Q Life Magazine Q Magazine December 2016 | Page 76
| Issue 1
| Lancelot Primary School visit to Qatar Embassy
Secretary General of the Supreme
Committee for Delivery and Legacy Hassan
Al Thawadi visit to London
• His Excellency the Ambassador hosted a reception at
the Embassy in honour of the Secretary General of the
Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. Notable
guests included Former First Minister of Scotland Alex
Salmond, Dr Phillip Lee MP, Baroness Morris, and
Baroness Bolton.
• The following night, Hassan Al Thawadi delivered a
speech at Chatham House to high-profile guests and
media, where he discussed the 2022 World Cup. He
outlined what Qatar hopes to achieve as hosts and
addressed criticisms the country has faced.
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UK delegation to Doha
• Working with the Council for Advancing Arab
and British Understanding, His Excellency and
Embassy diplomats accompanied a delegation of UK
Parliamentarians to Doha.
• The delegation met with the Prime Minister, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Supreme
Committee for Delivery and Legacy, as well as Qatar
Foundation.
• Speaking of the visit, Dr Philip Lee MP said: “The
World Cup is the biggest sporting event on earth and it
is right that it comes to the Middle East. It hasn’t been
here before, and so I wish all the very best to Qatar in
hosting it.”