America APPG

The America APPG exists to 'To prompt friendly relations and mutual understanding between members of Congress and Members of Parliament; to arrange for the exchange of visits and information; and to provide opportunities for discussion'

This group is quite interesting. It contains

• the current speakers of the house of commons and lords (Falconer and Martin)
• the only ex-speaker of the house of commons in Parliament (Boothroyd)
• 3 prime ministers (Blair, Callaghan, Thatcher) - all the PMs in parliament
• party leaders and former party leaders (Kennedy, Owen, Howard, Hague, Duncan Smith)
• foreign secretaries - Robin Cook, Jack Straw, Francis Pym, Lord Carrington, Douglas Hurd

Or, effectively the entire British establishment.

Offices

• Joint President: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab) - speaker of Lords
• Joint President: Rt Hon Michael Martin MP - speaker of Commons
• Vicepresident: Rt. Hon. Baroness Boothroyd (CB) - ex-speaker of Commons
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Callaghan of Cardiff (Lab) - ex-PM
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Carrington (Con) - ex-Foreign Sec
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Robin Cook MP (Lab) - ex-Foreign Sec
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (Con) - ex Tory Leader
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon William Hague MP (Con) - ex Tory Leader
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Howe of Aberavon (Con) - ex-Forsec
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell (Con) - ex-Forsec
• Vicepresident: Lord Jopling (Con) - ?
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP (LD) - Libdem leader
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con)
• Vicepresident: Lord Jim Molyneaux of Killead - ex UUP leader
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Owen (CB) - ex SDP leader
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Pym (Con) - ex Forsec
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP (Lab) - Forsec
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Baroness Thatcher (Con) - ex PM
• Vicepresident: Rt Hon Lord Weatherill (CB)
• Chair Rt Hon Tony Blair MP (Lab) - PM
• Vicechair. Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP (Lab)
• Rt Hon Michael Howard MP (Con) - Tory Leader
• Hon.Sec. Alan Williams MP (Lab)
• Hon.Tre. Brian Donohoe MP (Lab)
• Peter Viggers MP (Con)
• Contact: Lady Auriol Moate