The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
The Ambassador of Bahrain Shaikh Fawaz Al Khalifa congratulates the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan on his 25 years of service
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan welcomes the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Alistair Harrison
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps greets Charlotte Leslie, the Managing Director of the Conservative Middle East Council
Veteran diplomatic editor and Times leader writer Michael Binyon congratulates the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan in discussion with the Ambassador of the UAE Mr Sulaiman Almazroui
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan with the Dean of the African Heads of Mission Mr Amar Abba, the Ambassador of Algeria
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan with the Ambassador of Lebanon Mr Rami Mortada
The Ambassador of Oman Mr Abdul Aziz Al Hinai greets the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan
Baroness Morris of Bolton, honorary vice president of the Conservative Middle East Council and the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan
The Ambassador of Iraq Dr Salih Husain Ali congratulates the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan
Foreign Minister Alan Duncan and Lord Ancram congratulate the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps with the Minister for the Middle East Mr Alistair Burt MP
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ambassador Khaled Al Duwaisan Abdesselem Aboudrar welcomes the Ambassador of Morocco to his residence
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Toasting 25 years of service
Tory grandees – from serving minsters to select committee chairs and party chairmen – joined heads of mission for a reception at the Kuwaiti Residence, co-hosted by the Conservative Middle East Council, to pay tribute to the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the Ambassador of Kuwait, Khaled Al Duwaisan for his phenomenal quarter of a century of service in London.
Reflecting in his tour of duty, the Dean spoke warmly of the close ties between Britain and Kuwait, which was sealed with the Friendship Agreement in 1899, during the reign of Queen Victoria – “when I presented my credentials!” he joked. The British never failed to keep their promise to protect Kuwait, he added, paying special tribute to another female British icon, the late Lady Thatcher, with whom he shared a close personal friendship thanks to her unswerving support for Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion and the reconstruction of his country.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of CMEC the Rt Hon Hugo Swire praised the tireless work of the Dean and the strong bonds of friendship he had cultivated between Britain and Kuwait and the Middle East region. “He is as British as Shakespeare and Yorkshire Pudding!”
Middle East Minster Alistair Burt in his vote of thanks, said that the Ambassador of Kuwait “dignified” the Court of St James’s and the Group of Arab Ambassadors: “You represent the ambassadors with a humility and a sense of humour and a warmth and affection… There is something deep about the relationship between the Kingdom and the region which matters a great deal to us.”
Above Image: “As British as Shakespeare and Yorkshire pudding” – The Rt Hon Sir Hugo Swire MP, Chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council praises the Dean for his 25 years promoting UK-Kuwaiti ties