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FCDO ministerial travel, April to June 2026
Updated 24 September 2026
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| Minister | Start Date | End Date | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Mode(s) of Transport | Number of officials who accompanied the minister if non-scheduled flight was taken | Accompanied by spouse/ partner at public expense | Subtotal of all travel costs including any non-scheduled/ RAF flights (£) | Subtotal of associated costs (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, meals etc. (£) | Total Cost (£) |
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| Jennifer Chapman | 14/04/2026 | 17/04/2026 | Washington, USA | To attend World Bank Springs meetings | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £14,196 | £0 | £14,196 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 29/04/2026 | 30/04/2026 | Paris, France | To attend G7 Development Minister's meeting | Eurostar | 1 | No | £1,095 | £0 | £1,095 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 25/05/2026 | 28/05/2026 | Brazzaville, Congo | To attend African Development Bank Annual meeting | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £15,697 | £299 | £15,997 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 05/06/2026 | 05/06/2026 | Rome, Italy | To attend UN fertilisers and food security meeting | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £1,592 | £0 | £1,592 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 09/06/2026 | 12/06/2026 | Abuja, Nigeria | Bilateral meetings with Ministers and part-joint visit with UK FoRB Envoy | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £10,955 | £0 | £10,955 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 20/06/2026 | 18/06/2026 | Beirut, Lebanon | Trilateral Development Ministers visit with France, Qatar | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £4,544 | £0 | £4,544 |
| Jennifer Chapman | 29/06/2026 | 29/06/2026 | Hamburg, Germany | To attend Hamburg Sustainability Conference | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £1,418 | £0 | £1,418 |
| Hamish Falconer | 15/04/2026 | 17/04/2026 | Beirut, Lebanon & Antalya, Turkey | Promote the UKs bilateral relationship with Lebanon. Attendance at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to discuss wider regional and international issues with a range of partners from across the region. A timely visit in response to escalations in the region. | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £5,001 | £0 | £5,001 |
| Hamish Falconer | 14/06/2026 | 16/06/2026 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Agile Alliances: Demonstrate UK’s commitment to deepen our relationship and build senior loadbearing relationships between HMG and key players in Pakistan’s leadership, including PM Sharif through the in-person meetings that Pakistan’s leadership particularly values. Migration: Reinforce UK-Pakistan cooperation on tackling irregular migration, recognising Pakistan’s efforts and advancing delivery against agreed priorities (deter, return, protect). Raise complex cases including the Rochdale 3 with Interior Minister Naqvi, who has the potential to influence the key decision maker in the Pakistani system. Afghanistan/Pakistan & Regional Security: Demonstrate UK commitment to regional security by deepening cooperation with Pakistan on the shared threat from Afghanistan. Deepen cooperation on transnational terrorism and land targeted messages on wider portfolios including Iran and India. | Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £11,541 | £0 | £11,541 |
| Hamish Falconer | 20/04/2026 | 20/05/2026 | Brussels, Belgium | Purpose of trip: Attendance at the Ministerial Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels, convened by the European Union. | Train | 0 | No | £1,500 | £0 | £1,500 |
| Stephen Doughty | 26/04/2026 | 02/05/2026 | New York, New York, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Hamilton, Bermuda | To attend UN events in New York, UK-US trade and bilateral talks in Boston, and Bermuda (at the King's request) to support HMTK's Royal Visit | Scheduled Flight; Non-Scheduled Flight | 1 | No | £1,943 | £204 | £2,147 |
| Stephen Doughty | 11/05/2026 | 11/05/2026 | Brussels, Belgium | To attend the roundtable on Ukrainian Stolen Children | Eurostar | 0 | No | £370 | £21 | £391 |
| Stephen Doughty | 20/05/2026 | 21/05/2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria | To engage with the new Bulgarian Government on defence, security, migration and European support for Ukraine | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £420 | £22 | £442 |
| Stephen Doughty | 23/06/2026 | 24/06/2026 | Budapest, Hungary | To establish bilateral relationship with new Hungarian government, pursue security objectives on Ukraine and wider European policy and discuss HMG priority equality areas. | Scheduled flight | 0 | No | £517 | £23 | £541 |
| Chris Elmore | 11/04/2026 | 15/04/2026 | Brasilia, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bilateral meetings and business engagement on growth, security and foreign policy priorities with Brazilian Government and Businesses | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £9,154 | £184 | £9,338 |
| Chris Elmore | 11/05/2026 | 14/05/2026 | Mexico | Advancing objectives across four FCDO priorities – Agile Allies, Growth, Climate and Development, and Women and Girls. | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £11,260 | £0 | £11,260 |
| Seema Malhotra | 22/04/2026 | 29/04/2026 | New Zealand and Fiji | PIF, Defence, Security and Climate | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £20,044 | £395 | £20,439 |
| Seema Malhotra | 03/05/2026 | 06/05/2026 | Uzbekistan | Asian Development Bank conference | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £3,508 | £167 | £3,675 |
| Seema Malhotra | 21/05/2026 | 29/05/2026 | Nepal, Thailand, and Laos | Attended the ASEAN Future Forum meeting in Hanoi | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £3,173 | £127 | £3,300 |
| Seema Malhotra | 08/06/2026 | 13/06/2026 | Vietnam and Republic of Korea | Engagement with governments of Vietnam and RoK | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £4,504 | £587 | £5,091 |
| Yvette Cooper | 15/04/2026 | 16/04/2026 | Berlin, Germany | Visit to Berlin to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and officially open the new Königswinter Future Lab alongside German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £1,386 | £293 | £1,679 |
| Yvette Cooper | 17/04/2026 | 17/04/2026 | Paris, France | Visit to Paris to join Prime Minister Keir Starmer at an international summit hosted by the French President, focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and protecting freedom of navigation | G-GBNI | 8 | No | £6,090 | £0 | £6,090 |
| Yvette Cooper | 17/04/2026 | 20/04/2026 | Antalya, Türkiye; Dubai, UAE; Tokyo, Japan | To attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, strengthen UK-UAE cooperation during the first official UAE visit, and hold the 10th Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Japan. | Non-Scheduled Flight; Scheduled Flight | 7 | No | £185,765 | £402 | £186,167 |
| Yvette Cooper | 27/04/2026 | 30/04/2026 | Washington DC and New York, USA | Accompanying HM the King and HM the Queen on State Visit. | G-GBNI & Scheduled Flight | 6 | No | £5,870 | Not set | £5,870 |
| Yvette Cooper | 14/05/2026 | 15/05/2026 | Chisinau, Moldova | Attend the Council of Europe meeting of foreign ministers (ECHR) | G-GBNI | 10 | No | £74,534 | £123 | £74,657 |
| Yvette Cooper | 21/05/2026 | 22/05/2026 | Helsingborg, Sweden | Attend NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs | Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £1,446 | Not set | £1,446 |
| Yvette Cooper | 01/06/2026 | 03/06/2026 | Beijing and Shenzhen, China; New Delhi, India | To strengthen UK engagement with two major global partners. In China, the focus was on dialogue on global security and emerging technologies. In India, it was about supporting progress on the UK-India trade deal and building cooperation on critical minerals supply chains. | G-GBNI | 21 | No | £369,677 | £225 | £369,902 |
| Yvette Cooper | 11/06/2026 | 12/06/2026 | Paris, France | Visit to Paris to meet French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, with discussions focused on advancing Gaza peace talks | Eurostar & Scheduled Flight | 0 | No | £481 | £0 | £481 |
| Yvette Cooper | 17/06/2026 | 18/06/2026 | Cairo, Egypt | First official visit to Egypt to strengthen UK-Egypt engagement, including through the third UK-Egypt Association Council, and to discuss shared priorities with Egyptian counterparts, including regional security and Gaza | Non-Scheduled Flight | 12 | No | £107,205 | £0 | £107,205 |
| Yvette Cooper | 25/06/2026 | 26/06/2026 | Gdansk, Bemowo Piskie, Poland | To attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference and visit to a military training area | G-GBNI | 11 | No | £57,210 | £366 | £57,576 |