Tag: engagement

28th March 2019 Skopje, North Macedonia

Rachel Galloway

British Ambassador to North Macedonia

How well do you know your world?

This was the title of the presentation I had the pleasure to hear during my visit to Kumanovo this week during an English language class in one of their high schools. The theme of how well we know our world seemed to be the central topic of the hospitality I received during the visit. In […]

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20th December 2018 Skopje, North Macedonia

Rachel Galloway

British Ambassador to Macedonia

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much

I spend much of my time in meetings in offices with people who are involved in politics in Macedonia, or who work on research in civil society, organise public debates, draft legislation, or advise on official strategies. More rarely do I get to meet the every-day youth of Macedonia. So I was thrilled when a few […]

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26th February 2016 London, England

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Nation Shall Tweet Tweets Unto Nation….

It is pretty rare these days for a British Ambassador or equivalent not to engage in social media – something that sets us apart from the vast majority of other countries’ emissaries (with notable exceptions). But at a time when diplomacy has progressively less to do with government to government (G2G) interaction and more to […]

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23rd October 2015 London, UK

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by Steven Hardy

Social Media Manager

Here today, gone tomorrow… But see you again soon

Approximately 50% of users 18 or under. Real-time images and videos that disappear once viewed. Messages that only allow 37 characters of text. At first glance Snapchats vital statistics do not appear the ideal fit as tool to communicate the nuances of diplomacy but its relentless growth encouraged some further examination. Like the channel itself […]

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4th March 2015 Montreal, Canada

Young Leaders meet in London to tackle dementia

On February 27, the UK Science and Innovation Network organised the last of a series of four Young Leaders events on Dementia. Following similar events in Ottawa, Tokyo and Washington DC, the event in London brought together 45 young delegates from 18 countries in the Locarno suite of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. This event […]

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21st November 2013 London, UK

Foreign Office Twitter Alerts: Supporting British nationals in a crisis

During a crisis Twitter has proved essential for the dissemination of critical information. Building on this reputation Twitter launched a new service called Twitter Alerts in the US, Korea and Japan in September 2013.  Twitters have now released the service in the UK and the Foreign Office has signed up to take part. The service […]

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