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  • Presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds and US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson call for free, fair and transparent elections.

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

  • PM's speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet

    David Cameron's speech on November 12, 2012, on trade, education and modern industrial strategy.

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

  • Britain is open for business

    The following article by British High Commissioner James Bevan was published in the Indian Express newspaper on 9 November 2012.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • The India and UK partnership

    The Foreign Secretary has made a statement about building a stronger partnership with India following a meeting with Mr Salman Khurshid, Indian Foreign Minister for External Affairs.

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

  • Promoting rules-based systems for global economic growth

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has talked about how international rules and standards can help stimulate global economic growth in a speech to Wilton Park.

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

  • Foreign Secretary congratulates Burmese President on reforms

    Foreign Secretary William Hague congratulates Burmese President on reforms and highlights concern at violence in Rakhine state.

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

  • African Investment Summit

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds gave a speech on investment in Africa.

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

  • Foreign Secretary opens new British Embassy in Laos

    Foreign Secretary William Hague is "delighted to open the new British Embassy in Vientiane after an absence of 27 years".

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

  • Moore: Scotland will benefit as a UK Embassy network grows in Southeast Asia

    Firms in Scotland will have access to a wider global network for trade and diplomacy after the UK Government announced it was opening a new British Embassy in Laos.

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

  • Strengthening the UK's ties with Asia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will visit South East Asia and India from 5-8 November 2012.

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

  • Minister for Africa welcomes Somalia’s new Council of Ministers

    Responding to the appointment of a Council of Minsters by the Prime Minister of Somalia's Federal Government, the Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds gave a statement.

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

  • President Yudhoyono of Indonesia

    "Both leaders agreed that good progress had been made in building on the UK-Indonesia Partnership Forum launched in April."

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

  • The UK's response to the Arab Spring

    Two years on the UK's Arab Partnership program is helping to turn aspirations into real tangible results.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Indonesian President's state visit

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed his determination to forge strong partnerships with South East Asia

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deeply concerned by latest outbreak of violence in western Burma

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire called for an immediate end to the violence following further clashes in Rakhine State in western Burma between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the British Embassy in Madagascar

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announces the re-opening of Britain's Embassy in Madagascar.

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

  • UK-Japan Strategic Dialogue meeting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Japanese Foreign Minister, Koichiro Gemba, for the first meeting of the new foreign policy "Strategic Dialogue" with Japan.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

    • Updated:

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