Wales welcomes 2014 NATO summit

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CARDIFF, Wales – Croeso (That’s “Welcome!” in Welsh) – On September 4th and 5th, 2014 Wales will welcome about 60 leaders from across the globe to the 2014 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Su

CARDIFF, Wales – Croeso (That’s “Welcome!” in Welsh) – On September 4th and 5th, 2014 Wales will welcome about 60 leaders from across the globe to the 2014 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. The Summit will take place at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, located just twenty minutes outside the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. This will be the first NATO Summit in Wales and it will be the first time a sitting US President will visit this Celtic country.

In actual fact, the United States and Wales are bound by an astonishing number of little known historic links. Here are just a few:

Legend has it that Prince Madog ab Owain Gwynedd sailed to what is now Alabama in 1170;

Welsh-American Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence;

There have been nine US Presidents with Welsh ancestry;

The number of Americans with the Welsh names Williams, Evans and Jones is higher than the population of Wales (3 million);

Iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (b. 1914 in Swansea) died in New York in 1953; www.dylanthomas100.org;

Yale University was named after Welshman Elihu Yale;

Hillary Rodham Clinton has Welsh ancestors.

HRH The Prince of Wales will host a special event for the group with honored guests including Prime Minister David Cameron, Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb. President Obama and his fellow dignitaries can expect to enjoy a locally sourced meal prepared by award-winning Welsh Chef Stephen Terry. ‘Fresh’ and ‘local’ are two important words when talking about Welsh food. And Wales’ varied landscape reflects the freshness, quality and variety of its produce. Visitor to Wales can sample Chef Terry’s cuisine at The Hardwick, near Abergavenny.

A country of three million with a 30,000-year-old history, Wales is known as a magical land of epic myths, Arthurian legend and song; a land of poets, performers and original thinkers (the microphone, fuel cell, mathematical equals sign and canned beer are all Welsh innovations). Wales has proven itself a world leader across generations with accomplishments that delight visitors today:

In 1927, the National Museum Cardiff opened and now houses an eclectic collection, including the world’s second largest impressionist art collection

With the opening of The Wales Coast Path in 2012, Wales became the first country on the planet with a completely walkable perimeter

At Mid-Wales’s western edge, the Brecon Beacons National Park is one of just eight ‘Dark Sky Reserves’ in the world

Llanwrtyd Wells has been recognized for decades as the ‘capital of quirk’ in Wales. Every summer the town โ€“ nestled in a serene valley on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains – hosts its annual Green Events โ€“ where international contestants show their skill at bog snorkeling, in a man vs horse marathon and many other off beat competitions.

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Linda Hohnholz

Editor in chief for eTurboNews based in the eTN HQ.

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