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23 June 2010: Meeting with His Excellency Dr Ion Jinga, Ambassador of Romania to the UK. |
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17 June 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, with the prizewinners and judging panel of the 2010 Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Competition. |
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10 June 2010: Meeting with the participants of this year’s John Smith Fellowship Programme. |
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4 June 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP,
chairing the opening and closing sessions of a 'Voter Turnout' Seminar organised by the Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee in conjunction with the Scottish Government. |
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3 June 2010: Meeting with His Excellency Johan Verbeke, Ambassador of Belgium to the UK. |
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3 June 2010: Marking the Edinburgh 2010 World Missionary Conference in the Parliament's Garden Lobby. |
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1 June 2010: Meeting with Senator Alan Ferguson, Deputy President of the Australian Senate. |
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27 May 2010: Meeting with His Excellency Derek Leask, High Commissioner of New Zealand to the UK. |
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25 May 2010: Welcoming
the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, The Rt Hon the Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, to the Parliament. |
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18 May 2010: With members of South Ayrshire Youth Forum at the Launch of the second phase of the Scottish Parliament’s Community Partnership Project. |
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14 May 2010: Meeting with the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon David Cameron MP, on his first official visit to the Scottish Parliament. |
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12 May 2010: With members of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland at a reception
marking its 30th anniversary. in the Parliament's Garden Lobby. |
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11 May 2010: Welcoming the Lothian and Borders Police Choir and inChorus to a reception in the Parliament's Garden Lobby. |
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10 May 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, chairing
the Final of the 2010 Euroquiz Competition. |
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30 April 2010: Attending the launch of the newly refreshed Scottish Parliament travelling exhibition, Moving Stories, at the Low Parks Museum, Hamilton, hosted by the South Lanarkshire Council's Provost, Russell Clearie MBE. Also pictured is
Bob Reid, founder of the North Lanarkshire Scramble and Quad Bike Club. |
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23 April 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, chairing a conference for the UK Association of European Lawyers in the Parliament's Debating Chamber. |
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22 April 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, addressing participants of an inward visit programme, hosted by the Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange (SPBE) |
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14 April 2010: Hosting the annual parliamentary reception for the Hansard Society Scotland. |
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26 March 2010: Chairing a conference session in the Chamber examining outcomes from the pilot Community Partnerships Project. |
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24 March 2010: Meeting with Dr William Shija, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat. |
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17 March 2010: Meeting with
His Excellency Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the UK. |
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16 March 2010: Meeting with
John Moloney TD, the Irish Minister of State, Health and Children. |
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6 March 2010 : Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, chairing an event in the Debating Chamber to mark International Women's Day 2010. |
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23 February 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, with His Excellency Mauricio Rodriguez Munera, Ambassador of Colombia to the UK |
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2 February 2010: Pupils from Craigmount High School, Edinburgh interviewing the Presiding Officer on how young people can engage with the Scottish Parliament. |
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26 Janaury 2010: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, with His Excellency Carles Casajuana Palet, the Ambassador of Spain to the UK. |
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19 January 2010: Hosting the annual Burns Supper for Scotland’s Consular Corps.
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14 January 2010: Meeting with
Darren Johnson, Chair of the London Assembly. |
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12 January 2010: Hosting a reception to mark the launch of the BBC's new 'Democracy Live' website. |
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16 December 2009: The Presiding Officer with
pupils from the Royal Mile Primary School
at the Scottish Parliament’s annual Christmas Carol Service. |
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9 December 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, with His Excellency René Mujica Cantelar, Ambassador of Cuba to the UK. |
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8 December 2009: Hosting a reception on behalf of the Electoral Commission in the Parliament's Garden Lobby. |
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8 December 2009: Slovenian Consul General, Anna Wersun, presenting a framed photograph of the Slovenian Parliament to the Presiding Officer. |
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8 December 2009: Meeting with
His Eexcellency Eduards Stiprais, Ambassador of Latvia to the UK |
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5 December 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, chairing a debate marking both the 25th anniversary of Volunteer Development Scotland and International Volunteers Day. |
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3 December 2009: Meeting with
Mr Sergey Konstantinovich Krutikov, the new Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh |
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2 December 2009: Hosting a reception to mark the tenth anniversary of the Scottish Youth Parliament |
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30 November 2009: Harry McGrath, Cultural Connect Scotland, speaking at a reception co-hosted by the Presiding Officer and the First Minister. The reception marked the close of the ‘This Is Who We Are’ exhibition - a photographic project that explores the connection between Scotland and its diaspora in Canada. |
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30 November 2009: Deputy Presiding Officers, Alasdair Morgan MSP and Trish Godman MSP, with the winners and judges of the Homecoming St Andrew's Day Debating Championship 2009 |
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30 November 2009:
Welcoming the finalists of the 2009 Burnsong song-writing competition to the Parliament |
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24 November 2009: With Mr Anil Kumar Anand, the Consul General of India in Edinburgh. |
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21 November 2009: Chairing the 'Understanding & Influencing Your Parliament' Conference in the Debating Chamber |
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17 November 2009: Providing an overview of the Scottish Parliament
to a delegation of students from Duke University, North Carolina |
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12 November 2009: Meeting with a delegation of US Congressmen. |
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10 November 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP,
hosting a reception in the Main Hall to mark National Adoption Week |
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10 November 2009: Presenting a commemorative salver to the two-millionth visitor to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Caroline Powley. |
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5 November 2009: Meeting with Mr Masataka Tarahara, Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh |
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5 November 2009: The Ambassador of Chile, His Excellency Rafael Moreno, signing the official visitors book prior to his meeting with Deputy Presiding Officer Alasdair Morgan MSP. |
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3 November 2009: Launching the 2009 Scottish Poppy Appeal in the Garden Lobby |
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30 October 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, chairing a 'Mainstreaming Equalities' event hosted by the Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee. |
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29 October 2009: With His Excellency Louis B. Susman, the United States Ambassador to the UK. |
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29 October 2009: With a delegation from the National Assembly of Malawi, headed by Professor Donton Mkandawire MP. |
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6 October 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, with the Brazilian Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Carlos Augusto Santos-Neves. |
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5 October 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, chairing the ‘Keep Scotland Beautiful – Eco-Schools’ event in the Parliament's Debating Chamber. |
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2 October 2009: Chairing the Older People’s Assembly in the Debating Chamber. |
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29 September 2009: Briefing members of the Scottish Consular Corps. |
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24 September 2009: With the new Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Dr Oskaras Jusys |
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23 September 2009: With Jenny Lindell MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria |
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16 September 2009: With the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons |
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10 September 2009: With
Charlie Parker MLA, Speaker of the Nova Scotia Legislature |
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9 September 2009: With His Excellency Staffan Carlsson, the Swedish Ambassador to the UK. |
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8 September 2009: With the winner of the Law Society of Scotland/Scottish Parliament essay competition winner, Clare McKinlay. |
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6 September 2009: With the leading riders at the 'Riding the Marches' as it passes the Scottish Parliament building. |
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2 September 2009: With
Principal Officer of the US Consulate in Edinburgh, Dana Linnet |
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21 August 2009: With a delegation from the US Congress.
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6 August 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, launching the World Press Photo Exhibition in the Scottish Parliament. |
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25 July 2009:
The Presiding Officer officially opening the Scottish Diaspora Forum. |
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24 July 2009: Addressing the Clan Convention 2009 event in the Parliament's Debating Chamber. |
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30 June 2009: The Patron of Scotland's Churches Scheme, HRH The Princess Royal, addresses the Scheme's 'Gathering' held in the Debating Chamber.
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30 June 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Alasdair Morgan MSP, accepting a Visitors Book which was gifted to the Scottish Parliament to mark its 10th Anniversary. The book, gifted by the National Archives of Scotland, was used on 1 July to record the signatures of all visitors, including Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. |
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30 June 2009: Accepting a gift on behalf of the Scottish Parliament from the Speaker of the National Assembly of Québec, Hon Yvon Vallières. The gift was presented to mark the Parliament’s 10th Anniversary |
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25 June 2009: With
the winners of the National Youth Parliament Competition.
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25 June 2009: With a delegation from The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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23 June 2009: Presiding Officer, pictured with Teri Scott, a textiles student from Heriot-Watt University in Galashiels, who won the competition to design the first official Scottish Parliament tartan.
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19 June 2009: Delivering the opening address of the 2009 Business in the Parliament Conference. |
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18 June 2009: With the Ambassador of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Pim Waldeck. |
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15 June 2009: The Presiding Officer of the Welsh Assembly, Rt Hon the Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM,
and the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, William Hay MLA, arrive at Holyrood for a meeting with the Presiding Officer
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11 June 2009: With the finalists of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament. |
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11 June 2009: With His Excellency Iztok Jarc, Slovenian Ambassador to the UK.
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10 June 2009: Deputy Presiding Officer, Trish Godman MSP, with
the Association of Former Members of the Catalan Parliament
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8 June 2009: With the 2009 participants of the John Smith Fellowship Programme. Also pictured is Lord Falconer, Chair of the John Smith Memorial Trust. |
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5 June 2009: The official opening of the UN Association-UK’s annual conference was held in the Scottish Parliament and the highlight was a keynote address by UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sir John Holmes.
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