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10th August 2016
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Supporting modernisation: putting our money where our mouth is
The UK’s role, together with Germany, in initiating the EU’s new approach in BiH is pretty well known. Perhaps less well known is the role that we are continuing to play in supporting the implementation of the Reform Agenda which is at the heart of that approach. The Reform Agenda isn’t ours, it’s yours. It wasn’t imposed. It […]
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10th August 2016
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World War Two Commemoration on Rybachiy Peninsula
As we prepare to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first of the Arctic Convoys, ‘Dervish’, in Arkhangelsk at the end of August, a visit to remote Rybachiy Peninsula was a reminder of the sacrifice made by so many British, Soviet and Allied sailors, soldiers and airmen during World War Two. The […]
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9th August 2016
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Go Delano! The run of a lifetime
I’m sure everyone in the Turks and Caicos Islands, or with a connection to them, will be willing Delano Williams on in the Olympic Games in Rio this month. Delano, born in tiny Grand Turk with a population of 5,000 people, will be running in the 4 x 200 metres relay in front of some 100,000 bellowing spectators, and […]
9th August 2016 British High Commission, Kingston, Jamaica
Why we celebrate PRIDE …
The following is a guest blog from the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays ( JFLAG ) an LGBT rights organisation in Jamaica. 2015 was a watershed moment with the first public LGBT pride celebrations in Jamaica. The theme then was “The Pride of a People: Breaking the Rules of Oppression…” The week of activities […]
9th August 2016 Beijing, China
An afternoon with Nobel laureate Sir Andre Geim
Last week we had the honour of hosting Sir Andre Geim, UK Nobel laureate, at the Embassy for a press session with Chinese media. As you may know, Andre Geim is the University of Manchester professor famous for winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene, the […]
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9th August 2016 London, UK
Britain’s global appeal remains unhindered
On 23 June, the British people voted to leave the European Union (EU). The new British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has been clear that Brexit means Brexit. Some commentators – in the UAE media and elsewhere – have suggested that Britain is in retreat, that Brexit is another sign of the UK stepping back from […]
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8th August 2016 Hanoi, Vietnam
Dentistry and defence engagement in Da Nang
Last week I was down in the coastal city of Da Nang in central Vietnam, braving the blistering summer heat to celebrate a “first” in UK defence engagement in the Asia Pacific, and with Vietnam. Pacific Partnership (PP) is an annual US-led multinational defence engagement, focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief with allies and […]
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4th August 2016 Montreal, Canada
Electrify your drive
I took my initial spin in an exhaustless car whilst visiting the Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), where Quebec’s power utility is doing ground-breaking research into batteries for electric vehicles.
4th August 2016 Khartoum
Reflections of a British media trainer in Sudan
By way of quick introduction, I’m proud to be a trainer as part of the British Embassy’s media capacity building project which has run for over 3 years and trained hundreds of Sudanese journalists in print, radio and TV skills and also offered them English language courses. The project is delivered by the Thomson Foundation […]
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3rd August 2016 Tripoli, Libya
Libya and Brexit
What does Brexit mean for Libya? Many Libyans have asked me this question during my visits to Tripoli. Does the fact that the British people voted to leave the European Union mean that the United Kingdom will be less interested in Libya? Absolutely not. The UK will be as committed to Libya as before: backing […]