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British Foreign Service Tackles Bizarre Requests: Monkey, Tattoo, Online Love...
In 2012, Brits overseas asked their Foreign Office help in erecting a new chicken coop at a garden in Greece, help in finding false teeth, where to look for a dog-minder, help checking on livestock,...
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Snapshot: Highest Level of Youth Unemployment in the World – Middle East &...
Via The Arab Spring and economic transition: two years on by Harry Quilter-Pinner (FCO) and Graham Symons (DFID): “The Arab Spring, which led to a series of political changes in North Africa and the...
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US Embassy Bangkok Issues Security Message on Thailand Protests
— Domani Spero The US Embassy in Bangkok issued a security message to U.S. citizens in the country concerning the mass protests in the capital city. BBC News Bangkok reports that today is the eighth...
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Tweet of the Day: Commemorating the White House Burning, Sorry!
— Domani Spero First the good news! The British diplomats in D.C. enjoy a smokin’ good barbecue. Apparently, they had a a ‘White House BBQ’ to mark the 200th anniversary of a ‘rather unfortunate...
View ArticleFCO Deputy Ambassador Steven Dick, 37, Dies of COVID-19 in Hungary
A short piece on the death of Steven Dick, the 37-year-old British deputy ambassador to Hungary, after contracting coronavirus. Grim. A great guy and great diplomat, and another reminder that this is...
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