{"id":8193,"date":"2023-04-28T07:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T07:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/?p=8193"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:18:06","slug":"centre-for-commonwealth-affairs-reception-17-april-2023-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/centre-for-commonwealth-affairs-reception-17-april-2023-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Commonwealth Affairs Reception &#8211; 17 April 2023 &#8211; A Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8193\" class=\"elementor elementor-8193\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-634340a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"634340a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5716f049\" data-id=\"5716f049\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f29aaf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f29aaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Centre for Commonwealth Affairs Reception &#8211; 17 April 2023 &#8211; A Review<\/h3><p><b>Hello SUKA family and friends,\u00a0<\/b><\/p><div><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">SUKA\u2019s President and Vice President\u00a0<\/span>Anu and Helena were invited to attend the <b>launch of the Centre for Commonwealth Affairs reception<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">on <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Monday 17th April<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">at the <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Palace of Westminster (Parliament Building)<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Centre brings together figures from across the Commonwealth network to <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>celebrate the start of the government\u2019s work<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, producing <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>substantive, workable Commonwealth policy work <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">for the 21st Century. The policy framework includes Commonwealth trade, defence and security, maritime policy, academic and scientific cooperation, climate and energy policies etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Centre is headed by <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Sam Bidwell and Jonathan Heywood<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> and supported by <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Lord Howell of Guildford<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. They welcome organisations and individuals to join as members in order to participate in their work. More information can be found on their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/commonwealthaffairs.co.uk\">commonwealthaffairs.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Below are some photos from the evening:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8193 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.08.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.08-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.08-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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src=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.54-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.54-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-26-at-13.22.54-468x468.jpeg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/41e85394-9dd8-4794-895f-69897fcc7f30.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/41e85394-9dd8-4794-895f-69897fcc7f30-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/d8721053-490b-4f3d-886c-f0d60c2269a1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/d8721053-490b-4f3d-886c-f0d60c2269a1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/d8721053-490b-4f3d-886c-f0d60c2269a1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/suka.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/d8721053-490b-4f3d-886c-f0d60c2269a1-468x468.jpeg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><div><div><div>Love,\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Your\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" 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