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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 21:58 UTC

Tag: Kirsty Hayes

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 11:15 UTC

    Argentine Foreign Ministry summons British Ambassador over South Atlantic moves

    Hayes met with Deputy Foreign Minister Sahores and other officials but not with Mondino

    The Argentine Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador Kirsty Hayes to express the “concern” of the government of President Javier Milei over recent unilateral actions taken by the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic, including Foreign Secretary David Cameron's recent visit to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and London's announcement to expand the Marine Protected Area.

  • Monday, November 20th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

    Milei: Reconstructing Argentina starts today

    “We know that there are people who will resist,” Milei admitted

    Upon accepting his victory and the challenge ahead, President-elect Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza said Sunday that “today begins the reconstruction of Argentina” after Sergio Massa of the ruling Unión por la Patria (UP) conceded defeat at the runoff.

  • Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:19 UTC

    LATAC renews regional commitment to Gender and Equalities

    Kirsty Hayes, UK ambassador to Buenos Aires and Gender and Equalities Champion

    Renewed commitment brings gender and equality at the heart of the UK’s work in the Latin American And Caribbean region, LATAC, as part of the UK government’s commitment to tackle inequalities around the world.

  • Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 09:50 UTC

    Cleverly insists: the Falklands are British

    The Falklanders have chosen to remain a British Overseas Territory, Cleverly said after being told by Cafiero about Argentina's decision

    British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote on Twitter that the Falkland “islanders have the right to decide their own future: they have chosen to remain an autonomous British Overseas Territory,” and therefore “the Falkland Islands are British.”

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:46 UTC

    British Ambassador to BA reaffirms her Scottish heritage

    Hayes' family were “not at all disappointed” by Maradona’s Hand of God goal in 1986

    British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Kirsty Hayes took Argentina's Energy Secretary Flavia Royon on a tour of her native Aberdeen in Scotland to show her how the city was spearheading the green revolution, which might shed some light on how other countries may shift to net zero.

  • Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Queen's birthday with 800 guests in Buenos Aires; special tribute to Falklands Veterans from both sides

    Ambassador Kirsty Hayes addressing the more than 800 guests at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

    With over 800 guests the British Embassy in Buenos Aires celebrated on Thursday both the birthday, and Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. The celebration took place at the official residence of Ambassador Kirsty Hayes, who hosted members of the Argentine federal and provincial governments, lawmakers from all parties, business people, diplomats, academics, artists, journalists and other representatives from the community.

  • Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 09:59 UTC

    “The saddest page of history between Argentina and Britain”, Ambassador Hayes

    Ambassador Hayes said “it was not the only page of shared history, nor the first and definitively not the last”

    Kirsty Hayes, current British ambassador in Argentina wrote a column, published in Buenos Aires main daily, La Nacion pointing out that April 2nd was the beginning of the saddest page of the wide history of relations between Argentines and British. A painful date that brings sad memories to many families and sensitizes us all who some way or another work to build bridges between our nations, Ambassador Hayes begins her column.

  • Friday, September 24th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

    The new British Ambassador to Argentina presented her credentials

    Kirsty Hayes was received by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pablo Tettamanti at the San Martin Palace.

    The new British Ambassador to Argentina, Kirsty Hayes presented the copies of her credentials to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pablo Tettamanti, during a meeting held on Thursday 24 September at the Palacio San Martín.

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 18:13 UTC

    Kirsty Hayes to be the next United Kingdom Ambassador to Argentina

    Hayes is the current Home Office International Director of the Foreign Office, where she has been serving since 1999.

    The United Kingdom has appointed on Friday Mrs Kirsty Isobel Hayes as the future Ambassador to Argentina in succession to Mr Mark Kent. The British embassy in Buenos Aires will welcome Hayes in September 2021.