On 10 June 2010, Johan Kronberg (Chairman) and Michael Hardy (Secretary) of the Finnish-British Trade Association (FBTA) met with HE Valerie Caton, the British Ambassador to Finland, in order to thank her for the strong support that she has shown to the FBTA and for her contributions as a Board member of the association. It was acknowledged that throughout the last 4 years the close ties between the British Embassy and the FBTA continued. It was also noted that the UK Trade and Investment team at the British Embassy had cooperated well with the FBTA on matters related to bi-lateral trade. HE Valerie Caton returns to the Foreign Office in London and will be succeeded by Matthew Lodge, who will take up the post of British Ambassador to Finland from mid July 2010.