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Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

21st February 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Celebrating Cultural identity in Honduras

Today is International Mother Tounge Day. In the region where I work, though Spanish language dominates, there are more than 20 different languages and probably many more dialects. Recently I visited in Honduras the Asociacion Libre Expresion, they have worked with 6 different ethnic groups in Honduras on cultural identity topics. One of their most […]

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7th February 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Poniendo fin al contrabando

La próxima semana en Costa Rica las Embajadas Británicas en la región de Centroamérica  se reunirán para recibir una conferencia abordando el tema de Contrabando. Expertos y autoridades de toda la región (Guatemala, Honduras, El salvador, Panamá, Belice, Nicaragua y por supuesto Costa Rica) nos reuniremos para discutir de este tema fundamentalmente fronterizo. En las […]

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6th February 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Putting an end to contraband

Next week in Costa Rica the British Embassies in the Central America region are joining together to host a conference on tackling contraband. Experts and authorities from all over the region (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Belize, Nicaragua and of course, Costa Rica) will meet to discuss this fundamentally cross-border issue. In the conversations I […]

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4th February 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Honduras – Teniendo un espectáculo

Esta semana representé a el Reino Unido en la Inauguración Presidencial en Honduras.  Desde una perspectiva personal o digamos de un diplomático a otro – estoy maravillada de cómo el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores logró manejar las delegaciones de más de 90 países  y asegurarse de que todos estábamos en el lugar correcto en el […]

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31st January 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Honduras – Running the show

This week I represented the UK at the Presidential inauguration in Honduras. From a personal perspective – or let’s say from one diplomat to another – I marvelled at how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs managed to handle delegations from over 90 countries and make sure that we were all in the right place at […]

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28th January 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Recién llegando a Guatemala!

Quiero dar la bienvenida a Guatemala a nuestro nuevo Jefe de Misión Alterno, el Sr. Andrew Tate y su maravillosa familia. Y para ello, lo he invitado a escribir un blog sobre sus primeras impresiones, tienes la palabra Andy. El 03 de enero llegue a La Aurora con mi familia para iniciar mi nuevo trabajo […]

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27th January 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Just arriving Guatemala!

I want to welcome our new Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Andrew Tate and his wonderful family to Guatemala!  And to do so, I have invited him to write a blog on his first impressions, over to you Andy: On 3 January I arrived at La Aurora with my family to take up my new […]

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13th January 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

Semana Británica 2014 – Quieres participar?

Ya que comenzamos el 2014 la Embajada está en completo modo de planeación para la Semana Británica.  Esta celebración de todas las cosas británica se llevará a cabo del 7 al 15 de marzo e incluirá eventos abiertos al público como un día familiar, un evento de moda y juegos de futbol.  Quiero enfocarme ahora […]

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13th January 2014

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

British Week 2014 Guatemala – Want to join in?

As we start 2014 the Embassy is going into full planning mode for British Week.  This celebration of all things British will run from 7-15 March and include events open to the public such as family day, a fashion event and football games.   I want to focus on one event where we want people to […]

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23rd December 2013

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by Sarah Dickson

Ambassador to Guatemala (June 2012 - June 2015)

2013: How the first year of a new B’ak’tun worked out for us

I know I am mixing my Mayan and Gregorian calendars but, since we were waiting for the end of the last B’ak’tun on 21 December 2012, so much has happened that this year feels like it is has gone by in a flash. With all that activity to cover I am inevitably going to forget […]

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