Simon Martin gets medal
Congratulations to Simon Martin, the former FCO Director of Protocol who was awarded a CMG for his services to diplomacy in the Queen’s New Year’s…
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Envoys owe £1.4m in fines
Foreign diplomats owe Westminster council almost £1.4 million in outstanding parking fines, a Freedom of Information Request has revealed. Sudan is the biggest offender, running…
TFL seeks ICJ to rule on CC dispute
The Foreign Office has been asked to take the decade-long legal dispute over the Congestion Charge to the International Court of Justice, Transport for London…
New Vice Chair of DPAAL
Sohair Younis, Press Counsellor at the Egyptian Embassy, has been appointed Vice President of the Diplomatic Press Attaché Association in London (DPAAL). Mrs Younis served…
Dotcom diplomat tipped as ambassador
Will Matthew Barzun be the next US Ambassador to London? As predicted by Embassy magazine, former US Ambassador to Sweden and trusted financial adviser to…
Helicopter crash raises questions about security
Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered a review of the rules governing flights over London, following a helicopter crash in Vauxhall during rush hour which…
War and Peace
A number of wars will be commemorated this year, with historians and analysts pondering over their long-term impact. It was 10 years ago that a…
The Year in 2013
According to the Chinese, 2013 is the Year of the Snake – and it’s an unpredictable year of upheaval, rebuilding but innovation too. And apparently…
Fun and Games
With no Olympics, the focus falls on smaller tournaments scattered around the globe. For football fans, the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off the year…
UK and EU to lose out in UK exit, say HoMs
London’s foreign ambassadors have warned that the UK and the EU could lose global influence should Britain decide to leave the Union. Responding to an…