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A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Government's response to the situation in Japan on 17 March.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has spoken after an International Rescue Corps (IRC) team travelled to Japan but was unable to join up with the official Government run rescue.
Foreign Office Minister for South East Asia gives details of the UK response in radio interview.
The Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague have expressed their condolences following an earthquake in Japan.
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham's statement at the United Nations Security Council Somalia Open Debate
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met East Timorese Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao on 7 March.
UK Foreign Affairs Minister visits Japan to discuss opportunities for our two countries to work together to tackle global challenges and boost business opportunities
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne welcomed the agreement between Thailand and Cambodia to allow impartial observers access to the border.
Visiting Foreign Office Minister calls for deeper cooperation on a wide front between the UK and Japan.
Visiting Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell called for deeper cooperation on a wide front between the UK and Japan.
Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the announcement of a £2 billion gas deal between Qatar and British Gas parent company Centrica.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken following Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Uganda on 18 February.
UK's Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham has delivered a speech during his visit to Ghana on Shared prosperity, shared security and shared values: A solid foundation for the future.
Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt arrived in Sri Lanka this morning as the first minister of the Coalition Government to visit Sri Lanka.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt announced the funding for demining in a meeting with the Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development, Hon. Basil Rajapakse at the Presidential Secretariat today.
The UK Government firmly believes that open and free trade is the way to increase global wealth. I want to see British businesses making the most of opportunities in Africa.
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