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Bon jour, was how an eager, cheerful reporter greeted Linda Thomas Greenfield shortly after the new American ambassador presented her credentials to the United Nations Secretary General.
It was an apt welcome to a building at the heart of midtown Manhattan, where even the elevators audibly announce the floors in French before they helpfully add an English translation. Ms. Thomas Greenfield spoke English in that short press encounter last week, but at Turtle Bay there was a universal sigh of relief that a kindred spirit has finally replaced the Trump-era UN-averse diplomats.
We heard that shes a professional, said the Russian deputy UN ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy. Shes one of us, lets put it this way.
It’s no secret that music-lovers are magnetised to Bristol, and that the city has welcomed some incredible Latin American musicians over the years.
Long-time residents at Plantation (now Turtle Bay), Aji Pa’ti are this year celebrating a decade of performing together, and Cuban DJ Pilo has revolutionised Bristol’s fitness scene with Piloexercise, a fitness company drawing on Afro-Latin dance and music styles.
Bristol and Latin America’s unique cultural fusion (or ‘bristolatinidad’) is also thriving in the alternative scene: Ecuadorian DJ Catchi brings her unique brand of schneckno – slow, trippy techno – and cheeky house to LGBTQ+ night, Dolce Vita, where she is a resident. She is also created her own Bristol-based club night, Minotaur Sound, for an older clubbing crowd.
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Kevin Carter, CHA has been appointed Managing Director of Lansdowne Resort and Spa located in Leesburg, Virginia. Carter takes the helm with close to 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry, most recently serving as the President of Guests, Inc., a full-service hotel management company headquartered in Strasburg, Virginia.
Carter s vast experience includes positions such as Director, Corporate Director, Resident Manager, General Manager, Independent Consultant, and 16-year tenure as the Managing Director of Airlie Resort Hotel. He served on the management teams of some of the country s most notable properties including the U.S. Grant Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel San Diego, Club Corporation of America, Rancho Valencia Resort, Kiawah Island Resort, and Bald Head Island Resort.
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