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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

When people ask, "what will The King's priorities be?" I think he just let us know.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

5 years

Love this Ghana!!! Let's make Accra the cleanest & coolest city in Africa!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Ghana has so many talents: I left my beloved @LandRover Defender 110 with a young seamster near Burma Camp for a few days and the interior comes back looking🔥🔥🔥 Love this place at the centre of the world🇬🇭

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Gone glamping, right here in Ghana!😍

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Their Royal Highnesses were great sports when invited to dance whilst listening to the world famous Conch Band🐚 They were soon joined by everyone in the tent - from Ministers to @intaward volunteers. It made a great end to the #GGYA jamboree!🎪 #royalvisitbahamas 🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex enjoyed meeting some of the GGYA @intaward groups - competing their #worldready sign, and planting a mahogany tree with HRH Prince Edward and Minister Lighbourne. #royalvisitbahamas 🇧🇸🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

I had the honour of stepping into @wabbey today. I stood listening to the choir rehearse and it was as amazing as you'd hope. As they finished a priest sidled up to me and asked, "would you like a wine gum?" Perfect👑

The Royal Family

@RoyalFamily

1 year

On Saturday, King Charles III will become the 40th Sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, with The Queen Consort crowned beside him. @WAbbey has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066, with William the Conqueror being the first monarch to be crowned there.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

This was brilliant. Listen again! #WorldMentalHealthDay

The Prince and Princess of Wales

@KensingtonRoyal

2 years

Tune in to @bbcnewsbeat for a special #WorldMentalHealthDay conversation. Thank you to Pria, and Dr Abigail, António, Ben and Emma - the inspiring mental health advocates who spoke so openly about their experiences and why they are committed to supporting others.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

Exuma is so beautiful; it hurts your eyes!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

Today I start my new job as Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Head of Mission at @UKinGhana 🇬🇭🇬🇧 So excited to get started with @walkeriain and the great team - if you see me around town please say hello!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

The #RoyalVisitBabamas continues with a brilliant jamboree today. Celebrating the 30,000 young people who have completed the GGYA @intaward in The Bahamas. Their Royal Highnesses met some incredible young people, and the legendary conch band!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

My first trip to an out island - Grand Bahama here I come! 🇬🇧🛫🌥️⛅🌤️🛬🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Yesterday HRH The Earl of Wessex took interest in talking to young Bahamian sailors about the potential to make #sailing a national sport. I planted a tree in memory of Her Late Majesty, in the shadow of a tree planted by the Duke of Edinburgh 65 years ago #royalvisitbahamas

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

The Bahamas youth choir performing at Windsor Castle #CoronationConcert From the UK to the world!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

First day in the British High Commission office. Time to get to work to bring Britain & The Bahamas closer together 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

I think one of the great wonders of Accra are the thousands of bats near 37 Hospital: every dusk they come out for tea, floodong the sky with shadows. Even familiar sites adopt a different demeanour. Beautiful🦇

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

A big big day for the High Commission today as Emmanuel Acquah, our Head of IT, retires after 2️⃣8️⃣yrs service to Her Majesty's government He's known 7 High Commissioners & dozens of deputies. The team will miss him. Our e-world will turn more slowly tomorrow without him. Godspeed

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

It's coming! The Queen's Baton is coming to Ghana ahead of #birmingham22 HC @HCThompson001 also a baton bearer. She'll definitely beat @shattawalegh , @KinaataGh & @stonebwoyb in the relay race😉 🏃‍♀️💨💨🏃🏽‍♂️🏃💨🏃🏽‍♂️💨💨💨🇬🇭🇬🇧

GHANA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE🇬🇭

@GhanaOlympic

3 years

Queen's Baton relay arrives in Ghana on Monday. from 26th -28th,the Baton relay will travel across the principal streets of Accra, Tema and Kumasi. H.E @NAkufoAddo will first receive it in a short ceremony @shattawalegh , @KinaataGh and @stonebwoyb will also be Baton bearers.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Goodbye Ghana, hello London! 🇬🇭🛫☀️🌤🌦🛬🇬🇧 After nearly 6 months apart this year I'm luck to be flying to the UK to bring my kids back to Accra. They've missed home, and I can't wait for them to be back in the happiest country on earth! See you next week! And Merry Christmas!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

First work Monday of the year. Let's do it! #diplomat

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Let the Royal Visit begin! #royalvisitbahamas

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

7 years

Well trained, well equipped, & well prepared for a critical fight Godspeed & good luck @LebarmyOfficial 🇱🇧 #فجر_الجرود #shouldertoshoulder

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

The Coronation's Anointing Screen, designed by my dad's close friend, takes the form of a tree with 56 leaves representing the 56 member countries of the @Commonwealthsec . Representing the Sovereign as servant of their people, HM The King is positioned at the base of the tree.

The Royal Family

@RoyalFamily

1 year

Explore the Anointing Screen which will be used during the most sacred part of the #Coronation Service, the Anointing of His Majesty The King. The screen has been gifted for the occasion by the City of London Corporation and City Livery Companies. 🧵👇1/7

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

So excited for my first junkanoo tonight. As a diplomat I'm supporting the 'One Saxon Valley Family' 😉 but will be especially proud of Christina - as the first ever female chairperson - after she introduced me to the One Family shack earlier this year. Let's go Bay Street!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

7yrs ago today my friend Sam committed suicide. He was handsome, healthy, the life & soul of the party, and father to a brilliant family. He was 35. Suicide is the biggest killer of young men in Britain. Don't suffer alone - please reach out & ask for help. It will come.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

I'm so excited about my kids returning to Ghana that I'm spending my weekends building 'them' a new treehouse (the last one failed building regs - no joke) With thanks my friends its come along wonderfully - just need to make the football net and find a slide to finish 🇬🇧🇬🇭

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

This is Kwesi, part of our brilliant @UKinGhana comms team, live-editing photos & videos in the car between polling stations. A great photo that captures his hard work & ninja-level skills today. Ayekoo! #GhanaElections2020 🇬🇭 📸 @walkeriain #photooftheday

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Date night with Mrs H, our first in a year after spending most of 2020 apart. I brought the trousers🕺🏼- Accra brought the skyline. Feels good to be out enjoying Ghana again. Here's to a happier & healthier 2021😷 🇬🇭🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Last night Ghana voted in favour of the UN Security Council resolution to support #Ukraine 🇺🇦 China abstained. Russia vetoed. Hear Ghana's reply⤵️

GhanaUN

@ghanamissionun

3 years

Situation in Ukraine

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Ghana! 👏👏 The underpass has become a rainbow of sunshine, piercing through the clouds. Ayekoo!

Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

5 years

Love this Ghana!!! Let's make Accra the cleanest & coolest city in Africa!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Congratulations @NAkufoAddo on cutting the sod on the new 285-bed hospital for Eastern Region, in Koforidua. The @UKinGhana & @UKEF has backed the project with a £54m of finance - and is another example of the UK & Ghana partnership in action! #UKGBC 🇬🇭🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

First day tweet vs Last day tweet. I leave older, heavier, and happier. Thank you Ghana! Please follow my brilliant successor @keithd1mcm 🇬🇭🇬🇧

Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

Today I start my new job as Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Head of Mission at @UKinGhana 🇬🇭🇬🇧 So excited to get started with @walkeriain and the great team - if you see me around town please say hello!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

8 months

The #NewYearsHonours list is published and I'm over-the-moon to celebrate that **Adina Munroe-Charlow** has been awarded an MBE by HM The King, for her services to veterans and their widows across The Bahamas. What a hero💂🏽‍♀️ Congratulations!🇧🇸 @RoyalFamily

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

First time back in headquarters in 4 years, so stopped by to say hello to and remember my friend Becky. Gone but never forgotten.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

5 years

If there was one thing that could make a remarkable change in the next decade, the #GreatGreenWall could be it. 8,000km 🇸🇳🇲🇱🇧🇫🇬🇭🇧🇯🇳🇬🇳🇪🇹🇩🇸🇩🇪🇹🇩🇯+ 100,000,000,000 trees 🌳🌴🌳🌴🌳🌴🌳🌴🌳🌴 Investment in the poorest areas of 🌍 Supporting 15 of 17 of the #SDGs @TREEAID 🇬🇧 @UNCCD

Great Green Wall

@GreenWallAfrica

5 years

By 2030, the #GreatGreenWall aims to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land, sequester 250 million tonnes of carbon, and create 10 million green jobs in rural areas! 🌍🌿

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

We be sailing⤵️

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Congratulations to His Excellency @NAkufoAddo for reopening Ghana's National Gallery, closed since 2015. A great museum *full* of heritage - and hidden within are these 5 Roll Royces ready for restoration - one donated by HM The Queen in 1957, another just 1 of 8 ever made! Wow!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

Good morning from London!👑 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 months

Heading to Exuma⛵️💨💨💨 Western Air leaving a whole hour early. Rest of the team on BahamasAir; whole flight an hour late! This is The Bahamas!🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

The Bahamas opens the show for this celebration of the Commonwealth!📺 @UKinCW

The Royal Family

@RoyalFamily

1 year

“As Head of the Commonwealth, I was immensely proud to see the contributions from across the Commonwealth emerge on the screen in front of Windsor Castle. Each of your contributions was unique and incredibly special.” - His Majesty The King

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

*BIG NEWS* We're announcing our biggest ever cohort of fully funded #Chevening scholars to the UK! - Tereah, Nasia, Ann-Marie, Paige - from across the islands - Degrees in climate🌱 forensics👮🏽waste mngt🗑️ journalism👩🏾‍💻 - committed to returning home Let's celebrate them!🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Her Majesty the Queen has died. Today the Crown passes to our new monarch, His Majesty King Charles III. My family and I mourn the loss of Her Majesty the Queen, and offer the King our loyalty and devotion. A condolence book will be opened in due course. God save the King.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Back to Ghana, back to work, back to school... Time for some father-son haircuts💈

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

3 years ago Rebecca Dykes & we were celebrating women’s participation in politics in Lebanon at a team away-day. 1 week later she was gone, and we had lost a teammate & humanitarian passionate about making 🇱🇧 better. We remember her today. You can sustain her work via @RDykesFDN

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

@mlnrgovgh @stonebwoy @SamuelAJinapor @AmeyawDebrah @KobbyKyei_ @fcghana2020 @thatEsselguy @MBawumia @BhimWorldWide @tv3_ghana @Joy997FM The @UKinGhana is joining with #GreenGhanaDay - with thanks to @mlnrgovgh & LaDMA, I planted these two Flamboyants this morning (harder than it looks!😅)🌳🌸 "The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. The second best time is today." #LetsGoPlanting

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

@germanyintheeu @AmbColonna 107 summits and still cool, humble, and understated. A model to us all. Congratulations.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

My young niece is fascinated that #Ambassadors are addressed as "Your Excellency". She decided to do her school report about it😄 ...but then changed her mind, and decided to do her report about **biscuits**. She said her class would prefer it. Rightly so🤥 #NotSoExcellency 🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

An honour to break bread with Isaac Dogboe. From the Anlo tribe, the Paramount Chief's bodyguard: always the first into war & undefeated in all its history, he carries the tradition 20-0 as the Super Bantam world champion. Born in Ghana, Made in Britain🥊

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

19 years ago, 7th October 2002, I met this glorious girl. She kissed me, and we stayed together forever. Happy anniversary my Miss Moneypenny. Thanks for making me feel like James Bond. #JamesBondinGhana

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Atlantic to the left of me, Caribbean to the right. Here I am, stuck in The Bahamas with you. Mind-boggling to think that the green Caribbean is just a few feet deep, and the dark blue Atlantic drops off a shelf to thousands & thousands. And they meet in Eleuthera!💙💚

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Breaking news (and really good news!!!) After the success of pilot immunisation programmes in Ghana🇬🇭, Kenya and Malawi, the WHO says *a new anti-malaria vaccine* should be rolled out across Africa. It could save hundreds of thousands of lives a year🌍

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

Khallas, my last day with @ukinlebanon is done. So proud to have served amongst an incredible team, and deeply sad to say goodbye. Lebanon - I love you, and I take a little bit of [a border tower] with me in my heart. Yalla, bye. Kitr Kitr. #thisisLebanon #UKCSSF

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

It was my privilege to deliver a personal letter from @ClarenceHouse to Ghana's @pte_hammond in support of his fundraising for Africa's health workers and veterans. A tenacious 95 years young, you can support Hammond too👇

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

7 years

As friends & staff from @DFID_UK gathered in London to commemorate the death of Becky Dykes, we took a moment at @ukinlebanon to unveil this new picture. It was taken by Becky last summer. It is captioned, "Beirut is more beautiful by bicycle"🚲

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

@KensingtonRoyal @EarthshotPrize Underwater! @CoralVitaReefs can provide the flowers🤿

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Today in 2002, Mrs H and I met in a crowded freshers Hall. I fell in love. She... needed more time. 20 years later and we're off to Eleuthera to celebrate with the kids🏝️ Our first trip! Maybe see you there?

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Hello @RFATideforce welcome to The Bahamas! Escorting @HMSQNLZ across the Atlantic, Tideforce, her crew, and her helicopter are in Grand Bahamas as part of the UK's preparedness for #HurricaneSeason She's huge! 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

Going live on @Starr1035Fm now to talk about #RoyalVisitGhana 24hours to go - loads to get excited about! PS loving @KiDiMusic & @KuamiEugene & @beccafrica playing back to back right now. They'll be performing this weekend to Their Royal Highnesses!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

A special send off tonight for Ghana's delegation to #COP26 . Sustainable fashion. Civil Society. Honorable Ministers. And the legend @Okyeamekwame sending us off in style. Amongst all the fun: a commitment to seize the moment to save our plant. Go strong, Ghana🇬🇭🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

No shortage of anticipation ahead of the #Coronation Before the service Foreign Secretary @JamesCleverly greeted Prime Ministers from across the Caribbean including, of course, @HonPhilipEDavis of The Bahamas. It is a shared moment of history for all.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Our amazing gardeners at @UKinGhana are working with Ghana's Bees for Development🐝 to establish their first urban bee colonies in Accra. Each colony will produce 50kg of honey a season, as well as provide essential pollinators for farmers. Busy bees!🇬🇭🇬🇧

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Brilliant @NatGeo photo of Ghana's peacekeepers in South Sudan. And great quote too, "When we see women here, it creates confidence that women are peacekeepers... When we see them, they encourage our daughters to go to school." Ayekoo Ghana!!🇬🇭

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

Family Hartley is heading back to Accra! 🇬🇧🛫🌧☁️🌤☀️☀️☀️🛬🇬🇭 It is 9 exactly months since the kids left Ghana - but now they're coming back this is going to be the best possible end to 2020. BA's new plane is great too - and Mrs H got upgraded. Just her. Standard.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Congratulations to Lieutenant Commander Dzokoto, Ghana's *first* female commander of a navy vessel🇬🇭 Minister @JSHeappey awarded her a @DartmouthBRNC 🇬🇧 medal🎖️where she was trained. Congratulations commander!

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Today, on the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, we lower our flag in memory of those who died and in honour of all those who responded. We will remember them. 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Thank you Ghana. See you soon✈️

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

6 years

Our flags @UKinGhana are at half mast for the funeral of #KofiAnnan . High Commissioner @walkeriain is hosting a UK delegation led by @tariqahmadbt , and @malloch_brown . The whole of the High Commission's thoughts are with the family today.

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@DiploTom

2 years

OK.... now I get it.... #conch 🐚 #Bahamas

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

This morning's alarm clock 🦜⛺🦜⛺🦜⛺🦜

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

1 year

Congratulations Bahamas! My family so so appreciated celebrating with you this week, you are the greatest small nation on earth. Happy 50th anniversary. March on! March on!🇧🇸

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7 months

YES LONDON! 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

On election-eve, join me in wishing H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to High Commissioner @walkeriain , the indefatigable morale captain of the British High Commission, always leading from the front, and always fighting for the best for UK-Ghana. Not so good at scrabble🎂🎁🎉

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@DiploTom

2 years

I took my mum to see the Queen! She approved of the sandwiches, and said the tea was excellent! I was very proud. 🇬🇧🇬🇭

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@DiploTom

1 year

Up early in London, to serve alongside hundreds of other diplomatic & Whitehall colleagues to welcome world leaders to the #Coronation Every button is polished, every shoe is shined. There is quite a buzz already, with members of public excited to find their space to watch🇬🇧

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@DiploTom

4 years

Every day the two big tortoises in my garden have a fight. The winner gets the girl. For all the years I've lived here the big man has dominated. He's 90 years old, and is probably 60kg too. Today the young skipper turned him over good & proper. Times are changing. 🇬🇧🇬🇭

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4 years

UK & Ghana's defence relationship is generations deep, and I've been proud to have supported our defence partnership, our fantastic veterans, and the Ghana Armed Forces staff being trained in the UK - and coming top of their class. On @ArmedForcesDay day, I salute them all🇬🇧🇬🇭

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@DiploTom

4 years

Today is my first day off in a month, after @UKinGhana has helped nearly 700 tourists & families get back to the UK. I walk out my house to get some fresh air and am merrily greeted by this. Like guys!? Pack it in! #IsolationLife 🐢🐢

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@DiploTom

2 years

Waakye-Fridays at @UKinGhana is baaackkkkkk!..... One of my favourite pre-COVID office traditions, to eat #waakye , see the team, and love Ghana. You are invited.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

5 years

Today's my birthday! Whoop!🎈 It's a year that started in Beirut, moved to Ghana, new job, new schools, new friends. Loads of adventures. Royal visitors. Christmas in the ☀️ And the next chapter comes with a celebration of Ghanaian creativity- shout out to my Kojos! #Kojo4Life

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@DiploTom

6 years

My privilege to launch this season's @premierleague in Ghana, with @Citi973 @benkoku and the whole @CitiTVGH commentary crew. The greatest league in the world. My money's on Leicester tonight. Disagree?

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3 years

A bit late for #EarthDay , but today we're harvesting #cocoa in the garden. I love that Ghana literally has chocolate growing on trees. What a country!😄 🌱➡️🌳➡️🌿➡️🌰➡️💪➡️🍫➡️❤️

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

2 years

Last day in UK today🇬🇧 Summer #BucketList completed✅ Off to The Bahamas tomorrow🇧🇸

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

Today the High Commission paused to commemorate the death of our friend & colleague Sylvanus Adjetey, who died suddenly this summer. We planted a mahogany tree with his sons. The moment echoed 4yrs ago when we planted an olive tree for Becky. Trees bring life. They give hope.

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

4 years

For 99% of Brits, the "Foreign Office" is the person who picks up the phone when you get into trouble overseas. In West Africa, the UK's Mr Fix-it is the hero-to-many @diplogaz . He turns 4️⃣0️⃣ years-young today. Happy birthday Gary! 🎶🔧📚✈️🚨🗺🌍😎🔦🌪🎼🌈

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Tom Hartley

@DiploTom

3 years

My son, reading a book, asks me what <bitch> means. We talk through how the derogatory term is used to degrade & objectify women. We explore the history of the patriarchy & discuss his responsibility to intervene. I then read the passage. Ah. A dog. "It means a female dog"🐕

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@DiploTom

2 years

Heading back to London for a week of meetings & my own mini #JubileeCelebration . And - for the first time ever - I didn't just get one but 2️⃣ upgrades, all the way to the front of the plane: Mrs H is going to be so cross! Thank you @British_Airways for blessing the deputy!😄 🇬🇧🇬🇭

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3 years

Sad to see @walkeriain leave Ghana after 4 fantastic years as High Commissioner. From cycling to dad-dancing to points of light, he's done it all!🎢 We look forward to welcoming @HCThompson001 to Ghana as our new High Commissioner, next week! Another brilliant 4 years ahead🇬🇧🇬🇭

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@DiploTom

1 year

Thank you to the wonderful guests who came to meet the UK's military team yesterday, and to the wonderful Mrs H for the surprise birthday cake. 40 years young; 50 years of UK-Bahamas partnership; And the celebration ended as it should - with friends by the bar. 🇬🇧🇧🇸

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2 years

🥁She's back! Just arrived from West Africa, our blessed @LandRover is now alive & kicking in Nassau. And in celebration, we've rechristened her... **Bahama** If you see us about town give us a toot-toot 🚐💨💨💨🇬🇧🇧🇸

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@DiploTom

11 months

On #InternationalDayoftheGirl I'm celebrating our four brilliant #Chevening scholars: all girls, all world changers, and all now in the UK (studying hard!). 👩‍🎓Tereah, Nasia, Ann-Marie, and Paige, we salute you as our first ever set of all-girl scholars from The Bahamas🇬🇧🇧🇸

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3 years

Back in the UK and very grateful to have got my COVID vaccination today💉🦠🏥 The person who jabbed me was an eye surgeon, who had already performed surgery this morning and was now helping on the vaccine front line. Thank you #NHS - amazing! #GetVaccinated #GetBoostedNow

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@DiploTom

1 year

Representing at #CoronationConcert First stop - #Pimms 🍹 Second stop↘️

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@DiploTom

1 year

Here's to my mum on #MothersDay 🇬🇧 You hid from us what it cost being a single parent, and instead used your superpowers to help us all to do extraordinary things. Thank you. I'm also thinking of all those away-from-their-mums, or wanting-to-be-mums, today especially too.

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@DiploTom

6 years

On the road today - heading to Kumasi! Whoop!🎉🥁💯 Shout out if you're there today! 🇬🇧🇬🇭

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@DiploTom

2 years

Rather unorthodox, but today it was my honour to take our condolence book to the home of @RoyalAirForce veteran, Air Crewman Vernon Pinder. 95 years young & the last surviving veteran on New Providence. He was full of stories of meeting HM The Queen. What a hero. Thank you Sir.

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@DiploTom

3 years

Jupiter is showing off above the moon above the Volta tonight🌝

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@DiploTom

6 years

As my time in Lebanon comes to a close it was excellent to see DG Osman and celebrate 3 years of great partnership between the UK & ISF. Really sad to be going, but I leave behind heroes committed to changing Lebanon for the better. #UKCSSF #shouldertoshoulder

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@DiploTom

1 year

A special message from the #CoronationConcert for the #Commonwealth You'll never walk alone

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@DiploTom

3 years

Watching #ENG play Ukraine with this hero from @AvfcGhana - here to cheer on England and to celebrate our friend @IanMByrne563 . Brilliant to see the support is deep for England tonight. It's the Harry show! ⚽️😷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇭

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@DiploTom

3 years

An honour to represent the UK today at the opening of the National Mosque of Ghana. Today's ceremony celebrates Ghana's reputation for co-existence & religious tolerance. And ahead of #EidalAdha , I am proud to stand with my Muslim brothers in celebrating their new national home.

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