THE United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom has visited the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum.

Jane D. Hartley visited the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum with the U.S. Consul General Jack Hillmeyer, who is based in Edinburgh.

Ambassador Hartley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and her visit coincided with the anniversary of Carnegie's death on August 11, 1919.

Speaking on her visit, Ambassador Hartley said: "During his life, Andrew Carnegie did so much for the people of America and Britain, giving away 90 per cent of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities.

"As a former board member of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, I was particularly excited to learn more about one of history's leading philanthropists."

Due to the significant date of their visit, it felt an appropriate time for the strong connections between Dunfermline and the USA to be reaffirmed with the USA's representatives in Scotland and the UK.

Gillian Taylor, CEO of Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, accompanied the Ambassador around the museum and shared objects significant to the ongoing Carnegie legacy of philanthropy, Hero Funds, education and world peace.

Andrew Croxford, trust chairman, said: "Ambassador Hartley was drawn to the Sesame Street puppets on display, an example of the support from Carnegie Corporation New York in the 1960s which has resulted in many lives being improved through programmes encapsulating education in an entertaining method."