UK Consul General Delivers Seminar on Foreign Policy at TIU

On May 15th, 2023, the International Relations and Diplomacy Department, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics at Tishk International University, hosted Ms. Rosy Cave, the British Consul General, Erbil, who delivered a seminar on UK’s Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Policy in Iraq. The event began with a welcome address by the President of Tishk International University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdul Samad S. Ahmad, followed by the Head of the IRD Department, Dr. Mohammad Salih Mustafa, who read the biography of the Consul General.

Ms. Rosy shared her extensive experience in foreign policy and diplomacy, in terms of the determinants of states’ foreign policies in the international system, and the UK’s foreign policy’s motivating factors, such as its national interest and the sectoral areas that the British Consulate, Erbil intervenes in for the security, peace and development of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. These sectoral areas include political, economic, security, education and human rights fronts.

Finally, a Q & A session followed, where questions were asked by participants, including TIU academics, students, and members of the public, which were all answered by the speaker. A Certificate of Appreciation was given to Ms. Rosy by the TIU President as a token of gratitude to the Consul General from the university.