Rhian Checkland

British (Welsh) diplomat @UKMisBrussels. Recently Head of Political @UKinBelgium, formerly @UKUN_NewYork and @FCDOHumanRights. Mum of boys.

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‘Male-coded environments’ ‘having confidence to speak your own language’ ‘what is power?’ … I will be thinking about this session for a long time to come

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

Thanks to everyone who organised (and came to) our discussion of women and power ⁦@UKinBelgium⁩ this morning. Great fun and great hospitality!

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Taking some deep breaths at the beautiful Belgian coast before making the switch from @UKinBelgium to @UKMisBrussels

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An excellent day of talks on strengthening 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 collaboration. Thanks @PRobberecht and the BE delegation. And a beautiful day to be in London!

[Peter Robberecht @PRobberecht]

In London for the bilateral dialogue on migration with the Home Office. Working together to tackle irregular migration and fight smuggling networks. 🇬🇧🇧🇪 @UKinBelgium @BelgiuminUK

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Welsh cakes and daffodils for the team @UKinBelgium on a beautiful spring day #DyddGŵylDewiHapus

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@crib1069 Wow! What memories! Miss you @crib1069 x

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Enjoying the view from a different office today courtesy of @PortofAntBruges

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Moody skies to start the week

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@SanderijnDuquet @OUPLaw @LeuvenGGS @OUPAcademic @eudiplo Looking forward to reading it. Congrats!

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@SkyNetball Paging @harryvx should be a great match!

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Getting in early with the Independence Day celebrations! Thanks for the excellent party @usembbrussels

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Lots to talk about between 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 and 🇬🇧 Thanks for visiting!

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Our Head of Political section @RhianCheckland spoke to a group of 🇳🇱 civil servants about 🇬🇧/🇧🇪relations as part of their trip to Brussels last week. A lively discussion with future colleagues of our friends in The Hague @ukinnl @Rijksoverheid @werkenvoornl

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Just one of the thought-provoking data points by @MASieghart in her fascinating book The Authority Gap 👇 One of my recommendations would be The Power by @NaomiAllthenews there are plenty of others on the list…

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

Did you know that most men don't read books by women?

Only 19% of readers of the bestselling female fiction authors are men. We want to change that.

We asked some brilliant men and women to recommend one novel written by a woman. Now we need your vote 👉 https://t.co/Y6lnarMSi6

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On your marks for our #globalmile leg in Tervuren, Belgium. Great team effort @UKinBelgium

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@ImChrisWoodley This is a cool perk of the job, can’t wait x

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Another day, another feminist icon 💕

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@wmarybeard @UKinBelgium What a fantastic session. Thank you for articulating so many of the things we deal with every day and sharing your tips on how to manage them. What a treat! Thank you @wmarybeard

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@louis_thornton @diplomatic_diva @KarenPierceUK @harryvx @UKUN_NewYork Straight back at you @louis_thornton x

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus pawb 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Good morning

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@ImChrisWoodley @MountviewLDN @anneodeke @BBCRadio4 @SnoopDogg @BBCSounds Made me want to have a night out in Southend cc @AliceCDraper