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FCDO travel advice for Jordan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Full name: Edward Oakden CMG Married to: Dr Florence Eid Children: Three daughters 2013 - 2015 FCO, Director Middle East 2012 – 2013 Strategic Trade UKTI, Managing Director 2010 - 2012 Sectors Group, UKTI Managing Director 2006 - 2010 Abu...
Simon Shercliff was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran in August 2021. Previously he was Director for National Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2018. He also served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the...
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Bahrain, including guidance on local laws and customs, employment and travel bans.
The British Embassy in Santo Domingo maintains and develops relations between the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic.
The UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) launched on 01 April 2015. This new funding instrument has replaced the Conflict (prevention) pool. The UK has allocated CSS funds for Iraq.
List of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters.
FCDO travel advice for Eritrea. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Matthew Lodge became Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, Greece in September 2021. Matthew was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Marines on leaving school in 1986. He was sponsored through Birmingham University from where he graduated with...
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
FCDO travel advice for Syria. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Sir Simon Fraser was Permanent Under-Secretary, the senior policy advisor to the Foreign Secretary, from August 2010 to July 2015. He was also Head of the Diplomatic Service. On 1 March 2014, Sir Simon became the Civil Service Diversity Champion....
FCDO travel advice for Libya. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Chad.
Arthur Snell was born in the south-east of England and educated at Oxford University, where he studied History. After graduating with First Class Honours he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office. After an initial spell on the Iraq desk in...
Details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including heads of mission.
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Iraq
Steve became Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Podgorica in June 2019. Previously he was the Economic Consul in the British Consulate-General Guangzhou (2013-2018), covering economic policy issues for South China. In London, Steve has worked in the...
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...
Douglas Wilson is the Director General of the Attorney General’s Office, appointed in May 2021. Previously, he spent four and a half years in cyber agency GCHQ as Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations, serving on the Board as...
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