DAILY BULLETIN THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2002
11 Apr 2002 12:42 PM
Commenting on the upcoming launch of the part-FCO funded website
promoting the environmental heritage of South Georgia, Denis
MacShane, Foreign Office Minister responsible for the environment ,
said:
"I am pleased that the FCO's Environment Fund for the Overseas
Territories has been able to support the work of the researchers at
the University of Dundee to develop this sophisticated and
comprehensive website. It brings the beauty of South Georgia and its
natural heritage to a worldwide audience.
We are confident that it will also provide valuable focus to the aims
and objectives outlined in the Territory's Environment Charter and
its Environmental Management Plan which provide the framework for the
long-term protection and management of the Island's natural and
cultural environment.
The website aims not only to raise environmental awareness and
contribute to sound and safe management, but also to provide an
online educational resource. I commend it to all with an interest in
this exceptional part of the world."
The website is being launched by the project team on 16 April at
Discovery Point, Dundee. The website address is www.sgisland.org
Notes for Editors
The website has been developed by the project Atlantis team from the
University of Dundee. The launch will be attended by Robin Harper MSP
and John McAllion MSP and will take place on the RRS Discovery on 16
April.
The project Atlantis team have been working on the website for the
last eighteen months.
Partly funded by the FCO's Environment Fund for the Overseas
Territories (EFOT) and the Government of South Georgia and the South
Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), the website will be a resource for those
studying environmental sciences or for others with an interest in
this island, whether they are scientists, historians, academics or
visitors. The interactive site covers the island's history, wildlife,
science, exploration, fishing and tourist industries, and management.
For schoolchildren, there are puzzles and quizzes to test their
knowledge of the natural environment.
The EFOT contributed £50,000 towards the project.
For further information on the launch, contact Jenny Marra at the
University of Dundee on 01382 344910.
Press Officer: Patricia O'Donnell; 020 7270 3114
CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS
Kay Coombs has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the
Republic of Honduras in succession to David Osborne who will be
retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Miss Coombs will take up her
new appointment in September 2002.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full Name: Kay Coombs
Date of Birth: 8 July 1945
Marital Status: Single
1999-2002 ULAANBAATAR (Ambassador)
1995-1998 BEIJING (Senior Management Officer)
1993-1995 FCO (Personnel Management Department)
1991-1993 FCO (European Community Department (Presidency)
1987-1991 ROME (Press Attaché)
1982-1986 LA PAZ (Second Secretary/Aid)
1981-1982 FCO (South America Department
1979-1981 FCO (United Nations Department)
1976-1979 ZAGREB (Second Secretary)
1974-1975 Latin American Floater
1971-1973 BONN (Assistant Information Officer)
1970-1971 FCO (Consular Department)
1969-1970 FCO (Commonwealth Coordination Department)
1968-1969 FCO (Atlantic and Indian Ocean Department)
1967-1968 FCO (Establishment and Organization Department)
1967 Entered FCO
MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS
In addition to their regular official and parliamentary duties, FCO
Ministers have the following public engagements:
Mr Straw
1600 Mircea Geoana, Romanian Foreign Minister
Mr Hain
Visit to Cyprus
Baroness Symons
1500 House of Lords Questions
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government
whether they believe that the EU has maintained peace in
Europe and whether it is likely to do so in future.
1600 Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, Singapore Special Envoy
Baroness Amos
Visit to Dakar
Mr Bradshaw
1230 Lunch with Maghreb Ambassadors hosted by Khemaies
Jhinaoui, Tunisian Ambassador
1600 Tea with Nana Sutresna, Indonesian Ambassador
1800 Adjournment Debate on Ian Stillman case, House of Commons
Dr MacShane
1230 James LeMoyne, UN Secretary General's Special Representative
for the Colombian Peace Process
1430 Adjournment Debate on Japan, House of Commons
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