Friday, July 8, 2016

US Ambassador to Court of St James's Matthew Barzun

The US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun was guest on BBC 4's Desert Island Discs today.

It made for great radio and well worth a listen.

Barzun quoted a line from President Barack Obama when he was talking to young people on his last visit to London:

Be predisposed to see the power in other people.
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