The FCDOA is organising online talk by Sir Jonathan Jones Challenges of reconciling law and political policy in a conflicted world Wednesday 25th May at 11.00-12.00 noon Tickets are £5 and available to buy online or pay by cheque made out to The FCDO Association Sir Jonathan Jones, former Head of the Government Legal Service, […]
The FCDOA AGM 2022 will take place on Friday 10 June online on Zoom from 12.00-13.00. Please register your attendance here.
Event: Visit to Spencer House Location: 27 St James’s Place, London SW1A 1NR Date: Monday 27 June 2022 at 11 am Price: £22 Places available: 20 A visit to Spencer House has been arranged for Monday 27 June at 11 am. Coffee/tea and biscuits […]
THE VILLA WOLKONSKY IN ROME A Talk by Sir John Shepherd H M Ambassador to Italy 2000-2003 Jointly hosted by the FCDO Historians and the FCDOA in the Map Room, KCS Thursday 30 June 11.30-13.30 Refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this event. As ambassador to Italy, John Shepherd was struck by […]
The FCDOA is organising an online talk by Simon Kuper about his new book with the title Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK Tuesday 5 July at 11.00-12.00 noon Tickets are £5 and available to buy online or pay by cheque made out to The FCDO Association Simon […]
Event: Visit to Royal Hospital, Chelsea Location: Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4SR Date: Tuesday 26 July at 10.00 Price: […]
This is the first joint online meeting mounted by the two organisations, and we have chosen to focus on soft power. Britain has used soft power to enhance its influence around the world for decades and continues to use it to promote its international role, but how important is it really in an increasingly disorderly world […]
Event: Japan: Courts and Culture Location: Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1A 1AA Date: Thursday 22 September 2022 at 11.00 […]
Re-scheduled to 5 October at 11.00 on ZOOM Tickets remain valid for the second date. The FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Camilla Nichol Chief Executive of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust with the title ANTARCTICA: SLEDGES, SCIENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY on 5 October at 11.00 on ZOOM From the heroic efforts of Scott and Shackleton […]
The FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Dr David Hendy with the title 'The BBC as an international broadcaster: historical perspectives' BBC 100thAnniversary on 11 October at 11.00-12.00 noon on ZOOM Drawing on research for his current book, The BBC: A People’s History, Professor Hendy will explore how the BBC’s international broadcasting activities have […]
