11th November 2016 London, UK
The wreath to be laid at the Cenotaph on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Remembrance Sunday is to be created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. As is the custom, Kew Gardens is providing a wreath to be laid on behalf of the Foreign Office at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. A […]
3rd November 2016 London, UK
The new half-day Agile workshops for leadership at our embassies and high commissions (Posts) bring together the head of mission and deputy head of mission, and the main people from the press and public affairs teams, policy teams and consular communications team. The purpose is to decide how well a Post’s digital channels are supporting […]
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24th October 2016 London, UK
It was obvious who was going to grab all the headlines. When Times Higher Education named the University of Oxford as the world’s number one university in September it was the first time the UK – indeed any institution outside the US – had taken the top spot in the World University Rankings since they […]
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17th October 2016 London, UK
What happens when one of the smallest UK missions globally is preparing for a long delayed election and gets hit beforehand by a Force 4 hurricane? We found out last week. Preparing for elections which we hoped would deliver a stable government, we were pushed into full crisis mode with the approach of the strongest […]
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10th October 2016 London, UK
Introduction Britain is a leading member of NATO and has strong and enduring defence relationships with partners around the world. In this blog Captain James Parkin RN writes about the capabilities of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) and its role in developing defence and security cooperation: Captain James Parkin I command HMS BULWARK, 176 […]
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7th October 2016 London, UK
Climate change is the greatest threat facing our generation. We urgently need to take collective action to halt the increase in global temperature and limit the risks posed to our economy and national and global security. I am proud that the UK has led the global transition to a low carbon economy. We were the […]
4th October 2016 London, UK
“Just another day in the ice” is a phrase that cannot be used to describe life in HMS Protector. The ship’s company of the UK’s Ice Patrol Ship has the privilege and unique opportunity to work in one of the most stunning environments anywhere in the world. To wake up to see the ship surrounded […]
3rd October 2016 London, UK
Take a deep breath in. And now blow it out, emptying your lungs. You have just extracted oxygen from the air, and replaced it with carbon dioxide. Now look around you for a plant perhaps there is a tree outside your window or a pot plant on your table. That plant is sucking in the […]
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29th September 2016 London, UK
Phil Evans, Met Office Government Services Director, during the opening session Arriving at Wiston House in West Sussex in glorious sunshine yesterday was a little incongruous with the topics, which will be under discussion this week. My colleagues and I are attending a Wilton Park event designed to stimulate dialogue on building and improving early-warning […]
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26th September 2016 London, UK
This week marks 2 years since the UK made the decision to join the Global Coalition – a unified body of 67 international partners dedicated to degrading and defeating Daesh. Two years on and the Global Coalition’s work has seen results. Foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria to join Daesh have decreased by up […]
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