The Fuellers Embassy Series Group
The Embassy Series Group develops links with the diplomatic community in London and the City, and UK groups with an interest in the energy industries internationally. We believe that this adds value to the Fuellers’ membership offering, enhancing our profile and fulfilling a felt need of the diplomatic community and overseas energy community in London and the UK. We liaise with embassies regarding visits by industry delegations, and aim to assist them by hosting and providing contacts with business, the City and Government in a more informal way than that offered by Chambers of Commerce.
We do this by:
- Developing relationships with the embassies, consulates and high commissions in London initially.
- Promoting opportunities for Fuellers to network and exchange information and ideas.
- Providing opportunities for professional and business development within the community by arranging events.
- Enhancing the profile of the Company by hosting delegations or arranging events jointly between the Company and the community.
- Exploring synergies with other UK outreach initiatives, especially the City of London, bilateral chambers of commerce, friendship groups and universities
We expect to plan maybe two or three events in the first year, as requested by our foreign contacts, which are likely to include discussion events with specific topics of international interest, such as geopolitical developments and the impact these have on energy economics, markets and resource development, or international country risks as assessed by the London insurance market.
All Fuellers with an interest in energy and international affairs have been invited to express interest in joining the Group, and over twenty have done so already. There is cross-membership with the Court and other Fuellers committees, especially the Industry and Comms Groups, ensuring that these will be co-ordinated with the Fuellers calendar.
An inaugural meeting was held in September this year, with a further meeting in-person at Carmen Hall in October. Senior Warden Ashutosh Shastri is the representative Officer Member of the Group. Court Assistant Iain Poole is the Chair of the Group, and Freeman Mehmood Hassan has been appointed as Secretary.
We have a WhatsApp group for Members, and a dedicated email address will be available soon. Further information is available from the Clerk.