UK in Guatemala

The Embassy team here in Guatemala is passionate about learning and developing,; their desire to innovate and to keep improving, both as individuals and together as a team, is as infectious as it is inspiring. They also have a lot of best practice to share with colleagues. So here are some examples of the team […]

Guest blogging for me today is Lisa, our Political Officer who visited Copán, Honduras last week – not just to see the beautiful Mayan architecture at Copán Ruinas and enjoy the sunshine, but on serious business to visit an NGO project site!  Here she is with her report: This past year, our project funds for […]

The sound of leather on willow, quintessentially British but now being heard around the fields of Guatemala thanks to the efforts of a friend of this Embassy, Luke Humphries, who, with his dad and some eager friends, have launched Guatemala’s first Cricket Club. His guest blog, below, reveals all. But be warned: cricket comes with […]

Now that Julie Chappell has sadly left Guatemala at the end of her posting, I’m taking over blogging responsibilities here. I have been in Guatemala since August 2009 as Deputy Head of Mission in the Embassy, but for the next few months I’ll be stand-in Ambassador – Charge d’Affaires in diplomatic speak – until the […]

Our very first weekend in Romania was a long one. The UK has a “bank holiday” on the last Monday in August so the Embassy was closed, giving us the chance to avoid the heavy traffic and drive up to Brasov on Sunday, back on Monday. Specifically we wanted to show our three girls – […]