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14th November 2013 Calgary, Canada
An introduction from Calgary
I have only been on the job a few weeks now, and it has been an extreme pleasure to join the Science and Innovation team. It is very exciting to be covering the wealth of opportunities offered across Alberta…
14th November 2013 Beirut, Lebanon
On Your Side: A Week in the Life of An Embassy
Almost every week in Beirut is a rollercoaster. Every Monday morning we set out what we hope to achieve, and then try not to be buffeted by McMillan’s famous ‘events, dear boy, events’. Here are ten of the things we did last week: Held three Remembrance Day services, in Tripoli, Beirut and Saida. There are […]
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14th November 2013 Chennai, India
Royal Visit: Day 3
Yesterday was simply amazing. The visit to Cochin shipyard to see the extent of UK involvement in this thriving operation, including by Rolls Royce and MTS, was a much bigger event than any we could ever have managed. Thousands of workers stopped and cheered, and His Royal Highness seemed to engage with all of them. […]
14th November 2013 Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw meets the World at COP – All that Energy is GREAT
The week sees the world of Energy policy meet in Warsaw in a specially converted National Stadium which becomes a Global Energy summit for the next two weeks. The Emerging Europe GREAT campaign has an action packed fortnight of events and activity promoting the inevitable business opportunity which emerges in its largest sector – seminars, […]
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14th November 2013 Vientiane, Laos
Laos through my eyes – Mike Boddington
This article is part of a series of guest blogs contributed by Brits who have lived and worked in Laos, or who have other interesting links to Laos. My love affair with South East Asia began in 1971, when I was fortunate enough to be appointed to a short-term consultancy with the United Nations Economic Commission for […]
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13th November 2013 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 4-10 November 2013
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13th November 2013 Chennai, India
Royal Visit to Kerala: Day 2
Today is the most challenging day. Two separate programmes for their Royal Highnesses mean that all our staff will be in the field, leaving limited surge capacity to handle any unexpected issues. and weather forecasts predicting the start of the monsoon add to the risks. His Royal Highness will visit Cochin Shipyard where UK companies […]
13th November 2013
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
Opening of Australia’s new Parliament
The 44th Australian Parliament opened yesterday. The diplomatic corps were invited to attend and observe the splendid ceremony. The Australian system is a hybrid: with an elected upper chamber it has some important differences from Westminster; but there are many similarities in procedure. First the members of the House of Representatives were sworn in, either by […]
12th November 2013 Houston, USA
UK Chief Scientific Adviser explores energy in Texas
I recently had the opportunity to join Sir Mark Walport, the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, on his trip through Texas before he headed on to Canada. Our Science and Innovation teams coordinated his visit, which focused on the potential for building UK-North America links in energy and sharing best practices in policy and regulation. […]
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12th November 2013 Havana, Cuba
Dirty money – tackling organised crime together
This week’s blog is a guest blog written by my colleague Rhys Patrick, Second Secretary, Political and Public Affairs. Organised crime and terrorism are two of the world’s biggest security challenges. They can affect anyone at anytime, from people forced into human trafficking to those caught up in terrorist attacks. And they spawn other illicit activities […]
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