UK's Cameron meets with Wall Street CEOs, UN chief

[cory777]

Source: AP

British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Wall Street CEOs on Wednesday to press the case for doing business in the United Kingdom and later had "a meeting of minds" with the U.N. secretary-general on global challenges ranging from Afghanistan to Mideast peace.

On his first official visit to New York City, Cameron also rubbed elbows with media and political elites at a welcome dinner hosted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who gave the prime minister a new iPad.

The closed meeting with Wall Street CEOs included top executives at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley. The British consulate said the discussions focused on prospects for more trade and investment with the UK.

Cameron, who took office 10 weeks ago, went to U.N. headquarters in the early evening for his first meeting with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who returned earlier in the day from Kabul, where he was co-chairman of an international conference on Afghanistan's future. At Tuesday's conference, foreign ministers and diplomats from the U.S. and 60 other countries endorsed President Hamid Karzai's plan for Afghan police and soldiers to take charge of security nationwide by 2014.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/wires/techbiz/2010/07/21/D9H3QEN80_us_us_britain/

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I bet the meeting was about how to squeeze the last bit of wealth out of those that are not in the top one percent!

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[T_i_B]

1. Eton history teacher refusing to leave bathroom

http://newsarse.com/2010/07/22/eton-history-teacher-refusing-to-leave-bathroom/

An Eton history teacher has locked himself in the toilet after former pupil David Cameron told the world’s press that World War II was won in 1950 by the team in blue.

Cameron, speaking to reporters during his US visit said the war was won in extra-time thanks to the talent and drive of senior players in the US team. “The US is big and powerful and lovely. And we’ve been looking up to you ever since you won World War II in mid 1950 thanks to a stunning strike from centre-forward Enola Gay.”

World War II veterans are up in arms over the gaffe, claiming Eton’s history department should hang its head in shame.

87 year old William McArthy told us, “This is as good as it get, is it? Next time I’m voting for someone who went to a comprehensive in Basingstoke. They might just about know their arse from the joint in the middle of their arm.”

[nyy1998]

3. LMAO

[PassingFair]

2. I bet....

the meeting was about message control.

The brit papers have been actively reporting
a worsening of the economy.

Can't have people preparing....that would make them less vulnerable.