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James Thornton

@UKThornton

Former British Consul-General in Erbil, Ambassador to Bolivia and High Commissioner to Zambia.

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linkhttps://www.gov.uk/world/iraq calendar_today20-09-2013 12:23:21

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Really exciting find by UK and Zambian researchers in , , extending our understanding of what our distant ancestors were capable of. Congratulations to all concerned!

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RIP to Her Majesty The Queen, a great servant of our nation and of all her Realms, who will be truly mourned.

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Delighted to do my first ever , with Guildford parkrun. 360 people coming together for a Saturday morning jog/race, some with dogs/pushing prams. Totally free, run by volunteers. Great fun. I even managed to finish in the top half of the field! parkrun UK

Delighted to do my first ever #ParkRun, with @Guildfrdparkrun. 360 people coming together for a Saturday morning jog/race, some with dogs/pushing prams. Totally free, run by volunteers. Great fun. I even managed to finish in the top half of the field! @parkrunUK
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Great to get my booster vaccination at a walk-in centre. Everything well-organised and easy. Jabbed by a volunteer who has been giving 10 hours a week since March. Thanks to her, @nhs and the many other volunteers who made it possible. Royal Voluntary Service

Great to get my #Covid_19 booster vaccination at a walk-in centre. Everything well-organised and easy. Jabbed by a volunteer who has been giving 10 hours a week since March. Thanks to her, @nhs and the many other volunteers who made it possible. @RoyalVolService
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Very interesting thread on Islamism and the competing desires by people for dignity, recognition of their identity, and prosperity.

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I offer my warm congratulations to President-elect Hakainde Hichilema on his victory in Zambia's presidential election & applaud the Zambian people for once again demonstrating the strength of their nation's democratic tradition.

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I offer my warm congratulations to President-elect @HHichilema on his victory in Zambia's presidential election & applaud the Zambian people for once again demonstrating the strength of their nation's democratic tradition. Full statement below ⬇️
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'I dread
Embracing you
And smelling a stranger...

And, more so,
how I dread, my friend,
not you but I will have changed.'

Powerful poem.

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Job-sharing wife-and-husband Ambassadors - a great example of diversity. The UK has done the several times, starting in Zambia in 2007 (I succeeded them); Germany has also done so before. Carolyn Davidson🇬🇧 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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It's been pretty tense in the last period, with the Italians putting us under pressure. Let's hope we can pull something out of the hat in extra time!

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