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11 February 2010 Speech by Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary at London School of Economics, London. Thank you Ngaire (Woods, Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme, Oxford University) for those kind words of introduction this evening. I have to say that my excitement and delight...
more...03 March 2010 Speech by Douglas Alexander Secretary of State for International Development at the launch of DFID Education Strategy, DFID, London. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Department for International Development. I’d like to thank Nick for that kind introduction. Bill Clinton, with whom I’ve...
more...11 March 2010 Speech by Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development at the DFID MDG Conference. Thank you Hilde (Johnson, Deputy Chief Executive of UNICEF) for that kind and suitably challenging introduction. Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, it gives me...
more...04 March 2010 Speech by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander at the LSE Emerging Markets Forum Thank you for inviting me to address this LSE Emerging Markets Forum - here in the quite splendid surroundings of the Freemasons’ Hall. I think that in years gone by,...
more...26 January 2010 Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary's speech at World Food Programme. Just under a year ago, I invited Josette to come and speak to a conference in London. Her speech – entitled ‘One Year on from the Food Crisis’ – was both thoughtful and thought-provoking,...
more...Tuesday 29 June 2010 Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP Speech to Labour Campaign for International Development - Grand Committee Room, Westminster. Thank you David for that kind introduction - and for the valuable work you and other members of the Labour Campaign for International Development have undertaken...
more...08 June 2009 International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander's speech at World Trade Week UK Conference, Merchant Taylors Hall Delighted to be here at the outset of UK’s first World Trade Week, intended to showcase the importance of trade, not just for the economic prospects of the UK...
more...24 February 2009 Speech by Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for International Development at Chatham House. First of all I’d like to thank Robin [Niblett – Director of Chatham House] for that warm introduction, and Chatham House for hosting this evening’s event. We...
more...30 July 2009 Speech by Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for International Development, to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Washington, DC Can I thank you for that kind introduction and say what a privilege it is to be able to speak here today...
more...1 October 2009 Labour's Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander's speech at the 2009 Labour Party Annual Conference: Conference, let me begin my remarks by echoing the words of Bob Ainsworth in paying tribute to the men and women of the British armed forces. I travelled to Afghanistan,...
more...20 October 2009 Speech by Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) I’m delighted that, at least for this series we are casting aside that old clichéd advice – that the two subjects not to be raised in...
more...29 October 2009 Speech by Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development Hugh Gaitskell Memorial Lecture, Nottingham University Let me begin by thanking David Greenaway, (Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham University) for that mightily intimidating introduction. I’m very grateful to you and to Professor Morgan for the honour of inviting me to...
more...05 November 2009 Speech by Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, delivered at the City Forum's Symposium on Stabilisation, London Thank you Paddy (Ashdown) for that introduction, and for inviting me to address this auspicious if somewhat intimidating audience. I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this...
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