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  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

    Mrs Karen Wolstenholme has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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

  • Foreign Secretary renews call for extension of Israeli Government moratorium on settlement construction

    On the eve of the expected Israeli Government announcement on the moratorium, Foreign Secretary William Hague has renewed Britain’s call for its extension.

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

  • UK Minister for Crime Prevention to visit Colombia

    James Brokenshire MP, under secretary of state responsible for crime prevention will be visiting Colombia on 27 and 28 September.

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

  • Friends of Yemen agree package of support with Government of Yemen

    Ministers of the Friends of Yemen met in New York on the 24th of September to build on international coordination since January 2010.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A snapshot of what has been happening this week at the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas.

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

  • UK welcomes new air service to Haneda

    New 'open skies' approach offers opportunity for air services to help further strengthen UK-Japan economic ties.

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

  • Connecting across boundaries: Foreign Office takes part in multilingual blogging day

    Minister for Europe, David Lidington, and other Foreign and Commonwealth Office bloggers post in French, Portuguese, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Arabic as part of Multilingual blogging day.

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

  • Madrid emergency services train British consular staff

    A joint initiative between the British Consulate-General and Madrid’s emergency services, Samur-Protección Civil, has provided British consular staff, the Foreign Office front-line, with training on key aspects of the job of…

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

  • Joint statement from the Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Yemen

    Following the Ministerial Meeting held in New York on Friday 24 September 2010, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Friends of Yemen issued the following joint statement on outcomes and recommendations.

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

  • UK agrees ground breaking research partnership with Norway on nuclear disarmament verification

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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

  • UK intends to make Sudan the top priority for our Presidency of the Security Council

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Henry Bellingham MP gave a speech at the UN High Level Event on the situation in Sudan

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

  • Wish you were here? Travel advice and social media

    How the Foreign Office is using the power of social media to help keep British travellers safe.

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

  • The UK and US: "No commercial relationship more important to Britain"

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech to the British American Business International Advisory Board at the New York Stock Exchange.

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

  • Foreign Secretary answers your questions on tackling global challenges

    Foreign Secretary William Hague answers questions on Twitter from the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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

  • Provisional agreement with the Treasury on Spending Review settlement

    The Treasury have today announced that several departments, including the Foreign Office, have reached provisional agreement with the Treasury on their Spending Review settlement.

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

  • "I am optimistic about future of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty"

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a speech at the Joint Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

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

  • "Peacebuilding is critical if we are to address the underlying causes of conflict"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech at the UN Security Council Summit on ‘Ensuring the Security Council’s Effective Role in Maintaining International Peace and Security’

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

  • Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt alongside Minister without Portfolio Baroness Warsi, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles and Home Secretary Theresa May, hosted the annual Eid–ul Fitr r…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister attends townhall meeting at NYU

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg answered questions on the coalition government and his ambitions for the Millennium Development Goals.

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

  • Developing UK relations with the Gulf

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met with Ambassadors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states yesterday at the Foreign Office.

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