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Hamish Falconer

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hamish Falconer is a member of Britain’s diplomatic service. He has led the Foreign Office’s Terrorism Response Team, UK efforts to start a peace process in Afghanistan and served in Pakistan and South Sudan. He has worked for the UK's Department for International Development and National Crime Agency on humanitarian response, state building, and human trafficking investigations. Before joining government service Hamish was a campaigner and activist. He studied at Cambridge University and Birkbeck University. He runs access events to the Foreign Office for teenagers from inner-city London schools.

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The 2020 World Fellows

A Nigerian journalist, a Mexican biotech entrepreneur and an Afghan human rights lawyer are among the 14 women and men who have been selected as 2020 World Fellows. This cohort brings the total number of World Fellows since the program’s start in 2002 to 359 Fellows, representing 91 countries. This year marks the 19th cohort of World Fellows. “I am delighted to welcome the new cohort of World Fellows. They are exceptional leaders from across the globe, with extraordinary skills and experiences, who are dedicated to improving their societies,” said Emma Sky, director of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. “It’s a mark of their characters that despite these...

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