Lord Mayor | Easter Banquet
Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Khaled Al Duwaisan, Lord Mountevans and his wife Juliet, Secretary of State Philip Hammond and his wife Susan Williams-Walker
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The Ambassador of Panama. his wife, the Libyan Ambassador, the Egyptian Ambassador and his wife
Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Khaled Al Duwaisan, Lord Mountevans and his wife Juliet, Secretary of State Philip Hammond and his wife Susan Williams-Walker
Lord Mountevans and Chilean Ambassador Rolando Drago Rodriguez
Lord Mountevans welcomes the Finnish Ambassador Päivi Luostarinen
Czech Ambassador Libor Sečka greets Lord Mountevans and his wife
Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Alistair Harrison and Annette Prandzioch, Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Commonwealth Society
The Heads of Mission for Cameroon, Tunisia, Namibia and his wife, a city alderman and the High Commissioner for Barbados
The Minister of State of Europe David Lidington greets Lord Mountevans and his wife
Argentina Ambassador Renato Carlos Sersale di Cerisano and his partner Linette de Jager walk the red carpet
The Ambassador of Korea Hyon Hak Bong and his wife Choe Jin Ok
Lord Mountevans and his wife welcome the Canadian Ambassador Gordon Campbell
The American Ambassador Matthew Barzun arrives at Mansion House
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Easter Banquet
It was a night of fanfare, fine dining and fabulous frocks as the Lord Mayor of London welcomed Heads of Mission, MPs and City grandees to Mansion House for the annual Easter Banquet.
There was an especially warm greeting for the Ambassadors and Heads of Mission of the 25 countries the Lord Mayor will be visiting during his term in office.
After a cocktail reception, a loud gong summed guests to a sumptuous banquet before trumpeters in gold announced the evening’s speakers, including a keynote speech from the guest of honour Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond who focused his remarks on Britain’s response to the major threats of Islamic extremism, Russian aggression, the European referendum and the migration crisis (see article p3). He concluded by saying that Britain would continue to play a role on the world stage.
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