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  • UK strengthen ties of cooperation with Guatemala

    The British Embassy, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme in Guatemala (WFP) attended the official event that announced important support of the UK Government for the National Coordin…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Embassy supports cycling culture activities in Guatemala City

    Guatemala is currently experiencing an important growth in bike-enthusiasts and the British Embassy has joined them, along with other partners, in a full month programme to promote a cycling culture as part of the Sport Is G…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Guatemala: Thomas Carter

    Mr Thomas Carter is to succeed Mrs Sarah Dickson as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • European Embassies mark Climate Diplomacy Day in Guatemala

    To mark International Climate Diplomacy Day several activities around the world have taken place that includes events to generate greater awareness, encourage an informed debate and promote a joint response to climate change…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Embassy in Guatemala celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta

    The Embassy is launching a comprehensive programme dedicated to the principle that no one is above the law.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • United Kingdom supports project to eradicate Wildlife Trafficking in Belize and Guatemala

    The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Sarah Dickson, visited today the Guatemalan department of Petén.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • United Kingdom helps Guatemala strengthen its forensic capabilities

    The British Embassy in Guatemala has sponsored two specialized workshops aimed at strengthening the capabilities of the Guatemalan Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) in human identification and forensic psychiatry.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Special Representative for climate change at the Foreign Office Sir David King visits Guatemala

    The Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, Sir David King, visited Guatemala 12-13 May for consultations with senior officials on a wide range of environmental-policy issues, including; global climate…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • United Kingdom and Guatemala launch the Global Nutrition Report 2014

    Today the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement, through the British Embassy in Guatemala, presented the Global Nutrition Report 2014 to the Vice President Roxana Baldetti and the Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security (S…

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

  • British Embassy supports nutrition recovery centre in Baja Verapaz

    To celebrate the imminent arrival of the second child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, due in late April, the British Embassy hosted a breakfast to raise funds for a nutrition recovery centre that supports malnourished …

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

  • Visit of Head of Central America Department Gogbashian to Guatemala

    The Head of the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico Department (CCMD) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Alan Gogbashian, visited Guatemala.

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

  • Speech by the British Ambassador to Guatemala, Her Excellency Sarah Dickson, at the Queen’s Birthday Party

    British Ambassador to Guatemala, HE Sarah Dickson, delivered a speech on the Queen’s Birthday Party, celebrated during British week 2015:

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

  • United Kingdom reinforces international transparency principles amongst Guatemalan political parties

    Transparency International and its local chapter in Guatemala, Accion Ciudadana, launched a UK funded seminar with the main Guatemalan political parties to address international transparency principles.

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

  • United Kingdom promotes political and economic participation of indigenous women in Guatemala

    British Ambassador to Guatemala, Sarah Dickson, visited the northern Guatemalan department of Sololá to inaugurate a UK-funded workshop aimed at strengthening indigenous women’s economic and political leadership skills and p…

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

  • Guatemalan exporters helped to meet UK food security standards

    The British Embassy in Guatemala is funding a two day seminar aimed at introducing Guatemalan exporters to the BRC global standards.

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

  • UK launches its 6th British Week in Guatemala

    The possibility to participate in a classic British tea party, a traditional family day with activities for all ages, or the opportunity to win an English language scholarship are just some of the activities that will make u…

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

  • British volunteers will work on violence prevention projects in Guatemala

    A group of 12 young volunteers from the UK visited the British Ambassador at her residence prior to starting their 10 week stay in Guatemala where they will be working on several projects to help eradicate the culture of vio…

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

  • The OECD shares best practices on open government with Guatemala

    Representatives from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) visited Guatemala to share their knowledge and international best practices on open government with government authorities and civil soci…

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

  • United Kingdom funds anti-bribery and financial crime detection training for Guatemala

    The British Embassy has worked with the Judicial System, the National Police and civil society in Guatemala to combat transnational crime and promote transparency worldwide

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

  • United Kingdom is committed to supporting Guatemala’s prisons system

    The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Sarah Dickson, launched a UK funded workshop aimed at strengthening the penitentiary system’s capabilities to treat women deprived of liberty

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