Corps News
Ch-ch-ch-Changes
As the year draws to a close it’s time to reflect on the seismic events of 2016. At the start of the year, this magazine…
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Season’s Greetings from the Marshal
The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Alistair Harrison gives a festive message to the diplomatic corps after an eventful 2016 Where did the year go?…
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Envoys mourn slain ambassador
Floral tributes and messages of condolence were sent to the Russian Embassy as the London diplomatic community came to terms with the shocking assassination of…
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Diplomats say #IchBinEinBerliner
Embassy flags around the Capital were lowered to half mast in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Berlin, as digintaries filed through…
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Boris Johnson’s nativity story – the Mexican connection
We are all supposed to address Boris as ‘The Foreign Secretary’, but did you know why Boris is called Boris? It is a charming nativity…
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Don’t blame Russia for Trump win
Donald Trump’s election victory was not due to Russian hackers or fake news but the “epic failure” of the mainstream politics and media to connect…
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Trump, Farage and his fixer-diplomat
Everybody knows the famous photo of President-elect Donald Trump and Brexit architect Nigel Farage in the Trump Tower, days after his shock election victory –…
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Farage Rocher, anyone?
Nigel Farage has been lapping up the attention bestowed on him following US President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the former UKIP leader be appointed as…
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Bolivia defend their Embassy World Cup title
For the second year in a row, Bolivia have been crowned champions of the Embassy World Cup Tournament, with a convincing 5-0 victory over their…
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We say thank you for the music
Arguably the most powerful diplomatic weapon departing US Ambassador Matthew Barzun deployed during his term in London was sharing his love of British and American…
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