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10th July 2015

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Pope Francis and Bolivia

The following is a guest blog by Steve Townsend, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy to the Holy See Pope Francis is currently in Latin America, visiting Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. There is a particular interest for me, as I spent over three years in Bolivia as Deputy Head of Mission, which left me with many […]

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9th March 2011

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Guest blog: The challenges of making Bolivia a less patriarchal society

To commemorate the centenary on 8 March of International Womens Day, I am delighted to welcome to our site a guest blogger, Katia Uriona Gamarra* Bolivia is living a political process in which women from different organizations and movements have arisen as political actors, placing in the public debate agendas related to raising complaints and […]

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5th January 2011

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

An exciting start to the New Year

I think it is true to say that Bolivia has been one of the more exciting places to be over Christmas and New Year – and I am not talking about the fireworks! One of the things I have noticed during my three and a half years here, is the tendency of Bolivians to focus very […]

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