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Mr Colin James Crooks LVO has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Simon Smith CMG.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The FCDO has issued an apology for the ban on LGBT staff working in the UK's Diplomatic Service, which was lifted in 1991.
The UK's Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
The Minister for the Middle East, James Cleverly, has reaffirmed the importance of the historic relationship between the UK and Jordan on his first official visit to the country.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Annual Discussion on Women’s Rights Panel on violence against women and girls with disabilities.
Ambassador Wilson’s remarks during a panel discussion at the World Peace Forum 2021 in Beijing, covering the challenges and the opportunities for collaboration between the UK and China.
Ambassador Wilson’s remarks during a panel discussion at the World Peace Forum 2021 in Beijing, covering the multilateral system and China’s role in the world.
Statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Ethiopia
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression.
The UK's Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the side event on Assessing the National Security Law in Hong Kong: The First 365 Days.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.
The UK welcomes news that Sudan’s $1.4 billion arrears to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been cleared.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions.
Mr Roger Stringer MBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Angola in succession to Mrs Jessica Hand.
The UK has issued a statement on the ongoing situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Mr Sandy Moss has been appointed the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on non-proliferation
The UK has signed a Joint Declaration with Germany pledging closer future cooperation on foreign and security policy.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons
Statement by Sonia Farrey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Bosnia and Herzegovina
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