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Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham sent his condolences to the people of South Africa following a train collision in Soweto on 19 May that is reported to have injured more than 850 people.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister of State Steve Baker's statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said he was sorry to hear of the death of Judge Antonio Cassese, who died of cancer on 21 October.
A memorial service to celebrate the life and service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was held at the All Saints Anglican Episcopal Church, Beirut.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown marks the eighth anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and the loss of 298 people.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK Permanent Representative Sir Ivan Rogers expresses his condolences on the death of The Guardian's Europe editor, Ian Traynor.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Deirdre Brown, Deputy Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, marks the 7th anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and the loss of 298 people.
Foreign Secretary responds to crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Syria
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A statement by the British Ambassador Jamie Bowden on the death of Baroness Thatcher
The Foreign Secretrary has expressed his condolences to Kuwait following the death of HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.
Earthquakes in north-west Iran on Saturday cause destruction and terrible loss of life.
Condolences for the gas explosion in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said his thoughts are with the Nigerian people after a plane carrying around 150 people crashed in Lagos on 3 June.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's statement on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
British Ambassador to the USA Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, spoke at the service of thanksgiving for the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Prime Minister spoke to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning.
Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers extends her sympathies to the family of Lord Mason, former NI Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
UK Condolence messages
Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his condolences following the death of the Malawian President.
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