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Barton, Philip - Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - ACOBA advice

Advice to Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, former Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service

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Advice letter: Philip Barton, Member of the Advisory Board, Strategy International Holdings Ltd

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Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in January 2025.

Member of the Advisory Board, Strategy International Holdings Ltd

Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Strategy International Holdings Ltd. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in June 2025 and the appointment was announced in July 2025. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

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Published 29 July 2025

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