Darren Henry “Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly: My Journey from RAF to Trade Envoy” Saturday, 13 September, 2025 Last night we were delighted to welcome Darren Henry, former MP and UK Trade Envoy to the Commonwealth Caribbean, as our guest speaker. In his inspiring talk “Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly: My Journey from RAF to Trade Envoy”, Darren reflected on his family’s Windrush heritage, 26 years’ service in the RAF, and his mission to strengthen ties between the UK and the Commonwealth Caribbean. “Roots to... Reports
Ukraine Briefing 14th December 2015 CONSERVATIVE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL In partnership with The British Ukrainian Society and Ukraine All Party Parliamentary Group The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt... Reports
Dr. Damian Tobin, SOAS China Institute and DeFiMS 16th November 2015 Dr Tobin spoke about developments in China's financial and steel sectors and their implications for the UK, in particular highlighting the importance of 2020 as... Reports
Rt Hon Desmond Swayne MP 15th October 2015 "Long term economic development is the aim of my department". Summary points below Articles
The Rt Hon The Lord Howe of Aberavon QC 10th October 2015 Our hearts go out to the family of Lord Howe, great supportive Patron of the CFCC. Our thoughts are with you all. Articles
Romanian Embassy 21st September 2015 A Roundatable meeting was held with the Ambassador, HE Mihnea Ioan Motoc,on bilateral relations, NATO stance and the economy. Articles
Turkish Ambassador 15th September 2015 Excellent and wide-ranging constructive talk from the Ambassador of Turkey "Turkey is like a continent" Report and highlights below Reports
Mexican Ambassador's residence Panel of Speakers 7th September 2015 The Mexican Embassy team showcased a number of key areas of interest to members at our meeting this week including: a summary from the Consul General... Reports
Slovak Republic event 27th August 2015 HE Lubomir Rehak delivered an excellent talk and presentation with a historical perspective at the Embassy. We heard about cornerstones of foreign affairs... Reports
House of Lords Party 20th July 2015 Report for the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council The Annual Summer Diplomatic party was organised by the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth... Reports
