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  • UK-US: An alliance for the future

    The UK-US alliance has the strength of ideas and values to thrive in the 21st century, Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald said today in Fulton, Missouri while marking the 65th anniversary of Winston Churchill's seminal address …

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls for an 'immediate stop to the use of armed force against the Libyan people'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a statement on Libya calling upon Colonel Qadhafi to put an immediate stop to the use of armed force against the Libyan people.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: British diplomatic team in Benghazi has 'now left Libya'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued a statement on the small British diplomatic team in Benghazi and the situation in Libya.

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

  • Minister for Africa "deeply concerned" by the deteriorating security situation in Cote d’Ivoire

    Foreign Office Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has issued a statement on the situation in Cote D’Ivoire.

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

  • Departure routes for British nationals in Libya

    We have updated our travel advice for Libya. We now advise against all travel to the country.

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

  • The week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Tunisia, Libya, climate security and St David's Day 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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

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

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

  • Development Secretary visits Libyan Tunisian border

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell visited the border to see what more Britain can do to help avoid a major humanitarian crisis.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes progress on Arms Trade Treaty

    "A global Arms Trade Treaty has the potential to prevent human rights abuses, reduce conflict and make the world a safer place" said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets new French Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called on his new French counterpart, Alain Juppé, in Paris on 3 March.

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

  • Brussels Consular section closed 4 March

    Due to a general strike by public sector unions in Belgium, the British Consulate-General in Brussels will be closed on 4 March. British nationals requiring emergency assistance can contact Consular staff on + 32 (0)2 287 62…

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

  • Libya: the consular response

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has updated Parliament on the efforts the Foreign Office has made to help British nationals leave Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on the Foreign Affairs Committee report on Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Foreign Secretary welcomed the Foreign Affairs Committee report 'The UK's foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan'.

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

  • Governance in Afghanistan: Marjah Council elections

    The first ever District Community Council elections in Marjah symbolise the progress achieved in security and governance in this district of Helmand.

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

  • UK expresses concern over escalating violence in Yemen

    The Foreign Office summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen to express its deep concern about increasing reports of deaths and casualties in the ongoing protests.

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

  • Foreign Secretary "appalled" by assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague described the shooting of Pakistan's Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti as "cowardly".

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

  • "2011 could prove pivotal for the future of the Commonwealth"

    Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell underlined the UK's commitment to the Commonwealth in a speech to the Commonwealth Business Council Power Summit on 1 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks to General Abdul Fattah Younis al Obidi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the latest situation on the ground in Libya, the impact on Libyans and the provision of international humanitarian assistance to Libya.

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

  • UK Government response to the New Zealand earthquake

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has updated Parliament on the UK Government's response to the Christchurch earthquake.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    "This is the time for us to show that we utterly condemn the actions of the Libyan Government" said Foreign Secretary William Hague at the UN Human Rights Council today.

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