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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Rob Macaire was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from April 2018 to July 2021. Rob studied at Oxford University for his MA in Modern History and joined the FCO in 1990. Rob has served overseas in...
Nicholas Hopton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2017 to 2018. Prior to this he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar from 2013 to 2015. Mr Hopton joined the FCO in 1989 and has also...
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward on the General Assembly resolution on Palestinian UN membership, rights and privileges.
This report explores various forms of persecution and discrimination that Christians experience in the Middle East
The UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East has urged the Iranian regime to end the surge in executions, following a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
Samuel Thomas was appointed Her Majesty’s first ever resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in May 2018. Samuel has worked in the public and private sector, focusing on energy, trade and terrorism. He joined the Foreign & Commonwealth...
Charity Commission inquiry into Islamic Education Centre and Mosque
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The UK Mission to the UN in New York's Charge d'Affaires wrote to the UN Security Council President after the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was seized.
Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG took up his appointment as COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa in October 2020. Find out more about COP26 , the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference. Follow Sir Nicholas on Twitter . He has previously served as...
Clive Alderton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and former Her Majesty’s non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2012 until 2015. Mr Alderton previously served as a Member of The Royal Household from 2006...
FCO, Irish government and Isis or Daesh.
The UK, France and Germany (E3) have issued a joint statement following the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the implementation of UNSC Resolution 2231.
Simon Boyden was appointed as British High Commissioner to Eswatini in May 2021 and took up his role in July. Previously Simon was Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from January 2019 to February 2021. He was Political Counsellor...
Thomas Reilly was the British Ambassador to Morocco from June 2017 to August 2020. He was also Her Majesty’s non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from June 2017 until May 2018, when the first ever resident Ambassador to...
FCDO travel advice for Cameroon. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This report looks at factors behind the fall of Mosul, placing particular emphasis on the proximate factors leading to the city’s conquest by ISIL
Group Captain Brown commissioned into the RAF in 1994 from Liverpool University. Starting with a posting to Northern Ireland he subsequently served on Tactical Supply Wing, in the Falkland Islands and at RAF Northolt. These unit roles were punctuated with...
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