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  • Appointment of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan

    Dr Alastair McPhail OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks at Independence of South Sudan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague represented the UK at the Independence Ceremony of South Sudan on 9 July.

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

  • South Sudan becomes independent

    The Prime Minister has welcomed news that the Republic of South Sudan has formally become an independent sovereign state.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Sudan, the EU Presidency and the Middle East where amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • Investment in UK businesses, protected by intellectual property rights, is worth £65 billion per year

    Two new reports, ‘The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the UK Market Sector’ and ‘Film, Television & Radio, Books, Music and Art: UK …

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister’s speech to MEDEF

    Deputy Prime Minister's speech at le Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) in Paris to an audience of business people and diplomats.

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

  • European ministers meet to talk about growth

    European Ministers met in London to discuss driving economic growth in the EU, trade across borders and unleashing the full potential of Europe's enterprises.

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

  • Third round of UK-Israel strategic dialogue held in Jerusalem

    FCO Permanent Under-Secretary Simon Fraser heads high-level delegation for the third UK-Israel Strategic Dialogue.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visits Korea

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne makes his first official visit to the Republic of Korea from 7-9 July.

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

  • Dorset joins local enterprise partnership network

    The Dorset local enterprise partnership covers a population of around 710,300 and represents over 30,890 businesses. It has the support from…

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

  • It’s a cracking result for three UK competition winners

    Children between the ages of 4-16 were asked to come up with ideas for a theme park or theme park ride as part of the Intellectual Property …

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

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at BBA Taskforce event

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Gauke Hears Local Views on Corporation Tax as Consultation Period Nears Closure

    David Gauke Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury has chaired an event in Belfast to hear local views on the Treasury consultation on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy on the eve of the close of the consultation period.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning For 7 July 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: News International and Aircraft Carriers.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 7 July 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: News International, bases review and IPSA.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East responds to questions on Facebook

    UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt answered questions on current issues in the Middle East following his trip to the region .

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

  • Like-minded European Ministers meet to talk economic growth

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business Minister Edward Davey today welcomed a group of European Ministers to London, to discuss how to boost economic growth in the EU.

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

  • Lord Howell: British companies 'well-placed' to win business in Qatar

    Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell of Guildford spoke at a masterclass in London for companies doing business in Qatar.

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

  • Nuclear weapon states discuss nuclear disarmament obligations

    The UK, US, France, Russia and China (P5) agreed to work together on new confidence building disarmament initiatives when they met in Paris on 30 June- 1 July.

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

  • Vince Cable presents honours to fashion and construction champions

    Ray O’Rourke was awarded an honorary Knighthood in recognition of his services to the construction industry in the United Kingdom. Ray’s outstanding…

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