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Caroline Fleetwood Named as New Swedish Ambassador to Portugal

Caroline Fleetwood is to be the new Swedish Ambassador to Portugal. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, appointed Mrs Fleetwood to the embassy in Lisbon where she will begin…

April 12, 2012No CommentRead More

Liberian President Restates Position over Gay Rights

The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been caught on the back foot by a “misleading” article published in The Guardian which accused her of an anti-gay stance. A swift…

April 11, 2012No CommentRead More

UK Focuses UN Attention on “Arab Spring”

The UK has taken its opportunity as the current president of the UN Security Council to focus attention on the “Arab Spring” which saw unrest and regime change in several…

March 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Putin is One of the Strongest Politicians in Modern Russia – Tina Kandelaki

Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion about Putin, but you can’t deny that he is one of the strongest politicians in modern Russia. He is an extremely…

March 8, 2012No CommentRead More

NATO Congratulates Vladimir Putin on Presidential Result

The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as President of the Russian Federation, praising the “tangible successes which NATO-Russia cooperation has produced over…

March 8, 2012No CommentRead More

“Canada in a Changing World” – Gordon Campbell, Canadian High Commissioner to the UK

The world is going through a period of momentous change. Financial crises, political upheaval, an ageing population and the rise of volatile economies will have an impact on us all…

March 1, 2012No CommentRead More

Sweden Welcomes Four New Ambassadors

Four ambassadors are scheduled to present their credentials to the H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday 16th February 2012. Ambassador José Emilio Gorostiaga Peña of Paraguay, Ambassador Yahdih Bouchaab of…

February 16, 2012No CommentRead More

EU Appoints Envoy to Middle East Quartet

The European Union has appointed Mr Andreas Reinicke to represent Europe in the Middle East Quartet. Currently Germany’s ambassador to Syria, Mr Reinicke has worked in diplomacy for 25 years,…

January 23, 2012No CommentRead More

Macedonia and Greece Still Not Agreed on Naming Issue

Macedonia and Greece are still without agreement after two days of ambassadorial talks in New York aimed at settling a naming dispute. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia wishes to…

January 18, 2012No CommentRead More

Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary

Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire primary, just one week after inching a victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa. The former governor of Massachusetts has enjoyed a blistering start…

January 11, 2012No CommentRead More