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FCDO permanent under secretaries, directors general, and finance and commercial directors' meetings, April to June 2026
Updated 24 September 2026
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Nugent | 30/04/2026 | Pricewaterhouse Cooper | Regular meeting with supplier. |
| Gareth Nugent | 21/05/2026 | Palladium Group | Catch up meeting with supplier. |
| Gareth Nugent | 09/06/2026 | British Expertise International | Virtual roundtable with heads of business. |
| Christina Scott | 15/04/2026 | Plan International UK | Non-Governmental Organisation roundtable meeting marking 3 years since conflict in Sudan began. |
| Ed Llewellyn | 14/04/2026 | Bill Browder | To discuss foreign affairs |
| Ed Llewellyn | 16/04/2026 | George Osborne | To discuss foreign affairs |
| Ed Llewellyn | 28/05/2026 | Rishi Sunak | To discuss foreign affairs |
| Ed Llewellyn | 29/05/2026 | Kerry Brown | To discuss foreign affairs |
| Jonathan Allen | 16/04/2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | Roundtable on Illicit Finance and Modern Partnerships - Expert roundtable focused on illicit finance as a driver of instability and therefore what the development response should be. |
| Jonathan Allen | 15/06/2026 | Paradox Partners | Jonathan had an external coaching session. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 20/04/2026 | PwC | To ensure PwC client engagement remains aligned with HMG objectives across growth and development opportunities. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 23/04/2026 | British International Investment | To discuss BII's new five-year strategy. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 23/04/2026 | ONE Campaign | To discuss the UK's development strategy. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 24/04/2026 | The Children's Investment Fund Foundation | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 24/04/2026 | Save the Children UK | To discuss humanitarian development. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 28/04/2026 | British International Investment | To discuss the diplomatic risks related to BII's investment decisions. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 28/04/2026 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. Regular discussion. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 07/05/2026 | ODI Global | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 12/05/2026 | HSBC | To discuss the implications for growth, inflation and monetary policy globally. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 13/05/2026 | Education Cannot Wait | To meet the new Director of ECW and discuss aligning strategic priorities. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 18/05/2026 | Global Capacity Building Coalition; the Climate Vulnerable Forum; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Green Climate Fund; the Children's Investment Fund Foundation; the LSE Grantham Research Institute; British International Investment; IDB Invest; the African Development Bank; ODI Global; Southern Voice. | To discuss how to mobilise coherent finance at scale. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 20/05/2026 | UNICEF | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference and development delivery. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 20/05/2026 | The African Centre for Economic Transformation | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference and development delivery. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 20/05/2026 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference and economic development delivery. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 20/05/2026 | International Fund for Agricultural Development | To discuss the Global Partnerships Conference and development delivery. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 22/05/2026 | Systemiq | To discuss the UK's development strategy. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 12/06/2026 | Martin Donnelly | To discuss UK economic policy in relation to Growth in key markets. Regular discussion. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 15/06/2026 | British International Investment | Quarterly shareholder meeting to receive an update on BII's Q1 2026 performance and financial position. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 16/06/2026 | UNHCR | To discuss next steps after the Global Partnerships Conference and UNHCR organisational changes. |
| Melinda Bohannon | 24/06/2026 | International Institute for Sustainable Development | To exchange views and future priorities on sustainable development. |
| Neil Wigan | 22/04/2026 | John Lotherington, 21st Century Trust | Palliser Lecture: A Multipolar Solution to a Fractured World Order - a View from a Rising Power |
| Neil Wigan | 28/04/2026 | BP plc | FCDO/BP Middle East discussion |
| Neil Wigan | 30/04/2026 | Kartik Jayaram, McKinsey | Kenya and strategy catch-up |
| Neil Wigan | 19/05/2026 | Salman Shaikh, Shaikh Group | Middle East crisis discussion |
| Neil Wigan | 20/05/2026 | Jonathan Dimson, David Meredith and Cicely O'Beirne, McKinsey | Neil holds occasional discussions with consultants from McKinsey to discuss, in broad terms, FCDO2030 and his work to embed more fully strategy and delivery as functions within the office. The FCDO does not pay for these conversations. |
| Neil Wigan | 21/05/2026 | Jonathan Dimson, David Meredith and Cicely O'Beirne, Kartik Jayaram, Michaline Mleczarska, McKinsey | Session on geopolitics capability |
| Neil Wigan | 11/06/2026 | Matt Watters, McKinsey | Geopolitical analysis |
| Neil Wigan | 12/06/2026 | Sushil Saluja | British Council discussion |
| Neil Wigan | 17/06/2026 | Ankur Vora, President India and Africa Offices and Chief Strategy Officer, Gates Foundation | Development and corporate strategy discussion |
| Sally Langrish | 03/06/2026 | Sonya Sceats - Director of The British Institute of International and Comparative Law | Discussion with newly appointed director on potential shared legal areas for academic and government collaboration. |
| Sally Langrish | 25/06/2026 | Marc Weller - Director at Chatham House | Discussion on academic and government collaboration for potential research opportunities on current international law issues. |
| Tim Jones | 14/04/2026 | MLC | Discussion on current trends in public sector finance. |
| Tim Jones | 03/06/2026 | Investigo | Discussion on current trends in public sector finance. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 12/05/2026 | Fiona Murray, William Porter Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management | To discuss innovation, start-ups, deep tech and geopolitics. |
| Helena Vega-Lozano | 01/06/2026 | Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean, Global Networks & Innovation, University of Oxford | To discuss L&D Offer |
| Nick Dyer | 15/05/2026 | Univeristy of Oxford | Meeting with Blavatnik to discuss Foreign Policy |
| Nick Dyer | 20/05/2026 | International Rescue Committee | To discuss development at the Global Partnerships Conference |
| Nick Dyer | 21/05/2026 | External Council | Discussion of HR matter |
| Nick Dyer | 16/06/2026 | Refugees International | To discuss development matters |
| Nick Dyer | 17/06/2026 | United Nations | To discuss development and refugee matters |
| Nick Dyer | 27/06/2026 | Oxfam | To discuss development matters |