Tag: Mike Summers

30th January 2014

British Ambassador to Japan

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Learning about the Falkland Islands

Unsurprisingly, most Australians don’t know much about the Falkland Islands, so visiting Legislative Assembly member Mike Summers faced lots of questions during his trip to Melbourne this week. At 51 degrees south, it’s further south than Australia, and is often perceived as being almost polar. But maps can be deceptive. In the northern hemisphere the […]

22nd March 2013 Washington DC, USA

by Amy English

Congressional Liaison for the Foreign and Security Policy Group

After YES: Falkland Islanders make sweeping tour of US

In land far, far away, a community of people sent an emphatic message to the rest of the world, definitively declaring their political status for the first time in history. “YES!” screamed from social media feeds on Monday 11 March, where the Falkland Islands announced their wish to retain their status as a British Overseas […]