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Blueprint for green embassies

French Embassy Secretary General Bruno Aguesse, First Counsellor Olivier Lacroix and Ambassador Sylvie Bermann at the Sustainable Embassies Seminar held at the Ambassador’s Residence on…

Bolivia first Embassy World Cup champs

Bolivia trounced fierce rivals Germany 2-1 in a hotly-contested final of the first-ever Embassy World Cup football tournament. Held under floodlit skies in Battersea Park,…

Spain appointed President of IMO Assembly

Outgoing Secretary General Koji Sekimizo congratulates incoming Secretary General Kitack Lim and Assembly President Federico Trillo Spanish Ambassador Mr Federico Trillo was appointed President of…

Planning for an emergency

David Varney As the list of cities that have suffered a terrorist attack grows longer, now is a good time for diplomatic missions to upgrade…

Envoys welcome UK Syria strikes

Diplomats in London have welcomed the vote by the UK Parliament to extend military action into Syria but said strikes alone would not be enough…

Immigration Bill 2016

A new Conservative government was elected in May with a mandate to bring migration down to sustainable levels. Alicia Ioannou of the Home Office gave…

Resettling Syrian refugees

With Europe reeling under the refugee crisis, Samantha Hill of the Home Office outlined the UK asylum policy to resettle Syrian refugees The UK’s Justice…

Cloud ahead for legalisation?

Andrew Hamilton, of the FCO Legalisation Office, had his head in The Cloud as he outlined radical suggestions for a less bureaucratic legalisation model. Using…