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Statement for Item 10 General Debate, delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Jacqueline Lawson-Smith OBE took up her appointment as Deputy Ambassador to the State of Qatar in August 2015. Curriculum vitae 2012 – 2014 FCO, Head of Egypt & Maghreb Department 2011 – 2012 Damascus, Deputy Ambassador 2011 Muscat, Chargee d’Affaires...
Lord Peach was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Western Balkans in December 2021. Previously Lord Peach was the 32nd Chairman of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ); the most senior...
The Secretary of State’s principal responsibility is delivering the department’s priority outcomes: securing world-class free trade agreements and reducing market access barriers, ensuring that consumers and businesses can benefit from both encouraging economic growth and a green industrial revolution across...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at Policy Exchange on security.
A French couple have been jailed for almost 10 years after they trapped Vietnamese migrants, including children, inside sofas to smuggle them into the UK.
Laura Davies was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in December 2023. She is due to the role in September 2024. Laura was previously the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Speech delivered by Michelle Donelan on day 2 of the AI Seoul Summit, on Wednesday 22 May.
Alison Cross was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Panama City from 2016 to 2022. A career diplomat, Alison joined the Foreign Office in 2009, initially serving as a policy officer covering a range of roles including...
Subject content, aims and learning objectives for French, German and Spanish GCSEs from 2024.
Advice to Sir Patrick Vallance, former Government Chief Scientific Adviser at the Cabinet Office on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Alex joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2002, and has spent her career focusing on Europe and Asia, with postings to Beijing, Paris, Berlin, Singapore and Bangkok. Curriculum vitae Dates Role January to April 2024 Higher Command and...
Alastair King-Smith is British Ambassador to Albania. He took up his posting in August 2021, after a year’s language training in Albanian. He has been a diplomat since 1996. Alastair previously served in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in...
Senior scientific advisers from around the world sign a statement to governments on biodiversity.
Lord Parkinson gave the keynote speech at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Impact Acceleration Award (IAA) policy meeting.
Country heads are global representatives of UKEF.
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