Embassy Event Expo
With the Olympic Games just a year away, this year’s Embassy Event Expo was busier than ever with event organisers at London’s missions on expeditions to find the perfect venues for their hospitality and hotels for their VIPs. Diplomats thronged through the doors of the lavish ballroom at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, where they were given briefings from the FCO, Visit London and the DPG, after which they enjoyed a wine reception courtesy of IDS and live music by artists for From Sweden Productions. An exciting prize draw ended the day, but judging by the Embassy bags bulging with goodies, nobody went home empty handed!

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Lisa Dumitru wins a stay at the Washington Mayfair from Martin Parsons

Catherine Crutzen (Belgium) accepts a prize for a colleague from Samantha Hart (HMS Belfast)

Teresa Hernandez wins a Volvo for the weekend from Ian Grover

Embassy Editor Elizabeth Stewart welcomes diplomats to the Embassy Event Expo

Somisara Ekanayake (Sri Lanka) wins a cruise on the Thames from Stephanie Dodgson of Bateaux London

The Embassy Event Expo host,  General Manager of the Hotel Marriott Grosvenor Square John Hazard

Inspector Tracy Jarvis of the DPG gives a talk on event security

Warren Campbell introduces Kayleigh Kowaleswski (Chile) to 15 Hatfields

Sofie Haag (From Sweden Productions) talks to Brig Gen Mohamed El Sangak

Zanine Adams of Visit London gives a briefing on the London Olympics

Paul Taylor tells Yaruma Rodriguez (Venezuela) about entertaining on the EDF London Eye

Nigel Collett of the Westminster Collection talks to Brig Gen Abu Musa Sharfuddin (Bangladesh)

Hussain Takheroubt (Oman) meets Ageleee Rathor of Group Seven Events