Global Scots Making it in the Modern World

by McLeish, Henry; MacAskill, Kenny

• ISBN13: 9781905222377
• ISBN10: 1905222378
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Summary

It would be hard to imagine a collection of people more diverse than those interviewed here, from a 24 year-old international women's footballer, to a world-renowned photographer famous for images of world leaders and iconic celebrities like the Beatles, to a retired Reverend. But a simple and powerful connection links them all: they are all Scots abroad. This look at the fascinating lives of a fraction of Scotland's expat community, explores how they feel their home country helped shape them, the motivations they had for moving away and the perspectives (both good and bad) that distance has lent them of the land they left behind.

Author Biography

RT HON HENRY McLEISH began his political career in local government in 1974, and was leader of Fife Regional Council for five years. He was elected as an MP in 1987 and became Minister for Devolution and Home Affairs from 1997 to 1999. In the first Scottish Parliament he was Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning from 1999, and in 2000 he became First Minister of Scotland until 2001. Resigning from politics in 2003, he is now an adviser and lectures internationally on a variety of topics. He frequently appears on TV and radio, and is interviewed for various newspapers and magazines.About Kenny MacAskill: Has been a Lothians MSP since 1999. As the SNP Shadow Justice Minister he is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and a long standing member of the SNP's NEC. He was educated at Linlithgow Academy and Edinburgh University and was a senior partner in a Law firm. He is married with two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 13
Chairman of Disney Consumer Products, Los Angeles	p. 21
Professor of European Law at the European University Institute, Florence	p. 29
Retired Minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris	p. 37
Uk Ambassador to Georgia and Chief of the Clan MacLaren	p. 45
International Footballer, Miami	p. 53
Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, Rome	p. 59
Senior Vice President of Pepco Holdings Inc., Washington DC	p. 67
Head of Client Relations for the European Environment Agency, Copenhagen	p. 75
International Relations Director for the Universita Carlo Cattaneo, Milan	p. 83
Businessman, Munich	p. 91
Senior Executive, Worldwide Sales Productivity, Cisco Systems, California	p. 99
Chairman of Zoom Airlines, Ottawa	p. 105
Members of the Illinois St Andrew's Society	p. 113
Associate Professor at the Art Institute of Chicago	p. 121
Director and Corporate Chef at the George Brown Chef School, Toronto	p. 129
Professor of American Studies at New York University	p. 135
Director of Budget and Planning at the IMF, Washington DC	p. 143
Corporate Lawyer, Washington DC	p. 149
Director of Communications at the World Bank, Washington DC	p. 157
Indy Racing Driver, Nashville	p. 165
MD and Psychotherapist, Washington DC	p. 173
Guitarist with the Average White Band, New York	p. 181
Special Adviser to the President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York	p. 189
Photographer, New York	p. 197
Works with Scotland Europa, Brussels	p. 205
Bar and Restaurant Manager, Tallinn	p. 211
Entrepreneur, Tallinn	p. 217
President of Mentorshop Inc., Connecticut	p. 225
Director of Television for TG4, Galway	p. 231
Professor of Geosciences at the University of Arkansas	p. 239
Chairman of Silicon Semiconductor Technologies, California	p. 243
Pa to Bill Elder, California	p. 251
Television Presenter, Los Angeles	p. 257
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