Canning House

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Canning House is the first and foremost non-governmental institution in the UK focused on fostering joint British-Latin American interests, through political and cultural exchange.

Though its Director-General Charles Goodson-Wickes claims that Canning House lacks any "particular viewpoint," [1] its organisational body is comprised by senior Conservative Party, pro free-market and mining-industry figures, including Michael Portillo and Hugh Thomas, and Anglo American's former Chairman Mark Moody-Stuart. Its annual Canning Lecture of 2010 was presented by Foreign Secretary William Hague, who promised Latin America "a strong voice against protectionism and in support of free trade."[2]

Canning House is both registered as a charity, 'Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council', and a private company, 'Canning House Ltd'.

The "ideal setting" to meet the mining industry

Canning House is a centre for the growth of British-Latin American mining relationships. It has hosted numerous conferences alongside the International Council on Mining and Metal and [[Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía[3], and on topics such as 'Mining in Latin America'[4]

Following the negative-attention drawn to the Chilean mining industry by the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, where 33 miners were trapped in a mine shaft, Canning House acted to personally introduce the Chilean Minister of Mining to British mining firms and investors.[5]

International Mining magazine has written:

The Canning House location provides the ideal setting to link the high potential of the Spanish mining industry to the internationally competitive free market of mineral exploration and mining.[6]

People

President: Lord Brennan QC - Highest recipient of legal-aid in 2004.[7]

Chairman: Hugh Elliott - Former International Government Relations Manager of mining giant Anglo American.

Vice-Presidents:

Director General: Charles Goodson-Wickes (2010-) - former Conservative Party MP (1987-1997); acted as Lieutenant Colonel in first Gulf War.

Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council:[10] Roger Cartwright | Valerie Fraser | Eduardo Carmona | Geoff West | Paul White | Dick Wilkinson | Graham Smith | Hugh Elliott | Mark Alexander Flewitt | Andre Araujo Lopes | Marit Meyer-Bell | Maxine Molyneux

Corporate Partners

Patron Members:[11]

Anglo American | Antofagasta | Baker & McKenzie | BBVA | BG Group | BP | British American Tabacco | CAF | Cemex | Davies Arnold Cooper | DeLaRue | ED & F MAN | HSBC | Newstate Partners | Rio Tinto | Santander Group | Shell | UBS

Standard Members:

Amerisur Resources | Babcock and Wilcox | Barings | British and Columbian Chamber | British Council | Chile Copper | Cuatrecasas | The Economist Group | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | The Hanseatic Group | Jauregui Y Navarrete | LAN | Meliã White House | Orient-Express | QSIU | Royal Garden Hotel | Scotch Whisky Association | Thomas Greg & Son | University of Bath

Contact

Address: Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ, England
Phone: +44 (0)20 7235 2303
fax: +44 (0)20 7235 2303
Email: enquiries@canninghouse.org
Website: http://www.canninghouse.org/
Facebook: Canning House
Twitter: @Canning_House

Resources

Charity Commission page: THE HISPANIC AND LUSO BRAZILIAN COUNCIL

Notes

  1. ↑ Dr Vanessa Neumann, 'The New Director General at Canning House', Diplomat Magazine, 29 September 2010,accessed 12 September 2011
  2. ↑ 'Britain and Latin America: historic friends, future partners', Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 9 November 2010, accessed 12 September 2011
  3. ↑ 'ICMM shares Peru findings in London', 25 August 2008, accessed 12 September 2011
  4. ↑ 'Dr Ana Elizabeth Bastida: Seminar and Conference Presentations', accessed 12 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Dr Vanessa Neumann, 'The New Director General at Canning House', Diplomat Magazine, 29 September 2010,accessed 12 September 2011
  6. ↑ 'Spain introduces its industry to London', International Mining Magazine, 13 January 2006, accessed 12 September 2011
  7. ↑ Clare Dyer, 'QC gets £606,000 in legal aid fees', 19 November 2004, accessed 12 September 2011
  8. ↑ 'British Humanist Association: Lord Garel-Jones of Watford, PC', accessed 12 September 2011
  9. ↑ 'Sir Mark Moody-Stuart becomes Chairman of Anglo American plc', 2 December 2002, accessed 12 September 2011
  10. ↑ 'Charity Commission: Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council', accessed 12 September 2011
  11. ↑ 'Corporate Partners',12 September 2011, accessed 12 September 2011
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