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  • Prime Minister attends European Council on Libya

    Prime Minister David Cameron attended an emergency European Council in Brussels to discuss the EU response to events in Libya.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office in the UK and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Voices of Afghan Women

    Women have a way to go before they achieve full equality with men in Afghanistan, but through their determination progress is being made.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Europe, Middle East, International Women's Day and Sierra Leone were amongst the subjects discussed by Foreign Office bloggers this week.

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

  • Foreign Office update on Japan earthquake and tsunami warnings

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all non-essential travel to Tokyo and the North East of Japan.

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

  • FCO statement on recent violence in the Abyei region of Sudan

    We urge all parties to work to secure full implementation of the agreements made in Kadguli in January this year in order to reduce instability and tension.'

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN inquiry into human rights violations in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has today welcomed the appointment of the UN Human Rights Council Commission to investigate human rights violations in Libya.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

    The Honourable Alice Walpole has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends EU Foreign Ministers meeting on Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague attends the EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss action to step up pressure on the Libyan regime.

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

  • Minister for Europe meets Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

    Minister for Europe David Lidington discussed Libya with Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo on 10 March.

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

  • UK expresses concern at recent attacks on journalists and news organisations in Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt expressed concern following reports of attacks on journalists.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes abolition of the death penalty in Illinois

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that this "further reinforces the international trend towards abolition" after Illinois became the 16th US state to abolish the death penalty.

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

  • Foreign Office appoints two governors to Westminster Foundation for Democracy

    Two independent Governors have been appointed to the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.

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

  • Strengthening ties between the UK and Morocco

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri in London on 10 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces additional funding for Overseas Territories

    "Our overall vision is for our Territories to be vibrant and flourishing communities" said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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

  • Promoting high standards in the private military and security company industry

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has updated parliament on work to promote high standards in the Private Military and Security Company industry.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on Somalia

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham's statement at the United Nations Security Council Somalia Open Debate

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

  • The Commonwealth: A Global Network for the 21st Century

    In his Peter Lyon Memorial Lecture, Rt Hon Lord Howell describes the Commonwealth as 'a quite extraordinary association of like-minded states.'

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

  • Foreign Office concerned at deteriorating security situation in Cote d’Ivoire

    Foreign Office condemns recent violence against unarmed civilians.

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

  • Foreign Office bloggers mark 100 years of International Women’s Day

    Foreign Office employees around the world are commemorating the centenary of this global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women.

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