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Embassy Open House: Experience GREAT Britain in Washington

Sir Peter Westmacott | Posted 05.09.2012

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Sir Peter Westmacott

Whatever it is that makes you think Britain is GREAT, we invite you to come experience it at the British Embassy on EU Open House Day on Saturday, May 12.

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A Pivotal Period in Britain's History

Sir Peter Westmacott | Posted 04.03.2012

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Sir Peter Westmacott

Few would deny that Margaret Thatcher brought the United States and United Kingdom closer together. As I begin my tenure as British Ambassador to Washington, I look forward to playing my own small part in keeping that relationship in the best possible repair.

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An Honour and a Privilege: Serving at the Heart of the Special Relationship

Sir Peter Westmacott | Posted 03.20.2012

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Sir Peter Westmacott

It is an immense privilege to return to Washington as British Ambassador, and a great honour to serve at the heart of a relationship that is not just special, but -- as our respective leaders have said -- essential.

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A Fond Farewell From Washington

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 03.07.2012

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Nigel Sheinwald

I leave Washington today after over four years as the British Ambassador. It's been a fascinating and rewarding time to represent Britain in this country.

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The Greenest Garden in Washington

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 01.21.2012

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Nigel Sheinwald

The British poet Alexander Pope once observed that, "All gardening is landscape-painting." But today's gardeners need to be environmental stewards as well as aesthetes.

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The Other Special Relationship: The UAE and The UK

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The relationship between the UAE and Britain manifested everyday and goes far beyond a single element. It is rooted in mutual respect. And it extends to issues of global security, culture and education.

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More Than Just History

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nigel Sheinwald

Today is Veterans Day over here, and Remembrance Day back in the UK. Despite the difference in names, the origins of the commemoration are identical: the end of the first Anglo-American military partnership.

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U.S. And Britain Close Embassies In Yemen Over Al-Qaida Threats

AP | ANNE GEARAN and LEE KEATH | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN'A, Yemen — Western embassies in Yemen locked up Sunday after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror ...

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The Lockerbie Cover-Up Must Be Investigated

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Ward

The Sunday Telegraph claims that Libya paid three doctors for medical evidence that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie killer, had only two or three months to live.

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