April 2014
View our activities this past month!
Visit from Warwick University
James Kennedy, Director of the International Office of the University of Warwick visited us again, sharing information about studying at Warwick and the UK government’s scholarship programme with Lao students from Soutsaka College and Oxford Education.
#OneGreatYear
On 2 April, we marked exactly one year since we opened our doors. Here’s what we have achieved using an infographic.
FCO Desk Officer on a visit
Laura Mingers, our Desk Officer in London, working at the FCO’s ASEAN Department, visited us to acquaint herself with our work.
Sok dee Pii Mai Lao – Happy Easter
We enjoyed some days off during Lao New Year and Easter as well this month.
Joint Visa Application and Passport Renewal Service
For the first time, we held our Visa Application Service together with the renewed process for passport application.
Lao British Premier League Fan Club visiting the Embassy
Representatives of the Lao BPL fan club league visited the Embassy to brief us on the Lao English Premier League Fan Club League and their plans to further promote English football in Laos and gather more young people together through sport.
New Embassy car
Our new flag car – a Range Rover – arrived!
English Language Instruction
We were also present at a National Consultation Workshop this morning on finding ways to provide English language teaching to primary school grades 3-5 in Laos.
Colin Butters visiting
An old friend of Laos, Colin Butters called in to see the Embassy.
Colin worked in Laos in the 1970’s as a VSO volunteer helping to oversee the Lao National Radio station in Pakse.
