Czechs rock
Indie band Briitsh Sea Power try to bring the roof down at the Xzech Embassy Few embassies would risk hosting a gig for a British…
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New Head of AERL
Shmuel Ben Tovim, Minister of Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Israel, has been appointed the new chair of the Association of Economic Representatives in…
YDL helps the homeless
The Young Diplomats of London like a party with a purpose. The success of their legendary Shiny Party just before Christmas raised £1,000, which the…
Art exhibition thaws relations – a bit
It was business as usual as British and Russian officials put aside hostilities this week at the inauguration of the much-anticipated From Russia exhibition at…
Beating the queue blues
With the enlargement of the Schengen Area to include nine new countries in December, Embassy talks to the head of Consular Affairs at the Belgium…
Art becomes pawn in diplomatic row
Icy diplomatic relations between London and Moscow got even frostier after the Roskultura, the Russian state culture agency, formally cancelled an exhibition of Russian Art…
The Queen’s Man appointed
A career diplomat has again been chosen to be The Queen’s Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in a post that has traditionally gone to military…
Goodbye Laura!
London’s diplomats will bid a fond farewell to Laura Howard, the Lady Clerk to the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, who will be departing after…
Security risk at missions
The Security Industry Authority has advised diplomatic missions to check the immigration status of their security guards after it emerged that up to 5,000 illegal…
All set for CHOGM
Ugandan consuls at the London High Commission have been working overtime issuing dozens of visas to diplomats from the 53-nation body heading to the Commonwealth…