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Stephanie Mitchell

Posted on August 08 2019

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Stephanie Mitchell. I’m now a civil servant working on international trade policy. Before I joi...

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Lynn Sheppard

Posted on March 17 2017

My name is Lynn Sheppard and I am currently studying for a Masters in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh University. I am also a freelanc...

Andrew Parrott

Posted on May 06 2016

I served for 37 years in the Army and retired in 2012 as a Lieutenant Colonel. For four years, from 2005 to 2009, I was the staff officer responsible ...

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Verena Gräfin von Roedern

Posted on December 12 2014

Where did you grow up and what languages did you come across at school? I grew up in a small town called Erbach, about an hour south of Frankfurt a...

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Sean Sproull

Posted on October 10 2013

I'm Sean Sproull. I spent my gap year teaching in the south of Vietnam, an experience that had a big effect on me. It ignited an interest in East ...

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John Somers

Posted on March 28 2013

In January this year I took up post as the First Secretary for Scottish Affairs in Beijing. The post and the office are fully funded by the Scot...

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