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UK Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva, Simon Manley, spoke on subjects, including the 13th Ministerial Conference, at the Trade Negotiations Committee.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is committed to providing a high-quality service to everyone we deal with. We welcome your views on the services that the Embassy provides, as they will help us to identify what we do well...
Correspondence from 2010 between FCO ministers and Falcon and Associates about embassies in UAE
Ned Holborn is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999. Ned has had postings in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Santiago, Chile. His most recent posting was as Deputy Head of Mission in Caracas,...
The process when a British national dies in the UAE, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Victoria James took up post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as Head of Political Section at the British Embassy Abu Dhabi in July 2017. Victoria has worked in several government departments, including on Strategy, Migration and Counter Terrorism...
Torture or mistreatment of UK nationals within the UAE justice system.
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch makes a speech at Chatham House on the role of the UK in the global trade landscape.
Bill Murray became Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in September 2021. Murray joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2003, following a career as an officer in the Royal Marines. Bill has spent much of his career...
Updates, news and events from the UK government in United Arab Emirates
The British Embassy Dubai maintains and develops relations between the UK and the United Arab Emirates.
COP26 President, Alok Sharma, discusses raising climate ambition and action in 2021 at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, a global platform for accelerating the world’s sustainable development.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in United Arab Emirates.
Mr Michael Gifford was previously Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2018 to 2021. Mr Gifford joined the FCDO in 1981 and served overseas in Abu Dhabi, Oslo, Brussels and Pyongyang. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Michael John...
The GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign has today announced key partners for the major business, tourism, education and cultural expo in Riyadh - GREAT FUTURES - on 14 and 15 May 2024.
Robin Twyman took up his posting as Consul (Business and Government Affairs) at the UK Government Office in Seattle in January 2013. He was previously First Secretary (Trade Policy, Business Affairs and Agriculture) at the British Embassy in Washington. Robin...
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