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SUMMARY:Visit to Queen's Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Event:                          Japan:  Courts and Culture \nLocation:                    Queen’s Gallery\, Buckingham Palace Road\, London SW1A 1AA \nDate:                            Thursday 22 September 2022 at 11.00 \nPrice:                            £18 per person \nPlaces available:       20 \n\nThe Royal Collection holds some of the most significant examples of Japanese art and design in the western world.  For the first time\, highlights from this outstanding collection are brought together to tell the story of 300 years of diplomatic\, artistic and cultural exchange between the British and Japanese royal and imperial families.  The exhibition includes rare pieces of porcelain and lacquer\, samurai armour\, embroidered screens and diplomatic gifts from the reigns of James I to Her Majesty the Queen.  Together\, they offer a unique insight into the worlds of ritual\, honour and artistry linking the courts and cultures of Britain and Japan. \nApplying online:  10 places can be booked online.  Once these have been assigned you will no longer be able t book.  I shall email joining instructions. \nApplying by post:  complete the slip below and return it with your cheque made out to the FCDO Association and include an SAE if you want to be notified by post. \nRefunds:  the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally be refunded on cancelation up to one month before the event or up to the point where we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date:  Friday 26 August \n  \nCynthia Butterworth \nCynthia.butterworth@fcdo.gov.uk \nFCDOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH \nTel:  020 7008 0967
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-queens-gallery/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221005T110000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online talk with Camilla Nichol\, Antarctic Heritage Trust - New Date
DESCRIPTION:Re-scheduled to 5 October at 11.00 on ZOOM\nTickets remain valid for the second date.\n\nThe FCDO Association is organising\nan online talk by\nCamilla Nichol\nChief Executive of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust\nwith the title \nANTARCTICA: SLEDGES\, SCIENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY  \non 5 October at 11.00 on ZOOM\n\n \nFrom the heroic efforts of Scott and Shackleton to the modern efforts to understand and protect a whole continent\, our relationship with Antarctica has been complex and sometimes misunderstood\, but there is no doubting it is very much part of the British psyche. Join Camilla Nichol in exploring the first two hundred years of human endeavour in Antarctica and discover how this remote and often hostile wilderness has a vital ongoing importance for the rest of the world. \nAntarctica is well known as the theatre of some of humanity’s most extraordinary feats of endurance with the great figures of the heroic age of exploration and more recently is the focus of cutting edge scientific endeavour and climatic peril. However\, the story of the first two hundred documented years of human endeavour in Antarctica can reveal much more and much that still resonates today and will continue to do so into the future. \n  \nCAMILLA NICHOL CHIEF EXECUTIVE \nCamilla has worked in the museums and heritage sector for 20 years. She read Geology at Edinburgh followed by Museum Studies at Leicester and went on to work with collections as diverse as geology\, zoology\, scientific and medical instruments\, anatomy and pathology\, the early oil industry and Scottish football. Previously Head of Collections for Leeds Museums and Galleries\, she led the science team at York Museums Trust as Keeper of Geology and whilst at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University she was fortunate to curate the Antarctic rock collections including specimens collected from Elephant Island by the marooned men from Endurance and the first rocks collected from the Antarctic mainland and by Carsten Borchgrevink in 1895. Camilla holds an AMA from the Museums Association\, is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a trustee of the Burton Constable Foundation and Chair of the Cromwell Museum Trust. \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-with-camilla-nichol/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221011T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221011T120000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online talk by Dr David Hendy: 'The BBC as an international broadcaster: historical perspectives'
DESCRIPTION:The FCDO Association\nis organising an online talk by\nDr David Hendy\nwith the title \n‘The BBC as an international broadcaster: historical perspectives’\nBBC 100thAnniversary \non 11 October at 11.00-12.00 noon on ZOOM\n\nDrawing on research for his current book\, The BBC: A People’s History\, Professor Hendy will explore how the BBC’s international broadcasting activities have developed since 1932\, when its Empire Service was launched. His talk will discuss how the launch of the Arab Service six years later signposted a new and more complex relationship between broadcaster and government on the question of how British interests were best served. This was a relationship that was refined further (and frequently tested) through the activities of the European Service during wartime\, a key moment in building up the BBC’s reputation among overseas audiences for reporting ‘truth’. Professor Hendy will also discuss changing broadcasting strategies during the Cold War and the shift from Empire to Commonwealth between the 1940s and 1960s\, as well as touching on more recent debates about impartiality and the implications of the Corporation’s moves to merge domestic and international news coverage.  \nDavid Hendy is Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Sussex\, England. He wrote and presented the recent 30-part BBC radio series Noise: a Human History\, which remains available to download on ITunes. The accompanying book\, Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening\, will be published in the US in October 2013 by Harper Collins. He’s the author of Radio in the Global Age(2000)\, Life on Air: a History of Radio Four (2007)\, and Public Service Broadcasting (2013)\, and contributes regularly to radio programmes. \n  \nMore information will follow.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-david-hendy-bbc-100th-anniversary/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221019T110000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Event in the Map Room: Philip Lambert in conversation with Sir Jeremy Greenstock
DESCRIPTION:The UK Gas Economy – can it be fixed and how?\nPhilip Lambert in conversation with Sir Jeremy Greenstock\nWednesday 19 October 11.00-12.00 noon  \nThe Map Room\, King Charles Street \nAdmission free: 50 places available on a first come first served basis \n\n                  \nPhilip Lambert is CEO of Lambert Energy Advisory Ltd\, one of the leading mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory firms focused on the global energy and renewable industry. \nLEA is deeply involved in energy policy work across the world from the UK to Japan and has built up a strong reputation for its long forewarning of a global energy crisis as well as its advocacy of pragmatic\, moderate and workable energy/ environmental solutions focused on accelerating both the pace of global de-impoverishment and global decarbonisation. \nSince his Diplomatic Service career which included the post of the UK’s Permanent Representative on the UN Security Council\, Sir Jeremy Greenstock has held numerous positions\, including Director of the Ditchley Foundation. He is currently chair of the UN Association of the UK\, of Gatehouse Advisory Partners and of Lambert Energy Advisory Limited. He is also an adviser to the International Rescue Committee – UK.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-event-in-the-map-room-philip-lambert-in-conversation-with-sir-jeremy-greenstock/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221108T110000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Dr Jason Shepherd\, RUSI and TRSS International
DESCRIPTION:The FCDO Association\nis organising an Online talk by\nDr Jason Shepherd\nRUSI and TRSS International \nwith the title \nThe shifting role of public and private actors in supporting national security (including but going beyond open source intelligence)\non 8 November at 11.00-12.00 noon on ZOOM\nModerator: Dame Mariot Leslie \n\nThe re-emergence of hard military warfare on the borders of Europe caps a period in which inter-national competition has stretched historic conventions and norms to the point of being clearly ‘conflict’. The sub-LOAC ‘grey zone’ of interference and contestation in trade\, finance\, propaganda\, and cultural narrative is increasingly recognised as the a battlespace in which nations are operating continuously. Traditional national security apparatus is not optimised for this domain; with systemic access\, acquisition\, analysis and assessment weaknesses. Can a comprehensive decision support structure be established ‘behind the wire’\, or is some form of partnership necessary? How should nation states ally and pool their sovereignty in these different domains for best effect? What does the securocrat of tomorrow look like? The Integrated Review faced challenges in asking these questions\, and they – and many more – still deserve comprehensive answers. \n  \nBio note \nDr Jason Shepherd is Senior Director for International Strategy at Thomson Reuters Special Services International (TRSSI). TRSSI specialise in network analysis of graphable data from public\, commercial\, and proprietary sources for corporate and governmental risk owners. He joined TR after 23 years in the UK’s National Security community\, culminating in playing a central role in the Integrated Review on Science and Technology. A graduate of Cambridge\, Edinburgh and the LSE\, he is a Fellow of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security at the Royal United Services Institute.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-jason-shepherd-rusi-and-trss-international/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T130000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Annual Lecture 2022
DESCRIPTION:2022 Annual Lecture\nby \nThe Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell MP\nMinister of State for Development\nwith the title \nAn Uncertain World: Global Britain and the Future of International Development  \non Friday 18 November in Admiralty House\nThis year’s annual FCDOA lecturer\, will be introduced by Sir Peter Westmacott\, former UK ambassador to Turkey\, France and the US.\n11.00-12.00 followed by coffee\, tea and biscuits until 1.00 pm \n50 tickets: £15 payable online or by cheque to the FCDO Association
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-annual-lecture-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T120000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Prof Philippe Sands KC on 30 November
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA Online Talk by\nProf Philippe Sands KC in conversation with Dame Audrey Glover\nthe date is now changed to\n30 November 2022\nwith the title \nThe Last Colony: A tale of race\, exile and justice from the Chagos to the Hague\nat 11.00 am-12.00 pm on ZOOM\n\n  \nPhilippe Sands in conversation with Dame Audrey Glover on aspects of international law against the backdrop of current events. During the interview\, Philippe Sands will comment on the UK’s actions with regard to the establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory and one woman’s fight for justice through the international justice system – and highlight the challenges of complying with international laws and human rights values\, the conflict with national interests and the impact this case has had on the UK’s reputation and influence as the principal upholder of international law.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-philippe-sands-on-23-november/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221208T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221208T153000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Christmas Clink Lunch on 8 December at 12.30
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising \nChristmas lunch for 20 people \nin the The Clink Restaurant Brixton \non 8 December at 12.30\nPrice £39.50 \nFor sample of the menu please click here \n\n  \nSituated in the old governor’s house dating back to 1819\, the air-conditioned restaurant allows prisoners to learn\, engage with the public and take their first steps towards a new life. All the leather upholstery and boardroom tables are made by prisoners at HMP Frankland and poetry is from former Clink trainees. Conference & meeting room facilities available. \nThe Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton is frequently placed in the Top 10 restaurants in London on TripAdvisor\, and in 2017 all of their restaurants held the Number 1 spot for six months.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-christmas-clink-lunch-on-8-december-at-12-30/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221214T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221214T153000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Dr Roger Lipsey
DESCRIPTION:The FCDO Association\nis organising an Online talk by\nDr Roger Lipsey\non Dag Hammarskjöld and his Legacy \nwith the title \n”Even the most impossible task offers opportunities”  Dag Hammarskjöld’s diplomacy’ \non 14 December at 2.30 GMT on ZOOM\n(at 9.30 EST)\n\nAfter his mysterious death\, Dag Hammarskjöld was described by John F. Kennedy as the “greatest statesman of our century.” Second secretary-general of the United Nations (1953 – 61)\, he is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. \nA towering mid-twentieth-century figure\, Hammarskjöld speaks directly to our time. Arguably\, Hammarskjöld’s diplomatic skills preserved the U.N. as a beacon of hope through turbulent times. “He demonstrates how his spirituality and inner strength were translated into penetrating analyses of world problems and\, most importantly\, into principled action.” commented Jan Eliasson\, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations on the biography. \nThe founding documents of the American republic do not stand alone; they are intimately paired with the founding fathers who debated\, developed and set in motion the real-life implications of those documents. The same is true of the United Nations: its Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights are superb documents that needed to be set in motion\, explored\, tested\, amplified where necessary. That role was principally Dag Hammarskjöld’s. His values\, his diplomatic astuteness\, his refined intelligence\, his immense and sustained concern for peacekeeping and peace making are the permanent DNA of the United Nations. Roger’s presentation will remind us of Hammarskjöld’s voice and principles and the major conflicts in which he sought the hidden opportunities for what he once called “peace and reason” in international affairs. \nThis talk is part of our “Makers of the Twentieth Century Series”. \n  \nBio Note on Speaker \nDr Roger Lipsey is a biographer\, art historian\, editor\, and translator and the author of Hammarskjöld: A Life (2013) and of Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjöld on the Art of Ethical Leadership (2020). The books have been described by Dr Rowan Williams\, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge University)\, former Archbishop of Canterbury as “An admirably judicious and comprehensive—and long overdue—study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century\, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations.” \nSince publication of the biography\, Roger has lectured in many parts of the world under the auspices of the United Nations educational service and other organizations. Roger maintains an author website at rogerlipsey.net where these and other books are discussed.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-roger-lipsey/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T120000
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SUMMARY:The FCDOA online talk by Luke Harding
DESCRIPTION:The FCDOA is organising an online talk by \nLuke Harding\nInvasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival\nbased on both his new book Shadow State and his other investigations and reports on Putin and Russia’s hidden war against the liberal Democracies of the West through espionage\, corruption\, assassinations and fake news. \non 17 January from 11.00-12.00 on Zoom \n\nFROM THE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF COLLUSION and THE GUARDIAN’S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT\n \nWe look forward to a thrilling and perceptive account of Ukraine’s fight for survival and an insight  into Russia’s contempt for international norms\, based on  insights set out in Luke’s new book written on the front line of the war in Ukraine. The date of 24 February is now seared in memory and history. Europe’s worst war in 80 years has scorched entire cities\, cost many thousands of lives\, torn countless families apart and sparked price hikes and hardship far and wide. “It has also upended our understanding of Russia’s much-vaunted military might and Ukraine’s now much-lauded fighting spirit. A reminder\, if ever there was one\, that wars are about metal and mettle”\, says Lyse Doucet. Putin sees the war against Kyiv as a civilizational struggle in which Putin and Russia are waging a hidden war against against the Liberal Democracies of the West  using espionage\, corruption\, fake news\, and KGB-style murder. as well as sponsorship of research\, universities and think tanks\, to direct the narrative.  The Soviet Union and its doctrine may be gone\, but the playbook used by the Kremlin’s spies during that long confrontation with the West is back. And the underlying goal remains the same: to undermine democracy and exploit divisions within American and European society and politics. \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/27/invasion-by-luke-harding-russia-bloody-war-ukraine-fight-for-survival-review-raw-history-from-the-frontline
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-fcdoa-online-talk-by-luke-harding/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230125T120000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online talk by Mark Bertram
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by  \nMark Bertram\nwith the title  \nA Historical Tour of the Overseas Estate\n25 January at 11.00am-12.00pm \nModerated by Jan Clarke \n\nTalk is free for the FCDOA members. \n\nMark will aim\, with commentary and plentiful slides\, to present a balanced overview of the history and evolution of the Overseas Estate. From Elgin’s arrival in Constantinople in 1799 with nowhere to live; through a century of buying\, building and leasing buildings which the government actively resented having to provide; followed by a century of its becoming quite proud and possessive about its diplomatic buildings\, even eventually trying to design them as advertisements for Britain. Until the present day\, when too-valuable embassy compounds have become candidates for sale. \nEach building was\, upon acquisition\, considered the best achievable balance between acceptability\, affordability and availability for meeting the operational requirements perceived and forecast at that time. Those requirements changed over time for all manner of reasons. Many buildings came to outlive their original requirements\, and often several iterations of them\, and ended up being too large\, too small\, too worn-out\, or in the wrong place. The estate has therefore always been about coping with the different life cycles of the buildings and the demands of usage laid upon them (let alone the views and timescales of their occupants!). \nMark’s tour of the estate may therefore have quite a complicated itinerary.   \nBiographical note: \n‘Mark Bertram trained as an architect. For most of his career as a professional civil servant\, he was involved in the direction and management of the FCO’s Overseas Estate – as Far East Regional Architect in the Department of the Environment\, Deputy and Head of Department in the FCO\, and as an Adviser. After retiring\, he wrote in 2011 the definitive history of the estate – Room for Diplomacy – and set up a website – roomfordiplomacy.com –  which he still curates. \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-mark-bertram/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230208T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230208T120000
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SUMMARY:Special Ukraine Online Event with Bohdan Nahaylo\, the Chief Editor of The Kyiv Post
DESCRIPTION:Special Ukraine Online Event\nFCDOA Online Talk by  \nBohdan Nahaylo\nThe Chief Editor of The Kyiv Post \nRussia’s war against Ukraine: Perspectives from a British-Ukrainian Kyiv-based journalist\n \non the Newspaper’s importance in the war and its operational challenges\, its staffing and editorial approach\non 8 February 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM\n\n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-bohdan-nahaylo-the-chief-editor-of-the-kyiv-post/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230301T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230301T120000
DTSTAMP:20221129T124102Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Dr Chris Ogden on 1 March
DESCRIPTION:FCDO Association is organising an online talk by\nDr Chris Ogden\nwith the title \nChina\, India and the Coming Authoritarian Century  \non  Wednesday 1 March 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM \n\nThe rise of authoritarian movements presents an increasing illiberal trend in international affairs.  Rapidly modernizing China and India are at the vanguard of this phenomenon.  As other major world powers also adopt such values\, authoritarianism is now being normalised across the world.  Does this signal the demise of western democracy and the dawn of an authoritarian era in world politics? \nBio-Note \nChris Ogden is Senior Lecturer in Asian Security at the University of St Andrews\, where he teaches on the international relations of India and China.  His research interests concern the interplay between foreign and domestic policy influences in East Asia (primarily China) and South Asia (primarily India).  For more information\, see http://chris-ogden.org
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-chris-ogden-on-1-march/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230315T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230315T120000
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Elissa Jobson on 15 March
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA Online Talk \nby \nElissa Jobson\nChief of Advocacy\, International Crisis Group \nwith the title \nUkraine and Beyond: 10 Conflicts to watch in 2023\non 15 March at 11.00 on Zoom \n\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves around the world and overshadowed much of global politics in 2022. It looks set to do the same in 2023. But beyond Ukraine\, many more crises loom and warrant collective attention\, as the International Crisis Group’s annual list of the 10 Conflicts to Watch illustrates. As well as exploring potential conflict flashpoints and opportunities for peacebuilding\, Elissa will explain how Crisis Group devisees its list and identify some of the trends shaping today’s conflict landscape\, including the rise of great power tensions\, the increasing engagement of activist middle powers\, and the far-reaching repercussions and knock-on effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine. She will also reflect on the role of women in peace building and stabilisation from protesting in the streets of Iran to service on the Ukrainian front line. \n  \nBio \nElissa Jobson is Chief of Advocacy with the International Crisis Group. She provides strategic direction and oversight for Crisis Group’s advocacy and is responsible for developing strategies to maximise the organisation’s policy impact. Elissa previously served as Director of Africa Regional Advocacy and was the organisation’s main liaison with the African Union. \n  \nCrisis Group \nThe International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. With a network of analysts based around the world\, Crisis Group provides in-depth reporting on 40 conflicts and vulnerable countries\, and monitors another 30. We combine field-based research and analysis with targeted policy recommendations and high-level advocacy to help prevent\, mitigate and resolve deadly conflict worldwide.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-elissa-jobson-on-15-march-at-11-00/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230328T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230328T120000
DTSTAMP:20230222T160056Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Dr Richard Smith on the Foreign Office
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an Online Talk by \nDr Richard Smith\nPrincipal Historian at the FCDO \nwith the title \nOld Public Offices\, New Diplomacy: alternative visions for a modern Foreign Office\n  \non Tuesday 28 March at 11.00 on ZOOM \n\nDuring the second half of the twentieth century George Gilbert Scott’s ‘Palace of Administration’ was deemed no longer fit for purpose. The Old Public Office building in King Charles Street conveyed a grandeur and solidity that reflected the confidence of the mid-Victorian age. But these qualities from 1868 had become liabilities by 1968. The building was increasingly seen as a physical impediment to providing the flexible space and modern facilities the Foreign Office felt was needed to manage increasingly complex foreign relations in the post-war era. This talk examines the building’s fall from grace and eventual rehabilitation\, and the various alternative plans put forward for rehousing the Foreign Office both in Carlton House Terrace and Whitehall. \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-richard-smith-on-the-foreign-office/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T120000
DTSTAMP:20230131T114539Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA online talk by Daniel Snowman: The Cultural Impact on Britain of Refugees from Nazism
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA online talk by\nDaniel Snowman\nwith the title \nThe Cultural Impact on Britain of Refugees from Nazism\non 18 April 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM \n  \nModerated by Paul Smith OBE \, The British Council’s Director for Germany \n\nWhat did these have in common: the Penguin Pool at London Zoo\, the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh Festivals\, publishers such as Phaidon and Thames & Hudson\, the cartoon character “Supermac”\, The Buildings of England\, The Red Shoes\, the Warburg Institute and the Amadeus Quartet?  All embodied the creative work of émigrés from Central Europe\, most of them of Jewish background\, who found refuge in Britain.  Authors\, artists\, architects and actors\, film makers\, broadcasters\, musicians\, photographers\, cartoonists and comedians\, historians\, economists\, publishers\, scientists and psychologists: all brought something of their continental legacy to Britain.  Daniel Snowman examines the collective talent of the ‘Hitler Emigrés’ which\, he suggests\, left an overall contribution to the intellectual\, cultural and artistic life of Britain that was far in excess of their numbers. \nDaniel Snowman is a social and cultural historian.  Born in London in 1938 and educated at Cambridge and Cornell\, Daniel became a Lecturer at the U. of Sussex and went on to work for many years at the BBC as Senior Producer of radio features and documentaries.  Since 2004 he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research (U. of London).  His many books include a social history of opera and a study of the cultural impact of the ‘Hitler Émigrés’. \nAnd\, most recently\, his Memoir: Just Passing Through: Interactions with the World 1938-2021. \nFor more see https://danielsnowman.org.uk \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-daniel-snowman-the-cultural-impact-on-britain-of-refugees-from-nazism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T170000
DTSTAMP:20230328T082411Z
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SUMMARY:Second Transatlantic Panel Discussion on 26 April from 15.30-17.00
DESCRIPTION:Second Transatlantic Dialogue\nWednesday 26 April \n15.30-17.00 \nThe Topic: \nManaging Rising Tensions in the Indo-Pacific:  \nAmerican\, British and Canadian Perspectives \nJoin us for the second annual Transatlantic Dialogue with our counterparts in Canada and the United States. \n——— \nThe Panel will comprise: \nFrom Ottawa: Ambassador Jon Fried \nPrime Minister Trudeau’s representative to the G20 from 2017 to 2020 \nFormer  Canada’s Ambassador to Japan from 2008 – 2012 \nFrom London: Sir Jeremy Greenstock \nFormer UK Permanent Representative to the UN 1998-2003 \nUK Special Representative for Iraq 2003-4 \nFrom Washington: Ambassador James Stapleton Roy  \nFormer US Ambassador to China 1991-5 \nAssistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research 1999-2001 \n——— \nThey will compare approaches to the Indo-Pacific issue\, including whether Canada\, the UK and the US have the diplomatic missions\, trade agreements\, development strategies as well as military capabilities in place to deal with a rapidly changing area of potential conflict. \n——— \nAdmission: \nFree
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/second-transatlantic-panel-discussion-on-26-april-from-15-00-16-30/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230504T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230504T140000
DTSTAMP:20230201T154524Z
CREATED:20230207T120057Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Pre Coronation Reception on Thursday 4 May in Locarno Suite
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to celebrate at the Association’s \nCoronation Reception\n on Thursday 4 May from 12.00 -14.00 pm  \nin Locarno Suite in King Charles Street. \nTicket costs £25 \n\n\nSelection of sandwiches\, white and red wine and soft drinks as well as nibbles will be provided.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-christmas-reception-on-16-december-in-locarno-suite/
LOCATION:King Charles Street
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T120000
DTSTAMP:20230404T121343Z
CREATED:20230329T121327Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk – Chevening: a centre for diplomacy with Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Colonel Alastair Mathewson
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA  is organising  \nan online talk \nChevening: a centre for diplomacy\nwith Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Colonel Alastair Mathewson\non 10 May 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM \nTicket is £5 \n\nChevening House in Kent\, home to the Stanhope family for 250 years\, soldiers\, statesmen and patrons to the arts\, played a significant role in the political life of the country. Following the 7th Earl’s generous donation of the estate to the nation\, it has continued to function as a centre for diplomacy. Col Mathewson\, Secretary to the  Chevening Trust\,  will talk about the house and the political legacy of the Earls of Stanhope. Sir Malcolm Rifkind\,  former Foreign Secretary\, will give examples from his personal experience of how Chevening has made a unique contribution to British diplomatic initiatives including often sensitive negotiations. \n  \nCopyright Board of Trustees of the Chevening Estate \nColonel Alastair Mathewson\n\nAlastair Mathewson became Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the Chevening Estate in 2012\, after 3 years at Oxford and 30 in the Scots Guards.  He is the chair of Collections and Archives at the Clothworkers’ Company in the City of London and a trustee of the Harris (Belmont) collections.  In common with Sir Malcolm\, he is a member of the King’s Body Guard for Scotland\, the Royal Company of Archers. The Secretary to the Board\, who combines the roles of administrator and comptroller\, is curiously disbarred by law from being a civil servant\, as the Trust is a private owner funded by the management of the surrounding estate\, is independent of government\, and receives no public support.  \n\nSir Malcolm Rifkind                    \nSir Malcolm was one of only five ministers to serve for 18 years\, throughout the whole Prime Ministerships of both Margaret Thatcher and John Major. This was the longest\, uninterrupted\, ministerial service in the Unit- ed Kingdom since Lord Palmerston in the early 19th century. In 1997 he was knighted in recognition of his public service. \nFrom 1979\, he served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scottish Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office\, be- coming Minister of State in 1983. He joined the Cabinet in 1986 as Secretary of State for Scotland\, and in 1990 became Secretary of State for Transport. \nHis most notable roles were from 1992 as Secretary of State for Defence and from 1995-97 as Foreign Secretary. \nSir Malcolm was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2005 for Kensington and Chelsea and remained in Parliament until 2015.He served as UK representative on the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group 2010- 2011 and as Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament\, w  proviving oversight of the UK’s intelligence agencies\, MI6\,MI5 and GCHQ\, from 2010 until 2015. \nHe is currently a member of the OSCE’s Eminent Persons Group\, which has reported on relations between Russia and the West. He also serves on the Board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington DC. He has been appointed a Visiting Professor at King’s College\, London and is a Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-onlilne-talk-on-chevening-with-sir-malcolm-rifkind-and-colonel-alastair-mathewson/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T130000
DTSTAMP:20230509T132930Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Milton’s Cottage & Museum on Friday 19 May
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising  \nVisit to Milton’s Cottage & Museum\n21 Deanway\, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4JH \nOn Friday 19 May at 11.30 \nTicket cost £8 \n20 places available \n\nMilton’s Cottage was built in the late 16th century for the estate manager of The Vache – a nearby country house once owned by George Fleetwood\, one of the people who signed Charles I’s death warrant.  The Cottage is the only surviving home of the visionary poet and Parliamentarian.  John Milton came to the Cottage in 1665 to escape the Great Plague in London.   Whilst there he completed his epic masterpiece Paradise Lostand was inspired to write its sequel\, Paradise Regained.  Apart from the small Museum where\, amongst a treasure trove of paintings\, prints and artefacts\, is a first edition of Paradise Lost\, there is also a Grade II-listed garden. \nAfter our visit we will on advice from the Milton’s Cottage Trust go for lunch at a pub\, cafe or restaurant in the High Street.  There is also the possibility of visiting the parish church which has been a place of worship for over 800 years.  It has many fine architectural features and includes 14th Century wall paintings. \nThe best way to get to Milton’s Cottage is by the Metropolitan line towards Amersham and alighting at Chalfont and Latimer Station with a short walk to catch the 106 or 107 bus to the London Road stop.  Again\, we will be given guidance nearer the time by Milton’s Cottage Trust.  There is a free car park behind the Cottage. \nTickets may be booked online and joining instructions will be emailed.  If you wish to apply by post please complete the slip below and return with your cheque made payable to the FCDO Association and include an SAE if you want to be notified by post. \nRefunds:  the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking 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. \nCynthia Butterworth  at  Cynthia.butterworth@fcdo.gov.uk\nFCDOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-miltons-cottage-museum/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T133000
DTSTAMP:20230516T090641Z
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SUMMARY:Joint FCDOA/DFID Alumni Webinar: After the DFID/FCO Merger – Picking up the International Development Pieces
DESCRIPTION:DFID Alumni/FCDO Association Joint Webinar \nAfter the DFID/FCO Merger – Picking up the International Development Pieces\nWednesday 24 May 2023 at 1200 noon UK time on ZOOM \n\nThe decision to merge the FCO and DFID in the summer of 2020 was designed\, amongst other things\, to support the UK government’s Global Britain agenda – by ensuring that the UK’s diplomacy and development agendas worked hand in hand internationally. Almost three years later the merger is still a work in progress. \nDuring this period the UK aid programme has suffered from major financial cuts\, and over one third of the reduced budget is currently being spent by the Home Office to support refugees in the UK. It is widely acknowledged that a key casualty of the overall situation has been the UK’s global reputation as a leading and trusted development player\, resulting in a regrettable decline in UK soft power. \nIt’s against this background that the two Associations are co-hosting a webinar to explore practical ways in which the UK’s global development reputation can quickly be restored\, as well as to identify the main resources and tools required to achieve this. \nWe have assembled an excellent discussion panel to discuss these matters\, comprising three former senior officials \n\nSir Simon Fraser\, PUS FCO 2010-15\nMoazzam Malik\, Director-General Africa FCDO 2020-22\nSir Masood Ahmed\, Director-General DFID 2003-6 and currently President\, Centre for Global Development.\n\nPauline Hayes\, Chair of the DFID Alumni Association\, will moderate the event. \nThe webinar will last 75 minutes and is free of charge. If you would like to attend as a FCDOA member\, please do so via the Association’s website or email fcdo.association@fcdo.gov.uk \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/joint-fcdoa-dfid-aa-webinar-pick-up-the-pieces/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230601T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230601T120000
DTSTAMP:20230502T070706Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to The Queen’s Gallery on Thursday 1 June
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising  \nVisit to The Queen’s Gallery: Style & Society:  Dressing the Georgians\nBuckingham Palace Road \non Thursday 1 June 2023 at 11.00 \nTicket cost £16  \n20 Places available \n\nThe revolutionary life and style of the Georgians will be explored in a major exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery.  This exhibition will bring together over 200 works from the Royal Collection\, including paintings\, prints and drawings by artists including Gainsborough\, Zoffany and Hogarth\, as well as rare surviving examples of clothing and accessories from snuffboxes to swords.  You will discover what clothing can tell us about all areas of life in the rapidly changing world of 18th century Britain – from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court. \nTickets may be booked online and joining instructions will be emailed.  If you wish to apply by post please complete the slip below and return with your cheque made payable to the FCDO Association and include an SAE if you want to be notified by post. \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. \nCynthia Butterworth  at    cynthia.butterworth@fcdo.gov.uk\nFCDOA\, Room KG.43\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967 \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace-road-on-thursday-1-june/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230616T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230616T120000
DTSTAMP:20230220T151114Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA AGM 2023
DESCRIPTION:Dear FCDOA member \nPlease join us on Friday 16 June at 11.00 on ZOOM for our AGM. \nYour support is greatly appreciated and your presence is important. \nMany thanks. \nYour FCDOA
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-agm-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T170000
DTSTAMP:20230607T074023Z
CREATED:20230524T091903Z
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SUMMARY:The Evolving Role of Women in Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:The event is now fully booked\n\n\nThe Evolving Role of Women in Diplomacy\nLessons Drawn; Challenges Ahead\nMonday 19 June 14.00-17.00\nLocarno Suite\n\n To mark International Day of Women in Diplomacy\, the Women in Diplomacy Network (London)\, in partnership with FCDO Women\, the FCDO Historians and The FCDO Association\, will host an inter-generational and international discussion on the evolving role of women in diplomacy. \n  \nThe panel discussion\, to be moderated by Dame Audrey Glover and with the participation of Dame Veronica Sutherland\, will provide the historical context and the experiences of former senior diplomats and the challenges they faced. It will also include perspectives of current strategies\, both at the FCDO and at other foreign ministries\, to attract and retain female talent in the diplomatic profession. Finally\, there will be contributions from young female diplomats – how they see the future of diplomacy and their place in it. \nThe event will be opened by Laura Popescu\, ambassador of Romania and president in office of the Women in Diplomacy Network\, London. \n The keynote speaker will be Dame Karen Pierce\, the UK’s ambassador to Washington. \n A limited number of 20 tickets for this event are available to FCDOA members.  \nDeadline: Monday 5 June
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-evolving-role-of-women-in-diplomacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T140000
DTSTAMP:20230717T120319Z
CREATED:20230719T070053Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Arundells
DESCRIPTION:Visit to Arundells\non Wednesday 13 September at 11.30\n20 places available \nPrice: £12 \n\n  \nA guided tour of the former home of Sir Edward Heath – former prime minister\, yachtsman and musician –has been arranged for Wednesday 13 September. There will be two guided tours\, one at 11.30 and the second at 12.00. The tours will include access to the garden and exhibition room. \nThe best way to get to Arundells is by train from Waterloo to Salisbury and then either walk to the Cathedral Close (a leisurely stroll of 20-25 minutes) or a taxi from the station. \nClosing date Wednesday 6 September
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-arrundells/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T111500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T121500
DTSTAMP:20230927T091118Z
CREATED:20230516T094814Z
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SUMMARY:The FCDOA Online Talk by Tom Fletcher CMG: How diplomacy can save education\, and education can save diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:The FCDO Association is organising an online talk by \nTom FLETCHER CMG\nwith the title \nHow diplomacy can save education\, and education can save diplomacy\non 27 September 2023 at 11.15 on ZOOM \nTicket £5 \n  \n\nIn this talk\, Tom will discuss the ways in which education is being transformed to meet the challenges of the 21st century\, and the way in which the UK needs to respond. He will also look at the impact of technology on the future of diplomacy\, from social media to artificial intelligence. \nBio \nTom Fletcher CMG \nPrincipal of Hertford College\, Oxford University. Tom was previously the foreign policy adviser to three UK Prime Ministers (2007-11) and the UK’s Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-15). More recently he was a Visiting Professor at New York University (2015-20)\, advised the Global Business Coalition for Education\, and chaired the International Advisory Council of the Creative Industries Federation. In 2018 Tom founded The Foundation for Opportunity which supports good people doing good things in public life. \nTom led a review of British diplomacy for the UK Foreign Office in 2016\, and on the future of the United Nations for the UN Secretary General in 2017. Plus a report in 2018 on the skills the next generation need to thrive in the 21st century. \nHe has published three books. ‘The Naked Diplomat: Power and Politics in the Digital Age’ (Harper Collins\, June 2016)\, ‘Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux’ (Harper Collins\, February 2022) and ‘The Ambassador’ (Canelo\, August 2022). \nTom lives in Oxford with Louise and his two sons Charlie and Theo. \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-tom-fletcher-cmg-how-diplomacy-can-save-education-and-education-can-save-diplomacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231006T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231006T120000
DTSTAMP:20231010T112753Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Annual Lecture 2023
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 FCDOA Annual Lecture\nThis year’s annual lecture will be delivered online and free of charge by Baroness Catherine (Cathy) Ashton on Friday 6 October at 11.00 am. \nShe will be introduced by our president\, Lord Ricketts. I had hoped it would be possible for the lecture to take place in King Charles Street preceded by an opportunity for members to meet Cathy in person but the current prohibitive cost of providing audio and security in the Locarno Suite regrettably made this no longer feasible. Perhaps next time. \nThe lecture’s theme will be Why Diplomacy Matters\, a subject Cathy explored in her recent book and previously in 2018 when at the Association’s invitation she talked to members and FCO staff at a lunchtime event in KCS\, reflecting on her experience as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from 2009-14. In her closing remarks she emphasised her strong belief that ultimately all disputes and conflicts – however devastating and bitter – could only be resolved around the negotiating table. If we didn’t do this\, we would have failed our people and the values we held. \nMuch has changed since 2018. The challenges for diplomacy are even greater and bitter – Russia’s devastating war against Ukraine\, the evolution of Chinese foreign policy under President Xi Jinping\, the emergence of a new global south less attracted by the policies and arguments of western democracies and the trend towards increasing authoritarianism. \nAgainst this backdrop\, Baroness Ashton will explore: \n\nDoes diplomacy still matter?\nIs the role of diplomats still relevant?\nDoes the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations still provide a workable framework?\nAre diplomats still able to speak truth to power and will their governments listen?\nWhat impact will AI have on the conduct of foreign relations?\nAnd where stands British diplomacy?\n\nThese are questions Baroness Ashton will seek to address against an international backdrop in which the unthinkable has become the everyday norm. \nIn his 1714 handbook on the art and purposes of diplomacy written near the end of Louis XIV’s reign\, Francois de Callieres\, an accomplished diplomat and secret envoy\, argued that the secret of negotiation was to seek to harmonise\, however difficult it might be\, the real interests of the parties concerned – no menaces\, bullying or deception. While success achieved by force or fraud rested on an insecure foundation\, conversely success based on reciprocal advantage promised even further success to come. Diplomacy evolved fundamentally after World War1 and even more so post 1945. Now it’s even more different – greater informality\, the intrusion of the world of cyber politik\, ever more sensitivity\, greater resilience\, the world of no-holds barred social media and the need for constant vigilance for the unexpected. \nThe great British diplomat Sir Harold Nicholson wrote in his book in 1954 after two global conflicts – I still believe that the principles of sound diplomacy\, which are immutable\, will in the end prevail and thus calm the chaos with which the transition between the old diplomacy and the new has for the moment bewildered the world. Does that judgement – by any stretch – still apply in 2023? \nPlease do join us for a fascinating lecture on 6 October. \nEdward Glover \nChair \nThe FCDO Association \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-annual-lecture-2023/
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SUMMARY:The Writers’ Corner: Annabel Abbs in conversation with Jane Clarke
DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Corner  \n \nAnnabel Abbs\, author of \nWindswept: Why Women Walk\nIn conversation with Jane Clarke on ZOOM \n Tuesday 17 October at 11.00 am \n\nAnnabel Abbs is an award-winning author and journalist. She writes regularly for a wide range of newspapers and magazines and lives in London\, with her husband and four children. Her novels\, The Joyce Girl and Frieda\, were published to great acclaim. \n \nWINDSWEPT: WHY WOMEN WALK \nShortlisted for Biographers’ Club Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2021 \nA Smithsonian Top Ten Best Travel Book 2021 \nWanderlust Best Travel Books 2021 \n2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist \nAn Apple Books Pick of the Month\, a Powell’s Book of the Month and The Story Exchange Best Book of Fall 2021 \n‘A work of strong personal feeling which also brings together a clutch of women’s histories… Windswept is a book for all of us who walk alone.’ Susanna Clapp\, judge\, Best First Biography Prize 2021 \n‘Emotional… humorous … refreshing… the chapters rustle with intrigue\, chronicling journeys that were psychologically and physically tumultuous.’ Times Literary Supplement 2022 \n‘A compelling\, erudite book that mixes travel memoir with tantalising oblique biography.’ Saga \n‘Interesting\, well written and full of both spiritual and practical inspiration.’  Kirkus Reviews \n‘An invigorating paean to the liberating power of rural rambles. . . inspiring. . . riveting. . . deeply researched. . . unfailingly interesting and even revelatory.’ The Wall Street Journal \n‘[A] beautiful and meditative memoir. This lush narrative serves as the perfect excuse to get moving.’ Publishers Weekly. \n‘Exhilarating.’ Country Walking \n‘Should be read by all women and [by all] those who love the outdoors.’  Booklist Magazine \n‘A fascinating\, deeply thoughtful read…a great book.’ The Star Tribune \n‘Brings to life the joys and inspirations that only a nature walk can provide.’ Powell’s Best Books of the Fall \n‘One of the best travel books of 2021.’ Wanderlust Magazine \n‘Inspirational.’ Smithsonian Magazine\, Best Travel Books 2021 \n‘A book for all women who love the outdoors… a summer must read.’ Travel Magazine \n‘A lovely ode to moving one foot in front of the other.’ Porchlight\, Staff Pick \n‘A brilliant book … about remarkable women who loved\, and needed\, to walk – and why… a great read.’ Lisa O’Kelly\, Associate Books Editor at Guardian and Observer \nWindswept: Why Women Walk follows Abbs’s exhilarating recreation of the remote paths trodden by extraordinary women as they struggled to find their own voices\, including Simone de Beauvoir\, Georgia O’Keeffe\, Daphne du Maurier\, Nan Shepherd and Gwen John. What effect did wild landscape\, movement\, silence and solitude have on these women – on their mood\, on their imagination\, on their ability to become?  How does a woman change once she’s become windswept? \nWindswept deftly blends memoir\, biography\, science\, history and travelogue to reveal that although the wilds have always been considered male space\, this was not so. For many women of the past\, rural walking became inspiration\, consolation and liberation. Abbs shares the stories of earlier women walkers while recounting her own liberating and uplifting journeys in the footsteps of her subjects – across Texan plains\, New Mexican hills\, French river valleys\, Scottish mountains and the Calanques of Marseilles\, amongst others. \nANNABEL ABBS – BIO 2023 \nAnnabel Abbs is a writer of highly acclaimed fiction and non-fiction.  Her first novel\, The Joyce Girl\, won the Impress New Writer Prize and was translated into 12 languages.  Her second novel\, Frieda: The Real Lady Chatterley\, was a Times Book of the Year 2018\, and translated into eight languages. \nHer third (co-written and non-fiction) book\, The Age-Well Project\, was published in June 2019.  Her fourth book\, Windswept: Why Women Walk\, a memoir and history of walking women\, was shortlisted for several awards in the UK and the US. Her fifth book\, The Language of Food\, tells the fictionalised story of cookery writer\, Eliza Acton. Translated into 20 languages and optioned by CBS Studios\, it quickly became an international best-seller. Her most recent nonfiction book\, 52 Ways to Walk\, explores the art and science of walking\, is an Amazon Best Seller\, and has been translated into 12 languages (published under the name Annabel Streets). \nAnnabel has a degree in English Literature from UEA\, an MA from Kingston University\, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation.  She grew up in Wales but now lives in London and Sussex with her family. When not writing\, she likes to cook\, walk and collect the work of female painters. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-writers-corners-online-talk-by-annabel-abbs/
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Government Art Collection on 19 October
DESCRIPTION:Visit to the Government Art Collection\nOld Admiralty Building\, Admiralty Place\, London  \nThursday 19 October at 3.00 pm\n\nThere will be no charge for this curator-led tour\, lasting less than 60 minutes. The tour will introduce the art collection and its role in promoting British art\, history and culture around the world and include visit to the technical workshop and racking room. \n\nOld Admiralty Building off Whitehall can be approached from Charing Cross (Northern and Bakerloo lines) or Westminster (Jubilee\, District and Circle lines). There are also many buses going up and down Whitehall. Access to Old Admiralty Building is via the door on Admiralty Place for reception and passes.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visits-to-the-government-art-collection/
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Government Art Collection 26 October
DESCRIPTION:Visit to the Government Art Collection\nOld Admiralty Building\, Admiralty Place\, London  \nThursday 26 October at 3.00 pm\n\nThere will be no charge for this curator-led tour\, lasting less than 60 minutes. The tour will introduce the art collection and its role in promoting British art\, history and culture around the world and include visit to the technical workshop and racking room. \n\nOld Admiralty Building off Whitehall can be approached from Charing Cross (Northern and Bakerloo lines) or Westminster (Jubilee\, District and Circle lines). There are also many buses going up and down Whitehall. Access to Old Admiralty Building is via the door on Admiralty Place for reception and passes.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visits-to-the-government-art-collection-2/
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