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Electric election night

There were scenes of wild jubilation at the American Embassy in London last night after Barack Obama was elected president, the first African American to…

Exposed! Britain’s red-light weekends

Brits like to indulge in unhealthy ‘red-light’ foods over the weekend, research into the government’s proposed ‘traffic light’ system of food labelling has shown. This…

New emissions charge illegal – expert

Diplomats should be exempt from Mayor Ken Livingstone’s new £25 emissions charge for gas-guzzling vehicles, a legal expert has told Embassy magazine. Professor Eileen Denza,…

Rock and a hard place

British rock music is becoming a potent force in diplomacy. First Deep Purple performed for Russian presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin, now guitar…

New ceremonial head

Simon Burton has taken over from Marie-Louise Archer as head of the Ceremonial Section. Mr Burton comes to the Protocol Division from the Communication Directorate…

US Embassy launches ‘green blog’

Science, environment and technology attachés wanting to know more about America’s thinking in the Climate Change debate should sign up to the Embassy’s new green…

US Ambassador hosts Elections webchat

The US presidential primaries have been a fascinating contest. To join Ambassador Robert Tuttle in an online discussion about the elections, register on the US…

Mission accomplished

How do you represent a state that has ceased to exist? As three Baltic nations celebrate their 90th anniversary of statehood, we look back at…