Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Foreign &
Commonwealth
Office
Commonwealth
Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
FCDO guidance, services and information
These services are now provided by FCDO:
History of FCO
FCO was a ministerial department from October 1968 to September 2020. It merged with the Department for International Development to create FCDO.
Documents
Services
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- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO): retention schedule
- List of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office posts abroad