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The Department for International Development has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
This document collection brings together papers prepared by Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) research analysts.
How to serve legal documents overseas and take evidence abroad.
13 April 2024 – drones and missiles fired from Iran into Israel (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
If a British person is kidnapped abroad, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will try to do everything we can to make sure they are released safely.
At the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy the Foreign Secretary will urge G7 partners to keep up pressure on Putin as he continues his illegal war with Ukraine.
This page provides a summary of UK treaty activity by region.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
The minister is based at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Victoria Harrison will become UK ambassador to Slovenia in August 2024, accompanied by her guide dog Otto.
The Chargé d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy attended the summons after attribution of cyber attacks to Chinese state-affiliated individuals and organisations.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and support for Ukraine.
Advice and guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for British nationals travelling and living abroad.
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron gave his first major speech in the role at the National Cyber Security Centre.
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