THE FCDO ASSOCIATION
From social gatherings to fundraisers and seasonal celebrations, there’s always something happening at the FCDOA. Our events bring members together throughout the year, giving you the chance to meet familiar faces, make new connections, and be part of everything that makes our community special. Take a look at what’s coming up below — and we hope to see you there.
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...
Visit to Arundells on Wednesday 13 September at 11.30 20 places available Price: £12 A 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...
The FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Tom FLETCHER CMG with the title How diplomacy can save education, and education can save diplomacy on 27 September 2023 at 11.15 on ZOOM Ticket £5 In this talk, Tom will discuss the ways in which education is being transformed to meet the challenges of...
The 2023 FCDOA Annual Lecture This 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. She 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...
The Writer’s Corner Annabel Abbs, author of Windswept: Why Women Walk In conversation with Jane Clarke on ZOOM Tuesday 17 October at 11.00 am Annabel 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...
Visit to the Government Art Collection Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London Thursday 19 October at 3.00 pm There 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...
Visit to the Government Art Collection Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London Thursday 26 October at 3.00 pm There 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...
The 3rd Transatlantic Online Panel Discussion Can the West win over the rest? Against 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? Thursday 9 November...
FCDOA is organising an online event Professor Malcolm Chalmers in conversation with Dame Mariot Leslie with a title NATO’s revival: will it last? on 21 November at 11.00 am on Zoom Ticket £5 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reinforced NATO’s key role. But it has raised questions about the extent of European dependence on the...
Visit to the Government Art Collection Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London Thursday 23 November at 3.00 pm There 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...