As part of the School of Politics and International Relations Beacon Project, Diplomacy @ Kent is pleased to welcome Ambassador Bucknell, Ambassador to Belarus.

Ambassador Bucknell has had a varied career in the Foreign Office, which he joined in 1985. He served as 3rd Secretary in Amman (1988-91), as Consul in Milan (1995-9) and as the 1st Secretary responsible for EU affairs in Madrid (2003-7). Ambassador Bucknell is currently completing his posting to Belarus, where he has been Ambassador since 2012.

Ambassador Bucknell will be presenting ‘Elections in the post-Soviet space – a Belarusian case study’. The talk will take place on Wednesday 11th November 2015 at 11am in Grimond Lecture Theatre 3.

All are welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.