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 […]
FCDOA online talk by Daniel Snowman with the title The Cultural Impact on Britain of Refugees from Nazism on 18 April 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM Moderated by Paul Smith OBE , The British Council's Director for Germany What did these have in common: the Penguin Pool at London Zoo, the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh Festivals, publishers such […]
Second Transatlantic Dialogue Wednesday 26 April 15.30-17.00 The Topic: Managing Rising Tensions in the Indo-Pacific: American, British and Canadian Perspectives Join us for the second annual Transatlantic Dialogue with our counterparts in Canada and the United States. --------- The Panel will comprise: From Ottawa: Ambassador Jon Fried Prime Minister Trudeau’s representative to the G20 from […]
Please join us to celebrate at the Association's Coronation Reception on Thursday 4 May from 12.00 -14.00 pm in Locarno Suite in King Charles Street. Ticket costs £25 Selection of sandwiches, white and red wine and soft drinks as well as nibbles will be provided.
FCDOA is organising an online talk Chevening: a centre for diplomacy with Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Colonel Alastair Mathewson on 10 May 2023 at 11.00 on ZOOM Ticket is £5 Chevening 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 […]
FCDOA is organising Visit to Milton’s Cottage & Museum 21 Deanway, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4JH On Friday 19 May at 11.30 Ticket cost £8 20 places available Milton’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 […]
DFID Alumni/FCDO Association Joint Webinar After the DFID/FCO Merger - Picking up the International Development Pieces Wednesday 24 May 2023 at 1200 noon UK time on ZOOM The 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 […]
FCDOA is organising Visit to The Queen’s Gallery: Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians Buckingham Palace Road on Thursday 1 June 2023 at 11.00 Ticket cost £16 20 Places available The 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 […]
Dear FCDOA member Please join us on Friday 16 June at 11.00 on ZOOM for our AGM. Your support is greatly appreciated and your presence is important. Many thanks. Your FCDOA
The event is now fully booked The Evolving Role of Women in Diplomacy Lessons Drawn; Challenges Ahead Monday 19 June 14.00-17.00 Locarno Suite 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 […]
