Sarah Dickson
Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)
26th June 2013
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Today June 26th is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking; our guest blogger is our Security and Justice Officer, Sara del Cid. The world is increasingly globalised, and as with many other social phenomena, globalisation has been accelerating the diffusion of the contemporary drug problem. While the increase in global trade has […]
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12th June 2013
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Thanks to the support of British Embassy; the Violence Prevention Programme of USAID and Guatemalan businessmen, the Foundation Elecciones Infantiles, with the endorsement of the Department of Education, for the consecutive second year we continue executing the Programme Girls and Boys in Action. The Programme looks for the formation and enforcement of human and democratic […]
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12th June 2013
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Gracias al apoyo de Embajada Británica; Programa Prevención de la Violencia de USAID y empresarios guatemaltecos, la Fundación Elecciones Infantiles, con el aval del Ministerio de Educación, se encuentra ejecutando por segundo año consecutivo a nivel nacional el Programa Niñas y Niños en Acción. El Programa busca la formación y puesta en práctica de valores […]
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10th June 2013
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On 8 June the UK hosted a meeting in London, in the context of its presidency of the G8, to discuss nutrition and food security. The Guatemalan Vice President, Roxana Baldetti participated to talk about Guatemala’s experience. Guatemala is no stranger to the challenges presented by malnutrition, under nutrition and food security. The UN index […]
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6th June 2013
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Recién he regresado del Reino Unido y he visto café por todos lados. No estoy diciendo que los británicos han dejado de amar el té, pero las cafeterías están por doquier en el Reino Unido. Una de ellas está promoviendo el café guatemalteco de la ciudad de Antigua Guatemala. A mi regreso a Guatemala, es […]
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6th June 2013
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I have just got back from the UK and have seen coffee everywhere. I am not saying that the Brits have stopped loving tea, but coffee shops seem to be everywhere in the UK. One of them is promoting Guatemalan coffee from the town of Antigua. On my return to Guatemala, it is the town […]
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31st May 2013
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This is a guest blog by our Prosperity Officer, Héctor José Guatemala is currently hosting the Guatemala Investment Summit (GIS), and we had the pleasure of attending its inauguration yesterday. We were in good company! Guatemala’s President, Otto Perez Molina, Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando Carrera, several members of the Cabinet, […]
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14th May 2013
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With the Ambassador in London at the FCO’s Leadership Conference, this is a guest blog from Hector Marroquin, our Prosperity Officer. Last weekend we went to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second city, also known as Xela, to take part in their Cultural and Business Festival, “XelajuEs… Diferente!” This was the second year the Municipality of Xela had […]
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3rd May 2013
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The Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the Guatemalan Frank La Rue and friend of this Embassy, has written an article to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day: To mark this important date, I will like to highlight some important conclusions contained in my last […]
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16th April 2013
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Yesterday the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, officially launched the 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Report on Human Rights. You can read it here: http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk/. The report once again highlights the British Government’s determination to strengthen the development of human rights around the world, working through the global network of British Embassies and Consulates. This includes our […]
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