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Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

23rd December 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recharging the batteries

Today, I will be flying home to the UK for Christmas to join Caroline and the children, who are already there. It will be my first proper visit home since I arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in July, and I’m looking forward to catching up with family and friends. Looking back through my diary, […]

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5th December 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA

Next Wednesday is the 64th World Human Rights Day. While Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved important progress in a number of areas, it still has a long way to go to provide all of its citizens with their basic rights and dignities. Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the right to […]

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1st December 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Help BiH farmers sell their products in the EU

Since I took up my post in Bosnia and Herzegovina this summer I have taken every opportunity to travel around the country. The beauty and diversity of the rural landscape is the first thing that strikes the newcomer, and from every highway one can see the distinctive, beehive-shaped haystacks and crops and livestock tended by […]

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28th November 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Investing in the future: British Embassy Fellowship Programme

People in Bosnia and Herzegovina like to complain about politics. It’s almost a national sport, on a par with football, basketball or handball. Some of these criticisms are justified; some aren’t. But what is not always sufficiently recognised is that it’s not just up to the politicians to resolve the country’s problems. It’s the same […]

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12th November 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Honouring the dead

Remembrance week is always a poignant time of year for me, as someone who has spent most of their career supporting the UK’s Armed Forces on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those who have died – friends or strangers – and the families that they left behind are never far from my thoughts. On Sunday, […]

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21st October 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young people: The future of Bosnia and Herzegovina

One of the advantages of being a relatively youthful Ambassador is that, during the three months I have been here, I have met a lot of young people. Many have been well-educated, articulate and talented young men and women with a huge amount to offer to the future of this country. But when I ask […]

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17th October 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

What is the UK doing in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

When I arrived in Mostar in July for the in-country stage of my language training, almost the first new phrase I learned was ‘teorija zavjere’, or ‘conspiracy theory’. Rather to my bemusement, my teacher showed me a TV programme about a US system called HAARP which, apparently, was not only responsible for the floods in […]

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9th October 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Elections: Leadership and moderation please

I recently visited Srebrenica with a group of visitors as part of a UK Government-funded project which aims to learn the lessons of Europe’s only genocide since the Second World War, and to apply them to improving relationships between diverse communities in the UK. During the visit, I met a number of mothers who had […]

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8th October 2014

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by Edward Ferguson

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Contemplations of a new arrival in Bosnia and Herzegovina

I arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina in July, and was lucky enough to spend a month improving my language skills in Mostar and in Banja Luka before arriving in Sarajevo to take up my post as the new British Ambassador. I have decided to start a blog in order to share some of my own […]

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