough

SportsAid Trust

Ellesmere College

St Chad’s College, Durham University

Essex Court Chambers

St Clare’s, Oxford

European Council of International Schools

Tag Solutuions plc

The Fulbright Commission

Tesco plc

Garnet Education

Trinity College, London

Geldards LLP

University of Kent

Grosvenor

The Windsor Leadership Trust

Harvard Business School Club of London

A Zaccari’s Private English Tutors

Harvard Club of the United Kingdom

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Donors and Sponsors The following donors and sponsors provided generous support in the financial year 2007-2008 to the ongoing work of the English-Speaking Union.

Aldenham School

Department for Children, Schools and Families

The Oratory School

The American School in London

Dollar Academy

Oswestry School

Association of Teachers and Lecturers

Drue Heinz Trust

Our World English Schools

Marjorie Ayers Legacy

Mrs Carol Duhme

Rio Tinto plc

Baillie Gifford

Eastbourne College

Rossall School

The Bell Educational Trust

Elizabeth Emily Biggs Charity

The Royal School

Best Family Fund

The Eranda Foundation

Sedbergh School

British Airways

Essex Court Chambers

St Bees School

Cambridge ESOL

The Great Western Hospital Swindon NHS Trust

St Helen's School for Girls

Casterton School

Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference

Mrs Stroyan

Mr Saroj Chakravarty

Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust

Sutton Valence School

The Chautauqua Institute

Lloyd George Management

TNK BP Management

Cheltenham College

Macmillan Publishers

Truro School

Christ College Brecon

The Marsh Christian Trust

University of Warwick

The Church Mission Society

The Ministry of Justice

Wells Cathedral School

The City of London Corporation

National Association of Schoolmasters

Westonbirt School

and Union of Women Teachers Prof George Yip

Clifton College National Union of Teachers Cobham Hall School

The English-Speaking Union would like to thank all its branches in England and Wales, the international ESUs, and those individuals who have contributed so generously towards our work in the past year. We are also most grateful to the many organisations who have supported the work of our branches.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the 89th Annual General Meeting of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth will be held at Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED on Thursday 20 November 2008 at 6.30 pm. The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE PC, Chairman, will preside.

AGENDA 1. Chairman's Report.

2. Auditor’s Report and Adoption of the Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2008.

3. Election of Governors: a) Pursuant to Bye-Law 44 The Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE, Chairman, Mr Edward Gould, Deputy Chairman, and The Hon Christopher McLaren, Honorary Secretary, having completed three years in office, retire but are eligible for re-election for which they are nominated by the Board of Governors. b) Pursuant to Bye-Law 44 a vacancy exists for a second Deputy Chairman for which office Dame Mary Richardson has been nominated by the Board of Governors. c) Pursuant to Bye-Law 44 Mr David Thomas OBE, Honorary Treasurer, having completed six years in office, retires and is not eligible for re-election to this office.

4. Election of Governors: a) Pursuant to Bye-Law 50, Sir Brian Fall and Baroness Smith, having completed six years in office, retire and are not eligible for re-election. b) Pursuant to Bye-Laws 49 and 50, Lady Appleyard, Mr Saroj Chakravarty, Mr Jonathan Dye, Mr Steven Isserlis, Mr Colin McCorquodale and Dame Mary Richardson retire by rotation but are eligible for re-election. Lady Appleyard and Dame Mary Richardson are not standing for re-election. The other four members are nominated by the Board. c) One vacancy on the Board already exists. d) Pursuant to Bye-Law 52 the Board nominates Mr Alexander Finnis, Dr Elizabeth Hallam-Smith, Mr Billal Mahmood and Mr Andrew Mitchell, for election to the Board, subject to their consent. e) To report and consider any other nominations received for election to the Board. f) To report that pursuant to Bye-Law 37 the Board of Governors has agreed to co-opt Ms Kirsty McNeill, Mr Richard Oldham and Mr David Thomas as members of the Board.

5. Auditor’s Remuneration: Pursuant to Bye-Law 78 the Board of Governors seeks authority to fix the Auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.

6. Any other business.

By order of the Board of Governors

THE HON CHRISTOPHER McLAREN Honorary Secretary Dartmouth House August 2008

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In Action in 58 Countries Around the World

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