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Raluca Bragarea

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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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Head of Communications, Bucharest

Floods in Romania

Dear friends, You may have heard about the recent devastating floods affecting Romania. This is not news anymore, as various regions of the country have been hit by floods or otherwise extreme drought in the last 3 or 4 years – what more compelling argument do we need to really focus on the effects of […]

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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

How to run a clean, lean, green Embassy machine

I chose to dedicate my first “corporate” blog entry to the Embassy green work as the subject is so closed to my heart – my academic background is a combination of Journalism and Chemical Engineering, and so I have been an avid supporter of environmental protection. It is an impressive accomplishment to see how Romania […]

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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

Launch of Google Earth ‘4 degree map’

The British Government has just launched an interactive map that highlights some of the possible impacts of a global temperature rise of 4 degrees Celsius. This is an interesting approach to flag up once again why the UK Government and other countries believe we must keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius: because beyond that […]

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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

E-government@work!

The British cabinet has launched an e-government initiative asking Facebook users to have a say on how government could make savings in public spending. What do you think about this initiative? Do you have any ideas to share with us? Looking forward for your comments,

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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care

A powerful statement from one of my role models, leadership educator John Maxwell. I was one of the approximately 1,000 people who attended his leadership seminar in Bucharest last Wednesday, 23 March. A rare opportunity to see (and shake hands with!) the author of many of my favourite books on personal development. I hear often […]

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21st March 2011 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

Over 1,000 friends on Facebook – thank you!

The British Embassy official Facebook channel has reached over 1,000 friends since its launch last September. This is great news to us, the Communications team, and to the other embassy colleagues. We are grateful for your interest in our work, and for your contributions and comments. Let us know what your favourite topics are, and […]

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About Raluca Bragarea

I joined the British Embassy in 2004, and have ever since enjoyed one of the most diverse and challenging jobs as a professional communicator, from partnering up with MTV Romania…

I joined the British Embassy in 2004, and have ever since
enjoyed one of the most diverse and challenging jobs as a professional
communicator, from partnering up with MTV Romania to promote the UN
anti-poverty agenda to handling Prince Charles’ press conference on a
hill top in picturesque Transylvania. One of the highlights working for
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been the introduction of an
internship scheme in the Embassy; we bring along students from various
backgrounds to help us deliver our objectives while they get a unique
opportunity to learn hands-on about diplomacy.
I am a former TV journalist, specialising in foreign affairs, and a
Fulbright scholar. I hold a Master of Arts in Information and
Communication Studies with California State University at Chico.
I am a major cafe latte fan and like to collect hand-painted icons.
My other hobbies include travelling and watching movies with friends,
particularly Quentin Tarantino’s. The latest memorable film I watched
was District 9, a superb science fiction with a social twist – anybody
seen it?

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