A great day for a clean-up. Delighted to join Lielā Talka under the shadow of the television tower in #Rīga .

A new birch grove will flourish, marking the 10th anniversary of Sarunu festivāls LAMPA!
Thanks fonds DOTS for the invite, it was a pleasure to join the 🌳planting initiative.
BTW, polish your dance shoes and get ready for this year's 🇬🇧UK in Latvia event at #LAMPA Festival! Stay tuned🥳

Great to join fonds DOTS Sarunu festivāls LAMPA for a morning planting trees in Kekava district.

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Four folk singers and a baby…

#MežaDienas Sarunu festivāls LAMPA fonds DOTS

Welcomed Chris Barton, HM Trade Commissioner for Europe Department for Business and Trade. Chris spoke Latvijas Vēja enerģijas asociācija #WindWorks & underlined strength of UK offshore wind supply chain. Great meetings with (here) Energy & Climate Minister Kaspars Melnis & Transport Minister Kaspars Kaspars Briškens.

Team UK in Latvia looking for clues following the sad demise of restaurant owner Karl Ickbread - yes, it was a Murder at the Pizzeria. Will dodgy opera singer Pavlotti solve the crime?

Lovely to catch up at the #FutureHeroes awards today with Alise & Zane, our great UK in Latvia Ambassadors for a Day last October.

alise lase British Council

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Adriana presenting “Ultimate Sisterhood” award at the fantastic #FutureHeroes programme supported by British Council .

The programme has now given a new word to the Latvian language - great to hear that Valsts valodas centrs has agreed that “sisterhood” should be rendered as “māsība”.

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This is great news. Baiba Braže is a stalwart supporter of Ukraine & a very good friend of the UK . Many congratulations!

Great send-off for Dons, who treated us to a performance of the powerful Latvian entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2024, hosted by the effervescent Karin Höglund Sweden in Latvia. Good luck 🇱🇻 (and 🇬🇧)!

Šodien kopā ar kolēģiem no vēstniecībām novēlējām veiksmi Dons, kurš jau 9. maijā kāps uz Eurovision Song Contest skatuves 🇸🇪 Malmē, lai pārstāvētu 🇱🇻 Latviju ar dziesmu “Hollow”!

Paldies Sweden in Latvia par pasākuma rīkošanu! Mūzika tik tiešām ir universāla valoda, kas mūs vieno! 🎶

With my visit yesterday to Ogre I have now had official programmes in 27 of the 36 Latvian districts (novadi).

Those still outstanding: Aizkraukle, Limbaži, Līvāni, Madona, Preiļi, Salaspils, Saulkrasti, Ropaži & Varakļāni.

Which would you like me to visit next?

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The competition is heating up in #Ogre in the quiz marking the 20th anniversary of 🇱🇻 membership of #NATO . Really impressed by the knowledge being shown by all the teams.

Ārlietu ministrija 🇱🇻 | #atbalstuUkrainu 🇺🇦 Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Mother Ukraine fashioned from an artillery shell.

Part of the fascinating collection of items displayed Ogres novads reflecting the support provided to 🇺🇦 from #Ogre municipality.

Delighted to join Ārlietu ministrija 🇱🇻 | #atbalstuUkrainu 🇺🇦 in #Ogre for a quiz commemorating the 20th anniversary of 🇱🇻 membership of #NATO . Two UK-themed rounds lie ahead for the lucky contestants…

#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

Great to visit the smart new central library in #Ogre , though I wasn’t expecting to come face to face with Mr Bean…

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A productive visit to #Smiltene - a town that celebrates its agricultural richness with a water fountain in the shape of a pregnant milk churn.

Thanks Smiltenes novads #Smiltene sPiens

Apsveicu Baiba Braže! I look forward to continuing to work with you in your new role in building 🇬🇧🇱🇻 partnership to tackle the challenges faced by the 🌎.

A visit to Stonehenge - #Smiltene style. The ruins of an old barn make for an evocative sight.

Thanks for the warm welcome in Smiltene!