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5th March 2015 Washington DC, USA
Proud to be a British (female) Diplomat
When I first told my dad that I wanted to be a British diplomat, he told me not to be daft; as a woman who hadn’t studied at either Oxford or Cambridge University, I didn’t stand a chance, he said. I like to think he was protecting me from disappointment. Or perhaps he was employing […]
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5th March 2015 Skopje, North Macedonia
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Women’s Rights Nights!
Emerging from the movement for equal rights, shorter working hours, better pay and voting rights for women, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been observed since the early 1900s. On 8th of March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to empower women, celebrate the progress and remind of the remaining gender inequalities. In Skopje, […]
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5th March 2015 Paris, France
Climate: Franco-British collaboration for a low carbon future
I had the opportunity to open a conference of the nuclear energy industry between Britain and France, looking at a low carbon future. It made me think about the way these two hugely important issues come together. How do we ensure a low carbon future for the planet and keep global warming under control and […]
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5th March 2015
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International Women, acting together against domestic violence
International Women’s Day is a huge festival in Russia, and the biggest sales day of the year for florists across the country. But yesterday in Ekaterinburg we marked the occasion with a more practical demonstration of what International Women’s Day means. With support from our Consulate in Ekaterinburg, the directors of womens’ crisis centres and […]
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5th March 2015 Budapest, Hungary
Climate Driving Economic Growth? – The New Climate Economy Conference in Budapest
Guest blog by Kriszti Kocsis, Senior Policy Officer (Energy, Climate and Environment) at the British Embassy in Budapest, organiser of the New Climate Economy Conference in Budapest. The New Climate Economy Conference in Budapest on 25 February was a joint project of the Association of Hungarian Economists and the British, German and French Embassies. The event was unique […]
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5th March 2015 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Guest blog: British and Uzbek women – representatives of diverse cultures with common aspirations
On the eve of International Women’s Day the Deputy Head of Mission Fiona Maxton highlights the role women play in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK efforts in preventing violence against women and promoting their rights globally. She also illustrates the British Embassy’s work that makes our small contribution to improving the status of […]
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5th March 2015
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The Challenge of Pope Francis
Pope Francis has caught the global imagination. That is one of the reasons for his global impact. There are few world leaders who speak to humanity, across territorial and cultural boundaries, in the same way. It provides the Pope with a global pulpit that enables him to reach out to people of all faiths, creeds […]
4th March 2015 Montreal, Canada
Young Leaders meet in London to tackle dementia
On February 27, the UK Science and Innovation Network organised the last of a series of four Young Leaders events on Dementia. Following similar events in Ottawa, Tokyo and Washington DC, the event in London brought together 45 young delegates from 18 countries in the Locarno suite of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. This event […]
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4th March 2015
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Видео-блог Посла Великобритании в Казахстане, Др. Кэролин Браун.
В этом видео-блоге Кэролин Браун расскажет, почему мы ведем этот блог, а также то, на что хочет “пожаловаться” Посол. Приятного просмотра! Русский транскрипт ниже: Здравствуйте! Итак, это еженедельный видео – блог. Почему мы делаем видео-блоги? Я объясню почему. Я работаю в Астане уже 2 года, и каждую пятницу глава отдела по коммуникациям Эльвира просит написать материал […]
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3rd March 2015 Houston, USA
Astronauts, Robots and Digital Media: The Perfect Combination
Nicknamed “Space City”, Houston has always played a major role in aerospace. It’s the home of NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre (JSC), where innovative aerospace technology is tested, finding its way into medicine, energy and communications that we use every day here on Earth. It’s also where Mission Control counts down, sending teams of […]
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