The Meeting with Peers and MPs focussed on how we can connect with the Commonwealth as a global Britain. Rehman Chishti MP opened the event and stressed we need to interconnect with the Commonwealth.
Stanley Johnson spoke about his new political thriller, Kompromat, at a delightful evening with dinner at Franco's, St James's.
At the sell-out CFCC October dinner at Franco’s, guests and members were treated to a wonderfully enjoyable evening in the company of Stanley Johnson.
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The CFCC Carlton Club lunch was a great success with insightful speeches from representatives from politics, business and the diplomatic world.
The theme for the lunch was ‘UK Trade and Growth in Post Brexit Britain’ and began with a keynote speech from Syed Kamall MEP, the leader of the European C
The Annual Diplomatic Party hosted by The Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford was a great success yesterday with members and diplomatic guests engaged in animated networking while enjoying views from the Terrace of the House of Lords.
Lord Howell spoke about increasing our global strength w
A good number of diplomatic corps graced the CFCC Annual Garden Party this year. Sir Ronald Halstead CBE, President, spoke as did Lord Sheikh: he was brought up in Kenya and Uganda and can speak 7 languages. He arrived penniless in the UK.
An excellent Briefing was held at Canada House chaired by The Rt Hon the Baroness Chalker of Wallasey. The new Foreign Office/Department for International Development Minister, The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP also spoke. A number of Peers attended.
H.E. Ambassador Mr. Dinesh K. Patnaik is a career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service with experience of over 25 years in a variety of interesting and challenging assignments.
Spoke giving an overview of the foreign affairs of India and the Commonwealth in particular.
Baroness Lynda Chalker spoke about African affairs: "Never dull, the African Continent will always challenge the developed World".
This was a broad-ranging highly informative upbeat briefing about the great potential for Africa, from the founder of Africa Matters .
Lynda Chalk
His Excellency gave an excellent overview of his role and challenges as well as a briefing on progress in Bahrain and as President of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
These are exciting times for the Gulf. When the PM, Theresa May, visited the Gulf last December, it was the first visit by a fem
