Founded in 1903, The Pilgrims of the United States, an association of men and women, in alliance with The Pilgrims of Great Britain, seeks to foster fellowship between Americans, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

The Pilgrims of the United States has a membership of 1,000. It typically has five or six speakers a year with the receptions of up to 150 participants held in mid town clubs and an annual lunch for 275 at which The Pilgrims Medallion of Service to the Nation is awarded.

In recent years speakers have included former presidents of the United States, and prime ministers of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and the U.K. Ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations, the list of invited speakers has been expanded. It now includes not only U.S. and British statesmen and political leaders but educators such as the Chancellor of Oxford, notable actors and directors, authors, international media such as director general of the BBC and the New York Times and The Economist, governors of the Bank of England and the leading banks of New York and London, and the directors of the major museums such as the Metropolitan Museum and the British Museum.

For further information, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Coleman, the Executive Director of The Pilgrims of the United States at pilgrims@bestweb.net.