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A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne delivered a speech at the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi on 6 April during his visit to Vietnam.
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Pakistan this morning on his first visit to Pakistan since becoming Prime Minister last May.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham expressed the British Government's condolences following the UN plane crash in Kinshasa on 4 April.
Human Rights Report, Libya and Japan where amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that events over the course of the next month in Nigeria will have huge significance for Africa.
Promoting trade and investment is the key priority for the visit by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has updated Parliament on the Government response to the earthquake in Japan.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham launched guidance for businesses dealing in the four minerals commonly known as conflict minerals - Cassiterite, Coltan, Wolframite and Gold.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Clegg and President Calderón underlined their wish to see increased cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, science, technology and education
High-level delegation includes UK education and business leaders.
In a Foreign Office film launched today, British actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses why he believes the UK is now the centre of the Black diaspora world and how it’s a country of diverse cultures.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will be in Mexico from 28 to 30 March.
Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, spoke to Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan David Warren on 25 March with an update on the situation in Japan.
Prime Minister David Cameron has signed the Japanese Ambassador's Book of Condolence following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green's opinion editorial
Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green arrived in China today to begin a 5-day business tour which will see him visiting Beijing, Chonqing and Hong Kong.
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