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Updated Between 1 January 2014
and 31 December 2014
  • Minister Swire welcomes the new Lao Ambassador to the UK

    Ambassador Sayakane Sisouvong meets Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister of State Hugo Swire for the first time.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 25 years making the seas safer

    The Marine Accident Investigation Branch marks silver anniversary.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships now open

    The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for the 2015/2016 academic cycle from 1 August until 15 November, 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chevening Scholarship Programme 2015/16 now Open in Kenya

    British High Commissioner to Kenya announces opening of Chevening Scholarship Programme for 2015/16 academic year

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID and UNICEF host Nairobi Girl Summit

    DFID and UNICEF hosted the Nairobi Girl Summit on 21st July to galvanize support for an end to FGM and Child, Early Forced Marriage (CEFM)

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EU statement on Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti

    EU statement by the Spokesperson on respected Uighur academic Professor Ilham Tohti.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK music exports hit a high note with government support

    British music companies are to receive government funding to support the promotion of the nation’s music around the world.

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  • Patient choice: survey reveals more needs to be done

    More than half of patients (51%) were aware of their legal right to choose a hospital or clinic for an outpatient appointment.

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  • Local laws and customs catching British nationals out abroad

    FCO encourages people to be better prepared by researching the local laws and customs of their holiday destination before travel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chevening Scholarship applications open for 2015-16 Academic year

    Chevening scholarships offer financial support to study for a Master’s degree at one of the UK’s leading universities, and the opportunity to become part of an influential and highly regarded global network.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "The UK has been appalled by the violence in Gaza over the past three weeks"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN to the General Assembly debate on the situation in Gaza

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Agenda britânica para atrair empresários brasileiros continua

    Consulado do Reino Unido apresenta oportunidades do mercado britânico em 11 cidades brasileiras. Próxima parada é em Sorocaba.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK completes incineration of Syrian chemicals

    FCO Minister welcomes international cooperation on destruction of Syrian chemical components; underlines need for international unity to end the appalling conflict.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ambassador Patrick Mullee visited Riobamba, Ambato and Baños

    The Ambassador held meetings with high authorities such and the Mayor of Riobamba Napoleon Cadena and bussiness contacts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to China

    Barbara Janet Woodward has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

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  • Guatemala celebrates 450 years of Shakespeare

    The work of British playwright, William Shakespeare, arrives to Guatemala with a presentation of Hamlet, on 14 August in Antigua Guatemala.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister recognises Northern Ireland top social enterprise

    The Workspace Group, one of Northern Ireland’s leading social enterprises, wins the Prime Minister’s Big Society award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Campylobacter: government response

    Government advice on minimising the public's risk of food poisoning through campylobacter, a bacteria that naturally occurs in chicken.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Green light for A1 Coalhouse Interchange improvements

    Work to improve the A1 Coalhouse Interchange on the Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, including installing traffic signals at this busy junction, will begin next week.

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  • Successful government estate programme expands

    Twenty councils have been selected for the second phase of the One Public Estate programme to release excess government land and property.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government