Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Middle East, North Africa and North America)

Organisations: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Responsibilities

The Minister deputises for the Foreign Secretary. Their responsibilities include:

• Iran, Middle East and North Africa
• United States and Canada
• humanitarian issues and migration
• national security
• defence and international security
• Clean Green Initiative, concessional finance and investment (including British International Investment)
• Wilton Park and the British Council

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

   2020 to 2022

Announcements

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• Minister for the Middle East visits the UAE and Qatar
  • 31 January 2022
  • Press release
• Global Compact on Refugees High Level Officials Meeting: Minister Cleverly's intervention
  • 15 December 2021
  • Speech
• UK-Morocco inaugural Ministerial Association Council: joint communique
  • 09 December 2021
  • Policy paper
• UK calls for early intervention to address growing humanitarian crises caused by climate change
  • 02 December 2021
  • Press release
• Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 launch: Minister Cleverly's opening speech
  • 02 December 2021
  • Speech
• 112th session of the International Organization for Migration Council: UK statement
  • 30 November 2021
  • Speech
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: E3 statement to the IAEA, November 2021
  • 24 November 2021
  • News story
• Minister Cleverly address at Paris Conference on Libya
  • 12 November 2021
  • Speech
• Iran statement: 11 November 2021
  • 12 November 2021
  • Press release
• Sanctions against Houthi military leaders: UK statement
  • 11 November 2021
  • Press release

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