UK in Guatemala

I hope you’ve all tried Guatemalan coffee! If not, do: Guatemalans will tell you it’s the best in the world, they would, I suppose, but they’re probably not far off the mark. But Guatemala’s coffee plantations have been under threat, and that’s why DEFRA – the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […]

“Guatemala is important to the UK”. Not my words but those of Jeremy Browne, the UK’s Minister for Latin America, after he met his Guatemalan counterpart, Carlos Raúl Morales, in London on 7 June. I of course wholeheartedly agree, and Jeremy Browne’s statement goes on to describe how the UK’s relations with Guatemala have gone […]

One of our key aims to strengthen commercial links between the UK and Guatemala takes a step forward today with the release of a report by the Caribbean Council on the UK business opportunities in Guatemala. The report, funded by the FCO Commercial Diplomacy Fund, follows a scoping visit to Guatemala in March by the […]

Last week it was my pleasure to host an event to hand over the funds we raised – an impressive US$32,800 – at our charity events during British Week 2012, the British Ball and a Beatles Concert, to two deserving Guatemalan charities. To tell you more about it is our latest guest blogger, Paola, our […]

Our last blog previewed our visit to Guatemala’s second city, Quetzaltenango, or Xela as it’s also known locally, to participate in their First International Festival, “Xelaju es un Lugar Diferente”. Now that we’re back, we thought that we would share with you what a successful and fun time we had, disproving the theory that you […]

Two months ago we were in the middle of British Week 2012, and 10 events in 9 days aimed at raising further the UK’s commercial profile in Guatemala. Two months on and we are returning the scene of one of the Week’s major successes, Guatemala’s second city, Quetzaltenango, or Xela as it’s also known. To […]

The UK’s relations with Honduras are important, and a key part of this Embassy’s work is to build on the commitment to strengthen them. With this in mind, last week two members of our team spent three days in Tegucigalpa talking about issues important to both our countries: human rights, prosperity, security, consular, climate change, […]

We’re very proud of our green credentials, and the Embassy’s “Green Team” has been at it again, this time supporting a campaign to help keep Guatemala clean. To tell you more about it are two members of the team, Farah and Carmen. Over to you guest bloggers….. My name is Farah Moran and I am […]

Guatemala has never won an Olympic medal but with more athletes than ever already qualified for London 2012, they’re going for gold! One hundred days from now, the eyes of the world will be turn to the UK and to our stunning new Olympic park as, nation by nation, athletes parade into the stadium for […]

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