Queen says C-Charge is a tax
London’s diplomats have always held the Queen in high esteem but her stock has soared after it transpired that Her Majesty – it would appear – has sided with envoys...

The year in 2012
However you look at it, the Year of the Dragon is going to be an auspicious one – in Britain there’s the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, while the other four permanent UN...

	Major milestones
	Fun and games
	Summit summary
	War and peace

HEADS UP

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Fiji - HE Mr Solo Mara
Mozambique - HE Mr Carlos dos Santos

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DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE

For Sale – Volvo XC90
Jaguar Suite at 51 Buckingham Gate
Vacancy at German Embassy
Volvo launches contract hire scheme
Missions can save cash and the planet – Clements

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CULTURE

Getting to the heart of Hajj
Opening the blockbuster Hajj exhibition at the British Museum has been a journey in itself for HRH Prince...

Portrait of an artist
Ambassador Marija Efremova tells Pierre de Villiers about a lifelong passion...

CORPS

Scuffles at Stop The War (STW) protest at US Embassy
Police were deployed to the US Embassy as scuffles broke out at a recent two-hour Stop The War rally against...

Anti-Kabila rally outside DRC Embassy
Around 50 demonstrators recently gathered outside the DRC’s Embassy to protest against the re-election of...

Occupy London evicted from Iraqi embassy office
Police were forced to evict protesters from the Occupy London movement when it transpired their squat...

CLUB NEWS

Changing up
In the YDL’s 10th anniversary year, newly-elected president Mike Guy tells Elizabeth Stewart of his plans to set...

POLITICS

Concordia could trigger review of safety at sea regulations – IMO SG
IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has urged a “rapid and full casualty investigation” in the wake of the Costa...

Argentina to send new Ambassador to London
A new Argentine Ambassador is heading to London, to fill a position that has been vacant since 2008...

On the fringes with Elizabeth Stewart
I spy with my little rock
Bulldog spirit
Flagging enthusiasm

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Embassy Event Expo 2012

Friday 16 March, 14:00 - 18:00
Royal Garden Hotel, London W8 4PT

With the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, 2012 is going to be one of the busiest on record for embassy event organisers. That means that the 2012 Embassy Event Expo is going to be bigger than ever, and with our new improved  programme of bespoke workshops, it's going to be better than ever too.

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Embassy Education Conference 2012

Tuesday 2 July
UCL (University College London)
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT

Back by popular demand, the Embassy Education Conference will be returning in 2012 where education attaches can meet with the international officers of the UK's top education institutions - an essential, effective networking opportunity, all under one roof, in one day.

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