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2nd August 2011
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الاحتجاج السلمي أو الإرهاب؟
شهد الأسبوع المضي عشرات الآلاف من المتظاهرين في شوارع المدن السورية يطالبون بنهاية حكم بشار الأسد وبداية للديمقراطية. و مرة أخرى تم مواجهة احتجاجاتهم السلمية بعنف مع تقارير تفيد بأن القوات السورية أطلقت النار على المحتجين مما أسفر عن مقتل أكثر من مئة شخص. و وفقا للبي بي سي و منذ بداية الحراك الشعبي فإن […]
2nd August 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
Somalia Matters to the UK
Together with my colleague Alistair Fernie, Head of DFID Kenya and Somalia, I recently visited Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. There among the crowds of newly-arrived people, I met one young mother, Sarura who, along with her 2 small children and other members of her family, had trekked for weeks to reach […]
2nd August 2011
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Visit of Minister of State Jeremy Browne
The Embassy team has just hosted the visit to Bolivia of Minister of State, and Minister for Latin America, Jeremy Browne. Such visits are always valuable in our efforts to take forward the bilateral relationship, and highlight Britain’s role in Bolivia. It was the first visit to Bolivia of this level since Kim Howells visited […]
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29th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Official opening of the Centre for Brain and Mind: Post 1 of 2
This is the SIN intern Lara Kaute sharing her impressions of the official opening of the Centre for Brain and Mind at the University of Western Ontario in London. Read on for an overview of the Centre, the work that goes on there and the staff. On Monday July 25th, John and I attended the […]
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29th July 2011 Toronto, Canada
Our new SIN intern at the British Consulate-General Toronto: Lara Kaute
This is John Preece guestblogging about the newest addition to the SIN Canada team – our intern in Toronto, Lara Kaute. Lara will be with us for about a month, working with Media and Public Affairs (MPA) and Scottish Development International (SDI) as well as SIN. She is extremely well-qualified to work in the Foreign […]
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29th July 2011
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The Poms’ Olympics may be even better than ours
Australian Olympic experts were extraordinarily complimentary about the London Olympics at events I attended in Canberra and Sydney on Wednesday to mark the milestone of ‘One Year To Go’. The Sydney event, a fundraising dinner for the Australian team, was a fantastic spectacle. There were 800 people including some 80 Olympians. The room was decked […]
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28th July 2011 New York, USA
Medal Winning Performance
Guest blog by Sir Alan Collins, Consul-GeneralThe last month has been pretty typical of my four and half years as Consul-General in New York: almost every engagement has provided evidence that the relationship between the UK and US is special and essential. 27 July, my final day as Consul General and Head of UK Trade […]
28th July 2011
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London 2012… and legendary Ukrainian athletes
It’s always humbling to meet elite athletes. So I am rather in awe when we bring together at the residence to mark the one-year countdown to London 2012 some truly great Olympians from Ukraine. They include Valery Borzov, who I remember winning the 100m and 200m gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and […]
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27th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Science Diplomacy with Professor David Clary, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
On my most recent trip to London, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office‘s (FCO’s) Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA), Professor David Clary. We took this opportunity to put together a video blog with his thoughts on science diplomacy, while enjoying a bit of sun in St. James’s Park. Here’s what […]
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27th July 2011
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365 days and counting
A year to go to the London Olympics! And all is on track for a great Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2012 – 90% of venues (and all the major ones) are complete and the Olympic Park will be delivered on time and within budget. These are sustainable and cutting-edge designs too, that will ensure […]