BRITAIN'S BLAIR SHOWS STAR POWER PRIME MINISTER TO BE IN L.A. FOR RECEPTION, SOLD-OUT SPEECH.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer In a city where celebrity is taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" , one of the hottest tickets in town is for a politician -- albeit not your ordinary back-slapping type. British Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair is scheduled to arrive next week for a speech Tuesday on the Middle East to the World Affairs Council World Affairs Council may refer to:
Both events are limited to invited guests, but the Blair visit -- the first ever to California by a sitting British prime minister -- is causing a stir among Anglophiles. ``It was an immediate sellout for us,'' said Lincoln Hubbard, spokesman for the World Affairs Council, which has an open invitation to heads of state to address its members. Hubbard said the 1,800-2,000 tickets for Blair's luncheon address at the Bonaventure Hotel were gone almost as soon as they were announced. The tickets are priced at $80 a person to cover the cost of the event. ``We are pleased with the response and that we are able to provide a venue,'' Hubbard said. The World Affairs Council has hosted presidents and kings, including John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in , George H.W. Bush Noun 1. George H.W. Bush - vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush, George Bush, Bush , and King Abdullah of Jordan, as well as Prince Charles and the Dalai Lama. Speakers address global issues and how they relate to California. The mayor's reception for Blair is being held at the Getty Villa on a night the museum is normally closed. The cost of the event is being picked up by private donors, officials said, with invitations limited to some of the city's top business and civic leaders as well as representatives from British firms doing business in Los Angeles. Officials said Wednesday that they were still dealing with attendance requests. For Blair, the trip to California is also connected to trade. ``The reason is that it is the sixth- or seventh-largest economy in the world ... which is similar to ours in that it is a new economy increasingly based on heavy knowledge-based industries,'' according to a statement on Blair's Web site. The prime minister's office The Prime Minister's Office is a small department which provides advice to a Prime Minister in some countries:
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom exports $5.2 billion worth of goods to the state every year while importing $15 billion worth of California products. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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