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		<title>Science that helps keep us safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday evening we gave a reception at the British Embassy for scientists, soldiers and senior government officials from the US and the UK. The event was organised around a workshop presided by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman of King’s College, London and Professor Eli Berman of UC San Diego, with the support of Research Councils [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rethinking Development</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/12/06/rethinking-development/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in the days when tweeting was what birds did, a cloud was something in the sky, an app was what you sent to the university admissions office, and Google was simply a misprint for the word which means 10100, who’d have thought that mobile phones could improve the daily lives of the world’s poorest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Austin Triumphs with Formula One</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/11/20/austin-triumphs-with-formula-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is always a bit of uncertainty, even apprehension, when you embark on a big new adventure. So it was a real pleasure to witness on Sunday the great success, under a cloudless sky, that was Austin&#8217;s first ever Formula One Grand Prix motor race. A brand new racetrack, with a design which had rave [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Antony Gormley ‘Extends’ the Residence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some people have garden gnomes, but here at the British Embassy in Washington, we’ve gone one better. Last Thursday we inaugurated a new sculpture on the lawn of the Ambassador’s Residence: ‘Extend’ , a remarkable work lent to us by one of Britain’s most highly-regarded sculptors, Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley. The sculptor himself was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Witnessing history at the US Open</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/09/11/witnessing-history-at-the-us-open/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What a privilege to be at the Arthur Ashe stadium last night, for the final, so long-awaited triumph of a summer of extraordinary sporting success for our country! A roller-coaster of emotions ranging from joyous admiration to head-holding agony when it looked as though the prize might once again be slipping from Andy Murray&#8217;s grasp. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>An Ambassador&#8217;s perspective: Boston knows innovation</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/07/17/an-ambassadors-perspective-boston-knows-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Boston area is home to many of the most famous sites of America&#8217;s break from Britain &#8211; the Old State House, where the royal governors sat; the Old North Church that launched Paul Revere&#8217;s famous ride; the harbour where the first tea party took place; and battlefields like Bunker Hill, Lexington and Concord where [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Winning Gold in the Green Race</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/07/12/winning-gold-in-the-green-race/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today the UK is being recognized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), for its efforts and achievement in energy efficiency. The ACEEE believes that &#8220;a country that uses less energy to achieve the same or better results reduces costs and pollution, creating a stronger, more competitive economy.&#8221; This is what we&#8217;re doing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A GREAT Embassy Open House</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/05/17/a-great-embassy-open-house/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t every day that you walk out of your house to find 10,000 people on your lawn. But on Saturday, for EU Embassy Open House day, that is what happened to me. From the time gates opened at 10:00—with quite a queue already formed—until they closed at 4:00, a steady stream of visitors turned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Embassy Open House: Experience GREAT Britain in Washington</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Westmacott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is the first thing you think of when you think &#8220;United Kingdom?&#8221; Maybe it&#8217;s Buckingham Palace and the generations of kings and queens who have ruled the British Isles since Roman times. Maybe it&#8217;s the plays and poems of William Shakespeare, or the fortunes of your favourite Premier League side. Maybe it&#8217;s the complex, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Strengthening Trade for Security and Prosperity</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/peterwestmacott/2012/04/13/strengthening-trade-for-security-and-prosperity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today the US/UK Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty comes into effect. In a ceremony presided by Rose Gottemoeller, the acting US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, our two countries finalised an agreement originally signed five years ago to strengthen our mutual security and build our shared prosperity. British and American manufacturers [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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