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  • Foreign Secretary announces UK funded training to support Kurdish fighters

    The UK has announced that it is funding state of the art bomb disposal training to assist the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s Peshmerga forces in their frontline battle against ISIL.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister summons Thai Chargé d’Affaires to Foreign Office

    Thai Chargé d’Affaires summoned over concerns about investigation into Hannah Witheridge and David Miller’s murders.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for July and August 2014

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has updated Parliament with the progress report on developments in Afghanistan

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary visits Iraq to discuss ISIL

    During his visit, Philip Hammond will hold meetings with Iraq’s political leaders to discuss the threat from ISIL and the international response.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hugo Swire on Chile Day 2014

    Latin America Minister Hugo Swire gives Mansion House speech in celebration of Chile Day

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Swan Lake in Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Speech given by Dr Carolyn Browne, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan, on 12 October. This is an English transcript of the speech, delivered in two languages: Kazakh and Russian.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ebola: this is not an African problem, it is a global problem

    Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN, to the UN General Assembly briefing on Ebola

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • World Day Against the Death Penalty statement

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Anelay and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Death Penalty, Baroness Stern, issued a joint statement to mark the day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary speech on climate change

    During his visit to the US, the Foreign Secretary spoke about the need to tackle climate change "for the sake of our long-term security".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fast Stream Roadshow travels to universities across UK to recruit brightest and best

    Foreign Office diplomats and civil servants from across government will visit universities around the UK on a Civil Service Fast Stream Roadshow.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister condemns bomb attack in Yemen

    Tobias Ellwood condemns bomb attack in Yemeni capital Sana’a and reiterates UK’s support for the political transition.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Ambassador to Bulgaria on foreign policy in a less stable neighbourhood

    HMA Jonathan Allen delivered a speech at the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria about the British and Bulgarian foreign policy in a less predictable neighbourhood.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East visits the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Foreign Office Minister for Middle East Tobias Ellwood made first official visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Europe responds to EU Enlargement Package

    Foreign Office Minister for Europe responds to the publication of the European Commission’s Annual Enlargement Package.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Visa Application Point opened in Astana

    Speech given by Dr Carolyn Browne, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan, on 8 October at Moscow business centre. This is an English transcript of the speech, delivered in two languages: Kazakh and Russian.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East visits Israel

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood visits Israel to discuss peace process, regional issues and UK-Israel relations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York

    Matthew Rycroft has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary discusses ISIL with Iraqi Vice President

    Philip Hammond meets Iraqi Vice President Allawi, discusses co-operation against ISIL & urges formation of full government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East visits the Gaza Strip

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood visits Gaza and meets Palestinian Authority Minister for Labour.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

    Minister for Africa James Duddridge condemns ambush in Mali which left 9 UN peacekeepers dead: “such attacks are unjustifiable.”

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government