Recording: The Role of Commemoration in Diplomacy
19 March 2025140 Minute Watch
Panellists discuss the role that commemoration has to play now and in the future, including as an instrument of international diplomacy at this half-day event.
Overview
A range of panellists with international military, political and diplomatic expertise discussed the relevance of war commemoration for future generations and its potential to help governments and countries meet global challenges.
Sessions included a keynote address from Lord Ricketts and a panel session including Professor Beatrice Heuser.
Speakers
- Claire Horton CBE, Director General, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, Vice-Chair, RUSI
- Professor Beatrice Heuser, University of Glasgow
- The Rt Hon the Lord Llewellyn of Steep OBE, UK Ambassador to Italy
- His Excellency Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the South African High Commission
- Dirk Backen, Secretary General of the Volksbundes Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
