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18th March 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Our New SIN Intern at the Toronto Consulate General: John Preece
I’d like to introduce everyone to the newest member of our team, Dr. John Preece. John, who will introduce himself to you directly below, is our intern in Toronto. He has tons of interesting varied experience and has thrown himself enthusiastically into the SIN portfolio, starting with a blog (of which there are already more […]
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17th March 2011
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Counting down
A few weeks ago I promised that we would be marking 500 days to go to the 2012 Olympics on 16 March. The eagle-eyed among you might have noticed that this date was in fact 499 days from the Olympics (and 532 from the Paralympics). The reason was that 15 March is an important national […]
15th March 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Knowledge to Action: Exploring Opportunities for UK-Canada HIV/AIDS Research Collaboration
Amy Day, our Media, Policy & Public Affairs Officer from the British Consulate General in Vancouver, was kind enough to put together a note for us on the UK/Canada HIV/AIDS workshop that Paolo was working on with University College London and University of British Columbia (UBC). From all accounts the event ran smoothly and everyone seemed happy […]
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15th March 2011
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Tell me: is this blog worth reading? Or writing?
This isn’t really a blog. It’s an unashamed plug for an interview I recently gave to the Ukrainian weekly “Delo” about blogging. I recommend it – apart from anything else it’s a summary of some of my favourite blog entries, and those which other people have most enjoyed. The Foreign Office encourages bloggers to keep reviewing […]
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14th March 2011
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"You have to start it to get better"
This is a guest blog from Spencer Mahony, HM Consul & Director South East US at UK Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. That was the conclusion of Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO of TheLadders.Com, one of the 10 search engines in the US to have exceeded a turnover greater than $20m. […]
14th March 2011
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Commonwealth Day
On 14 March, 54 countries across the world with a combined population of 2 billion people celebrate Commonwealth Day. But what is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of independent states that grew out of the former countries of the British Empire. The most recent member to join was Rwanda in 2007, committing […]
14th March 2011
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How education can drive charity – and vice-versa
I hold many events at the residence to promote educational providers or organisations, such as the Business Link Education Agency, which help to match up education providers in the UK with customers in Ukraine. We have also been able to host some valuable charity events. But it’s unusual to have an event which combines the […]
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14th March 2011 Islamabad, Pakistan
Commonwealth Women’s Day in Pakistan
Today is Commonwealth Day and it’s about women. The Commonwealth is an increasingly important family of nations who share a common history and have shared interests looking to the future. Last week, it was the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. So this year Commonwealth Day is rightly celebrating the role of women as agents […]
13th March 2011
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Mapping the Road to a Low Carbon Future
Clearly energy will be a prominent feature of our work in connection with Hungary’s EU Presidency throughout the spring. The Commission published its Low Carbon Roadmap on 8 March and UK diplomatic efforts are now focussed on raising Europe’s ambitions to build a low carbon economy. This effort is especially relevant in Central and Eastern […]
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12th March 2011
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How might climate change affect Ukraine?
Guest blog by Svita Yavorska, EU Co-ordinator, British Embassy Kyiv It’s great to find the Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources full of people who care passionately about climate change. The occasion is a round table organised by the British Embassy in partnership with the State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine to highlight the […]
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