Following publication of Lessons in Diplomacy, on 24 September, I have several new events coming up. I’m grateful to all who have invited me, and attended events so far. A list of past events (and links to interviews) is further down. Here are the upcoming events:
Upcoming events
Latest events as follows.
On 13 November I shall be addressing students of the Oxford Business College, which has campuses in Oxford, London and Nottingham, about Lessons in Diplomacy. This is an on-line event.
On 14 November I have been invited to speak to the Addison Society at Queen’s College in Oxford.
On 20 November I have been invited to speak to BA and MA students in diplomacy at the London Metropolitan University.
On 26 November I shall be talking to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Association. This is an on-line event.
On 5 December I shall be talking to students of Loughborough University’s Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs – plenty to discuss!
On 19 January I shall be speaking to students at Krems University in Austria (in German), as I have done in previous years.
I’m still working on plans for a number of other talks, including the University of Miami and some other venues, including bookshops. I’ll put up details here as and when I know more – do bookmark this site if you think you might be interested.
Meanwhile I’m always open to more Lessons in Diplomacy events! If you would like me to speak in the UK or elsewhere, in person or online, on this or other diplomatic subject, just get in touch.
“Lessons in Diplomacy”: past events
On 24 September, the day of the launch, London-based, “Diplomat” magazine invited me to speak to ambassadors and diplomats about “Diplomacy and the Media: A mutually beneficial relationship?” I was delighted to see my old friend the Basotho High Commissioner, HE NS Bereng, and his colleague from Malawi, HE Dr Thomas John Bisika.

On 25 September Nick Ferrari of LBC interviewed me about the book, and about the visit to the US by Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. You can hear the six-minute interview here – I talk about the book towards the end.
On 26 September I took part in a panel at the Chelsea History Festival about Diplomacy and the military. Other speakers are Major General (Retd.) Rob Thomson and Dan Cowling, Historian at the National Army Museum. A good discussion and a great audience.
On 28 September I spoke at the Cambridge alumni Festival on Lessons in Diplomacy. We had around 100 people – sold out – and the audience was amazingly responsive considering it was 9 a.m.
At 09.30 on 4 October I spoke to Talk Radio, an English-language radio station broadcasting in Europe.
On 7 October at 15.30 I was on a panel at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with Andrew Monaghan and Edward Howell, chaired by Stephanie Baker, on “Kim and Putin: An Alliance against the West?” It was thrilling and a privilege to be invited to a big audience at Cheltenham.

A big crowd in Cheltenham
On 8 October I gave a “Waterside Chat” about Lessons in Diplomacy at the Royal Thames Yacht Club. A great bunch of people, with good questions and a lively discussion.
On 9 October I appeared with Tom Fletcher, former Ambassador to Beirut and now Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, at the official launch of Lessons in Diplomacy, kindly hosted by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain in Holland Park. Tom’s new appointment as Under Secretary General at the UN was announced just a couple of hours before this event.
On the afternoon of 10 October I spoke at Richmond University in London about Lessons in Diplomacy. In the evening, I addressed the University College London Diplomacy Society.
On 14 October I spoke to the Cambridge Society of Paris about Lessons in Diplomacy. This was a sold-out event with the Society’s largest ever attendance, around 100 guests. Thanks for the invitation!

Speaking in Paris – a black tie event
On 17 October I spoke at the European Affairs Institute and the American Society at the University of Westminster.
What to do next
All this activity is designed to draw people’s attention to my new book, Lessons in Diplomacy, published on 24 September. It’s designed as a readable, fun look at what diplomacy is, and why it is relevant to all of us, while also addressing big issues such as Brexit, Russia’s war on Ukraine, terrorism and colonialism. Initial reviews are good – see the list of testimonials! You can buy the book here from Amazon, from bookshops such as Waterstones, or direct from Brisol Univeristy Press.
One Response
Amb. Turner,
I describe you as a Great British career
diplomat who goes the extra journey to protect and educate.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is costing particularly United States and Great Britain a great deal.I would have love to learn an insight into the root causes of this conflict directly from someone like you who had the opportunity to understand President Putin and the Russian billions supporting this ruthless war.
Thanks for your support and regards
to your family.