This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog
Somalia, Libya and International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.
UK Ambassadors and Foreign Office staff marked International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, giving perspectives from , , , and the . Media and Communication Director Tom Burn, Tokyo, noted in that, 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp British Foreign Office is proud of its regular appearance on Stonewall鈥檚 workplace equality index, an annual list of the best employers in the UK to work for as a gay person鈥�
We also hosted two guest blogs from and , two NGOs that work to raise awareness of discrimination and the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of LGBT people around the world.
Digital Communications Manager Amelia Bate , sharing the motivations for publishing the latest annual report online and discussing some of the experiences of doing so.
Foreign Office Political Officer David Clay talked about his deployment to Benghazi in a blog titled . David鈥檚 blog succeeds Barrie Peach whose deployment was a month long and he has now returned to his normal duties in Algiers.
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 Senior Representative for Somalia Matt Baugh introduced himself . He noted his hope 鈥渢hat going online will enable me to meet and discuss relevant issues with a wide range of other people interested in Somalia鈥�
UK Ambassador to the Netherlands Paul Arkwright and Irish Ambassador Mary Whelan on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 visit to the Republic of Ireland.
John L Smith, Head of Climate Change Team at our High Commission in Pretoria, published a blog asking