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British Embassy, Washington DC Watch Nick Bridge, our Counsellor for Global Issues, discuss UK and European action on climate change at the recent meeting of the Western Governors Association.
Source: www.youtube.com
Nick Bridge, Counsellor for Global Issues at the British Embassy in Washington, participated on a panel at the Western Governors Associations annual meeting in Park City, Utah on 15 June 2009. He discussed the UK and Europe's approach to combating climate change. http://bit.ly/44A62H


British Embassy, Washington DC Foreign Secretary said about the detention of Iranian staff working at the British Embassy in Tehran: "This is harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite unacceptable". http://bit.ly/SGlPk


British Embassy, Washington DC Check out Act on Copenhagen, a website which lays out the UK Government's ambitions for a global climate deal.
Source: www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk
'This is make or break time for our climate and our future', UK Climate and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said today as the Government for the first time ever set out its detailed position ahead of global climate talks.


British Embassy, Washington DC Watch the Foreign Secretary discuss the situations in Afghanistan and Iran on BBC News.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Foreign ministers from the G8 group of nations meet on Thursday in Italy to discuss security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.


British Embassy, Washington DC In his latest blog, our lead on trade policy lead looks at the 'mutually enhancing opportunities' that new technologies will yield for the service sector.
Source: bit.ly
There is a great article by Richard Baldwin looking at the debate over the offshoring of services jobs. The article looks at the other side of Alan Blinder's estimate that 30 to 40 million American services ...


British Embassy, Washington DC Read the Foreign Secretary's latest blog in which he discusses the UK's position on the situation in Iran.
Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk
Here are links to two interviews on C4and BBC News from last night with my views about events in Iran. The scenes from Tehran, and reports from other cities, are remarkable. The contrast of pre-election debate with post-election violence is deplorable.


British Embassy, Washington DC Watch Foreign Secretary David Miliband discuss the situation in Iran on Channel 4.
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British Embassy, Washington DC Watch the Foreign Secretary comment on the Iranian elections ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting yesterday. http://bit.ly/zeoxD
Source: www.youtube.com
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr.David Miliband, has been commenting on the outcome of the recent elections in Iran. Priority, he says, is that Iran engages with the concerns of the world community- above all on the issue of nuclear proliferation.


British Embassy, Washington DC Dominick Chillcott, our Deputy Head of Mission, has posted a message on 64forSuu.org in support of Aung San Suu Kyi's release.
Source: www.64forsuu.org
Dominick Chilcott, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy - Washington, DC (United States) wrote 64 words: The freedom of thought and the right to free speech still have no place in Burma's politics. ...


British Embassy, Washington DC Our Consul-General in Los Angeles has an op-ed in The Salt Lake Tribune that makes the economic case for a clean energy future.
Source: www.sltrib.com
UK and U.S. can thrive in creating clean energy future


British Embassy, Washington DC Read the Foreign Secretary's comments on the outcome of the Iranian elections.
Source: ukinusa.fco.gov.uk


British Embassy, Washington DC The New York Times' Green Inc blog covers London's effort to build green venues for the 2012 Olympics.
Source: greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
On Wednesday, several London-based groups gathered in San Francisco to begin the “clean tech” portion of a road show called Route to 2012 — a marketing tour to encourage North American companies to take advantage of business opportunities leading up to the 2012 Olympics in London.


British Embassy, Washington DC Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald hosted a launch at his Residence last night for award-winning journalist Richard Wolffe's latest book, "Renegade: The Making of a President."
Source: ukinusa.fco.gov.uk
Our newsroom contains the latest developments in UK foreign policy and news on the work of the British Embassy and Consulates around the US.


British Embassy, Washington DC Ambassador Sheinwald has returned from Chicago and Detroit. Read about how he promoted open trade and UK-US trade relations during his visit.
Source: ukinusa.fco.gov.uk
Our newsroom contains the latest developments in UK foreign policy and news on the work of the British Embassy and Consulates around the US.


British Embassy, Washington DC Our trade policy lead blogs about what the UK is doing to promote open trade this week.
Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk


British Embassy, Washington DC Watch Ambassador Sheinwald stress the importance of open trade to creating jobs and growth in a segment on the Fox Business Channel.
Source: www.foxbusiness.com
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British Embassy, Washington DC World Trade Week UK kicked off yesterday in London. It's a series of meetings and events that will highlight the importance of free trade to creatings jobs and growth. Learn more about it here: http://bit.ly/qzvA5
British Embassy, Washington DC posted World Trade Week UK kicks off from YouTube


British Embassy, Washington DC American students studying in the UK as Marshall Scholars swim English Channel to raise money for veterans on D-Day.
Source: www.cnn.com
A small boatload of graduate students endured seasickness, hypothermia and huge swells in a 16-hour swim across the English Channel to raise money for veterans on the 65th anniversary of D-Day.


British Embassy, Washington DC Oliver Griffiths, our trade policy lead, blogs about World Trade Week UK - a week long conference that will stress the importance of global trade in recovering from the economic downturn.
Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk
This week sees the inaugural World Trade Week UK, which aims to highlight the importance of global trade in creating jobs and growth during these difficult economic times. It’s an idea that draws heavily ...


British Embassy, Washington DC Small Wars Journal picks-up Simon Shercliff's blog post reflecting on President Obama's speech in Cairo.
Source: smallwarsjournal.com
A nice - short - and to the point perspective by Simon Shercliff, the First Secretary Foreign Security and Policy at the British Embassy in DC - We Promise to Stay, and We Promise to Go:


British Embassy, Washington DC Simon Shercliff, our lead on Afghanistan policy, blogs on what President Obama said about Afghanistan in Cairo yesterday.
Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk
One small part of President Obama's much-heralded speech in Cairo this week hit squarely the two key planks of both the US and the UK's Afghanistan/Pakistan policy: 1) a promise to bring troops out as ...


British Embassy, Washington DC Read the Foreign Secretary's blog post in which he reflects on President Obama's speech in Cairo.
Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk
There has been a lot of comment on President Obama's outstanding Cairo speech. But one of the most interesting aspects was the contrast between what he had to say and the speeches this week of Iran's ...


British Embassy, Washington DC US Marine Commandant General James Conway hosted an evening parade for Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald at the Marine Barracks on 29 May 2009.
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British Embassy, Washington DC British Ambassador and Lady Sheinwald hosted a benefit dinner at their Residence last night for Sasha Bruce Youthwork college, a Washington, DC - based charity that seeks to help troubled children.
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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.


British Embassy, Washington DC If you've ever wanted to ask Prince Harry a question, now's your chance. He'll answer your questions on video during his visit to New York tomorrow and Saturday. Send your questions to publicaffairsny@gmail.com.


British Embassy, Washington DC Are you following us on Twitter? http://twitter.com/UKinUSA
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Tweeting about the work of the British Embassy
Douglas at 6:07am May 25
traveling to d.c. this week and i want to watch the champions league final with english football fans. where do i go in d.c?


Emma at 12:20pm May 27
I'm a bit late. The games is on ESPN though so any sports bar or bar with basic cable should be able to tune in for you.



























British Embassy, Washington DC On Huffington Post today, the Prime Minister says that Ban Ki Moon's visit to Burma holds the promise of a new beginning if the junta listens to his calls to release all political prisoners and engage with democracy.