I am the Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Moscow. In my last job I was the Ambassador at the British Embassy in Bucharest. Previously I…
I am the Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy
in Moscow. In my last job I was the Ambassador at the British Embassy in
Bucharest. Previously I have served at the British Embassies in Kyiv
and Moscow as well as at the UK Delegation to the OSCE in Vienna.
I love music, especially opera, chamber and sacred music. I am
married to Linda MacLachlan. We have three daughters, Catriona, Tabitha
and Flora – and they have one dog Timur and two cats, Pushkin and Tolstoi.
Marin Sorescu speaks to a lot more people these days. And Nichita Stanescu is worth introducing to a wider audience. And hopefully, before the month is over, you will mention Robert Burns, our Scottish bard, since his birthday was 25 January!
Hello, Mr. Ambassador! This is a very beautiful present to Romania, to Romanians, to Mihai Eminescu and to those who love Romania and Eminescu. I don’t live in Romania, I live In Budapest, and actually I am not Romanian but know a lot about it and love Eminescu and his poems, I started to read them 2-3 years ago. Last year, on 15th of January, I woke up in the morning because the poem “REVEDERE”, on of my favorite ones, was repeating in my head, and like all the night it was somewhere nearby, and I even couldn’t stop it 😀 Some hours later, I opened internet and got to know that this day was the day of Mihai Eminescu’s birthday 🙂 This year I have got another surprise, when I have found your video message 🙂 I see it is not only my favorite poem of Eminescu 🙂 I am a musician and maybe one day I will make a song on this poem 🙂 I think everyone who saw this video, is very deeply impressed! Mee too 🙂 Best wishes with new year and upcoming Robert Burns’ birthday! Felicitari!
Karli
Bravo!!! You make me proud to be roumanian and you did it with few nice words from Eminescu. You deserve our respect. Thank YOU so much !!!
Felicitari pentru aceasta initiativa! Si multumiri pentru sentimentele denotate de ea!
Pe vremea liceului, facand profil filologie, exista obiceiul de a spune colegilor “La multi ani!” de ziua lui Eminescu, un fel de a face urarea romanismului, prin scriitorul care reprezinta o chintesenta a ceea ce este valoros in noi.
A magic moment, for a magic day!
Multumim!
Domnule Ambasador, ne-ati amintit noua romanilor ca azi trebuie sa ne cinstim poetul national!
Mi-as fi dorit sa vad un gest similar din partea oricarui om din politica noastra.
Grijile trec, grijile vin, reperele culturale si morale raman. Cinste cui le recunoaste si le aminteste natiei.
Va multumesc.
Thank you for the magic moment, Your Excellency!
Un gest minunat, domnule Ambasador! M-ati impresionat, va multumesc!
Felicitari pentru acest gest simplu dar totodata foarte incarcat de sentiment… Sunteti un bun “britanic roman”…
Ce dragut! Atat gestul in sine, ca ne-ati reaminti noua, romanilor, ca azi e ziua lui Eminescu, dar si faptul ca ati recitat in limba romana din Eminescu. Felicitari!
Sincer, in grijile mele cotidiene, uitasem ce inseamna 15 ianuarie.
Si inca ceva: nu-mi amintesc sa fi auzit vreun roman facandu-i urare lui Eminescu pe 15 ianuarie, spunandu-i direct la multi ani, adresandu-i-se ca si cum ar trai, ar vedea si-ar auzi. Mi-a placut mult asta.
Felicitari inca o data si toate cele bune!
Cu respect,
Alexandra Alexe
Multumesc!
Impresionant, domnule ambasador, felicitari !