National Liberal Club Commonwealth Forum Event:

Howard J S Pearce, CVO: Experiences of a Falkland Island Governor

Howard J S Pearce, CVO, former Governor of the Falkland Islands 
and  Her Majesty's Commissioner for South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands 

Howard Pearce spent 34 years as a member of HM Diplomatic Service, serving overseas in Buenos Aires, Nairobi, Budapest, Boston (on sabbatical at Harvard University), Valletta (as High Commissioner) and the Falkland Islands (as Governor, as well as Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), and in a variety of London-based roles. Following his retirement Howard has chaired a number of charities in the arts and environmental sectors, including the South Georgia Heritage Trust, which successfully carried out the world's largest rodent eradication project, with a dramatic impact on South Georgia's wildlife

At 6.30pm, in the Smoking Room, a Reception, hosted by Lord Monroe Palmer OBE, President, NLC Commonwealth Forum and Deputy Speaker, House of Lords.

At 7pm in the Lady Violet Room, 
Lord Monroe Palmer OBE,  will formally welcome  Howard J S Pearce CVO the guests

Ther eventing will be chaired by Nicola Williams, NLC  Commonwealth Forum Steering Group, Crown Court Recorder and Author who will introduce guest speaker:
Howard J S Pearce CVO, former Governor of the Falkland Islands
"Experiences of a Falkland Island Governor" 

Concluding remarks Sir Stuart Etherington, NLC Commonwealth Forum member, former chief executive of the NCVO 

The cost is £15 
Please register on the NLC website here.

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