Event

The Institute for International Relations (IIR) hosts a guest lecture by Minster Jeremy Browne MP,  Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on Monday 23^rd January, 2012, from 2.15-3.15 pm, at IIR, Lecture Room 1.

Minister Browne will deliver his lecture on the topic Britain, the Caribbean and the Americas: Historic Friends and Future Partners, during which he will focus on the UK-Caribbean relationship and take questions on wider issues, including the UK relations with the Americas.

About Jeremy Browne MP

Jeremy Browne was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 14^th May 2010.

His portfolio covers:

• Caribbean
• Human Rights
• Consular Policy
• Drugs and International Crime
• Olympics
• Migration
• Far East and South East Asia
• India and Nepal
• Latin America
• Australasia and Pacific
• Emerging Powers
• Co-ordination
• Public Diplomacy

Browne was born in 1970 and attended Bedales School in Petersfield, UK. He studied Politics at Nottingham University where he was president of the students’ union.

He worked as a public affairs consultant at Dewe Rogerson Ltd from 1994-1996 and at Edelman Communications Worldwide from 2000-2002.  He was Associate Director of Reputation Inc from 2003-2004.

Browne was elected to Parliament in 2005 as MP for Taunton. 

Positions held:

• Liberal Democrat director of press and broadcasting 1997-2000
• Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2005-2007
• Whip 2006-2007
• Shadow Minister for Home Affairs 2007
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2007-2010