DPG urge vigilance after terror attacks
The French Embassy stands up for free speech The Diplomatic Protection Group advised diplomatic missions to “remain vigilant” in the wake of the terrorist attacks…
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Holocaust remembered
Ambassador Daniel Taub A moving ceremony at the FCO was held ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz….
EU law puts embassies in the dock
Diplomatic Missions in the UK are no longer immune from prosecution in some civil disputes after the Appeal Court ruled that EU human rights law…
New Director of Protocol takes office
Departing Director of Protocol Anna Clunes (left) wears the first-ever FCO Diplomatic Uniform for women, which will be passed on to the interim Director Catherine…
Wikileaks refugee costs £10m
Maintaining a guard for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he sought asylum in June 2012, has cost the Met Police £10,000…
On the Fringes with Elizabeth Stewart
The Year of the Diplomat? Welcome to the Year of the Goat – and according to Chinese sages, 2015 will be a year of compromise……
Wikileaks refugee costs £10m
Maintaining a guard for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he sought asylum in June 2012, has cost the Met Police £10,000…
My First Year as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
What makes a good diplomat? After a long diplomatic career and a year at the Court of St James’s the Marshal has narrowed it down…
FCO Academy reaches out to missions
The FCO’s new Diplomatic Academy will use its “convening power” to “bring diplomats of different nations together to draw in the best expertise,” Foreign Secretary…
Europe ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine Crisis, say Lords
Britain and the EU have been accused of a “catastrophic misreading” of the mood in the Kremlin in the run-up to the crisis in Ukraine,…