2022 Annual Lecture by The Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell MP Minister of State for Development with the title An Uncertain World: Global Britain and the Future of International Development on Friday 18 November in Admiralty House This year’s annual FCDOA lecturer, will be introduced by Sir Peter Westmacott, former UK ambassador to Turkey, France and […]
FCDOA Online Talk by Prof Philippe Sands KC in conversation with Dame Audrey Glover the date is now changed to 30 November 2022 with the title The Last Colony: A tale of race, exile and justice from the Chagos to the Hague at 11.00 am-12.00 pm on ZOOM Philippe Sands in conversation with Dame […]
FCDOA is organising Christmas lunch for 20 people in the The Clink Restaurant Brixton on 8 December at 12.30 Price £39.50 For sample of the menu please click here Situated 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 […]
The FCDO Association is organising an Online talk by Dr Roger Lipsey on Dag Hammarskjöld and his Legacy with the title ''Even the most impossible task offers opportunities'' Dag Hammarskjöld's diplomacy' on 14 December at 2.30 GMT on ZOOM (at 9.30 EST) After his mysterious death, Dag Hammarskjöld was described by John F. Kennedy as the "greatest […]
The FCDOA is organising an online talk by Luke Harding Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival based 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. on 17 […]
FCDOA is organising an online talk by Mark Bertram with the title A Historical Tour of the Overseas Estate 25 January at 11.00am-12.00pm Moderated by Jan Clarke Talk is free for the FCDOA members. Mark will aim, with commentary and plentiful slides, to present a balanced overview of the history and evolution of the Overseas […]
Special Ukraine Online Event FCDOA Online Talk by Bohdan Nahaylo The Chief Editor of The Kyiv Post Russia's war against Ukraine: Perspectives from a British-Ukrainian Kyiv-based journalist on the Newspaper's importance in the war and its operational challenges, its staffing and editorial approach on 8 February 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM
FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Dr Chris Ogden with the title China, India and the Coming Authoritarian Century on Wednesday 1 March 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM The 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 […]
FCDOA Online Talk by Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy, International Crisis Group with the title Ukraine and Beyond: 10 Conflicts to watch in 2023 on 15 March at 11.00 on Zoom Russia'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. […]
FCDOA is organising an Online Talk by Dr Richard Smith Principal Historian at the FCDO with the title Old Public Offices, New Diplomacy: alternative visions for a modern Foreign Office on Tuesday 28 March at 11.00 on ZOOM During the second half of the twentieth century George Gilbert Scott’s ‘Palace of Administration’ was deemed […]
