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27th February 2014 Washington DC, USA
UK Rolls Out Red Carpet for Film And TV
British films up for Oscars this weekend showcase the UK as a GREAT home for creative industries! One of the many benefits of being a Brit in Washington has to be the ability to watch the many big TV events – which America does so well – at a reasonable hour. While staying up all […]
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27th February 2014 Ottawa, Canada
Heading to Halifax
Next week we are heading east. The High Commission is opening up a ‘pop-up’ office for a week in Halifax and we’ll be out in full force promoting all things British through political, consular, cultural, trade, and defence themed events…
27th February 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 17-23 February 2014
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27th February 2014 Budapest, Hungary
Thoughts on Holocaust Remembrance
Much has been written and said recently about the Hungarian government’s relationship with the local Jewish communities. I don’t want to address that here. Rather I wanted to offer some thoughts about Holocaust remembrance more generally. The UK took over the Chair of IHRA this week. That’s the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. IHRA is a 31 member international body, […]
27th February 2014
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Flood
The last two winters in Minsk can’t be more different. Last year, we had snow on the ground continuously for five months. In the middle of March we even had a blizzard, метель in Russian, although I think it was called буря – storm – at the time. This year, I’ve learnt the Belarusian phrase […]
27th February 2014
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Inspiring step towards empowering Turks and Caicos Islanders
Over 100 children in their last two years at school had a Friday of a different sort in the Turks and Caicos Islands recently. Instead of the normal classroom routines they were invited to a 5 Star Resort on TCI’s Grace Bay for lunch, and an opportunity to hear Sanya Richards-Ross, one of the world’s […]
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27th February 2014 London, UK
Turkey, hello again!
Let me introduce myself. I am Richard Moore and I am the new British Ambassador to Turkey. Let me explain why it is my dream job! I feel fantastically pleased and honoured to be here. Turkey has a very special place in my heart. I arrived here the first time in 1990 as a young […]
26th February 2014 Sana’a, Yemen
(UNSCR2140) UNITED WE STAND: YEMEN AND THE WORLD
On Wednesday 26 February, the United Nations Security Council in New York adopted a new Resolution on Yemen, UNSCR 2140. In its unanimous adoption of this resolution, the Security Council delivered five clear messages: Firstly, that the international community continues to focus on Yemen and wants to support the Yemeni people towards a more stable […]
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26th February 2014
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Chelsea – and Galatasaray – and Football – are GREAT
What is more exciting than football? The answer, if you are a fan of any of Istanbul’s great clubs is: nothing. As the famous Liverpool football manager, Bill Shankly, once said: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is […]
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26th February 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Living in the British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia
by Jonathan Allen Ambassador Jonathan Allen and his family are the current, temporary tenants of the British Residence in Sofia. The Residence has been their home since February 2012 (December 2013 for their young son). Ambassador Allen has many stories about the Residence and filling it with life; its calmness, the different perspective and the sense […]
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