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
Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh 18th June 2007 SPEECH BY HE Ashraf Uddin, Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the UK at the Conservative Commonwealth and Foreign Affairs Council, Jubilee Room, House of... Reports
Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan 30th April 2007 HE Erlan A Edrissov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Macmillan Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons, Embankment, London SW1A 0AA. Reports
Dr Gjonça, Lecturer at London School of Economics: Talk on Albanian Foreign Policy 26th March 2007 A talk presented for the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council in the House of Commons on the 26th of March 2007, Dr. Arjan Gjonça, London School of... Reports
Talk on the Role of Military Diplomacy, Shadow Defence Minister Gerald Howarth MP 29th January 2007 Defence Diplomacy = to provide forces to meet the varied activities undertaken by the MoD to dispel hostility, build and maintain trust and assist in the... Reports
Mr Sherr, Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford: Russia - What is wrong? What lies ahead? 26th January 2007 Talk by Mr James Sherr, Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, to the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council. Reports
Dr Swenson-Wright, Lecturer and Fellowof Darwin College, Cambridge: Talk on North and South Korea 27th November 2006 Dr John Swenson-Wright, Lecturer in Modern Japanese Studies and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. Talk in the House of Commons on Monday 27th November 2006 Reports
Ambassador of Colombia 30th October 2006 Alfonso López Caballero, Ambassador of Colombia. Talk in the House of Commons on Monday 30 October 2006 Reports
High Commissioner of Mauritius 25th September 2006 Coming to the House of Commons is always a reminder of the strong historical ties that Mauritius has with Great Britain. The British legacy in Mauritius is very... Reports
Deputy Australian High Commissioner to the UK 12th June 2006 Frances Adamson is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has been Deputy High Commissioner in London since July 2005... Reports
