Santiago Cubillo, 33, who worked at the Tartan Weaving Mill in Edinburgh was accused of being sexist after allegedly refusing to give swords to female customers as they posed for souvenir photos.
As he controversially jetted off to New York for this weekend's Tartan Week celebrations his big pitch was that he would work tirelessly to promote Scotland and the nation's businesses.
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