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  • Working peerages announced: 2014

    A list of the latest peerages bestowed by The Queen.

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

  • Applications for 2015/16 Chevening Scholarships now open in Morocco and Mauritania

    Chevening Scholarships, which are funded by the UK Government, will support students from Morocco and Mauritania who wish to study for a Masters in the UK

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

  • British Embassy in Morocco celebrates Queen’s Birthday

    British Ambassador to Morocco Clive Alderton hosted a party at his Residence to celebrate the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s birthday.

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

  • British Embassy in Morocco celebrates Queen’s Birthday

    British Ambassador to Morocco Clive Alderton hosted a party at his Residence to celebrate the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s birthday.

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

  • Minister for Africa shines spotlight on African Great Lakes

    Mark Simmonds highlights window of opportunity which exists in 2014 in African Great Lakes to break the cycle of violence.

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

  • FCO Minister condemns ISIL brutality

    Tobias Ellwood condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s brutality following attacks in North West Iraq.

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

  • New Passport Pass-back Service Announced for Sri Lanka

    The British High Commission today announced the launch of a passport pass-back service for UK visa applicants.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes delivery of ECCC judgement

    Hugo Swire welcomes today’s ECCC verdict, delivering justice for victims of Khmer Rouge, as a milestone in the fight against impunity.

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

  • Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships now open

    The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for the 2015/2016 academic cycle from 1 August until 15 November, 2014.

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

  • Ambassador Patrick Mullee visited Riobamba, Ambato and Baños

    The Ambassador held meetings with high authorities such and the Mayor of Riobamba Napoleon Cadena and bussiness contacts.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to China

    Barbara Janet Woodward has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

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  • Guatemala celebrates 450 years of Shakespeare

    The work of British playwright, William Shakespeare, arrives to Guatemala with a presentation of Hamlet, on 14 August in Antigua Guatemala.

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

  • Prime Minister recognises Northern Ireland top social enterprise

    The Workspace Group, one of Northern Ireland’s leading social enterprises, wins the Prime Minister’s Big Society award.

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

  • East Village completed, key London 2012 legacy

    All 2,818 homes in the former Olympic Village have been handed over and the sale of the Village to its long-term owners concluded.

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  • UKVI Visa Application centre in Male’

    The British High Commission is pleased to announce that a Visa Application Centre (VAC) will operate in Male’ on 27 August, 2014.

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

  • Step Up To Serve and Cabinet Office launch Young Social Action Ambassadors

    Sixty young people from UK youth organisations will help to search for outstanding volunteers.

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

  • British Ambassador attends First World War centenary service in Morocco

    The British Ambassador and his family laid wreaths on the graves of British and other Commonwealth soldiers who gave their lives for international freedom and are buried in Rabat.

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

  • Russia Network supports “Lights Out” marking the centenary of World War One

    The British Embassy in Moscow and British Consulates General in St. Petersburg and Ekaterinburg yesterday marked 100 years since Britain and its allies entered World War One.

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

  • Joint statement following the disruption of a civil society meeting

    The embassies of France, Germany, Great Britain and Switzerland urged the government to ensure freedom of assembly and expression in Sri Lanka.

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

  • First World War Centenary in Lebanon

    British Embassy commemorates the centenary of WW1 to honour those who served and remember those who died

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