The Commonwealth Conversation

On Saturday 26th September 2009, a Commonwealth Conversation was held at the Pan-African Institute for Development, Buea.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma attended a Commonwealth Conversation event with students of International Relations at the University of Cape Town. Mr Sharma responded to questions on the Commonwealth’s twin pillars of democracy and development.

A Commonwealth Conversation was held at the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria

The Indian leg of the Commonwealth Conversation

On Thursday 5th November 2009, a Commonwealth Conversation was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Male

The Commonwealth Conversation Diplomats’ Lunch

Representatives from the Caribbean community in the UK met with Baroness Kinnock, Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean and the Commonwealth to discuss the links between the Caribbean and the UK.

Title: Does the Commonwealth Have a Future?Location: CanadaDescription: On Wednesday, November 18, at 8 p.m., at the Royal United Services Institute of Regina, the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Canadian International Council present the Honourable Don Toth, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and Greg Putz, Clerk of the Assembly. Their topic will be: “Does the [...]

Glenys Kinnock is Britain’s Minister of State with responsibility for the Commonwealth. She responded to Doug Saunders recent negative portrayal of the Commonwealth in Canada’s Globe & Mail.

With Trinidad and Tobago hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the end of November, the Commonwealth Conversation interviewed one of T&T’s biggest sports stars: footballer Dwight Yorke.