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…
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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…
Immigration briefing
With a major overhaul of Britain’s immigration policy due in early 2008, the Consular Corps welcomed the FCO’s Director of Migration to brief consuls on…
Consuls meet new human rights chief
In October Trevor Phillips, the newly-appointed chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission addressed the Consular Corps on the role of the new body…
Canadians are moving
Canada’s High Commission is set to move to a modern, smaller building near to Canada House on Trafalgar Square. Macdonald House on Grosvenor Square, once…
London’s young diplomats feed 60,000 kids
Bernard Hamilton, Young Diplomats in London Coordinator, presented a cheque of €3,000 to Gregory Barrow of the World Food Programme, in the presence of YDL…
Cultural attachés visit Oxford
About 20 Cultural Attachés ventured beyond the M25 to spend a day being inspired in the City of Spires. The Oxford visit formed part of…
Preparing for a post-industrial age
Taking action on climate change makes business sense, commercial attachés heard at an International TradeNet meeting in October. In a speech to an audience of…