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Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated President Salva Kiir and the people of South Sudan on this "remarkable achievement".
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Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne welcomed British author Alan Shadrake's release from jail in Singapore.
Dr Alastair McPhail OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague represented the UK at the Independence Ceremony of South Sudan on 9 July.
Follow their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge online as they visit California from Friday 8 July to Sunday 10 July.
The UK, US and Canada have decided to work together to intensify travel restrictions on members of the Iranian Government, as part of our efforts to implement international sanctions on Iran.
"Such behaviour is an attack on basic rights and freedoms and inconsistent with Belarus' international obligations" said Minister for Europe David Lidington
Sudan, the EU Presidency and the Middle East where amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt: "I am pleased that a new government has now been formed."
This summer over 350 young people will be forced to marry someone against their will and as a result may not return to their classrooms next academic year.
UK will have a long-term relationship with Afghanistan after combat troops leave in 2015.
FCO Permanent Under-Secretary Simon Fraser heads high-level delegation for the third UK-Israel Strategic Dialogue.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne makes his first official visit to the Republic of Korea from 7-9 July.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt will take part in a debate on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the House of Commons this afternoon.
UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt answered questions on current issues in the Middle East following his trip to the region .
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business Minister Edward Davey today welcomed a group of European Ministers to London, to discuss how to boost economic growth in the EU.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken after the Kurdistan National Assembly adopted a law banning domestic violence.
Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell of Guildford spoke at a masterclass in London for companies doing business in Qatar.
The UK, US, France, Russia and China (P5) agreed to work together on new confidence building disarmament initiatives when they met in Paris on 30 June- 1 July.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke today following the publication of the preliminary results in the kingdom of Morocco's referendum on constitutional reform.
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