30th September 2011 Ottawa, Canada
We were lucky last week to have David Cameron in Ottawa. He flew in from New York, where he was speaking to the General Assembly, to a whirlwind programme here. First, he laid a wreath at the War Memorial, in a solemn ceremony of remembrance, to mark British appreciation for Canadian service and sacrifice in […]
16th August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
It’s always a sad time in the office, when we have to say goodbye and send our interns on to their next adventures. Rasna, one of our most recent interns here at the High Commission is off, but not far from our minds. I have a few blogs that she had written for us that […]
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27th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
On my most recent trip to London, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office‘s (FCO’s) Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA), Professor David Clary. We took this opportunity to put together a video blog with his thoughts on science diplomacy, while enjoying a bit of sun in St. James’s Park. Here’s what […]
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1st June 2011
I have just spent three weeks in the United Kingdom, attending our annual conference of ambassadors and talking to a wide range of people about the direction of British foreign policy in this second decade of the twenty first century. What is clear is that there is plenty to do. No country, least of all […]
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10th March 2011
One of the most stimulating aspects of working abroad is experiencing different cultures and traditions. Different religions, histories and languages produce different ways of handling both daily challenges and major events. There can be few greater events in a person’s life than marriage. So I was delighted to be invited to take part in a […]
14th January 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Well, I guess it’s almost that time, time for our fabulous intern, who has been with us since October, to move on to her next adventure. She’s been a lot of fun to have around, extremely helpful, and will be greatly missed by all of us (me and Gill in particular). I’ve asked Elinor to […]
10th September 2010
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 […]