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  • Foreign Secretary speech: Preventing sexual violence in Sri Lanka

    The Foreign Secretary gave a speech on preventing sexual violence and urged Sri Lanka to end the culture of impunity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commonwealth Business Forum

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire addressed the Commonwealth Business Forum at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commonwealth People’s Forum

    FCO Minister Hugo Swire spoke at the closing session of the Commonwealth People’s Forum at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British High Commissioner Pretoria hosts Commonwealth Event

    The event discussed the Commonwealth and the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Debate on Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

    Speaking during a debate in Parliament Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire stressed that Sri Lanka must maintain progress on human rights.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office reaffirms strong links between UK and Jamaica

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds stresses importance of a modern partnership based on shared interests during visit to Jamaica.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • William Hague: a boycott of Sri Lanka would be wrong

    Britain’s presence at the Commonwealth summit will achieve more than an empty chair would.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister Hugo Swire Twitter Q&A on the Commonwealth

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire will answer your questions on the Commonwealth live via Twitter on 7 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM meeting with Commonwealth Secretary-General

    David Cameron met with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Gambia withdrawal from commonwealth

    British High Commission Banjul comment on Gambian withdrawal from commonwealth

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Ministers look towards Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

    The annual meeting marked an important milestone ahead of the next Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo in November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary speech on rejecting decline and renewing Western diplomacy in the 21st Century

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech at the invitation of Nancy Reagan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A toast to Her Majesty the Queen

    British High Commissioner to Cameroon, H.E. Bharat Joshi's speech on the 2013 celebration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • High Commission celebrates the 87th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

    On 14 June 2013, the British High Commissioner, James Thornton, gave a speech to mark the celebration of the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at the Residence.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Lancaster deploys

    Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster left her Portsmouth home port yesterday, 28 May, for a 6-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK champions a greater role for Commonwealth youth

    Foreign Office Minister attends Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting to discuss involvement of young people in current affairs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Diamond Jubilee sculpture: a tribute to Her Majesty the Queen’s role as the mother figure of the Commonwealth

    British High Commissioner's speech during the unveiling event. This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by High Commissioner HE James Thornton at the opening of the 'Shaping our Future' conference

    On 26 March, 2013, British High Commissioner James Thornton addressed 150 delegates from the public, private, NGO and academic sectors. The High Commissioner said:

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • High Commissioner's vote of thanks at Commonwealth fund raising gala dinner

    High Commissioner Marianne Young delivered a speech on the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Fundraising Gala Dinner and celebration of Commonwealth Day 2013 in Namibia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Five Commonwealth countries mark Commonwealth week through cricket.

    Five Commonwealth countries marked Commonwealth week through a cricket tournament hosted by the British High Commission, Islamabad.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government