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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles on Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:The FCDOA Online talk by \nSir Sherard Cowper-Coles\nwith the title \nThe Fourth Anglo-Afghan War: A Preliminary Post Mortem\non Wednesday 2 March 2022\nfrom 11.00 am – 12.00 noon on ZOOM \n\nThe talk is under Chatham House Rule\n\nUnder the Chatham House Rule\, anyone who comes to a meeting is free to use information from the discussion\, but is not allowed to reveal who made any particular comment. \n\n\n Sherard Cowper-Coles served as HM Ambassador in Kabul from 2007 to 2009\, and then as the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009 to 2010\, during which he returned to Kabul for an unusual second tour as head of mission following Mark Sedwill’s decision to leave the Embassy to work for NATO in Afghanistan.  He will reflect on what he learnt and saw during those three and a half years working in and on Afghanistan\, at the height of Britain’s military\, diplomatic and development commitment.  Some of that is reflected in his books Cables from Kabul and Ever the Diplomat. \nSherard has been at HSBC for eight years\, working as Senior Adviser to the Group Chairman and Group Chief Executive\, and more recently heading the Group’s global government and public affairs functions.  He is also Chairman of HSBC Bank Oman SAOG. \nEarlier he spent over 30 years in the British Diplomatic Service\, which he joined straight from reading Classics at Oxford.  He served in Cairo\, Washington and Paris.  He was also Private Secretary to Antony Acland and Patrick Wright as PUSs and later Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary\, the late Robin Cook.  He was Head of the Foreign Office Hong Kong Department from 1994 up to the handover to China in 1997.  His final diplomatic jobs were as Ambassador to Israel (2001–2003)\, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2003–2007)\, Ambassador to Afghanistan (2007-2009)\, and the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009–2010). \nSherard is Chair of the China-Britain Business Council and of the Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust\, and President of the Jane Austen Society. He is the author of two books about his diplomatic experiences: Cables from Kabul and Ever the Diplomat.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-sir-sherard-cowper-coles-on-afghanistan/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220223T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220223T120000
DTSTAMP:20220112T145307Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online talk by Lord David Owen on 23 February 2022
DESCRIPTION:The FCDOA is organising an online talk by\nLord David Owen\nRiddle\, Mystery\, and Enigma: Two Hundred Years of British-Russian Relations\non 23 February 2022 at 11.00am – 12.00 noon\nTickets are £5 each. \nThe moderator will be Sir Roderic Lyne\, former ambassador to Moscow. \n\n\n\nDavid Owen\, one of the FCDOA patrons\, will talk about his new book. Sir Roderic Lyne\, British Ambassador to Russia 2000-2004\, will moderate. \n \nSir Roderic Lyne \nLord Owen’s book is available to FCDOA members with 20% discount. Please enter promo code ‘20FCDOA’ during checkout.  \nRiddle\, Mystery\, and Enigma
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-fcdoa-online-talk-by-lord-owen-on-23-february-2022/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220208T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220208T120000
DTSTAMP:20220207T125428Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online talk by Jon Sopel\, former BBC North America Editor
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by\nJon Sopel \nformer BBC North America Editor \nwith the title \nAmerica in the era of Biden\, America in the shadow of Trump\nUS  Domestic politics and its impact on Foreign Policy and the UK relationship: one year on \non 8 February 2022 at 11.00 am\nModerator: Sir Peter Westmacott\, British Ambassador to Washington 2012-16 \n \nTickets are £5 each. \n\nAfter 7 turbulent years as the BBC North America Editor\, writing a trilogy of books on the period based on an intimate knowledge of US  politics  and US politicians\,  Jon is better placed than most to give us an informed view of the Biden administration and the challenges facing it in the aftermath of Trump’s controversial presidency and the most divided America for decades and an assessment of Biden’s foreign policy. \nJon Sopel is a British journalist\, television presenter\,  a freelance writer and broadcaster before joining the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and producer for BBC Radio Solent. He went on to become the chief political correspondent for BBC News 24\,  becoming a long standing BBC  Senior Correspondent and later spent three years as the BBC’s Paris correspondent. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq\, Sopel was the BBC’s correspondent in Kuwait City. He was formerly the BBC’s North America editor. Jon Sopel has been the BBC’s North America Editor since 2014. He has covered the 2016 and 2020 elections and Trump’s White House at first hand\, reporting for the BBC across TV\, radio and online. He also presents the highly successful Americast podcast with Emily Maitlis and Anthony Zurcher. As a member of the White House Press Corps\, he has accompanied both President Obama and President Trump on Air Force One and interviewed President Obama at the White House. He has travelled extensively across the US and recently rode a Harley Davidson down the West Coast (that wasn’t for work though). He lived in Washington and London. He is the author of If Only They Didn’t Speak English: Notes from Trump’s America and A Year at the Circus: Inside Trump’s White House and his most recent book UnPresidented – a diary of the 2020 campaign and it’s aftermath is highly topical.   Since leaving Washington at the end of 2021\, he has taken time off to write another book. \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-jon-sopel-bbc-north-america-editor/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220111T110000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online talk by Dr Helen Fry - Spymaster: the man who saved MI6
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by\nDr Helen Fry\nwith the title\nSpymaster: the man who saved MI6\non 11 January at 11.00 on Zoom \nTickets are £10 each available to buy here or by cheque payable to the “FCDO Association” \n\nThe author Helen Fry\, who gave a superb talk last year on MI9\, will talk about Thomas Joseph Kendrick – one of the most senior spymasters of the British Secret Intelligence Service in the 20th century. \nFrom his headquarters in Vienna in the shadows of a clandestine world\, he tracked Communist agents across Europe in the 1920s and Nazi spies in the 1930s. \nDubbed ‘the elusive Englishman’\, his real identity eluded Hitler’s Secret Service (the Abwehr) until his betrayal by a double agent in the summer of 1938. Expelled for spying\, he returned to London and disappeared from the public eye. Behind the scenes in the Second World War he headed one of the most important intelligence operations\, helping to shorten the war and save thousands of lives. \n  \nABOUT HELEN FRY \nHistorian Dr Helen Fry has written numerous books on the Second World War with particular reference to the 10\,000 Germans who fought for Britain\, and also British intelligence\, espionage and WWII. Her latest book is called: Spymaster: The Man who Saved MI6. She has written over 25 books – including The Walls have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of WWII; The London Cage about a secret interrogation centre in WWII; and MI9: A history of the British Secret Service for escape and evasion in World War Two. Helen has appeared in numerous TV documentaries\, including David Jason’s Secret Service (Channel 4)\, Spying on Hitler’s Army (Channel 4) and Home Front Heroes (BBC1). She is deputy chair and a trustee of Trent Park Museum Trust; and an ambassador for the Museum of Military Intelligence opening in 2023\, and President of the Friends of the National Archives. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-helen-fry-spymaster-man-who-saved-mi6/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211119T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211119T130000
DTSTAMP:20211103T085918Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA ANNUAL LECTURE by The Rt. Hon Sir David Lidington
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA Annual Lecture  \n(to be delivered online)\nby Rt Hon Sir David Lidington\nThe United Kingdom as a European power: “The post-Brexit challenge” \non Friday 19 November 2021 at 12.00 \n\nSir David will speak about the UK’s place in Europe and the part that our own region should play in strategy for “Global Britain”. \nTickets are £5 each booked online or by cheque made out to the FCDO Association .
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-annual-lecture-by-sir-david-lidington/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T120000
DTSTAMP:20210907T080321Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Lord Peter RICKETTS - Britain at a Crossroads: The Case for a New National Strategy
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an Online Talk on ZOOM by\nLord Peter RICKETTS\nwith a title\nBritain at a Crossroads: The Case for a New National Strategy\non 26 October at  11.00 – 12.00 on ZOOM \nTicket is £5 \n\nPeter Ricketts will talk about the themes of his book Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next.  In his book\, Peter uses his forty years in the Foreign Office to shed light on the choices Britain needs to make in designing a post-Brexit national strategy for a world dominated by US-China rivalry. \nThe talk will start with Britain’s formative influence in shaping the UN and NATO\, and the central role the country played in crisis management through the Cold War and beyond. In assessing how well prepared the British system is for the challenges ahead\, Peter will comment on what he sees as the lost art of strategy and the tendency to over-estimate Britain’s weight in the world. He will wrap up by outlining some choices which will shape Britain’s future\, from defining a new balance in relations between the US\, Europe and China\, to standing up for our values and interests while landing much-needed trade deals.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-peter-ricketts-britain-at-a-crossroads-the-case-for-a-new-national-strategy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T213000
DTSTAMP:20210922T104957Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Visit to Medieval Dragon Hall with Dinner is Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Dear member\, \n  \nWe’re writing to tell you that regrettably it’s been necessary to cancel the prestigious 19th October visit to the Dragon Hall and literary dinner. \n  \nThree members dropped out at short notice – making the cost for the remaining participants too high. Despite a further publicity push last week\, the lack of takers suggests an apparent but understandable reluctance to travel during these current post-pandemic times. \n  \nIt was a tough decision to make since we know how much those of you who had booked and paid wished to be present at the event – not just to talk about books and to celebrate the FCDOA’s literary skills but also to be with other members for the first time since the end of 2019. On this occasion it has not proved possible. Full refunds will be made. \n  \nWe hope that in 2022 there will be other opportunities to enjoy and promote – face to face – our love of books and writing. For us it will be a priority. \n  \nWith our good wishes \n  \n  \nEdward Glover \nJane Clarke \nLucie Portman \nWriters’ Corner
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/literary-visit-to-dragon-hall-with-dinner/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211013T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211013T120000
DTSTAMP:20210817T083405Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online talk with John Campbell on Richard Burdon\, Viscount Haldane:  Resurrecting a Forgotten Statesman
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising online talk by\nJohn Campbell\non\nRichard Burdon\, Viscount Haldane: \nResurrecting a Forgotten Statesman\non 13 October 2021 @ 11.00-12.00 on Zoom \nTicket is £5 \n\nHaldane’s biographer\, John Campbell\, will give us an insight  into this remarkable lawyer\, statesman and thinker who shaped many aspects of modern Britain. Born in 1856  in Edinburgh\, he attended the universities of Edinburgh and Göttingen. Moving to London at the age of 21 to become a barrister his  rise was phenomenal; an  MP by the age of 29\, the youngest QC appointed for a generation at the age of 33\, he was soon established not only as the pre-eminent legal mind of his generation\, but also as the brains of the Liberal party contributing ideas to address the social\, political and economic changes of his time. As Secretary of State for War in Campbell Bannerman and Asquith’s administrations\, he was the architect of Britain’s success in WW1 in resisting Germany’s hegemony\,and his influence stands behind the creation of MI5 and MI6\, He was also deeply instrumental in the reform of British higher education\, and the development of  several universities\, including LSE and Imperial College. He was Lord Chancellor from 1912-15 under Asquith and in 1925 served in that role in Ramsay Macdonald’s first Labour administration. \n  \nJohn Campbell
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-with-john-campbell-with-the-title-lord-haldane-the-forgotten-statesman/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210928T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210928T120000
DTSTAMP:20210611T144546Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online event with Sir John Sawers and Sir Jeremy Greenstock on 28 September 2021
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising another online talk\nSir John Sawers will be in conversation with Sir Jeremy Greenstock \nUK Security challenges and the Integrated Review\n28 September at 11.00\non Zoom \n\n  \nSir John Sawers will be in conversation with Sir Jeremy Greenstock. Jeremy’s career started as an Arabist and then moved on to European and transatlantic issues. His senior posts were Political Director\, Ambassador to the UN in New York and finally Special Envoy for Iraq in the Coalition Provisional Authority.He and John\, who during his career was Political Director\, Ambassador to Egypt and to the United Nations and then Chief of MI6\, will explore the security issues and challenges facing the UK and will look at the adequacy of the proposals in the recent integrated review. \nWe expect the discussion between two of our leading political and security experts to look at how the changing politics in Britain is impacting our foreign and security policies and shaping our role in the World.   As well as the issues Britain has to address vis-a-vis America and Europe\, and managing our relations with China and Russia\, John and Jeremy will touch on climate change\, technology and migration as drivers of the new world order.  As former Permanent Representatives to the United Nations they will also cover the international system and what is needed to sustain the rules based order in which a middle power like Britain has such an interest in preserving.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-online-event-with-sir-john-sawers-and-sir-jeremy-greenstock-on-28-september-2021/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T120000
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SUMMARY:Visit to Freemasons’ Hall\, Library and Museum - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Freemasons’ Hall\, Library and Museum is Cancelled. New visit will be organised at later stage\n\nFreemasons’ Hall \nUsed as a masonic meeting place since 1775\, the current building – situated in Great Queen Street between Holborn and Covent Garden – is the third structure on this site. \nBuilt in the art deco style between 1927 and 1933 as a memorial to the 3\,225 Freemasons who died on active service in the First World War\, it comprises an impressive Grand Temple with a mosaic ceiling and an array of sculptures including the figures of Prudence\, Temperance\, Fortitude and Justice. Each of the bronze doors weighs 1.25 tonnes. \n  \n               \nThe Freemasons’ Hall\, Library and Museum on Thursday 16 September 2021 at 12.00pm. Please contact Cynthia Butterworth for further information on Cynthia.Butterworth@fco.gov.uk.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-freemasons-hall-library-and-museum/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210908T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210908T120000
DTSTAMP:20210611T144621Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Lord Andrew ADONIS - Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an Online Talk by  \nLord Andrew Adonis – Ernest Bevin: Labour’s Churchill \n8 September from 11.00-12.00 on ZOOM \n\nErnest Bevin was one of the greatest and most inspirational figures of the twentieth century. Born in abject poverty to a single mother\, and with virtually no formal education\, Bevin went on to become the founder of the largest trade union in British history and then made it to the top of politics and government.As a statesman\, he was second only to Churchill in impact and legacy. Listen to Andrew Adonis\, himself a Minister and Statesman\,  skilfully bring to life this extraordinary figure.  Lord Adonis will explore Bevin’s powerful legacy and lessons for our own age\, restoring this charismatic statesman to  his rightful place among the pantheon  of Britain’s greatest political leaders. \nTicket is £5. \n \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-online-talk-by-lord-andrew-adonis-ernest-bevin-labours-churchill/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210727T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210727T120000
DTSTAMP:20210707T145358Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online talk by Wendy MOORE: The Suffragette Surgeons
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising a talk by journalist and author Wendy Moore \nwith the title \nThe Suffragette Surgeons \non 27th July 2021 at 11.00 am – 12.15 pm on ZOOM \n  \n\nJournalist and author Wendy Moore tells the story of the only military hospital under the auspices of the British Army to be run and staffed by women\, Endell Street Military Hospital\, which treated wounded men in the First World War. The hospital ‘manned by women’ was hailed a triumph by the press and described by its patients as the ‘best’ in London. Its doctors performed more than 7\,000 major operations and pioneered medical advances\, including ground-breaking approaches to rehabilitation and wound infection. \n  \nThe Bishop of London\, Sarah Mullally \, formerly England’s chief nursing officer and the NHS’s director of patient experience (1999-2004)\, has kindly agreed to moderate the talk. \n  \nTicket costs £10 \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-online-talk-by-wendy-moore-the-suffragette-surgeons/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210713T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210713T120000
DTSTAMP:20210611T144800Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Virtual talk by Simon KUPER: George Blake versus the UK
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by journalist and author of \nThe Happy Traitor (a biography of the British-KGB double agent George Blake)\,\nSimon Kuper\nwith the title George Blake versus the UK\non 13 July 2021 from 11.00 am – 12.00 pm on Zoom\n\n\n\nGeorge Blake versus the UK. Blake\, an MI6 officer who turned KGB double agent\, died in Moscow on Boxing Day aged 98. He deceived the British intelligence services and the Prison Service\, and harmed the country’s relationship with the US. The damage he did to the British state continued far beyond his unmasking as a traitor in 1961\, and some 40 agents are thought to have lost their lives because of Blake’s treachery. Yet his feelings about Britain were surprisingly positive.  His biographer Simon Kuper\, author of The Happy Traitor\, provides an insight into the mind of one of the most notorious cold war traitors. \n\n\nSimon Kuper (born in Kampala\, Uganda in 1969) was educated at Oxford University and Harvard. He writes a weekly column for the Financial Times. He is British but lives with his wife and three children in Paris. His books Soccer Against the Enemy (1994)\, Ajax\, The Dutch\, The War: Football in Europe During the Second World War (2003)\, and – as co-author with Stefan Szymanski – Soccernomics (2009) and The Happy Traitor (February 2021). Tickets are £5.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-virtual-talk-by-simon-kuper-george-blake-versus-the-uk/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T163000
DTSTAMP:20210611T144851Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online talk by Dr Helen NAYLOR - GIN: The Spirit of Westminster
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by  \nDr Helen Naylor \nGin: The Spirit of Westminster \non 22 June 2021 from 15.00 -16.30 pm on Zoom \n\nDr Helen Naylor\, a qualified City of Westminster Tour Guide and a member of the City of Westminster Guide lecturers Association\, will give a talk to the FCDOA members titled Gin: The Spirit of Westminster – the story of gin from the slums to The Savoy. \n\n\nHistory in a Glass; the gin story crosses continents\, oceans and a time period of 300 years\, from the gin craze of the 18th century to the 21st century ‘Ginaissance’. Join Dr Helen Naylor  to discover more about gin’s extraordinary heritage: a rollercoaster of a tale involving religion\, medicine\, empire\, Westminster’s Georgian slums\, the royal family and the Royal Navy.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-online-talk-by-dr-helen-naylor-titled-gin-the-spirit-of-westminster/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210527T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210527T123000
DTSTAMP:20210428T080308Z
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SUMMARY:Treasures of the Buckingham Palace - Queen's Gallery
DESCRIPTION:The visit to the Queen’s Gallery on Thursday 27 May at 11 am to see the Treasures of the Buckingham Palace is the first FCOA London event since 30 January 2020. \nThis exhibition brings together some of the most important paintings in the Royal Collection from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace.  Artists represented in the exhibition include Titian\, Guercino\, Guido Reni\, Vermeer\, Rembrandt\, van Dyck\, Rubens\, Jan Steen\, Claude and Canaletto.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/treasures-from-buckingham-palace-physical-visit-on-27-may-2021/
LOCATION:Buckingham palace\, Buckingham Palace\, London\, SW1A 1AA\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210526T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210526T110000
DTSTAMP:20210401T123415Z
CREATED:20210401T123340Z
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SUMMARY:FCOA Online Talk by Christina LAMB - Our Bodies\, Their Battlefield
DESCRIPTION:FCOA is organising an online talk by \nChristina Lamb \n Our Bodies\, Their Battlefield: War through the eyes of women \non Wednesday 26th May from 11.00 – 12.00 on ZOOM \n\nAcclaimed journalist Christina Lamb\, one of Britain’s leading foreign correspondents\, will deliver a heart-wrenching study of  the use of rape as a weapon of war. Interweaving the harrowing testimonies of contemporary women in war-torn regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo. \nShe will give us an  essential\, groundbreaking examination of how women experience war. Speaking to survivors first-hand\, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. In Our Bodies\, Their Battlefield\, longtime intrepid war correspondent Christina Lamb makes us witness to the lives of women in wartime\,  she gives voice to the women caught up in conflicts\, exposing how in today’s warfare\, rape is used by armies\, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate\, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing. At the same time\, she uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance. \n  \nTickets are £5. \n  \n​​ \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-online-talk-by-christina-lamb-our-bodies-their-battlefield/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210511T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210511T120000
DTSTAMP:20210401T125139Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210401T125139Z
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SUMMARY:FCOA Virtual lecture by Professor Philippe SANDS QC: From Nuremberg to Ecocide
DESCRIPTION:FCOA Virtual lecture by  \nProfessor Philippe Sands QC \nFrom Nuremberg to Ecocide \non 11 May 2021 from 11.00 am – 12.00 pm on ZOOM \n\nOn Tuesday 11 May at 11.00 am Philippe Sands QC\, Professor of Law at University College London\, practising barrister at Matrix Chambers\, frequently appearing as counsel before international courts and tribunals\, as well as sitting as an international arbitrator\, will review international courts from the foundation of Nuremberg seventy-five years ago to the growing movement seeking destruction of the environment to be treated like genocide and crimes against humanity. \nPhilippe is author of Lawless World (2005) and Torture Team (2008) and numerous academic books on international law\, and has contributed to the New York Review of Books\, Vanity Fair\, the Financial Times\, The Guardian and the New York Times. \nHis latest books are East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide (2016) (awarded the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize\, the 2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year\, and the 2018 Prix Montaigne) and The Ratline: Love\, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive (2020)\, also available as a BBC podcast. \nHe is President of English PEN and a member of the Board of the Hay Festival of Arts and Literature. \nTickets are £5.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-virtual-lecture-by-professor-philippe-sands-qc-from-nuremberg-to-ecocide/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210421T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210421T120000
DTSTAMP:20210401T125333Z
CREATED:20210303T113748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210401T125333Z
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SUMMARY:FCOA Virtual Interview with Sir Peter WESTMACOTT: They Call It Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:FCOA is organising an Online Interview with \nSir Peter Westmacott \nThey Call It Diplomacy \non 21 April 2021 from 11.00 am – 12.00 pm on ZOOM \n\n  \nAt 11.00 am on 21 April Giles Portman\, the FCDO’s Director Europe\, will interview online Sir Peter Westmacott – former ambassador to Turkey\, France and to the United States during the Obama Presidency – about his new book\, which explores what a professional diplomat actually does and whether diplomats can they exert real influence on the course of negotiations between presidents and prime ministers and thereby achieve real and beneficial change in relationships between nation states. \nThis will be a fascinating interview – not to be missed. \nTickets cost £5. \nHere is the Amazon link to his book  \n \nSir Peter Westmacott \n  \n \nGiles Portman\, FCDO Director
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-virtual-event-they-call-it-diplomacy-sir-peter-westmacott/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T110000
DTSTAMP:20200616T122028Z
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SUMMARY:Spencer House POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the Coronavirus crisis\, Spencer house is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible\, and safe\, to do so.  ​ \nSpencer House \n  \nSituated in St James’s Place\, it was commissioned in 1756 by John the Ist Earl Spencer who required a large townhouse to cement his position and status. Its architectural design is Ancient Greek in style. The house was occupied by successive Earls and Countesses Spencer until1895 when it was let. \n  \nLord Rothschild has been the present tenant since 1986. His family company has completed an admired restoration\, returning the state rooms and the garden to their original appearance. Ownership of the building remains in the hands of the Spencer family. \n  \nTogether with nearby Lancaster House\, Dudley House\, Bridgewater House and Apsley House\, Spencer House is one of the last of the many aristocratic houses which once adorned central London. \n     \n  \nVisit to Spencer House will be organised on Monday 20 July. Please contact Cynthia Butterworth for further information on Cynthia.Butterworth@fco.gov.uk.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/spencer-house/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200717T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200717T130000
DTSTAMP:20200616T122052Z
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SUMMARY:BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the Coronavirus crisis\, Bank of England museum is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible\, and safe\, to do so.  ​ \nA visit has been arranged for Friday 17 July 2020 to the Bank of England for a Bank of England\, Past and Present presentation.  This should last under one hour and then members can view the Museum at their leisure. \nMembers should arrive at the Museum entrance in Bartholomew Lane.  If you face the Bank’s main entrance\, the Museum entrance is around the corner to the right. Photography is not allowed. \nThe nearest Underground station is Bank on Central\, Northern and Waterloo and City lines.  You can also walk from Monument on the District/Circle lines at street level.  At present the underground route is closed but may well be open by March. \nApplying online:  15 places can be booked online.  Once these have been assigned\, you will no longer be able to book.  I shall email joining instructions. \nRefunds:  the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally be refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point where we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date:  Thursday 9 July 2020 \nCynthia Butterworth                     Cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk\nFCOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967 \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/bank-of-england-museum/
LOCATION:Bank of England\, Threadneedle Street\, City London\, EC2R 8AH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200507T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200507T100000
DTSTAMP:20200421T133159Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Bletchley Park 7 May 2020 POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the Coronavirus crisis\, Bletchley Park is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible\, and safe\, to do so.  ​ \nVisits to Bletchley Park are always popular\, our last was in 2017\, and at the request of members we have arranged a repeat visit\, on Thursday 7 May. We hope to have a speaker talk about wider issues of the work there\, such how they identified and recruited the qualities of staff that they needed\, as well as the interception of German signals (“Y” stations)\, and their collection and delivery to Bletchley. Details will be available on the website shortly\, but if you wish to reserve a slot\, please contact Tim.Handley@fco.gov.uk\, or fco.association@fco.gov.uk. \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-bletchley-park-7-may-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T081701
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T081701
DTSTAMP:20200324T081701Z
CREATED:20200311T135345Z
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SUMMARY:Talk by Professor Piers Ludlow on Negotiating with the EU: Recollections of Past Experience
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE \nWhen: 13.00-14.00 on Tuesday 24 March 2020 \nWhere: Mayhew Theatre\, King Charles Street \nHistorian\, Professor Piers Ludlow\, London School of Economics\, will talk about the UK’s pre-1973 experience of dealing with the EC in the context of the present negotiations with the EU. \nHosted by FCO Association. \nAttendance open to all FCO staff. \nPlease note that the places are limited to 20 for the FCO Association and allocated strictly on a first come first served basis. Please apply to fco.association@fco.gov.uk  \n  \nElectronic screen Prof Ludlow pdf
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/talk-by-professor-piers-ludlow-on-negotiating-with-the-eu-recollections-of-past-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T133000
DTSTAMP:20191217T095419Z
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SUMMARY:ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
DESCRIPTION:Architecture specialist\, David Thompson\, will lead a tour of Christopher Wren’s masterpiece\, St Paul’s Cathedral.  Built over 35 years between 1675 and 1710 under the jurisdiction of five monarchs\, Wren saw the great church through to completion.  English Baroque in style\, we will consider how it is engineered and decorated as we tour both exterior and interior of this magnificent building\, and also hear of the great man’s often less than smooth path overseeing the largest building project in Europe.  By special permission we will gain access to the Triforium\, to enjoy the fabulous view down the nave and also see the Great Model\, paid from Wren’s own pocket\, illustrating his original concept design. \nPlease be aware that the Triforium is accessed by 141 steps – wide and shallow – and a reasonable degree of mobility is required. \nWe will meet at the statue of Queen Anne\, central to the West Front steps\, at 10.30. \nThe nearest Underground station is St Paul’s on the Central Line.  The Cathedral is also a short walk from Mansion House station on the District/Circle lines and many buses run nearby. \nApplying online:  10 places can be booked online.  Once these have been assigned\, you will no longer be able to book.  I shall email joining instructions. \nRefunds:  the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally be refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point where we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date:     Wednesday 5 February 2020 \nCynthia Butterworth                                        Cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk\nFCOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/st-pauls-cathedral/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T150000
DTSTAMP:20191217T095508Z
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SUMMARY:NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM & CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN OF ENGLAND MUSEUM
DESCRIPTION:In the morning we will visit the National Army Museum which is the British Army’s central museum\, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea\, the home of the “Chelsea Pensioners”.  This will not be a guided tour.  In the afternoon we will go to the Chelsea Physic Garden during the Snowdrop week.  In between\, we will cross over the road where\, thanks to the kind hospitality of Edward and Dame Audrey Glover\, we will have drinks and canapés at Flat 8\, 25 Cheyne Place. \nSuggested timings are 10.30 at the National Army Museum\, 12.30 chez the Glovers and 13.30 at the Chelsea Physic Garden.  There are cafés at both the National Army Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden.  We would go as a group into the Chelsea Physic Garden.  We can see the snowdrops independently but there will be guides available although these tours are not run to a set schedule and finish by 15.30. \nThe170 bus from Victoria or Roehampton stops at the National Army Museum.  You can also walk there from Sloane Square tube on District/Circle Lines. \nApplying online:  8 places can be booked online.  Once these have been assigned\, you will no longer be able to book.  I shall email joining instructions. \nRefunds:  the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally be refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point where we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date:  Wednesday 8 January 2020 \nCynthia Butterworth                     Cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk\nFCOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/national-army-museum-chelsea-physic-garden-of-england-museum/
LOCATION:National Army Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden\, Royal Hospital Road\, SW3 4HT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191206T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191206T143000
DTSTAMP:20191120T134315Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Party 2019
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis year’s Annual Reception will take place on Friday 6 December in the FCO’s Locarno Suite\, King Charles Street\, from 12.00 to 14.30. \n  \nAs last year it will have a distinct Christmas flavour. We are delighted that the excellent FCO Choir will open our event with some carols. Mulled wine\, white wine\, non-alcoholic mince pies\, crisps and nuts will be served. \n  \nThis will be an excellent opportunity to catch up with friends\, former colleagues and some of our newer members and of course to make new acquaintances in the surroundings of the FCO’s finest suite of rooms. Moreover\, it’s a good opportunity to help mark the beginning of the Association’s 20th anniversary. There is plenty of space to fill. I therefore urge as many of you as possible to join us on this special day. It’s not to be missed. \n  \nThe cost is £21 per person. Places can be booked below. We have been able to keep the cost down due to the kind sponsorship of Mr Nic Uglow of St James’s Place.  Any questions should be addressed to the FCOA office (fco.association@fco.gov.uk tel. no: 020 7008 0967.) \n  \nRSVP by 29 November. \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/christmas-party-2019/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191202T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191202T130000
DTSTAMP:20201203T082532Z
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SUMMARY:FCOA Annual Lecture Sir Simon Fraser: Rebuilding British Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Sir Simon Fraser\, previously PUS in the FCO from 2010-15\, will give this year’s FCOA Annual Lecture on Wednesday 2 December at 12.00. The title is Rebuilding British Foreign Policy. \nBecause of current Covid restrictions\, it will not be possible for him to speak in KCS as we had previously planned. Instead he will do so via the video conferencing app Zoom. \nThere will be a charge of £5 to cover the administrative cost of the event. This amount can be paid either online via the Association’s website or by cheque made out to the FCOA and sent to the KCS office\, Room 43\, FCDO\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH. \nWe hope that as many of you as possible will join us on the 2nd of December – a pivotal moment for the future of British foreign policy – one month after the outcome of the US Presidential election and a month before the UK’s scheduled exit from the EU transition period.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcoa-annual-lecture-sir-simon-fraser-rebuilding-british-foreign-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T120000
DTSTAMP:20190903T155801Z
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SUMMARY:THE GARRICK CLUB VISIT
DESCRIPTION:A visit to the Garrick Club has been arranged for Tuesday 26 November at 10 am.\nTea/coffee and biscuits will be served on arrival in the Morning Room. The Club was\nfounded in 1831 and moved to its present premises in 1864. It houses the largest\nand most significant collection of British theatrical works of art and has over 1000\npaintings\, drawings and pieces of sculpture on display. Artists represented in the\ncollection include Johan Zoffany\, Thomas Lawrence and John Everett Millais\, whilst\npaintings of every British actor of note\, from David Garrick to Michael Gambon\, hang\non the Club walls. Many of the major literary\, theatrical and artistic personalities of\nthe last two centuries have been members\, including Charles Dickens\, William\nMakepeace Thackeray\, Henry Irving\, W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The tour will\nbe led by Sarah Hughes and she will take in all the main rooms of the Club and point\nout the highlights of the collection. Please note there is a dress code which is called\nformal smart casual! No jeans\, denim\, shorts\, trainers or gym shoes are permitted\nand men should wear a jacket and collared shirt\, ideally also a tie. \nGetting there: the Club is located on Garrick Street in Covent Garden. The nearest\ntube is Leicester Square (Piccadilly/Northern Lines). The Club is the large building\non the right hand side of Garrick Street coming from Leicester Square Station. \nApplying online: 14 places can be booked online. Once these have been\nassigned\, you will no longer be able to book. I shall email joining instructions. \nRefunds: the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally\nbe refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point\nwhere we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date: Tuesday 5 November \n—————————————————————————————————–
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-garrick-club-visit/
LOCATION:Garrick Club\, Garrick Street\, Covent Garden\, London
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T200000
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SUMMARY:Canterbury Ghost Walk
DESCRIPTION:Event:          Canterbury Ghost Walk \nLocation:     Outside “ALBERRYS WINE BAR” in St Margarets Street\, Canterbury\, Kent CT1 2TY.   \nDate:            12 November at 18:00 PROMPT \nPrice per person    £12:00 \nDescription: This promises to be a truly fascinating\, if not scary\, experience. Given the age and historical importance of Canterbury\, there’s plenty to draw on\, with murders\, suicides\, skeletons being found walled up and any number of creaking staircases and ghostly alleys. The tour is based on 25 years’ experience of our “Ghosthunter” guide and we’ll hear some of the more general history about Canterbury as well. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions\, there is therefore flexibility as to how long it might take\, but we’ll aim for around 1.5 to 2 hours. \nAmong many other tales\, we may hear about\, if not see:- \n\nthe ghost of the former mayor as he harmlessly rides his bicycle around the city\na phantom girl dressed in grey clothing seen to enter a front door and disappear; a female skeleton was later discovered under the floorboards\, draped in grey cloth\nthe water pump that “ran red with blood”\nnaughty children who can be heard playing on the stairs at “Tiny Tim’s Tearooms”\n\nAfter the tour\, we can regain our courage in a nearby\, recommended pub. FCOA members who live in the area\, but who don’t wish to do the tour\, would be very welcome to join us – please let Tim Handley know in advance. \nGetting there: by train: There are regular services to and from London\, to both Canterbury West and Canterbury East stations \nBy car:         There are several car parks in Canterbury\, the postcode CT1 2TY\, above\, is for the meeting point outside Alberry’s wine bar. \nApply on-line or by post\, up to 20 places will be available \nClosing date:         10 November\, but subject to numbers\, reservations could be considered on the day. \nContact Tim.Handley@fco.gov.uk or FCO.Association@fco.gov.uk. FCOA\, Room KG 43\, King Charles St\, London SW1A 2AH
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/canterbury-ghost-walk/
LOCATION:Canterbury Ghost Walk\, Akberry's Wine Bar\,\, Canterbury\, Kent\, CT1 2TY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Annual Lecture 2019
DESCRIPTION:Lord Ricketts\, the new President of the Association\, will give this year’s FCOA Annual Lecture on Tuesday 5 November at 12.00 noon in the Diplomatic Academy’s Mayhew Theatre in King Charles Street. The subject will be “What is National Security?” The lecture will be followed by a reception in The Map Room. Tickets can be booked now and cost £20 per head\, to cover the cost of a sandwich lunch with wine\, and security escorting.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-annual-lecture-2019/
LOCATION:King Charles Street
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SUMMARY:APOTHECARIES' HALL
DESCRIPTION:A visit to the Apothecaries’ Hall for 24 people has been arranged for Wednesday 16\nOctober at 11 am. The tour will last 1½ hours. The Society of Apothecaries’\narchives chart the history of its development and its changing roles and activities as\na City Livery Company; a major centre for the manufacture and sale of drugs at the\nHall (1671-1922); the founder (in 1730) and manager (until 1899) of Chelsea Physic\nGarden\, and medical examining and licensing body (1815 to the present day). The\nWorshipful Society of Apothecaries lies at the heart of the early foundations of\nmodern-day medicine and remains an important\, active and innovative medical\ninstitution today. The Society plays a key role in the advancement of special areas\nof medicine and in the ongoing post-graduate education and qualification of\npractitioners. Steeped in history and tradition\, the Society was founded by Royal\nCharter in 1617 and is one of the few livery companies in the City of London to\nremain professionally based with over 85 per cent of its membership belonging to\nprofessions allied to medicine. Both Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (first woman in\nBritain to qualify as a physician and surgeon) and Agatha Christie were members. \nGetting there: Blackfriars Station (District and Circle Lines) is about a 4 minute walk\naway. Other stations are St Paul’s (Central Line) and City Thameslink. Buses 4\, 11\,\n15\, 23\, 26\, 45\, 63\, 76 and 172 all go near. \nApplying online: 12 places can be booked online. Once these have been\nassigned\, you will no longer be able to book. I shall email joining instructions. \nRefunds: the cost (minus a small administration fee) of booking an event will\nnormally be refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the\npoint where we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date: 24 September 2019\n———————————————————————————————–
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/apothecaries-hall/
LOCATION:Apothecaries’ Hall\, Black Friars Lane\, London\, EC4V 6EJ
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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