Ambassador to France from February 2012 to January 2016.
29th October 2012 Paris, France
I wanted to talk to you this week about Franco-British cooperation on crisis management. I had the good fortune to go at the end of last week to the joint naval exercises held off Toulon, in the Mediterranean. This is all part of a process launched at the Lancaster House talks in 2010, where we […]
19th October 2012 Paris, France
I’ve been thinking this week about commercial diplomacy, that is something that our Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary are very keen that the diplomatic network of Embassies around the world should be even more active and engaged in.
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2nd October 2012 Paris, France
I’ve been thinking a lot this last week about innovation and creativity, because we’ve had two major events in Paris which have brought innovative parts of British industry to France. We’ve been able to host both of them in the Residence here. Transcript: First of all, the Motor Show in Paris, which is a great […]
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21st September 2012 Paris, France
In this video, Sir Peter Ricketts discusses two very different examples of the work the British Embassy and Consulates are doing to support British people in France.
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3rd September 2012 Paris, France
In this video, the British Ambassador to France, Sir Peter Ricketts, talks about the importance of the London Paralympic Games, which are the biggest Paralympics ever, with more than 4,000 athletes from 150 nations.
11th July 2012 Paris, France
Thoughts on the French president François Hollande’s visit to London yesterday, and on the many ministerial visits over the past few weeks between France and the UK.
29th June 2012 Paris, France
Franco-British Cooperation on Defence is very much in the news at the moment, with visit and speech by Minister for Europe David Lidington. The ambassador reflects on the CSDP and the key advantages of Europe, in particular France and the United Kingdom, in the domain of international security. The ambassador speaks of David Lidington’s video message and visit […]
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21st June 2012 Paris, France
Transcript of a video recording by Sir Peter Ricketts, British Ambassador to France: I wanted to talk to you about two things that we have been heavily engaged on in the last couple of weeks. First of all I was able to pay my first visit to the Rhone-Alpes region, to the great city of […]
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21st June 2012 Paris, France
I arrived in Paris in February. I have already found this to be one of the most fascinating and rewarding jobs that I have ever had. Britain and France have ties that are both deep and broad. The two Governments work together on a huge range of issues from foreign policy and defence, to nuclear […]