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15th June 2012 Warsaw, Poland
A GREAT British Diamond Jubilee Birthday!
In London scenes which brought people to the streets in their thousands to celebrate 60 Great British years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In Warsaw a superb tribute to Her Majesty set against a backdrop of two iconic sporting events – living football and anticipating London’s 2012 Olympiad. A splendid occasion, a kaleidoscope of […]
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15th June 2012 Dublin, Ireland
The UK and the Eurozone crisis
Here in Poland, public attention is understandably focussed on EURO 2012, not the Eurozone crisis. Poland’s 1-1 draw with Russia was a classic game and leaves open a real chance for Poland to qualify for the Quarter Finals. But the tournament will end on 1 July while the Eurozone crisis with its continuing impact on […]
14th June 2012 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Wake up and save the coffee
I hope you’ve all tried Guatemalan coffee! If not, do: Guatemalans will tell you it’s the best in the world, they would, I suppose, but they’re probably not far off the mark. But Guatemala’s coffee plantations have been under threat, and that’s why DEFRA – the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […]
14th June 2012
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Up Close and Personal
The man was clearly traumatised after crossing the border from Syria. His eyes wide, he told us that he had seen his sister and her seven children murdered by regime thugs. Another man told us with tears about the way he and his family were stopped at a check point and the Syrian army took his daughter away and […]
14th June 2012 Windhoek, Namibia
Celebrating the Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee in Windhoek
There were plenty of reasons to celebrate at this year’s annual Queen’s Birthday Party in Windhoek yesterday. As well as marking Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday, we celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and saluted her 60 years on the throne and as Head of the Commonwealth. We also used the event to highlight the […]
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14th June 2012 New Delhi, India
International research funding opportunities
It’s what everyone wants to know about! We have news of an exciting research professorship and updated UK policy on international collaborators in social sciences.
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13th June 2012 Washington DC, USA
Graduating with a GREAT degree of style
This month marks Fashion is GREAT month where the UK will celebrate all that is GREAT and good about British Fashion — and boy is there a lot! From new talents like the award winning, Top Shop designer Mary Catherine Katranczou (whose printed dresses are to die for) who, before moving to London, studied in […]
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13th June 2012 Toronto, Canada
Alistair Burt MP visits Toronto
Minister Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, made a quick visit to Canada last week (North America is among his many geographical responsibilities) and spent a day taking in the highlights of Toronto. SIN co-managed a visit to OCE Discovery, Ontario’s headline research-to-commercialisation trade show, and to Toronto Rehab […]
13th June 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘I am “us” and I am “them”’
I have said before that I wanted to blog for a number of reasons, including showcasing the High Commission’s work to a wider audience. I also said that I wanted to show that the Foreign Office is representative of diverse, modern Britain and to dispel the myth that there is a glass ceiling in the […]
12th June 2012
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#Euro2012 in #Donetsk
“So, you’re an England fan?” “Yes.” “Where are you from?” “We are Russian.” The presence of significant numbers of Russian fans wearing England team colours and apparently supporting England was one of the more unexpected elements of the visit to Donetsk by our consular team and myself in the run-up of the England’s EURO 2012 […]