Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Asia)

Organisations: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

• East Asia (including Great Britain-China Centre)
• Australia and New Zealand
• Overseas Territories (including Falkland Islands)
• economic cooperation and growth
• trade
• consular policy
• science and innovation
• devolution
• global health
• COVID-19
• LGBT conference
• Parliament
• legal issues

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling MP

   2021 to 2022

2. The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP

   2020 to 2021

Announcements

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• UK boosts diplomatic ties in Australia and the Pacific as Minister Amanda Milling begins visit to the region
  • 08 August 2022
  • Press release
• UK Minister for the Middle East Amanda Milling co-chairs Jordan Taskforce meeting with Minister Shraideh
  • 28 March 2022
  • Press release
• North Korea missile tests, January 2022: Minister for Asia's statement
  • 31 January 2022
  • Press release
• Minister for Asia visits Thailand to discuss trade and security ties and welcome UK vaccine cooperation
  • 17 January 2022
  • Press release
• Minister for Asia travels to Cambodia to build ties with new ASEAN Chair
  • 11 January 2022
  • Press release
• North Korea missile test, January 2022: Minister for Asia's statement
  • 06 January 2022
  • Press release
• FCDO announces support for Anguilla to improve its economic resilience
  • 19 November 2021
  • Press release
• UK government and Overseas Territories leaders gather to discuss COVID-19, climate change and economic resilience
  • 18 November 2021
  • Press release
• UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council, November 2021: communiqué
  • 18 November 2021
  • Policy paper
• UK announces £274m boost to climate resilience across Indo-Pacific
  • 08 November 2021
  • News story

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