Tag: United Kingdom

9th May 2012 Washington DC, USA

by Peter Westmacott

Former Ambassador to the United States of America

Embassy Open House: Experience GREAT Britain in Washington

What is the first thing you think of when you think “United Kingdom?” Maybe it’s Buckingham Palace and the generations of kings and queens who have ruled the British Isles since Roman times. Maybe it’s the plays and poems of William Shakespeare, or the fortunes of your favourite Premier League side. Maybe it’s the complex, […]

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23rd April 2012

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Linked by a red cross

Today, 23rd April, the Flag of St George is flying over the British Embassy in Addis Ababa. And it’s a timely reminder of yet another historical link between Britain (in this case, specifically England) and Ethiopia – the fact that we share a patron saint. We don’t know much about St George. He was soldier […]

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6th December 2011 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

Celebrating Torture Prevention

You wouldn’t expect an international meeting on torture prevention to be a happy occasion but November’s  global forum on the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture had the feel of a large and joyous family gathering. Given that the Optional Protocol is still in its youth, the atmosphere was more one of Barmitzvah than […]

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