7th September 2020 Vienna, Austria
How Austria has – and hasn’t – changed
…class in recent years © Tomas er – Wikimedia (ii) the transport system is far better – in Vienna and beyond. Back in the ‘80s the Vienna underground system was…
25th March 2014 Geneva, Switzerland
Moment of truth
…discrimination against the Baha’i, Christians and other religious minorities. The outgoing Rapporteur on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana departed on a note of caution mixed with optimism. Despite the clear improvement…
22nd March 2013 Washington DC, USA
Trade Partnerships: The simple power of good ideas
…the dollar value of goods and services cross borders today than they did when President Carter was in the White House. Yet there are some 65 million more people employed…
8th February 2013 New York, USA
Super-Duper Bowl
…Add to that the half-time spectacular spectacular by Beyoncé, fresh from her performance at President Obama’s inauguration and just ahead of her “Mrs. Carter” world tour, and already you’ve got…
25th June 2013 Kingston, Jamaica
Renewable Energy in Jamaica – in the pipeline or pipe dream?
…all UKTI commercial officers attending got the benefit of a wealth of information at an all-day conference, spearheaded by Simon Carter and Jonathan Spencer of UKTI. This provided us with…
20th May 2015 Los Angeles, USA
Microalgae Mission to USA
…and UK SIN left resolved to develop stronger US/UK partnerships. And we all returned home with a little much-needed vitamin D! Michelle Carter Knowledge Transfer Manager The Knowledge Transfer Network…
15th May 2014 Washington DC, USA
Making trade personal
…commerce was always one of his passions, and he even accompanied President Jimmy Carter on a trade mission to the UK. Growing up, I spent a lot of time visiting…
31st January 2011
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
My first 5 months – a look ahead
…welcoming to Bucharest this week Major General Nick Carter, who was Commander for the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Regional Command South from November 2009 to November 2010. He is…
15th June 2011 Chevening, UK
Chevening and the Global Scholars Symposium
…development, Diana Mangalagia (natural and social scientist, Oxford University) on climate change, and John Hardman (physician and CEO, Carter Foundation) on public health challenges. Small group sessions were based around…
16th May 2014 Cape Town, South Africa
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)
Guest blogger Andrew Carter: Love Is Great Britain 17 May is an important date in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) calendar – a time for people around the…