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FCDO permanent under secretaries, directors general, and finance and commercial directors' meetings, October to December 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Nugent | 30/10/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | A call to discuss the Global Delivery Development framework. |
| Gareth Nugent | 10/11/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | A call to discuss the Global Delivery Development framework. |
| Gareth Nugent | 19/11/2025 | Agulhas Applied Knowledge; ARK Group DMCC; Development Pathways; ITAD Ltd; Athena Infonomics; Montrose Africa; Social Development Direct; GovRisk; Alinea International; Cross Boundary; COAR Global; Triple Line Consultancy; Tag International; Metrics Led; Protection Group International | A forum held by FCDO Commercial with small medium enterprises. |
| Gareth Nugent | 25/11/2025 | Coforge | An introductory meeting with supplier. |
| Gareth Nugent | 27/11/2025 | AvePoint | Introductory meeting with Supplier to provide senior leadership visibility. |
| Gareth Nugent | 18/12/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | A call to discuss the Global Delivery Development framework. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 13/10/2025 | Deloitte | Regular meeting with supplier. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 30/10/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | A call to discuss the Global Delivery Development framework. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 05/11/2025 | Oxford Policy Management | Regular programme meeting with supplier. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 11/11/2025 | Hays | A public sector salary and recruitment round table event hosted by Hays. Attended by Public and Charitable organisations. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 14/11/2025 | DT Global | Regular programme meeting with supplier. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 19/11/2025 | Agulhas Applied Knowledge; ARK Group DMCC; Development Pathways; ITAD Ltd; Athena Infonomics; Montrose Africa; Social Development Direct; GovRisk; Alinea International; Cross Boundary; COAR Global; Triple Line Consultancy; Tag International; Metrics Led; Protection Group International | A forum held by FCDO Commercial with small medium enterprises. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 24/11/2025 | McKinsey | A call to discuss Manufacturing Africa programme extension. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 25/11/2025 | Coforge | An introductory call with supplier. |
| Beverley Jandziol | 05/12/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | A call to discuss the Global Delivery Development framework. |
| Christina Scott | 24/11/2025 | Deloitte | To discuss the Deloitte review on the Foreign Office approach to Diversity & Inclusion and opportunities moving forward. |
| Christina Scott | 15/12/2025 | Turkey Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) | To discuss opportunities to advance our bilateral trade and investment with Turkey. |
| Tim Jones | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Sally Langrish | 17/12/2025 | Middle Temple | Meeting to discuss involvement in legal profession through Middle Temple |
| Sally Langrish | 15/12/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Meeting to discuss legal services offered by Price waterhouse Coopers |
| Sally Langrish | 26/11/2025 | American Society of International Law | Meeting to discuss legal conference planning ideas |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 02/10/2025 | CISCO | Introductory meeting with the company who provide the underpinning IT infrastructure in our posts & main buildings in the UK. Exploration of future development and cost optimisations. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 08/10/2025 | Bain & Company | Meeting with the leads of Bain's public sector practice in the UK to gain insights into their work |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 13/10/2025 | Deloitte | Discussion on tech transformation within FCDO |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 20/10/2025 | Charity for Civil Servants | Discussion on challenges facing civil servants and raising awareness of the Charity’s work across the department. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 23/10/2025 | McKinsey | Gaining insights from McKinsey team on digital transformation/AI |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 24/10/2025 | Palantir | Meeting on tech |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 10/11/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Follow Up on PwC's programme leadership capability and complex transformation programmes |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 17/11/2025 | Accenture | Visit to Accenture's offices and AI Accelerator |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 19/11/2025 | Russell Reynolds Associates | Discussions with the firm to gain insights on recruiting in the Estates space |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 01/12/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Additional follow Up on PwC's programme leadership capability and complex transformation programmes |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 03/12/2025 | Microsoft | Pre-meeting with colleagues from FCDO, DSIT and Microsoft to prepare for a joint presentation on AI in Govt at a College for Leadership in Government Event |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 08/12/2025 | Microsoft | College for Leadership in Government Event hosted at Microsoft offices exploring the systemic leadership challenges of AI. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 15/12/2025 | Deloitte | Gaining insights from Deloitte on Risk Management approaches. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 16/12/2025 | Charles Roxburgh, Lloyds | Introductory informal chat with a colleague with shared experience of coming into the civil service from a career in the private sector |
| Jonathan Allen | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Melinda Bohannon | 06/10/2025 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. Regular discussion. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 07/10/2025 | Action Aid UK | To update Action Aid UK on the FCDO's priorities and discuss the UK's work on preventing violence against women and girls. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 13/10/2025 | World Resources Institute | To discuss development finance and climate priorities. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 23/10/2025 | University College London, Palo Alto Networks, Advisor to the UN Secretary General on AI, UNESCO | To discuss artificial intelligence governance and the FCDO's priorities for global technology. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 24/10/2025 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. Regular discussion. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 31/10/2025 | Melissa Case (Leadership Coach) | To provide leadership coaching for the DG. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 04/11/2025 | Microsoft | To discuss artificial intelligence governance and how Microsoft can support the UK's objectives at G7 level. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 04/11/2025 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. Regular discussion. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 13/11/2025 | Children's Investment Fund Foundation | To discuss the UK Development Conference and the FCDO's relationship with philantrophies. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 17/11/2025 | Volvo Group, Air Liquide, Airbus, ArcelorMittal, ASML and Scan Global Logistics, AstraZeneca, BASF SE, BMW AG, Borealis AG, Capgemini Group, Board of Engie, Eni, Ericsson, GSK, Heineken N.V, Iberdrola, Inditex, Investor AB, L'Oreal, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Michelin, MOL and Slovnaft, Norsk Hydro, NXP Semiconductors, Orange Group, Roche, Royal Philips, Saint-Gobain, Schneider Electric, Shell, Siemens AG, Smurfit Westrock PLC, Sonae Group, Syensqo, Techint Group, Telefonica, ThyssenKrupp AG, TITAN group, TotalEnergies, Umicore, UPM-Kymmene, Veolia, Vodafone Group, Wolters Kluwer. | To attend the FCDO Geopolitics Session at the European Roundtable for Industry London Plenary; to share the UK Government approach to economic growth and the role of innovation/tech in this with European business leaders. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 25/11/2025 | Vera Songwe (Chair of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility) | To discuss capital market developments. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 26/12/2025 | Keidanren | To discuss how the UK-Japan relationship can support businesses and growth and promote the UK as an investment destination. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 27/12/2025 | The United Nations | To discuss debt sustainability, the UN Trade and Development Report, and the UK's agenda on UN reform. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 28/11/2025 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss the DG's trip to China and UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 08/12/2025 | The Global Partnership for Education | To discuss GPE's 2030 Strategy, multilateral reform in education and the UK replenishment decision process. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 08/12/2025 | Deloitte | To discuss the findings of the FCDO diversity and inclusion report. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 09/12/2025 | The Blavatnik School of Government | To discuss the Heywood Fellowship Global Economic Order project. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 11/12/2025 | Microsoft | To discuss the challenges of leadership and organisational transportation in the age of artificial intelligence. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 12/12/2025 | Melissa Case (Leadership Coach) | To provide leadership coaching for the DG. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 15/12/2025 | World Food Programme | To discuss the UK's approach to development and humanitarian work, and UN reform and the humanitarian reset. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 17/12/2025 | International Federation of Red Cross/Crescent Societies and British Red Cross | To discuss how IFRC is positioning itself in the humanitarian reset and the FCDO-IFRC relationship, UK Government strategy and areas of shared alignment. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 17/12/2025 | Clean Tech Partnerships | To join a cross-Whitehall workshop with CTP. To discuss FCDO objections on growth, development and national security, and how CTP work can complement these efforts. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 18/12/2025 | Save the Children UK | To discuss multilateral reform in education, the humanitarian reset and UN80. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 18/12/2025 | Gates Foundation | To discuss the future of UK support to global education. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 18/12/2025 | Center for Global Development | To discuss the Center for Global Development's work on conflict and migration. |
| Nick Dyer | 06/10/2025 | Gordon Brown | Meeting to discuss global education. |
| Nick Dyer | 08/10/2025 | King's College London | Meeting to discuss migration dynamics across Europe. |
| Nick Dyer | 09/10/2025 | Gavi | Meeting to discuss Gavi's reform programme. |
| Nick Dyer | 09/10/2025 | International Organization for Migration | Meeting to discuss irregular migration and the IOM's work. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/10/2025 | Center for Global Development | Meeting to discuss development |
| Nick Dyer | 09/10/2025 | UN Refugee Agency | Meeting to discuss migration and UN System/humanitarian reform |
| Nick Dyer | 09/10/2025 | UN Trade and Development | Meeting to discuss UN reform and the multilateral trading system. |
| Nick Dyer | 16/10/2025 | US Global Leadership Council | Informal engagement/catch-up. |
| Nick Dyer | 16/10/2025 | Gates Foundation | Meeting to discuss FCDO-GF cooperation. |
| Nick Dyer | 15/10/2025 | World Bank Group | Meeting to discuss the WB-UK collaboration on addressing urgent regional challenges. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/10/2025 | World Bank Group | Meeting to discuss the World Bank and UK priorities. |
| Nick Dyer | 20/10/2025 | University of Oxford | Meeting to discuss irregular migration developments and the economics of migration. |
| Nick Dyer | 21/10/2025 | French Development Agency | Meeting to discuss the future of development and cooperation between the FCDO and AFD. |
| Nick Dyer | 21/10/2025 | Overseas Development Institute | Lunch meeting & general catch-up |
| Nick Dyer | 22/10/2025 | United Nations Refugee Agency | Meeting to discuss migration frameworks and reform. |
| Nick Dyer | 30/10/2025 | University of Essex, University of London | Meeting to discuss migration frameworks. |
| Nick Dyer | 05/11/2025 | Gates Foundation | General catch up |
| Nick Dyer | 06/11/2025 | World Bank Group | Meeting to discuss World Bank programmes in Ukraine. |
| Nick Dyer | 06/11/2025 | Matt Brittin | Discuss AI in Global Education. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/11/2025 | HAVEN Consortium | Meeting to discuss the work of HAVEN Consortium in Ukraine. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/11/2025 | International Rescue Committee | Meeting to discuss cuts to ODA. |
| Nick Dyer | 20/11/2025 | Children's Investment Fund | Meeting to discuss multilateral finance and development. |
| Nick Dyer | 24/11/2025 | Labour African Network | Meeting to discuss international development and finance. |
| Nick Dyer | 26/11/2025 | Mike Penrose | Meeting to discuss humanitarian work. |
| Nick Dyer | 02/12/2025 | African Development Bank | Meeting to discuss replenishment of ADF (ADF-17) |
| Nick Dyer | 02/12/2025 | United Nations Children's Fund | A strategic dialogue covering UN reform. |
| Nick Dyer | 10/12/2025 | Sumner Foundation | Meeting to discuss the work of the Sumner Foundation in Gaza. |
| Nick Dyer | 12/12/2025 | Children's Investment Fund | Follow-up meeting to discuss multilateral finance and development. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/12/2025 | The Currency Exchange | Meeting to discuss the UK's G20 Presidency and the African Development Bank. |
| Nick Dyer | 17/10/2025 | United Nations Children's Fund | Meeting to discuss UN80 and the humanitarian reset. |
| Nick Dyer | 16/10/2025 | World Bank Group | Meeting to discuss migration and refugees, and the World Bank's strategy refresh. |
| Oliver Robbins | 01/10/2025 | Professor Dapo Akande, University of Oxford | Introductory chat - International Court of Justice Election |
| Oliver Robbins | 06/10/2025 | University of Harvard | Preparation for upcoming engagement |
| Oliver Robbins | 07/10/2025 | University College London | Preparation for upcoming engagement |
| Oliver Robbins | 08/10/2025 | HSBC | Preparation for upcoming engagement |
| Oliver Robbins | 09/10/2025 | Clifford Chance | Preparation for upcoming engagement |
| Oliver Robbins | 20/10/2025 | Sweet Capital | AI / Tech meeting |
| Oliver Robbins | 22/10/2025 | Flint Global | Previous PUS |
| Oliver Robbins | 22/10/2025 | Heads of Diploamtic Service: Philip Barton, Simon MacDonald, Simon Fraser, Peter Ricketts, Michael Jay, John Kerr | Previous Permanent Under Secretaries. Meeting for advice and knowledge sharing |
| Oliver Robbins | 22/10/2025 | King's College London | Coffee meeting - Europe |
| Oliver Robbins | 23/10/2025 | University College London | All Staff Debate - Debrief |
| Oliver Robbins | 23/10/2025 | Palo Alto Networks | All Staff Debate - Debrief |
| Oliver Robbins | 23/10/2025 | AI Adviser to United Nations Secretary General | All Staff Debate - Debrief |
| Oliver Robbins | 23/10/2025 | UNESCO | All Staff Debate - Debrief |
| Oliver Robbins | 24/10/2025 | Palantir | Meeting on tech |
| Oliver Robbins | 05/11/2025 | Simon Case | Meeting with former Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service |
| Oliver Robbins | 10/11/2025 | Nokia | Meeting tech experts |
| Oliver Robbins | 11/10/2025 | Mark Leonard | Meeting to dicuss the European Council on Foreign Relations |
| Oliver Robbins | 03/12/2025 | Dr Annette Prandzioch, DG Royal Over-seas league | Discussion on ROSL |
| Oliver Robbins | 08/12/2025 | World Economic Forum | Meetign with World Economic Forum |
| Oliver Robbins | 11/12/2025 | Craig Mundie | Meeting pre-all staff talk with Craig Mundie - former senior leadership at Microsoft |
| Oliver Robbins | 15/12/2025 | UAE-UK Business council | Meeting to discuss UAE |
| Edward Llewellyn | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |