Examples

Brexit and the rights of UK citizens in Austria Q&A

Nice work by the FCO team in Austria, answering real questions about what Brexit means for ex-pats, as best they … Read more » – Brexit and the rights of UK citizens in Austria Q&A

London Somalia Conference 2017 through the eyes of a Somali vlogger

The FCO invited Somali vlogger Fatima Ahmed and her friend to cover the London Somalia Conference 2017 in May 2017, … Read more » – London Somalia Conference 2017 through the eyes of a Somali vlogger

Virtual book of condolence for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Zaventem on 22nd March 2016

Following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, the British Embassy in Brussels used a Facebook Notes page to set up a … Read more » – Virtual book of condolence for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Zaventem on 22nd March 2016

Foreign Office in action 2015

Using the curation/storytelling tool Shorthand Social, the FCO rounded up its achievements of 2015 in a visually-striking way The Foreign … Read more » – Foreign Office in action 2015

Digital Week at the FCO – Digital Diplomacy

Useful round-up of a growing trend within progressive government organisations – a focus or awareness week/fortnight, to help colleagues get … Read more » – Digital Week at the FCO – Digital Diplomacy

NATO Summit Wales 2014 on GOV.UK

A nice example of the GOV.UK ‘topical event’ page to provide an overview of a major summit, with links to … Read more » – NATO Summit Wales 2014 on GOV.UK

Answering Russia Today’s “Questions On Ukraine The West Chooses Not To Answer”

File this under ‘remarkable’: the Foreign & Commonwealth Office used the normally fairly frothy social media platform BuzzFeed to respond … Read more » – Answering Russia Today’s “Questions On Ukraine The West Chooses Not To Answer”

Meet the Foreign Secretary

Smart little bit of tactical engagement from the FCO – and a sign of a senior politician who enjoys his … Read more » – Meet the Foreign Secretary

UK in USA on Tumblr

The British embassy in the United States is using Tumblr to showcase short snippets of its work or related campaigns, … Read more » – UK in USA on Tumblr

Overseas Territories Consultation – FCO

The FCO’s consultation on the UK Overseas Territories set out six key questions for public comment. Respondents could also reply … Read more » – Overseas Territories Consultation – FCO

Foreign Secretary answers questions on Libya via Twitter

The Foreign Secretary took questions via Twitter, using the hashtag ‘#askFS’ during August 2011. He has since repeated the session … Read more » – Foreign Secretary answers questions on Libya via Twitter

London Conference on Somalia – FCO

The FCO used the curation tool Storify to bring together interesting social media content – tweets, images, videos and more … Read more » – London Conference on Somalia – FCO

London Conference on Somalia: Building Momentum – Matt Baugh

Matt Baugh is the British Ambassador to Somalia, and his blog – one of around 90 on the FCO’s blogs … Read more » – London Conference on Somalia: Building Momentum – Matt Baugh

Diplodocus – A community for international digital government people

A membership community, a bit like a private Facebook, for government staff working in digital with an international perspective around … Read more » – Diplodocus – A community for international digital government people

FCO: Human Rights and Democracy Report

The FCO published its annual global review of human rights issues in commentable form in 2011, reducing production costs, enabling … Read more » – FCO: Human Rights and Democracy Report