Gallery
Visiting UK training facility for Lebanese Army, 2015.
They didn't sign me up ...
Supporting the Lebanese Army, 2015
Supporting the Lebanese Army's effort to protect its borders, 2015. Part of UK's Backing Stability programme.
Visiting Lebanese border troops, 2015
Visiting the Lebanese army working to keep ISIL out of Lebanon, 2015, backed by UK kit and training.
Tom and Paul Wood at Harvard University, 2015
With BBC journalist Paul Wood at a discussion of Syria at Harvard University, 2015. Paul was one of the journalists who best captured the unraveling of Syria.
Future of the FCO
Hosting a discussion on the future of the FCO in the Locarno Suite at the Foreign Office, as part of the 2016 review.
Syrian Pledging Conference, London - Feb 2016
The U.K. Government convened major donors for the largest ever pledging conference. Doing media at the halfway point, I was delighted to confirm that the money was coming in, much of it for education.
Q&A Session: “Digital diplomacy: Breaking barriers one tweet at a time”
Hosted by The National in Dubai.
Students from Collège Notre Dame de Nazareth
After one of over fifty graduation speeches in Lebanon. They kept my optimism topped up.
Children at NRC Bazourieh
Tom and Children at NRC Bazourieh, part of the UK's RACE (Reaching All Children with Education) programme.
Tom and Shakira - UpForSchool Campaign
Shakira is an enthusiastic supporter of the A World At School campaign, led by Theirworld. Here in NY 2015, she was handing in the petition with 1m signatures, calling for education for all.
Aston Martin
Launching Aston Martin in Middle East, 2013. (Bond cars again)