5th November 2015
London, UK
One of the biggest and most important transactions run by the Foreign Office is emergency travel documents. An emergency travel document will get you home if you are abroad and your passport is unavailable for one reason or another. Earlier in the casebook we saw why people would need an emergency travel document, what the current […]
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4th November 2015
London, UK
One of the biggest and most important transactions run by the Foreign Office is emergency travel documents. An emergency travel document will get you home if you are abroad and your passport is unavailable for one reason or another. Earlier we saw why people would need an emergency travel document, and what the current emergency […]
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3rd November 2015
London, UK
One of the biggest and most important transactions run by the Foreign Office is emergency travel documents. An emergency travel document will get you home if you are abroad and your passport is unavailable for one reason or another. Yesterday we saw British businessman Tom somehow losing his passport at the airport between passport control […]
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2nd November 2015
London, UK
One of the biggest and most important transactions which the FCO runs is emergency travel documents. An emergency travel document can help you get back home if you don’t have your passport for one reason or another. It has all sorts of users including: People who have lost their passport when travelling Expatriates who have […]
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30th October 2015
London, UK
At the Open Government Summit in Mexico City this week the UK was presented with the International Award for Open Government marking our outstanding achievement in the area and our commitment to the principles and benefits of Open Government. Yet the majority of UK citizens are not aware of the revolutionary progress we have made […]
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29th October 2015
Havana, Cuba
One phrase stood out from the Italian Prime Minister’s speech at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana yesterday. Prime Minister Renzi said that even though Italy might not be a superpower in some areas, it should be considered ‘a cultural superpower’ given the strength of its architecture, music and art. Having spent a few […]
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28th October 2015
London, UK
On 11 October Belarus went to the ballot box to elect its President. Although the official turnout in elections is usually high, engagement is quite low due to poor conditions for political pluralism in the country. International observation missions, such as the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and […]
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23rd October 2015
London, UK
Approximately 50% of users 18 or under. Real-time images and videos that disappear once viewed. Messages that only allow 37 characters of text. At first glance Snapchats vital statistics do not appear the ideal fit as tool to communicate the nuances of diplomacy but its relentless growth encouraged some further examination. Like the channel itself […]
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19th October 2015
London, UK
It’s not every day an opportunity comes along to grab one of the best digital communications jobs in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – and here it is! We’re looking to recruit an enthusiastic and talented Senior Digital Campaigns Manager to manage and deliver some of the FCO’s priority digital campaigns. If you’re a digital […]
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12th October 2015
London, England
The Digital Transformation Unit regularly gets asked about training and best practice on digital diplomacy and digital transformation by other foreign ministries, in the UK and overseas. These opportunities allow us to exchange ideas and innovations, share lessons learnt and reflect on the impact and effectiveness of our work to date. Our most recent training […]
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