24th August 2012 Warsaw, Poland
All fired up and ready to go next week! Hope you all enjoyed your vacations and are looking forward to an Autumn rich in opportunity. In 5 days time we have the start of the Paralympics – this is going to be a superb show of global sporting excellence. Our Ambassador was honoured to attend […]
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24th August 2012 Dublin, Ireland
Like many of you I suspect, I spent most of my spare time during the Olympics glued to the TV watching some extraordinary sport. Who could fail to admire performers like Mo Farah, Michael Phelps or David Rudisha? 29 gold medals for Team GB and third place in the medal table was a great feeling […]
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23rd August 2012
Next week sees the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, two weeks of great sport between athletes from all over the world. It is the second largest sporting event in the world, an extraordinary celebration of elite sporting ability. Maybe some people will say “So what?” and turn off. Surely nothing can match the […]
17th August 2012
And so, it’s over. After seven years of preparation, the London 2012 Olympic Games has finished. 17 days of world class sporting talent on show to a global audience of billions of people, with more than 7.4 million of them visiting venues across the UK. We have been enthralled, excited, dismayed. We’ve laughed, smiled, groaned […]
16th August 2012
Although for millions of Indians visiting London is not even a remote possibility, everyone here with access to a television, radio or newspaper will have been aware, however vaguely, of the 2012 Olympic Games going on in a city far away. It may have been difficult for many to comprehend the exhilaration of the 16 days’ […]
9th August 2012 Washington DC, USA
As a Londoner, I have to admit that sometimes Londoners can be cynical. As we left for the US last November, we left our friends muttering about anticipated congestion and transport angst and plans to let out their houses to Olympic-crazed tourists and spend the month in Florida. However, from the moment the fabulous opening […]
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2nd August 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
The following is a guest blog by Fionna Gibb, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Office for Somalia. As Ambassador Matt Baugh is on leave, last Friday I had the pleasure of hosting the British Office for Somalia’s reception in Mogadishu to celebrate the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. As the sun set […]
2nd August 2012 London, UK
Ask any British diplomat what makes them tick, and the answer often has three parts: something to do with “Queen and Country”, something to do with “making a difference”, and something to do with the intrinsic interest of “getting under the skin of another culture”. My plate, during this Olympic year, has contained large helpings […]
1st August 2012 Budapest, Hungary
Guest blog by Olympic Torch Bearer Andrea Snow After my “moment of shine” experience just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege to be present at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012. That day something special was in the air. The XXXth Olympiad, the 2012 summer Olympic Games Grand opening was a wonderful […]
31st July 2012 Budapest, Hungary
Well it’s tough to write about anything but the Olympics right now. At last the day has come and the competition is on for more than 10,000 athletes from 205 countries. And so far it’s every bit as exciting as we’d hoped. Did you see the opening ceremony? We organised a small event on Friday […]