THE FCDO ASSOCIATION
From social gatherings to fundraisers and seasonal celebrations, there’s always something happening at the FCDOA. Our events bring members together throughout the year, giving you the chance to meet familiar faces, make new connections, and be part of everything that makes our community special. Take a look at what’s coming up below — and we hope to see you there.
A lunch at the Clink Restaurant HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF was postponed because of Covid the new date is set to Thursday 28 April at 12.00 Cynthia Butterworth is contacting those concerned.
Reception at Admiralty House will take place on Friday 6 May 2022 (new date) from 12 noon to 14.00 Your tickets from previous postponed events on 14 January and 4 March remain valid This will be a great opportunity to catch up with friends and former colleagues - and of course make new acquaintances - in...
The FCDOA is organising an online talk by historian John Bew Professor in King's College London on Clement Attlee on 10 May 2022 at 11.00am Tickets are £5 each. Citizen Clem by John Bew An absorbing new life of Clement Attlee shows how a quiet man from the suburbs became Labour’s unlikely postwar hero John...
The Future of Foreign Policy and Its Conduct Post-Ukraine Friday 13 May 16.00 - 17.30 UK time online on ZOOM An online transatlantic panel discussion with our Canadian and US counterparts On the panel: Anne Leahy: former Canadian ambassador to Poland and subsequently ambassador to Russia, Armenia, Uzbekistan and Belarus from 1996-99 and from 2004-7...
New Date FCDOA is organising an online talk by Tom Keatinge with the title: The Foreign and Security Policy Dimensions of Illicit Finance on Wednesday 18 May at 11.00 Dame Margaret Hodge, MP, former Chair of the Public Accounts Committee has agreed to moderate the event. Tickets are £5 each. ‘Illicit finance is most often...
The FCDOA is organising online talk by Sir Jonathan Jones Challenges of reconciling law and political policy in a conflicted world Wednesday 25th May at 11.00-12.00 noon Tickets are £5 and available to buy online or pay by cheque made out to The FCDO Association Sir Jonathan Jones, former Head of the Government Legal Service, ...
The FCDOA AGM 2022 will take place on Friday 10 June online on Zoom from 12.00-13.00. Please register your attendance here.
Event: Visit to Spencer House Location: 27 St James’s Place, London SW1A 1NR Date: Monday 27 June 2022 at 11 am Price: £22 Places available: 20 A visit to Spencer House has been arranged for Monday 27 June at 11 am. Coffee/tea and biscuits...
THE VILLA WOLKONSKY IN ROME A Talk by Sir John Shepherd H M Ambassador to Italy 2000-2003 Jointly hosted by the FCDO Historians and the FCDOA in the Map Room, KCS Thursday 30 June 11.30-13.30 Refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this event. As ambassador to Italy, John Shepherd was struck by...
The FCDOA is organising an online talk by Simon Kuper about his new book with the title Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK Tuesday 5 July at 11.00-12.00 noon Tickets are £5 and available to buy online or pay by cheque made out to The FCDO Association Simon...