The one good thing about Angela Merkel’s coalition troubles is that we, in London, have the Ammons in post for a little longer. And that…
In the frame
Author: Embassy Network
The search for peace
What could be more inspirational than the true-life story of the secret diplomatic negotiations that led to the Oslo Peace Accord, instigated by our very…
World on edge in 2017, say envoys
The world in 2017 is an uncertain place with heightened anxieties,paralysed into inaction by the shocks of 2016, diplomats concluded in the Embassy End-of-Year survey….
Zambia | Independence Day
VFS | Consular Cruise
Electric dreams
With UK government announcing its vision for an all-electric future on Britain’s roads…
Challenging immunity
Two recent landmark judgements in the Supreme Court mean embassies and diplomats may no longer be immune from legal claims made by their workers for…
DSCL elects new Chair
At the Diplomatic Spouse Club of London AGM Monica Pavese of the Latvian Embassy (pictured left) was elected the new Chair. Joining Monica on the…
Veteran editor on reporting conflicts
Predicting unfolding conflicts is getting harder, the defence and diplomatic editor of The Independent told a DPAAL meeting hosted by the Embassy of Portugal. “We…
Envoys and MPs toast foreign students
London Education And Research Network (LEARN) members and their international students were invited to Parliament to celebrate International Students Day with Paul Blomfield MP, Chair…