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3rd December 2024

Enthronement of the first Serbian Bishop in London

Belgrade, Serbia

RENEWING OLD TIES: THE NEW BISHOP OF LONDON

by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia

25th November 2024

Canberra, Australia

The climate crisis and gender-based violence

by Vicki Treadell

British High Commissioner to Australia

8th November 2024

Berlin, Germany

Ecolabels: A Catalyst for Sustainable Food Choices?

by Kate Robinson

Science and Innovation Advisor, British Embassy Berlin

9th March 2015 British High Commission, Kingston, Jamaica

by Syranno Baines

Digital and Communications Officer

A Commonwealth for the future

Guest blog by the Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State for the Commonwealth We all know that the Commonwealth has a long and distinguished history. More than 1.7 million Commonwealth men and women gave their lives in two World Wars, defending the free world. But no organisation can be complacent. The Commonwealth must […]

9th March 2015

by Carolyn Browne

Former ambassador to Kazakhstan

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Video-blog of HMA Carolyn Browne

В этом видео-блоге Кэролин Браун расскажет о том, что делается МИД Великобритании для продвижения гендерного разнообразия, а также о движении «he for she». Ниже представлен русский транскрипт: Этот видео-блог посвящен Международному Женскому дню. Я бы, возможно, не стала делать это видео – ведь я, как и некоторые мои коллеги-женщины из Министерства иностранных дел и по делам Содружества […]

9th March 2015

by Paul Brummell

Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department, Communication Directorate

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

The GREAT Mega Mission: the largest UK commercial mission to Romania since the Revolution

Over the next two days, the GREAT Mega Mission – a trade delegation of around 50 British businesses – will pitch camp in Bucharest for an intensive round of seminars, meetings and networking opportunities, before moving on to Bulgaria for the second and final leg. The Mission is a milestone event: the largest UK commercial […]

9th March 2015 London, UK

by Richard Moore

FCO Political Director

Cyprus: a time for fresh thinking?

I’d like to congratulate Cyprus Academic Dialogue and USAK on the conference “Turkey and Cyprus Regional Peace & Stability” last weekend, at which Mr George Papandreou and Mr Hikmet Çetin spoke. It was fascinating and inspiring to hear Mr Papandreou describe how Greece and Turkey were able, in the late 1990s, to rise above the […]

8th March 2015 London, UK

by Philip Parham

UK Commonwealth Envoy, former British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

Guest blog: Muna Harib AlMuhairi – International Women’s Day

20 years ago, the fourth “World Conference on Women” met in Beijing from 4-15 September 1995. The conference launched a historical document to promote and protect women’s rights around the world: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The declaration stated that all participating governments would work to advance the goals of equality, development and […]

8th March 2015 Beirut, Lebanon

by Tom Fletcher

Former British Ambassador to Lebanon

Crayons and Catharsis: Inspirational Lebanese Women on International Women’s Day

As we mark International Women’s Day, discrimination and violence against women and girls remain all too present. In Lebanon we continue to lobby for better political representation for women, and to challenge inequality, an issue worth being undiplomatic about. I want to share with you guest blogposts by two great Lebanese women who have inspired […]

7th March 2015 Hanoi, Vietnam

by Giles Lever

British Ambassador to Vietnam

International Women’s Day

To mark International Women’s Day, it’s my pleasure to turn over this space to my first ever guest bloggers: two dynamic Vietnamese women from the world of business, writing on the theme of female economic empowerment through the prism of their own life experiences. Le Len is head of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants […]

6th March 2015 Montreal, Canada

by Mario Rivero-Huguet

Meet our Bloggers: Mario Rivero-Huguet

Every week one of our bloggers will introduce themselves to the world and talk about how much fun it is working in Science Policy. Today our team’s most talented photographer, Mario Rivero-Huguet, says hello from Montreal. Mario Rivero-Huguet– Montreal Born in Uruguay – the country of good tender meat and mate – I have always […]

6th March 2015

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

CELEBRATING FEMALE FIRE-POWER IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS

On Sunday 8 March countries around the world mark International Womens’ Day. I’m pleased that Turks and Caicos will be joining in those celebrations. We have a great deal to be proud of. In politics our country’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport is Akierra Missick. Her position as Minister of Youth […]

6th March 2015 Toronto, Canada

by John Preece

Canadian science news: 23 February-1 March 2015

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