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1. Diplomacy, Prosperity and Business Development in a Complex, Networked World: A British Practitioner’s Perspective Business Complexity Conference Suffolk Business School Boston, 19th October 2010 Dr. Phil Budden, British Consul General Title 36pt Arial Regular one or two lines

2. The new British Government: priorities in a complex world Deliver the Government’s International Priorities: • Safeguard Britain’s national security by countering terrorism and weapons proliferation, and working to reduce conflict. • Build Britain’s prosperityby increasing exports and investment, opening markets, ensuring access to resources, and promoting sustainable global growth. • Support British citizens around the world through modern and efficient consular services.

3. What Britain’s diplomats do in the US We ensure that the UK remains the US’s partner of choice, working together with our strongest ally to advance shared interests in the world. (Security, prosperity and the special relationship)

4. Britain’s Networks in the US (UK in USA) • One Ambassador in Washington DC at the Embassy • One Ambassador in New York at the UK Mission to the UN • Nine Consuls Generals one Consulate, plus UKMIS • With 739 staffrepresenting 20 Government Departments • 458 of these are FCO (including UK Trade and Investment: 116 staff). 142 are Ministry of Defence. 73 are UK Borders Agency.

5. Where we are in the US (UK in USA)

6. New England: looks familiar… There has been a British Consulate in Boston since 1817, covering: • Massachusetts • New Hampshire • Rhode Island • Vermont • Maine • Connecticut

7. Security: New England’s role Security/defence companies: Raytheon, iRobot, BAe Systems, MITRE, Akamai Security/defence policy expertise: Harvard Kennedy School, MIT’s Security Studies, Northeastern, Tufts’ Fletcher School Security/defence research: MIT’s Lincoln labs, Northeastern’s homeland security/DoD research, Draper Lab, Volpe Transport

8. Prosperity: New England’s strengths • New England’s combined gross product is over $502 billion (5.74% of the national total). Massachusetts’ $235 billion Gross State Product ranks 11th in economic terms, the largest in New England. • Eastern Massachusetts is a major centre for software and the information/ communication technologies, life sciences and health care. Its biotech and high tech clusters are among the largest in the US, with 3,600 companies of this type. • Boston’s financial services sector is very strong, worth over $35bn to MA, with around a quarter of global mutual funds (unit trusts) under management here. Boston is the largest third US financial hub (after New York and Chicago). • Business research/schools: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Babson, BU, Suffolk, BC, Bentley, Northeastern

9. UK-US: Special Relationship Politics: Kennedy family/Library, Congressional delegates, NH’s first-in-the-nation primary Universities: Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Suffolk, BC, Brown, Dartmouth, UMass Scholars: Kennedy, Fulbright, and Knox (to US); Gates, Rhodes, and Marshalls (to UK)

10. New England: a complex system in a networked world • Raytheon, BAe, Akamai • Cambridge’s high-tech hub, Boston’s financial district, Rt. 128’s VCs • Kennedy Library and School, NH primary, Congressional caucus 80% of our work takes place in a small radius around ‘greater Boston’: a real hub

11. Consular and Corporate Services Political, Press & Public Affairs Science & Innovation The reconfigured British Consulate-General Adapting to the complexity of business organizations and political networks, the British Consulate General now focuses on trade/investment, press & public affairs, and science & innovation, as well as traditional Consular and Corporate services UK Trade & Investment

12. Q&A: Providing leadership to a Consulate in a global diplomatic network, delivering value amidst business complexity, and adapting to new challenges within the ecosystem Dr. Phil Budden: Phil.Budden@fco.gov.uk http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/Boston