A visit to the Garrick Club has been arranged for Tuesday 26 November at 10 am. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be served on arrival in the Morning Room. The Club was founded in 1831 and moved to its present premises in 1864. It houses the largest and most significant collection of British theatrical works of […]
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. Because of current Covid restrictions, it will not be possible for him to speak in KCS as we had previously planned. Instead he will do […]
This 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. As 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE When: 13.00-14.00 on Tuesday 24 March 2020 Where: Mayhew Theatre, King Charles Street Historian, 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. Hosted by FCO Association. Attendance open to all FCO […]
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. Visits 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 […]
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. A visit has been arranged for Friday 17 July 2020 to the Bank of England for a Bank of England, Past and Present presentation. […]
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. Spencer House Situated in St James's Place, it was commissioned in 1756 by John the Ist Earl Spencer who required a large townhouse to […]
FCOA is organising an Online Interview with Sir Peter Westmacott They Call It Diplomacy on 21 April 2021 from 11.00 am - 12.00 pm on ZOOM At 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 […]
