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
Diplomatic Party 22nd June 2015 Marvellous Diplomatic Garden Party kindly hosted by our members the Tolands with excellent diplomatic corps represented. Articles
Estonia Ambassador 27th May 2015 HE Mr Lauri Bambus, Ambassador of Estonia, gave an excellent talk about progress in Estonia and in particular on E-Commerce and E-Residency. Reports
Israel Embassy 20th April 2015 Mr. Eitan Na'eh, Israel's Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom, gave a speech on "The Road to Peace 1993-2014 what went wrong" and also answered questions on... Reports
South Georgia Association 23rd March 2015 Professor David Drewry, Chairman of the South Georgia Association, spoke eloquently about the history of this fascinating island covering its natural and... Reports
Bolivian Ambassador 23rd February 2015 Excellent Ambassador of Bolivia briefing encompassing international relations. Reports
IMAN Foundation dinner 16th February 2015 Founder & Chairman of IMAN Foundation, Ribal Al-Assad, gave a fascinating overview covering the last few years to promote dialogue, challenge extremism and... Articles
Ambassador of Luxembourg 21st January 2015 Wide-ranging talk touching on centuries of distinguished Royal history up to present day strong European allegiances by the Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of... Reports
Victoria Holdsworth, Commonwealth Secretariat 15th December 2014 A summary of the work of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Lord Rosebery's Commonwealth of Nations, now known as The Commonwealth since 1949, is the 'most diverse... Reports
Mauritania Head of Mission 4th November 2014 Excellent speech delivered by the Mauritania Head of Mission, describing Mauritania as the melting pot of civilisation. Reports
