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19th April 2012 Warsaw, Poland
Healthcare Opportunities – Insurance we’re up for that!
Having spent most of my career in healthcare it is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to lead an event in this area. This week’s joint British-Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) and British Embassy healthcare policy working group took the format of a panel discussion on Health Insurance with a number of leading specialists […]
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19th April 2012
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London Olympics: 100 Days to Go
The athletes crouch down. The signal is given and, muscles straining, they cover the run in a few seconds. There are 100 of them, aged 10-12. All around, teachers and students roar their support. Welcome to the “EkoNad” school, on the Left Bank of the Dnepr river in Kyiv, for a dramatic celebration marking “100 […]
19th April 2012
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The Olympic spirit to build a better society
Justin Bedford, Deputy Head of Mission: The spectacle of the Olympic and Paralympic Games gives us a reminder of what sporting excellence should be all about: top-class competition, set within a spirit of friendship. This summer, just 100 days from today, the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London. The last time London hosted the […]
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18th April 2012 Ottawa, Canada
100 days to go
Today we begin the 100 day countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the 30th Olympiad – in London, on 27 July 2012. There will be events at many other sites around the United Kingdom. But eyes will turn to London: the only city to host the Games three times. It’ll be a […]
18th April 2012
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100 days to go
Australia was one of the first places in the world to mark the “100 days to go” to the London Olympics. I joined some of the 400 Australian athletes who will be competing in London and Australian Olympic Committee representatives, for a colourful event at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Queensland. The media were […]
18th April 2012
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On the home straight now
Today it’s 100 days to go until the beginning of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This summer, we’ll enjoy a spectacular show and see great examples of innovation and sustainability, but when the events are over, we -and the future generatios- will see the lasting legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.
17th April 2012 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemalans going for gold: 100 days to go
Guatemala has never won an Olympic medal but with more athletes than ever already qualified for London 2012, they’re going for gold! One hundred days from now, the eyes of the world will be turn to the UK and to our stunning new Olympic park as, nation by nation, athletes parade into the stadium for […]
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17th April 2012 USA
Britain is GREAT at Innovation
Touching down in the Nation’s Capital as World Creativity and Innovation Week launches means I miss the UK a bit less. Why? Because this week invites me to shout about the GREAT British creative companies and innovators I just met across the pond – and at MIPTV in Cannes. Take Log Media and their new […]
17th April 2012 Ottawa, Canada
Science diplomacy – the FCO`s CSA, Prof. David Clary visits Ottawa
Prof. David Clary (his blog), Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently visited Ottawa, on the invitation of the Office of the Auditor General(@OAG_BVG) to participate in a Science Forum, looking at how science can be used to better inform policy, in times of austerity. Part of this involved discussions of how science advice to government […]
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17th April 2012 Washington DC, USA
Keep on rocking in the free world
Before I continue on my theme of how GREAT Britain is this year, I’d like to give a shout out to the 100 Days to Go event coming up tomorrow at American University. All afternoon we will strive to go ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ than our fellow Embassy (and previous Olympic Host) competitors in the “Embassy […]