Alan Charlton has presented on Viking (eight cruises), Cunard (two), Crystal (two), and Fred Olsen (two). He has a further Viking cruise in autumn 2023.

He was a British Diplomat for 35 years including Ambassador to Brazil, Deputy Ambassador to the US, Deputy Ambassador to Germany and earlier Deputy Political Adviser to the British Commandant in the British Sector of Berlin, First Secretary to Jordan, Bosnia Contact Group Representative/Director of South East Europe at the Foreign Office, Israel Desk Officer; he was involved in diplomacy involving all parts of the world. He was made a Companion of Order of St Michael and St George - CMG - presented by Prince now King Charles (also awarded to Ian Fleming and Daniel Craig), and a companion of the Royal Victorian Order (presented by Queen Elizabeth II).

He is Deputy Chair and a Trustee of Canning House, a London think tank promoting links with Latin America and Iberia. He was for six years a Governor of De Montfort University Leicester and of Sherborne School. He is now a volunteer with The Samaritans and writes books including "Shaking My Briefcase - Diplomatic Stories" and "Apollo Cokkinis, from Odessa to Dorking - an extraordinary Life": he has sold and dedicated copies on ships.

He presents on history/international relations and interesting people - his favourite among the latter is the universal hero Robin Hood (he is from Nottingham). He is always ready to add to my long list of presentations on new subjects. He speaks to the audience without notes, a style which seems well received. He looks to make presentations entertaining as well as Interesting and am delighted by the positive comments from guests.

Click this link to see his wikipedia page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Charlton_(diplomat)

1. Diplomacy of the Falklands/Malvinas

2. Berlin: America's finest hour

3. Why do the Brits still have Islands in the Americas?

4. Panama Canal: heroic French Failure, British Retreat, US Triumph.

5. UK and US: turbulent history of a relationship called "special"

6. Alexander Hamilton: the immigrant from the Caribbean

7. What is Diplomacy?

8. Diplomatic stories from the Americas

9. Brazil: Bull, Bear or Bird of Paradise?

10. Meeting Rudolf Hess: the 4-power Occupation of Berlin

11. Does Latin America exist?

12. The Amazing Admiral Cochrane: liberator of Chile and Brazil

13. Robin Hood - hero of Nottingham and the World

14. Stories of the British Royal Family in Diplomacy

15. The Amazing Admiral Cochrane - liberator of Chile and Brazil

16. British Isles: Stories about the Union

17. The Baltic on My mind

18. Brazil: lumbering giant of South America

19. A guide to Brazil's politics, economy and society

20. Diplomatic Stories: Royal Visits overseas - the US, Germany and Jordan

21. Britain and Europe: a tangled relationship

22. Thomas Cook: the inventor of tours

23. Cuba on my mind

24. Why does the UK still have islands in the Atlantic

25. Caribbean - why external powers have fought over it

26. Bermuda and the Jamestown story

27. How Nevis changed the World - the Alexander Hamilton story

28. Germany and Russia: two giants of Europe

29. US/UK: the turbulent history of a relationship called special

Since 2015, I have lectured 8 times on Viking Oceans with another scheduled in the autumn; twice on Cunard; twice on Fred Olsen; twice on Crystal. I have been sticking to Viking in recent years. I lecture on history, international relations, diplomacy and on figures such as Robin Hood.