Chris Underwood's Blog

Johannesburg is about contrasts. Happy, excited young children jumping, dancing to music and obeying the strict glare of the instructor at t...

HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Deputy President Paul Mashatile (front) International Women's Day is important for all of us. I published this bl...

Last week I landed into OR Tambo airport to begin a four year posting as a diplomat representing the British Government in South Africa. Qui...

The merger creating the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the UK was not the first of its’ kind; Australia and Canada...

“Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone … everyone is afraid” said President Zelensky this week. Earlier this week he warn...

So we all have a story of where we were. In my case sat agog inside my office reception in Farringdon, London. Crowds outside peering in at ...

Covid has been a sobering experience, revealing the frailties of our social fabric and laying waste to the most vulnerable among us. Without...