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The Foreign Secretary has overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, with a particular focus on: Strategy Directorate national security intelligence honours Europe
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference on 16th February 2024
Form PF7A: Request for service of document abroad through foreign government, foreign judicial authority or British consular authority (rule 6.43).
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FCDO travel advice for Chad. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Foreign Ministers from the G7 countries released a joint communiqué following their meeting in Germany.
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
The foreign ministers from the G7 countries released a joint communiqué following their April 2023 meeting in Japan.
International secondment opportunities with the FCO, for serving and retired police, and civilian experts.
The Foreign Compensation Commission works out the amount of compensation British claimants are entitled to under international and British law for losses suffered abroad. It also helps in the settlement negotiations of British property losses overseas at the hands of...
FCDO travel advice for Japan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Tanzania. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
David Cameron heads to Thailand, one of the biggest economies in South East Asia, for his first visit as Foreign Secretary to the Indo-Pacific region.
David Cameron will visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia to increase engagement with this pivotal region of the world.
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office business, including: overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team Cabinet foreign policy and National Security Council strategy intelligence policy honours
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