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16th September 2010 Ottawa, Canada
Upcoming Field Trip to Sudbury!
So on my quest as a Science & Innovation Officer for HMG to a) inform people of the UK Science and Innovation Network (in Canada and abroad) and b) to identify really cool cutting edge Canadian science, I’m off next week on a field trip to Sudbury, Ontario! View Larger Map Many of you who have been […]
16th September 2010
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Visit to the Bear Sanctuary, Zarnesti
Our very first weekend in Romania was a long one. The UK has a “bank holiday” on the last Monday in August so the Embassy was closed, giving us the chance to avoid the heavy traffic and drive up to Brasov on Sunday, back on Monday. Specifically we wanted to show our three girls – […]
15th September 2010 New York, USA
9/11 at the British Memorial Garden
September 11 is, of course, a hugely important day in New York. Each year the Consulate and the British Memorial Garden Trust hold a small ceremony at the British Garden in Hanover Square to remember the 67 British victims of the attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. This year, as in previous years, […]
15th September 2010
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Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the United Kingdom from 16 – 19 September. This will be the first ever official Papal Visit to the United Kingdom – the last visit by Pope John Paul II in 1982 being purely pastoral. He will be visiting both as a Head of State, and as the head of […]
13th September 2010 London, UK
Discussions with Pierre Lellouche
Earlier this week I went to France for meetings with Pierre Lellouche (French Minister with responsibility for European affairs). We discussed a wide range of issues of common importance, such as defence cooperation, but also Europe’s relationships with China, India and Turkey. In between our meetings I recorded a video blog. Watch it and find […]
10th September 2010
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Diplomacy and human rights
I have written before about diplomacy and human rights in my Spanish blog . But I thought I would return to the charge following a recent interesting article by William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary. Mr Hague’s article was prompted by the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan, and the generous response of the British […]
9th September 2010 Ottawa, Canada
Team introductions: Paolo Marcazzan
Our introductions move on to the West coast, where I will be introducing you to Dr. Paolo Marcazzan, our Science, Innovation and Energy Officer. Photo by Frank Wimart Paolo is the only “Y” chromosome in our group (I don’t know quite how this happened – poor fellow ;P). I think of him our the quiet, speculative team member […]
9th September 2010
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Oxford spires and Middlesex campuses lure Indian students
Two visitors to Mumbai in September from very different English universities illustrated areas where there are immense opportunities for British interests in India. Professor Lionel Tarassenko, Chair of Electrical Engineering at Oxford University, came to Mumbai and other Indian cities to give a lecture on “mHealth for the management of chronic diseases”. In a fascinating […]
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9th September 2010 London, UK
British weather (and investment) in Lithuania
Resuming my video blog with a post from Vilnius, Lithuania. Transcript: ‘Well today I’m in Vilnius the capital of Lithuania. And as you can see they’ve kindly arranged some British weather to greet me so I feel that summer really is home from home. I’ve been having some talks with the Lithuanian Foreign Minster about […]
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2nd September 2010 New York, USA
Marshall Scholarship
Guest blog by Ann Reinking: Political, Press & Public Affairs, British Consulate-General, New York As September begins and university students make their way back to campus for the start of the semester, I’m reminded that we’re gearing up for this year’s Marshall Scholarship candidates. The Marshall Scholarship, named in honour of US Secretary of State George C […]