The FCDO Historians are organizing an online talk by Prof Helen McCarthy Title: Last Post: Cultures of Retirement at the post-war Foreign Office on Thursday 18 April @ 13:00 on TEAMS Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 351 697 418 […]
FCDOA Online talk by Sir Anthony Seldon On Tuesday 23 April at 11.00 on ZOOM with the title 'Is The Job of PM now Impossible?’ Tickets £5 In his book, "The Impossible Office?: The History of the British Prime Minister " examines the role of the Prime Minister in the context recent political chaos enfolding […]
The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy Wilton Park’s World 1 May 2024 at 11.00 am on ZOOM Admission free Jane Kinninmont will moderate the event. She is currently Policy and Impact Director at the European Leadership Network and is a member of the Wilton Park Advisory Council. Previously she was Head of Programmes for The […]
Bletchley Park Visit Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley MK3 6EB Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 12.15 30 places available Price £27 A private tour has been arranged for members at 1 pm. If he’s free at the time, the CEO of Bletchley Park Trust, Iain Standen would like to greet us on arrival. Failing that […]
The FCDOA AGM 2024 will be held on 13 June at 10.00 on ZOOM Please join us there!
The 4th Transatlantic Panel Discussion with our US and Canadian counterparts will take place on Tuesday 25 June at 15.30-17.00 BST on ZOOM Topic of Discussion: The Russian Challenge: The Next Five Years The UK panellist: Sir Laurence Bristow, who served as UK ambassador to Moscow from 2016-20. Subsequently, he was ambassador in Afghanistan between […]
We just heard from Fergal Keane and the talk is going ahead as planned. FCDOA Online talk by former BBC war reporter Fergal Keane with the title Confronting PTSD 2 July 2024 at 11.00 am Ticket £5 The much-acclaimed BBC journalist Fergal Keane has covered conflict and brutality for over 30 years – including Rwanda, […]
FCDOA Online Talk by David Crane with the title Empires of the Dead. How one man's vision led to the national memorialisation of the war dead from WW1 and subsequent wars. Richard Hughes, Trustee of the Western Front Association has kindly agreed to moderate the talk Ticket £5 As we commemorate the 80th Anniversary […]
DFID Alumni/FCDO Association Joint Webinar International Development: where next for the UK 14.30 on Monday 23 September 2024 on ZOOM Admission free With the UK election now over and a new Labour government in power with a large majority, there is the prospect of some political stability. The new government has said it is committed […]
Women in Intelligence - with historian and author Helen Fry Colleagues in Trade Historians Group and DBT Gender Network are hosting a talk about "Women in Intelligence" as part of National Inclusion Week. When: 24 September 2024 12:30-13:30 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London. Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 361 761 677 979, […]
