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  • Statement by the Foreign Secretary on the Pike River Mine explosion

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed his 'immense sadness' at the loss of life at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand.

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

  • General strike in Portugal

    A general strike in Portugal on 24 November will affect travel, including air travel. Contact your travel provider for the latest information on services.

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

  • Jeremy Browne visits Guatemala

    Minister Jeremy Browne MP, FCO Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, will be visiting Guatemala on 26 November. It is his first trip to the country, and the first by a UK Minister since April 2008.

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

  • State Visit to UAE by The Queen

    Her Majesty The Queen and The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will pay a state visit to the UAE on 24-25 November.

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

  • The Queen's visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

    Her Majesty The Queen visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on 24 November

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

  • Strengthening the relationship between the UK and Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt is visiting Iraq. He is the first Foreign Office Minister to visit Iraq since the UK Coalition Government took office in May.

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

  • Prime Ministers of the UK, the five Nordic and three Baltic countries to meet in London

    The meeting will take place on 19 and 20 January 2011 and will also be attended by policy innovators and business leaders.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns North Korea's 'unprovoked attack' on South Korea

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following this morning's artillery attack by North Korea on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.

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

  • Foreign Secretary confirms UK commitment to European enlargement for Western Balkans

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed Macedonia's progress towards EU and NATO membership when he met Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in London on 23 November.

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

  • Justice and Fairness' competition finalists meet Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell

    Seventeen students met Minister of State Lord Howell as part of a visit to the Foreign Office. The three teams from different schools were finalists in the competition run by the British Red Cross and international law firm,…

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

  • UK Government to reinvigorate relationship with Overseas Territories

    A new strategy that will reinvigorate the UK's relationship with its Overseas Territories will be at the heart of discussions at the annual Overseas Territories Consultative Council on 17 November.

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

  • Sudan: UN special session at the UN Security Council on 16 November 2010

    Foreign Secretary William Hague laid a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament following the UN special session at the Security Council on 16 November.

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

  • Trial begins for former vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken after the International Criminal Court (ICC) began trial proceedings against Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.

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

  • Faithful Gather at Kandahar Air Field for Eid al-Adha

    Celebrations for last week's Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha at the military base in Kandahar were led by the Imam to the British Armed Forces.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Pike River mine explosion

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has given a statement on an explosion at Pike River mine in New Zealand.

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

  • Baroness Warsi meets Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference

    Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, met British Cabinet Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi at the OIC's Headquarters in Jeddah today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visits Mexico

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will meet key inward investors and UK businesses based in Mexico during his visit from 20 to 24 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague: "What we want is a situation in Afghanistan where our own national security and that of our allies is protected"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to Sky News about the handover of security operation in Afghanistan, at the NATO Summit in Lisbon.

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

  • Future of Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to BBC world news about the role of UK troops in Afghanistan

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

  • The Sealand Affair - the last great adventure of the twentieth century?

    In our latest history podcast, Grant Hibberd, a Research Assistant with the FCO’s Historians team, discusses "The Sealand Affair", an obscure but fascinating footnote in British legal and diplomatic history.

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