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A GREAT week of football
\r\n \r\nA fantastic weekend of Football. The Brazil-England match at the new Maracana was a vibrant, joyous occasion with a good diplomatic result. I was honoured to meet so many people, including the...
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Brazil needs the world
\r\n \r\nIn December 2008, I began my journey as Ambassador to Brazil with a speech in Sao Paulo. And this Wednesday, I am visiting the city again for a presentation named “Brazil and the world need...
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New Honorary Consul
\r\n \r\n I had a wonderful day in Ribeirao Preto on 6 June to launch our new Hororary Consul Jaqueline Wilkins as part of the extension of our work in Brazil in important cities and regions where we...
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Science Partnership
\r\n \r\nBritish Ambassador Alan Charlton with CNPq president Glaucius Oliva and Steve Visser, BBSRC vice-president. “Science has been at the heart of my work in Brazil over four years. It was great on...
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New Embassy in Haiti
\r\n \r\nToday our Minister for South America, Hugo Swire, opened a new embassy – in Haiti. We are pleased to be back in Haiti after a gap of 47 years. We left when we could o longer have a reasonable...
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Fittipaldi Museum
\r\n \r\n“We have had a wonderful relationship with Emerson Fittipaldi in the campaign to reduce road deaths in Brazil. Last Friday I visited his museum in Sao Paulo and “drove” the McClaren in which...
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Nutrition for Growth
\r\n \r\n“Brazil (Vice-President Temer) and UK (Prime Minister David Cameron) co-hosted a Nutrition for Growth meeting in London on 8 June with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). This...
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Triumph
\r\n \r\nMy father had a Triumph motorbike in the 1950s. I used to love seeing him ride it and clean it when I was small. The logo has always been special for me, as for many Brits. Three years ago I...
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Goodbye for now
\r\n \r\n I leave this week convinced being an Ambassador is the ultimate in our Foreign Service. I can’t boil down to a single reason why being ambassador matters so much. You are the go-to person for...
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Goodbye for now (2)
\r\n \r\n“I leave Brazil this evening at the end of my tour. Thanks to all who have followed my blog. I tried to give you an idea of what the ambassador does. I hope you found it interesting and even...
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