Wales rarely gets the chance to showcase all it has to offer to a massive global audience and The Celtic Manor Resort provides the perfect facility to position us positively to the rest of the world when Barack Obama and all the other leading figures on the Nato conference delegate list visit Wales next year.

This is exciting and welcome news.

The Celtic Manor already has form when it comes to holding world class events and hosting international businesses and proved a fantastic venue for The Ryder Cup.

Like many people, I am thrilled that Newport has this opportunity to be in the spotlight, just like London was during the Olympics.

This is clearly also great news for The Celtic Manor and Wales as a whole.

It will show Wales as a country to be taken notice of and to be considered as a serious contender for other international business.

Businesses across Wales are already reporting improvements and are beginning to feel optimistic again and events like these really add to that feel-good factor.

As well as providing a warm Welsh welcome, The Celtic Manor will also provide these world leaders with the chance to play a round of golf.

I’m sorry to say that my own game continues to be a tad inconsistent, but I do love a round of golf and enjoy the Celtic Manor immensely when lucky enough to play the courses there…