Emma Wade OBE at The Foreign & Commonwealth OfficeEmma Wade OBE, foreign and security policy counsellor and FCO global champion for flexible working, British Embassy Washington DC, gets an ovation from the audience at the Women Of The Future Ambassadors Event at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

I was at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office recently covering The Women of The Future Ambassadors Programme. I'd never been there before and I have to say it is a pretty impressive building. It came with the usual and understandable security caveats so I couldn't photograph certain areas but this picture gives an idea of just how grand the building is. 

Equally as impressive were the speakers who were there to inspire and motivate the sixth form school girls chosen for the programme. The highlight of which appeared to be Farah Pandith who served in the White House under both George W Bush and Barack Obama.