Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
On 12 February 2010, Alan Stewart, 2nd Secretary at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv, participated in a tree planting ceremony in the city of Modi'in. The ceremony took place to mark the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, the celebration of nature.
UK in Israel website - ukinisrael.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
More than 500 former child migrants and their guests gathered at special commemorative events around Australia on 25 February 2010 to hear the national apology by the UK Government.
Find out more - ukinaustralia.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/news/21547564/21747...
UK in Australia website - ukinaustralia.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
The Book Bus project in Ecuador is dedicated to the memory of Becci Logie, Indira Swann, Sarah Howard, Emily Sadler and Elisabeth (Lizzy) Pincock who died on 12 April 2008 in a tragic accident when travelling to join a VentureCo community project in Puerto Lopez.
In their memory, the girls’ families formed BISEE Books to make a constructive contribution to young children’s education in Ecuador.
After much hard work and dedicated fund raising, The BISEE Book Bus project will start in Tena in March 2010.
UK in Ecuador website - ukinecuador.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
During his visit to Mexico, The Duke of York visited the Morgan Crucible plant. Governor of the State of Hidalgo, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, explained to the Duke of York Morgan Crucible how the plant functions.
More about the visit - ukinmexico.fco.gov.uk/en/news/royal-visit/
UK in Mexico website - ukinmexico.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
On 24 February the British Ambassador Ric Todd gave up his official duties and became an English teacher in a secondary school in Warsaw. He was invited to participate in an English lesson by a group of pupils and their teacher from Jozef Poniatowski Secondary School.
UK in Poland website - ukinpoland.fco.gov.uk/en/
Find out more - www.flickr.com/photos/ukinpoland/sets/72157623381646809/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
Almost 70 British universities attended the International Higher Education Exhibition which was held in Riyadh at the end of January. The UK's delegation was by far the largest international delegation at the exhibition.
Find out more - ukinsaudiarabia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=21...
UK in Saudi Arabia website - ukinsaudiarabia.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
Every 14 February the city of Kragujevac commemorates Dr Elizabeth Ross and other members of the “Scottish Women's Hospitals”, who came out from the UK to help the Serbian people during WWI.
Her Majesty’s Ambassador Stephen Wordsworth and Defence Attaché, Colonel Nigel Fenn attended the commemoration.
Find out more - ukinserbia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=21773573
UK in Serbia website - ukinserbia.fco.gov.uk/en/
Stephen Wordsworth's blog - blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller/wordsworth/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
Filmmaking for Social Change, 2010 will provide thirty young filmmakers from Karachi and Lahore the opportunity to produce ten films that will be shown at the London International Documentary Film Festival (LIDF) in May.
Find out more - ukinpakistan.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=21668842
UK in Pakistan website - ukinpakistan.fco.gov.uk/en/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says:
Over 40 leading British aerospace companies touched down in Singapore for the Singapore Airshow 2010 with the help of UK Trade and Investment
Find out more - ukinsingapore.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=2166...
UK in Singapore website - ukinsingapore.fco.gov.uk/en/
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