April 2014
View our activities this past month!
Visit from Warwick University
James Kennedy, Director of the International Office of the University of Warwick visited us again, sharing information about studying at Warwick and the UK government’s scholarship programme with Lao students from Soutsaka College and Oxford Education.
#OneGreatYear
On 2 April, we marked exactly one year since we opened our doors. Here’s what we have achieved using an infographic.
FCO Desk Officer on a visit
Laura Mingers, our Desk Officer in London, working at the FCO’s ASEAN Department, visited us to acquaint herself with our work.
Sok dee Pii Mai Lao – Happy Easter
We enjoyed some days off during Lao New Year and Easter as well this month.
Joint Visa Application and Passport Renewal Service
For the first time, we held our Visa Application Service together with the renewed process for passport application.
Lao British Premier League Fan Club visiting the Embassy
Representatives of the Lao BPL fan club league visited the Embassy to brief us on the Lao English Premier League Fan Club League and their plans to further promote English football in Laos and gather more young people together through sport.
New Embassy car
Our new flag car – a Range Rover – arrived!
English Language Instruction
We were also present at a National Consultation Workshop this morning on finding ways to provide English language teaching to primary school grades 3-5 in Laos.
Colin Butters visiting
An old friend of Laos, Colin Butters called in to see the Embassy.
Colin worked in Laos in the 1970’s as a VSO volunteer helping to oversee the Lao National Radio station in Pakse.
Dear Philip ,
as you surely do know I´ve read a lot of your excellent reports in re. of the British Embassy in Vientiane/Laos & posted some comments. So pls. allow me the following question : is this special ” Monthly Snapshot” blog meanwhile closed ? It would be to me a sad matter.
Best wishes & take care
Aujourd´hui , cher Philip , me permet, síl vous plâit , mercredi le 30 juillet ´14 une courte question : a réglé ton Embassie Britannique à Vientiane /le Laos le “Monthly Snapshot” ? Cela me regretterait naturellement beaucoup comme lecteur fidèle de ton rapport.
Chers saluts et liebe Grüßle an Dich,
Ingo-Steven , Stuttgart
Dear Philip ,
wll it ´s becoming for me (the older I get) unincredible of how quick a year is passing by. And so it ´s almost unimpossible to pick up the – to me – most important activities of the British Embassy in Vientiane . So yr. “Highlight” – list was a big help for me. Amongst the 6 topics are most notable for me : #1 : the “Be safe online” campaign. Doesn ´t matter so much if 30.000 children or 3.000 were reached. For every single child is precious. #2 : the UK-Lao Political Consultations and the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) agreement. # 3 : the reopening of the Lao Embassy – set for this year. I ´m quite sure that this fact will have a positive effect for the bilateral friend – and partnership relations between Great Britain and Laos itself.
Most remarkable for April 2014 was surely the introduction of this National Consultation Workshop to provide the British language. It can ´t be underestimated of how important it is to teach young pupils in English. It ´s maybe one of the ground pillars in re . of a solid proper education. To conclude : it must be very interesting if Lady Laura Mingers of the FCO ´s ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Department visited yr. team and yourself at the Embassy in Vientiane. Ever kind of info-exchange is finally and in my opinion important and necessary to the benefits of both sides.
Cher Philip, plus âgé je deviens , passe d ´autant plus vite un an. C ´est pourquoi , c ´est lourd pour moi chercher en dehors sous tous aux activités du message, ambassade britannique dans Vientiane pour moi pendant 3 derniers 12 mois dee les plus importants. Maintenant , moins de 6 / ” des moments forts /” sont pour moi plus remarquable 3 sujets suivants : Le # 1 : /” le coffre – fort. En ligne /” la campagne. Avec cela , il est égal à mon avis si maintenant 30.000 enfants ou 3.000 sont atteints. Je trouve que chaque enfant séparé est précieux. #2 : Britannique – aux consultations laotiennes et MoU atteints (le mémorandum of understanding) d ´accord. Le # 3 : La reouverture du message/ ambassade laotien dans le Royaume-Uni cette année. Le mois avril en 2014 était pour moi au Consultation Au niveau natinional l ´atelier l´événement éminent. Cela ne devait jamais étre sous-estimé , comment justement pour des enfants l ´acquisition de la lange britannique est trés importante.
Best wishes, take care and have a good working week start,
le plus chers saluts et un bon dé part de semaines-
liebste Grüßle ond oin guter Wochenanfang,
Ingo-Steven, Stuttgart