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16th September 2013 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

The Last Night of the Proms – a GREAT Finale to a GREAT Bus Tour of Poland

An action packed day taking us from the main square in Poznan to Wroclaw and on to Katowice and then Krakow. A GREAT Bus Tour led by our two GREAT Minis. 10 000 kms and over 20 GREAT cities – a GREAT Polish welcome in each and so many business discussions. Krakow, historic capital of […]

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16th September 2013 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

No room at the UN

September didn’t used to be like this. It was the session which could be relied upon for a genteel beginning as delegates eased themselves in after the summer, meeting new colleagues and renewing old acquaintances before getting down to some serious Council business. But not any more. This session has got off to a blistering […]

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16th September 2013 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

GREAT Mini and a GREAT Company

We’ve been on tour all week with the GREAT Mini and Bus Team across the western part of Poland promoting Emerging Europe as a GREAT business destination and for those internationally minded Polish companies pointing out that the UK is a GREAT place to do business. On Thursday GREAT Mini Cooper had the GREATEST of […]

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16th September 2013

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by Martin Harris

British Ambassador to Ukraine

Începe anul şcolar: mult succes elevilor din Podari

Am răspuns invitaţiei elevilor  şi profesorilor din Podari de a deschide anul şcolar împreună. Am dorit să fac acest lucru pentru a marca succesul acestei instituţii în aducerea copiilor la şcoală şi păstrarea lor în programele educaţionale. Deoarece agenda nu îmi permite să merg la Podari, am ales să transmit mesajul meu  online. ‘Am fost […]

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14th September 2013 Sana’a, Yemen

Jane Marriott, British Ambassador to Yemen

by Jane Marriott

British Ambassador to Yemen

اليوم العالمي للديمقراطية – واليمن

تحتفي الجمعية العمومية للأمم المتحدة بيوم الديمقراطية لهذا العام، في (15 سبتمبر) ويتزامن هذا مع نهاية الفترة المحددة للحوار الوطني في اليمن الذي  كان نتاج للمبادرة الخليجية وذلك لتوفير إطار عمل عام  لليمنيين لحل القضايا التي أدت إلى ثورة الشباب في اليمن منذ عامين. إنه إنجاز رائع أن تمكنت اليمن من تنفيذ الحوار بشكل جيد […]

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14th September 2013 Sana’a, Yemen

Jane Marriott, British Ambassador to Yemen

by Jane Marriott

British Ambassador to Yemen

International Day for Democracy – what does it mean for Yemen?

This year’s UNGA-led International Day for Democracy (15 September) falls close to the scheduled end of Yemen’s National Dialogue, set up under the GCC Initiative to provide a framework for Yemenis to resolve the issues that led to the Youth Revolution in Yemen two years ago. It is a remarkable achievement that Yemen has managed […]

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14th September 2013 Harare, Zimbabwe

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by Catriona Laing

British Ambassador to Zimbabwe

My Final Blog as Head of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team

Eighteen months ago I flew into Helmand Province pondering on what lay ahead for me. I was excited and daunted at the same time. I knew then that it would be a life changing experience and so it has proved to be. It has been challenging, inspiring, fun, and of course frustrating at times – […]

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