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e. The British–Irish Council ( BIC; Irish: Comhairle na Breataine–na hÉireann) is an intergovernmental organisation that aims to improve collaboration between its members in a number of areas including transport, the environment and energy. [1] Its membership comprises Ireland, the United Kingdom, the devolved governments of Northern ...
The English language was introduced to the Americas by the arrival of the British, beginning in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.The language also spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and settlement and the spread of the former British Empire, which, by 1921, included 470–570 million people, about a quarter of the world's population.
1667. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Indigenous peoples in Suriname. Surinam (Dutch colony) Today part of. Suriname. Surinam, also known as Willoughbyland, was a short-lived early English colony in South America in what is now Suriname. It was founded in 1650 by Lord Willoughby when he was the Royalist Governor of Barbados.
Air Council in session at the Air Ministry in July 1940. The Secretary of State for Air was a secretary of state position in the British government that existed from 1919 to 1964. The person holding this position was in charge of the Air Ministry. The Secretary of State for Air was supported by the Under-Secretary of State for Air .
Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE ( / ˈɡʊdɔːl /; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), [3] formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. [4] She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees.
The headquarters of the British Council in India are in New Delhi in a 1992 building designed by Indian architect Charles Correa. The front of the building includes a mural by British artist Howard Hodgkin . The British Council was first established in India in 1948. [1] Today it has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai ...
The New York Public Library Podcast: The History of Rome: Mike Duncan The British History Podcast: 2011–present Jamie Jeffers A History of the World in 100 Objects: You’re Dead to Me: Hardcore History: 2006–present Dan Carlin: History on Fire: Daniele Bolelli: The Dollop: Sidedoor: Sawbones: A Martial Tour of Misguided Medicine
British Council Bangladesh. British Council Bangladesh is the Bangladeshi branch of the British Council that provides English and British Education and takes part in cultural exchanges. The main office is located in Dhaka and branches are located in Chittagong, Sylhet. [2] [3] Tom Miscioscia is the Director of British Council Bangladesh.