Dimsum.co.uk, the popular website for the British Chinese community has interviewed Peter Wilson, the Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Beijing, China. Peter gives a great insight into the work that he and his colleagues do in the country and for the interest of Great Britain. Read the article here, it is available in both English and Manderin.
Ambassadors and Heads of Missions have been talking to various newspapers, radio stations and websites about their work as part of our “Bringing Foreign Policy Home” initiative. Here are three from the past few days:
Robert Brinkley, British High Commissioner to Pakistan, has been interviewed by the Birmingham Post about his role and the importance of the city’s ties with country.
Peter Tibber, British Consul General for North-Rhine Westfalia, Germany, also talks about his role on Liverpool’s Radiocity radio station, available via our ‘Bringing Foreign Policy Home’ podcast series.
Martin Hatfull, British Ambassador to Indonesia, interviewed by TheBusinessDesk.com about the importance of British trade to the country.
Peter Wilson, political counsellor in China, introduces his team on video, who each give an introduction into their roles at the British Embassy in Beijing.
Last week we hosted an event in London around the concept of digital diplomacy. Mark Jones, global community editor at Reuters engages with the panel and provides some examples of Twitter being used as a digital diplomacy tool. Simon Dickson, e-government blogger at Puffbox.com, engages with the panel and talks about the appropriateness for the FCO to do diplomatic work through digital means. Simon has also blogged about the event here.
Last week we hosted an event in London around the concept of digital diplomacy. Mark Jones, global community editor at Reuters engages with the panel and provides some examples of Twitter being used as a digital diplomacy tool. His article on the event is also here.
Last week we hosted an event in London around the concept of digital diplomacy. Tony Curzon Price, editor-in-chief of openDemocracy engages with the panel raising a question about the connection between truth and power. His article on the event is also here.
On Wednesday we hosted an event at King Charles Street around the concept of digital diplomacy. David Warren, UK Ambassador to Japan, offers his thoughts on digital diplomacy. David is keen to experiment more with digital technology for his and his embassy’s diplomatic work.
Having moderated our Digital Diplomacy event, Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC’s technology correspondent) has blogged about the session. He has also included examples of the digital diplomacy initiatives that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is undertaking. You can see his post here.
In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Steve Williams, the UK ambassador to Bulgaria, says that businesses across Greater Manchester should consider cashing in on the ‘Berbatov effect’ by exporting to Bulgaria. He says that awareness about the North West has increased in Bulgaria on the back of the success of Bulgarian footballers in the Premier League and businesses in Manchester should capitalise on this. Read the interview here.
Tony Curzon Price, editor-in-chief at Open Democracy, has been the first to write up an analysis piece following our digital diplomacy event. Tony summarises the debate and raises the question of whether FCO blogging and other digital diplomacy efforts can be authentic without being influenced by power or other external factors. Open Democracy is a discussion website which offers news analysis and commentary from a pro-Democracy, pro-Human Rights perspective. Stephen Hale, head of engagement at the FCO and one of the panelists, has also blogged about the event here.
