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200 YEARS
OF BILATERAL CONSULAR RELATIONS
In 2023 we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the appointment of Great Britain’s first Consul General to Chile in 1823, the importance of the UK and Chile’s extensive people-to-people links forged over the last two centuries, and the UK and Chile’s shared commitment to ensure they continue to thrive.
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As a Society committed to promoting Chile in the UK, we understand the importance of celebrating milestones and achievements between both countries. On this dedicated page, you will find a collection of content, including inspiring stories and interviews. We invite you to explore this page and join us in commemorating the remarkable 200 years of relationship.
THE PRESENT
UK Latin America Minister visits Chile as 2 countries commit to strengthening trade ties
Baroness Chapman visits Santiago and Punta Arenas for the first time since the July election, to meet with Chilean leaders and strengthen...
Jan 14
Lord Coaker visits South America to strengthen defence ties
UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker visits Chile and Brazil for talks with counterparts and industry as the UK strengthens relations with...
Dec 10, 2024
How an RNLI Lifeboat Became a Little Ship of Dunkirk and Climbed a Hill in Chile
#LestWeForget The iconic view from the Museo MarÃtimo Nacional in ValparaÃso Chile is known by many, captured in Whistler’s Nocturne in...
Dec 2, 2024
Energy transition: UK - Chile memorandum of understanding
On 3 October 2024 Minister McCarthy of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Minister Pardow of the Ministry of...
Oct 3, 2024
UK-Chile agreement paves way for green hydrogen exports
UK Export Finance and CORFO announce partnership in London on Chile Day. The UK and Chilean governments have launched a partnership to...
Sep 9, 2024
UK Minister visits Chile to strengthen collaboration and celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations
Minister Rutley and Chile’s Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs will sign a joint commitment to work together to enhance the protections...
Oct 31, 2023
UK - Chile: 4th Trade Dialogue and 2nd Ministerial Level Association Joint Committee
Joint Statement following the fourth annual UK-Chile Dialogue held on 13 September 2023. From: Department for Business and Trade and...
Sep 15, 2023
UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits
'Being part of CPTPP will mean that more than 99 per cent of current UK goods exports to CPTPP countries will be eligible for zero...
Jul 16, 2023
UK and Chile deepen political relations, highlighting 200 years of close people-to-people links
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the Foreign Minister of Chile Alberto van Klaveren met on 22 May in Santiago for the UK-Chile...
May 24, 2023
UK-Chile High-Level Political Dialogue: joint statement 2023
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the Foreign Minister of Chile Alberto van Klaveren met on 22 May in Santiago for the UK-Chile...
May 23, 2023
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits Chile
Creator: Richard Townshend Copyright: Richard Townshend Photography https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Foreign Secretary...
May 19, 2023
THE PAST
Cultural Colonialism in Maria Graham's "Journal of a Residence in Chile during the year 1822"
Big thank you to Isabelle Burrows for letting us to publish her article here. https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/ © National Portrait...
Apr 19, 2024
George Henry Slight
George Henry Slight, born on 30 September 1859 and passing away on 26 June 1934, was a Scottish engineer credited with establishing the...
Feb 29, 2024
Anglo-Chilean friendship
By Philip D. Somervell An eminent English naval publicist wrote, at the end of the last century: "England has been called the Mother of...
Jan 31, 2024
The Grange School
INTRODUCTION The Grange School was founded as an English school in Chile, initially adhering to the educational system of the country....
Nov 30, 2023
The ValparaÃso Artizan School (1857-1877)
The aim of establishing the school was to provide a specialized education for the children of Britons, Americans, and particularly...
Aug 14, 2023
British and Anglo-Saxon presence in Chile during the 19th century: ValparaÃso
The English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish individuals numbered over 20,000 at the peak of ValparaÃso's port activity during the 19th...
Aug 11, 2023
The British and Chile’s Opening to the World by David Woods
Commercially, post-independence Chile opened itself to the world, and Valparaiso was its gateway. Even if, during colonial times, it was...
Aug 7, 2023
A Forgotten Outrage in a Forgotten War by David Woods
On May 2, 1866, The New York Times ran a nine-deck headlined story from its correspondent in Panama reporting the bombardment, a few...
Aug 7, 2023
Historical ties between the British Royal Navy and the Chilean Navy
In 2010 Chile celebrated 200 years of independence. On 18th September 1810 the first Junta decreed their rebellion against Spain just two...
Aug 1, 2023
14th - ‘The British Commonwealth Fire Company’
It was the 1950s when John Alfred Stewart Jackson, founder of The Grange School, and his great friend Captain Graham Balfour, both driven...
Jul 8, 2023
Did you know that the current Chilean Coat of Arms was designed by an English artist?
The current coat of arms of #Chile dates from 1834 and was designed by the English artist Charles Wood Taylor (1792–1856). It is made up...
Jul 5, 2023
'Nothing is Impossible' by Fiona Clouder
Traditionally, May is the ‘Mes del Mar’ – Month of the Sea in Chile. Every year, close to Chile’s DÃa de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day)...
May 30, 2023
Chilean Naval Day by Dr. David Pearson
This week I attended a wreath laying ceremony at the grave of Admiral Lord Cochrane 10th Earl of Dundonald on Chilean Naval Day in...
May 28, 2023
Chilean Navy and Royal Navy: Past, Present and Future
From The Naval Review by Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis By the Editor: The author, a Chilean Navy veteran and now Vice Chairman of the...
Mar 9, 2021
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