Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Middle East, North Africa and North America)

Responsibilities

The Minister deputises for the Foreign Secretary. Their responsibilities include:

  • Iran, Middle East and North Africa
  • United States and Canada
  • humanitarian issues and migration
  • national security
  • defence and international security
  • Clean Green Initiative, concessional finance and investment (including British International Investment)
  • Wilton Park and the British Council

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

    2020 to 2022