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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230208T110000
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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
DTSTAMP:20230220T113516Z
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T120000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231026T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231026T160000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T164500
DTSTAMP:20231031T104807Z
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SUMMARY:The 3rd Transatlantic Online Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd Transatlantic Online Panel Discussion \n Can the West win over the rest?\nAgainst the backdrop of a fragmenting world\, what should the western liberal democracies do in the face of increasingly tough competition to retain – and in some cases recover – influence in the global south versus China and Russia? \nThursday 9 November 15.30-16.45 \nAdmission is free \n\nThere will be three distinguished panellists: \nFrom Canada: \nGuillermo E. Rishchynski \nGuillermo E. Rishchynski was Regional Marketing Manager\, Latin America\, for Interimco International before joining the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1983 as an Assistant Trade Commissioner. He served abroad in Rio de Janeiro\, São Paulo\, Amman\, Melbourne\, Jakarta and Chicago and\, from 1999 to 2002\, was Ambassador to Colombia. \nIn Ottawa\, he served the department as Deputy Director\, Latin America and Caribbean Trade Division\, and Director\, Team Canada Task Force and Inspector-General. He joined the Canadian International Development Agency in 2003\, serving as Vice-President of the Americas Branch until his appointment as Ambassador to Brazil in 2005. In 2007\, he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico and in 2011 became Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. \nGuillermo Rishchynski retired from the Government of Canada on September 1\, 2019. Mr Rishchynski was appointed Executive Director for Canada at the Inter-American Development Bank in January 2016. \nFrom the United Kingdom: \nSir Myles Wickstead \nProfessor Sir Myles Wickstead has a long history of working in international development and diplomacy\, particularly linked to Africa. He has run British Government international development programmes in East Africa; was British Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union; and represented the UK on the Board of the World Bank.  He was Head of Secretariat to the Commission for Africa chaired by Tony Blair in 2004/5. \nHaving left Government service in 2005 he has chaired and been on the Boards of a number of INGOs\, and is a Visiting Professor (International Relations) at King’s College London and the University of Exeter.  He has written extensively on Africa and development; his book Aid and Development: A Brief Introduction was published by Oxford University Press in 2015. \nFrom the United States: \nAmbassador Earl Anthony Wayne \nEarl Anthony Wayne – ‘Tony’ to his colleagues in the Foreign Service – served as the US ambassador to Argentina and Mexico\, deputy ambassador to Afghanistan\, and Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. A former national security correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor\, he now focuses on Latin America\, teaching classes at American University in Washington and co-chairing the board of the Wilson Centre’s Mexico Institute. \nModerator: \nAlex Bugailiskis \nAlexandra retired from Global Affairs Canada in 2022 after a 39-year career that included postings to Ghana and Guatemala\, and four Head of Mission appointments: Syria\, Cuba\, Poland and Italy. In Canada\, she served as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Latin America and as ADM for Europe\, the Middle East and the Arctic. She was the Chief Negotiator for the Canada-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in 2016. \nAlexandra has received awards and citations for her contributions to the Namibian independence process; the 2010 Haitian earthquake recovery effort; the 2001 Summit of the Americas in Quebec; and the Syrian resettlement process in Canada. In 2023 she was appointed as Chair of the International Advisory Committee for the UNU Institute on Water\, Environment and Health located in her hometown Hamilton.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/the-3rd-transatlantic-online-panel-discussion/
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SUMMARY:Professor Malcolm Chalmers in conversation with Dame Mariot Leslie
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online event \nProfessor Malcolm Chalmers in conversation with Dame Mariot Leslie\nwith a title \nNATO’s revival: will it last?\non 21 November at 11.00 am on Zoom \nTicket £5 \n\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has reinforced NATO’s key role. But it has raised questions about the extent of European dependence on the US\, the implications of the changing balance between European allies\, and the best response to China’s global challenges. In this talk\, Malcolm Chalmers will suggest that  NATO’s credibility depends on both the reliability of its guarantees and on the agility of its responses to new challenges. \nBio: \nProfessor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute and directs its growing portfolio of research into contemporary defence and security issues. His own research is focused on UK defence\, foreign and security policy\, and his most recent papers have been on national interest and UK foreign policy\, and UK defence spending trends. Chalmers has been an Adviser to Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy since 2012 and was Senior Special Adviser to Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw MP and Margaret Beckett MP. He is a member of the FCDO Strategy Director’s Expert Advisory Group.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/professor-chalmers-in-conversation-with-dame-mariot-leslie/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T160000
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Government Art Collection on 23 November
DESCRIPTION:Visit to the Government Art Collection\nOld Admiralty Building\, Admiralty Place\, London  \nThursday 23 November 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-23-november/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T120000
DTSTAMP:20231122T115344Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Emre Caliskan on Turkey
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by\nDr Emre Caliskan\nSenior Research Fellow \, Foreign Policy Centre \nwith the title \nHow Should the West engage with Turkey during Erdogan’s Third Term?\nModerator Sir Dominick Chilcott KCMG\, former Ambassador to Turkey \non 28 November at 11.00 am on ZOOM \nTickets £5 \n\nRecep Tayyip Erdoğan won the second round of Turkey’s presidential elections in May\, extending his 21-year rule for another five years. For the West\, working with Erdoğan’s Turkey has been\, and will continue to be\, a major challenge. Like other authoritarian leaders\, Erdoğan has consolidated his power\, including through controlling the mainstream media\, purging his rivals\, and suppressing dissidents. However\, the West must continue to engage with Erdogan’s Turkey. From economic cooperation to solving regional deadlocks\, from preventing an irregular influx of migration into the European countries to intelligence sharing in combatting global terrorism\, Turkey is an important partner of the West. In fact\, pushing Turkey towards Russia and China would actually create bigger problems for the West. \nBio Note: \nEmre Caliskan is a political analyst and freelance consultant who previously worked for IHS Markit\, now as part of S&P. As a former journalist\, he worked for the BBC Turkish Service\, Cumhuriyet\, and the Turkish public broadcaster TRT\, as a foreign correspondent based in Ankara\, Damascus\, Beijing and London. Emre is a co-author\, with Simon A Waldman\, of\, “The New Turkey and Its Discontents” (Hurst and Co and Oxford University Press: 2017). He is currently completing his PhD in International Relations at University of Oxford. He is also a research fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-emre-caliskan-on-turkey/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucie Portman":MAILTO:Lucie.portman@fcdo.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231206T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231206T120000
DTSTAMP:20231129T095950Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Professor Christophe Jaffrelot
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an Online Talk  \nby  \nProfessor Christophe Jaffrelot\nwith the title \nIndia under Modi: national-populism\, ethnic democracy and electoral authoritarianism\non 6 December 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM \nTickets £5 \n\nModi’s policies based on the politics of religion and identity in India\,  Hindu nationalism and populism are undermining democracy in India and India’s traditionally non aligned stance. What might be the implications for the UK relations with India over the next few years. How should we respond and engage with India? \nDr. Christophe Jaffrelot is Senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS\, Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King’s India Institute (London) and President of the French Political Science Association. He works as a Non Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a Permanent Consultant at the Centre for Policy Planning Staff of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Among his recent publications are\, (as a co-editor with A. Kohli and K. Murali) Business and Politics in India (OUP\, 2019) and (as a co-editor with A. Chatterji and T.B. Hansen) The Majoritarian State. How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India (Hurst\, 2019)\, as co-author with Pratinav Anil\, India’s First Dictatorship. The Emergency\, 1975-77 (Hurst\, 2020) and as sole author Modi’s India. Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy (Princeton University Press\, 2021). \n. \n                             
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-professor-christophe-jaffrelot-kcl/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T113000
DTSTAMP:20231106T093939Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk 75th Anniversary of UDHR
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk\n75th Anniversary of UDHR \non 13 December at 10.30 on Zoom \nwith the title \nCan Diplomacy Advance Human Rights?\nwith \n Rashmin Sagoo\nChatham House\, Director of International Law Programme \n& \nDavid Griffiths\nChatham House\, Associate Fellow\, International Law Programme \n  \nModerator: Dame Audrey Glover\n  \nTickets £5 \n\nThe relationship between diplomacy and human rights is an uneasy one. Diplomacy is an art of negotiation\, persuasion and compromise. Human rights are tightly defined and universal. The relationship between the two may seem paradoxical\, but in the context of an unstable world order\, it has never been more important. \nIn the 75th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, this discussion will explore the critical role of diplomacy in advancing human rights in the future \n  \n \nRashmin Sagoo leads the International Law programme at Chatham House. She developed her international law\, policy and diplomatic experience in the government\, humanitarian and international organization sectors. \nRashmin joined Chatham House from the British Red Cross where she advised it and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on a range of issues\, notably: international humanitarian law\, international human rights law\, international disaster laws\, data and counter terrorism. \nShe was formerly a UK government lawyer and diplomat\, advising on human rights\, international humanitarian law\, EU law/Brexit\, UN Security Council resolutions and international judicial architecture; and a European Commission expert on proposals to strengthen EU equality and non-discrimination laws. \nShe has led several high-profile cases before domestic and international courts\, including the Court of Justice of the European Union\, the US Supreme Court\, and as agent to the European Court of Human Rights. \nImproving diversity and representation have been running themes throughout her career. \n  \nDavid Griffiths is an associate fellow of the International Law Programme and a consultant on human rights strategy. He is also a member of the OSCE’s Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. \nPreviously\, David worked at Amnesty International as director of the Office of the Secretary General\, and\, before that\, as that organization’s deputy director for Asia where he began the process of establishing a regional office in Sri Lanka. \nHe began his human rights career in field research and advocacy on freedom of religion and minority rights in South and Southeast Asia. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and SOAS University of London \n  \nDame Audrey Glover \nDame Audrey Francis Glover\, DBE CMG\, is a British international lawyer\, experienced election observer\, former director of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (1994-1997)\, Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at Foreign Policy Centre and  Chairperson of the Council of LINKS. Her main career was as a legal adviser to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/19761/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240109T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240109T120000
DTSTAMP:20231107T141421Z
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Sir Malcolm Evans on ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk by\nSir Malcolm Evans KCMG\, OBE\, FLSW\nPrincipal Regents Park College\, Oxford \nwith the title \nUK engagement with multi-lateral bodies: reflections from an international human rights perspective \non 9 January 2024 at 11.00 on Zoom \nTickets £5 \nModerated by Rita French \n\nThis talk offers the perspectives of a former expert member of a UN human rights treaty body and international lawyer\, who has worked with and through a variety of multi-lateral bodies and processes on matters concerning human rights\, of the perception of the UK and its influence in such bodies and how this might be enhanced. \nBiographical Note: \nMalcolm Evans is Principal of Regent’s Park College\, Oxford. Until 2022 he was Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol\, where he also served as Head of the School of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. His research interests centre on the international protection of human rights\, with particular focus on the prevention of torture and the freedom of religion in recognition of which he was knighted in 2015. He also works extensively on issues concerning the international law of the sea\, including in particular questions concerning maritime boundaries and the protection of human rights at sea. Among his many roles\, Sir Malcolm has served as a member and\, from 2011-2020\, Chair of the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture. In 2015 he was appointed a Member of the Panel of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales\, then the largest and most wide-ranging public inquiry yet undertaken\, which concluded its work in late 2022. He has also served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Freedom of Religion and Belief of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. He was General Editor of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly from 2013-2023. Since 2010 he has been a member of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Group of Human Rights and in 2021 he was elected an Associate Member of the Institut du Droit International.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/19753/
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SUMMARY:New Year’s Reception Locarno Suite
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA NEW YEAR’S RECEPTION\n\nFriday 12 January 2024 \n12.00-14.00\nThe Locarno Suite \nKing Charles Street\n  \nTickets £28 \n  \n  \nRegrettably we are unable after 13 December to refund the cost of cancelled tickets for this event. This date is the point at which we have to make firm and final commitments regarding the provision of catering and security. Refunds for cancellations after this date would have a negative cost impact on our financial planning for the reception. It is essential that we ensure this does not happen. Many thanks for your understanding. \n\n  \nAfter careful consideration\, the board have decided to mark the beginning of 2024 by hosting a New Year reception for members instead of an event in the crowded run-up to Christmas this year. Once we have reached agreement with the FCDO’s security staff on the necessary modalities\, tickets will become available on the FCDOA website. \nWe hope you will join us on the 12th of January for our fist social event of 2024. It will be a pleasure to have you with us.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/new-years-reception-locarno-suite/
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Dr Helen Fry
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an online talk \non 23 January 2024 at 11.00-12.00 on ZOOM \nby \nDr Helen Fry  \nwith the title \nThe Spies who should be Remembered: Women in Intelligence across Two World Wars \n \nModerator: Tim Dowse \n\nA groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence\, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth century \nIn twentieth century\, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence\, defying the conventions of their time. Across both world wars\, far from being a small part of covert operations\, they ran spy networks and escape lines\, parachuted behind enemy lines and interrogated prisoners. Meanwhile\, back at Bletchley and Whitehall\, women’s vital administrative work in Military Intelligence kept the British war engine running. Helen looks at the rich and varied intelligence and espionage work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. From spies in the Belgian network ‘La Dame Blanche’\, knitting coded messages into jumpers\, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections. She will talk about some of the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women from her extensive research. \nABOUT HELEN FRY \nHistorian Dr Helen Fry has written numerous books on the Second World War with particular reference to the 10\,000 Germans who fought for Britain\, and also British intelligence\, espionage and WWII. Her latest bestselling book is Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World War. She has written over 25 books – including her bestselling book The Walls have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of WWII; her highly acclaimed Spymaster: The Man who Saved MI6; The London Cage about a secret interrogation centre in WWII; and MI9: A history of the British Secret Service for escape and evasion in World War Two. She has appeared in numerous TV documentaries and is an ambassador for the National Centre for Military Intelligence. Helen was recognized as a woman of achievement\, along with 400 other women across all fields\, at the Women of the Year Lunch 2022. She is a trustee of the Friends of the Intelligence Corps Museum. Her website: www.helen-fry.com \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-dr-helen-fry-on-23-january-2024/
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Government Art Collection on Thursday 25 January 2024 at 15.00 – admission free
DESCRIPTION:Event:          Visit to the Government Art Collection \nLocation:     Old Admiralty Building\, Admiralty Place\, London SW1A 2BL \nDate:            Thursday 25 January 2024 at 15.00 \nPlaces:         15 \n\n  \nA tour of the Collection has been arranged for 25 January at 3 pm.  There is no charge and the tour by the Curator lasts about one hour.  The tour will provide an introduction to the Government Art Collection and its role in promoting British art\, history and culture around the world.  The tour also includes a visit to the technical workshop and racking room. \nOld Admiralty Building off Whitehall can be approached from Charing Cross (Northern or Bakerloo lines) or Westminster (Jubilee\, District and Circle lines).  There are also many buses going up and down Whitehall (Trafalgar Square stop).  Access to Old Admiralty Building is via the entrance on Admiralty Place for reception and passes. \nPlaces can be booked online or by sending the slip below.  Please include an SAE if you want to be notified by post. \n  \nClosing date:         Monday 15 January \n  \nCynthia Butterworth                                          Cynthia.butterworth@fcdo.gov.uk \nFCDOA\, Room KG.15\, King Charles Street\, London SW1A 2AH\nTel:  020 7008 0967 \n 
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/visit-to-the-government-art-collection-admission-free/
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SUMMARY:DFID Alumni/FCDO Association Joint Webinar: Climate Change: What is really happening and what should the UK do?
DESCRIPTION:DFID Alumni/FCDO Association Joint Webinar \n Climate Change: What is really happening and what should the UK do?\n Wednesday 31 January 2023 at 1400 UK time\nAdmission free.\n\nClimate change is now well recognised as a major challenge facing the world. The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) has just concluded. But what did it really achieve and where does it leave agenda?  \nWhat do the numbers show about whether progress is being made? Is the private sector starting to drive change despite muddled political leadership? Are carbon markets working? Which countries best drive change through tax incentives. \nMost global crises hit the poorest\, most fragile countries hardest. What does the climate crisis mean  for them and are they getting attention? What should aid donors do next to help them? \nWith the UK influence on global issues much diminished what realistic role should the next UK government play on climate despite? And how should it organise itself to be more effective on the climate debate? \nThis webinar will aim to take a strategic view of the issues. \nWe have assembled an excellent discussion panel comprising three experts: \n  \n\nDr Andrew Steer\, former DFID Director General\, World Bank Climate Change Envoy\, President of the World Resources Institute and now President of the Bezos Earth Fund.\n\n  \n\nProfessor Stefan Dercon\, former DFID Chief Economist\, Adviser to Dominic Raab in FCDO\, and now Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at Oxford.\n\n  \n\nSir Myles Wickstead was Secretary to the Africa Commission\, Ambassador to Ethiopia and is now a Professor of International Development and Adviser to the Liberal Democrats.\n\n  \nPauline Hayes\, Chair of the DFID Alumni Association\, will moderate the event. \n  \nThe webinar will last 75 minutes and is free of charge. Speakers will be asked to present for 10 minutes each leaving plenty of time for questions and debate. \n  \nIf 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/dfid-alumni-fcdo-association-joint-webinar-climate-change-what-is-really-happening-and-what-should-the-uk-do/
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