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UK in Guatemala
A blog about the work of the British Embassy in Guatemala
6th June 2013
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Recién he regresado del Reino Unido y he visto café por todos lados. No estoy diciendo que los británicos han dejado de amar el té, pero las cafeterías están por doquier en el Reino Unido. Una de ellas está promoviendo el café guatemalteco de la ciudad de Antigua Guatemala. A mi regreso a Guatemala, es […]
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6th June 2013
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
I have just got back from the UK and have seen coffee everywhere. I am not saying that the Brits have stopped loving tea, but coffee shops seem to be everywhere in the UK. One of them is promoting Guatemalan coffee from the town of Antigua. On my return to Guatemala, it is the town […]
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31st May 2013
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This is a guest blog by our Prosperity Officer, Héctor José Guatemala is currently hosting the Guatemala Investment Summit (GIS), and we had the pleasure of attending its inauguration yesterday. We were in good company! Guatemala’s President, Otto Perez Molina, Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando Carrera, several members of the Cabinet, […]
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14th May 2013
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With the Ambassador in London at the FCO’s Leadership Conference, this is a guest blog from Hector Marroquin, our Prosperity Officer. Last weekend we went to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second city, also known as Xela, to take part in their Cultural and Business Festival, “XelajuEs… Diferente!” This was the second year the Municipality of Xela had […]
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3rd May 2013
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The Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the Guatemalan Frank La Rue and friend of this Embassy, has written an article to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day: To mark this important date, I will like to highlight some important conclusions contained in my last […]
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16th April 2013
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Yesterday the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, officially launched the 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Report on Human Rights. You can read it here: http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk/. The report once again highlights the British Government’s determination to strengthen the development of human rights around the world, working through the global network of British Embassies and Consulates. This includes our […]
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9th April 2013
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I doubt very much that I am the only British Ambassador writing, talking and promoting the Arms Trade Treaty this week. All over the world British Embassies had been working with treaty supporters and to change the minds of sceptics for the past 7 years. So when it was agreed in the United Nations the […]
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15th March 2013
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This week the Embassy helped Jovenes Por Guatemala (JXG) launch the next phase of their campaign to break the cycle of violent culture in the home. Regular followers of the Embassy’s work on this campaign will remember JXGs 2012 event, the Subida por la vida – the “Climb for Life” up the Agua volcano in […]
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14th March 2013
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The unofficial anthem of the London Olympics became our unofficial anthem for British Week 2013. As we proved that music is Great Britain by showcasing some of the best of British music via a Queen tribute band and a charity dinner with everything from Rolling Stones to Coldplay. But regular readers will know that British […]
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14th March 2013
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
British week 2013 – we will rock you Guatemala! The unofficial anthem of the London Olympics became our unofficial anthem for British Week 2013. As we proved that music is Great Britain by showcasing some of the best of British music via a Queen tribute band and a charity dinner with everything from Rolling Stones […]
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