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21st June 2017 Washington DC, USA

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by Patrick Davies

Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Washington

Life as a Public Sector COO

Popular culture is full of famous wingmen. Goose, Chewbacca, Dr. Watson, Buzz Lightyear – all providing support, advice, and even protection for their leading character. When the British parliament voted to approve air strikes in Syria in 2015, Foreign Policy magazine mocked up a photo of President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron as Maverick and […]

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26th October 2015 Washington DC, USA

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by Patrick Davies

Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Washington

Leaning In To Gender Equality

The UK has a long history of women who have broken barriers and blazed trails for the next generation. From Her Majesty the Queen to Emmeline Pankhurst. From Margaret Thatcher to Anita Roddick. This list goes on. This week is the beginning of a world-wide effort by the UK Foreign Office to mark the contributions […]

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3rd September 2013 Washington DC, USA

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by Patrick Davies

Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Washington

Coming to America

Today is my first day as Britain’s Deputy Ambassador to the United States. It’s a real privilege to be starting my new role. Partly that’s because it’s simply a terrific job. I’m in charge of making sure that the Embassy and the UK’s ten other posts in the US work together smoothly, which will be […]

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