18th August 2015
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
Four years after arriving here, I leave Stockholm at the end of this week for a new posting at the UK delegation to NATO in Brussels. I’m looking forward to the new job and new city. But it will be hard to leave Stockholm, and I will carry with me many memories of this wonderful […]
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16th September 2011
New York, USA
September 11th is an immensely emotional date for New York. This year, being the Tenth Anniversary, was especially so. Our priority this year—and every year—was to support the family members of the 67 British victims. My day started in Lower Manhattan, where I joined BBC Radio 5 Live’s Peter Allen as he broadcasted the main […]
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31st August 2011
New York, USA
New York Consul-General Danny Lopez’s First Month It is hard to describe the excitement I felt when I was first informed that I’d been selected to be the next British Consul-General in New York. I spent two years living in the Big Apple in the early 2000s working for Barclays Bank, and I very much […]
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28th July 2010
New York, USA
It’s been some time since I wrote here. I’d like to say that my return is in response to overwhelming public demand, but basic respect for the truth prevents me. Since my last piece, we have had a few events worth noting: HM The Queen paid a short visit to New York on 6 July, […]
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