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  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy

    Mr Christopher Prentice CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • An effective response to climate change "underpins our security and prosperity"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has delivered a speech titled 'The Diplomacy of Climate Change' to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RAF pilot honoured for saving colleagues after shot to the face

    Flt Lt Fortune was nominated for the award after showing courage under fire and great skill in handling a badly damaged Chinook helicopter during…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Brits and Estonians establish new Combined Force in northern Nad 'Ali

    The ‘Lions of England’, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS), deployed to Afghanistan on 8 July 2010 from their base in …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State for Defence visits Saudi Arabia

    The Secretary of State for Defence is the first Cabinet Minister of the new Coalition Government to visit the Kingdom and his programme included…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The UK: "an enthusiastic champion of enlargement of the EU"

    In a letter to The Times, Minister for Europe David Lidington said: "The prospect of enlargement continues to help to embed freedom, security and prosperity across the Continent".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Advocate General for Scotland to consult on devolution legal issue

    Advocate General Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC is to consult the legal community on a technical issue concerning the procedure whereby acts of the Lord Advocate, carried out in her role as Scotland's prosecutor, may be c…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Colombia trip for UK minister

    The UK’s relationship with Latin America is receiving a boost this week from a visit by Home Office minister James Brokenshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2010 UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals

    …UK hails 'unprecedented success' at 2010 summit on MDGs…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MDG Summit outcomes: UK hails 'unprecedented' success

    Round-up of outcomes from the 2010 UN Millennium Goals Summit, which took place in New York from 20-22 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Permanent Secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions

    The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Sir Gus O’Donnell, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Devereux.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bedfordshire flag to fly at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Bedfordshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

    Mrs Karen Wolstenholme has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister for Crime Prevention to visit Colombia

    James Brokenshire MP, under secretary of state responsible for crime prevention will be visiting Colombia on 27 and 28 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Friends of Yemen agree package of support with Government of Yemen

    Ministers of the Friends of Yemen met in New York on the 24th of September to build on international coordination since January 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A snapshot of what has been happening this week at the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK welcomes new air service to Haneda

    …New 'open skies' approach offers opportunity for air services to help further strengthen UK-Japan economic ties.…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Madrid emergency services train British consular staff

    A joint initiative between the British Consulate-General and Madrid’s emergency services, Samur-Protección Civil, has provided British consular staff, the Foreign Office front-line, with training on key aspects of the job of…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint statement from the Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Yemen

    Following the Ministerial Meeting held in New York on Friday 24 September 2010, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Friends of Yemen issued the following joint statement on outcomes and recommendations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK agrees ground breaking research partnership with Norway on nuclear disarmament verification

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government