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A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has welcomed the first ever North Korean Paralympian to the UK today.
British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood unveiled her new red carpet collection yesterday evening at the Residence of the British Ambassador.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the International Paralympic Inclusion Summit on 6 September.
PM responds to announcement that official peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) will begin in Oslo next month.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne today met Sam Tan, Singaporean Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who is leading the Singapore Delegation to the Paralympics.
Ministers Alistair Burt and Jeremy Browne welcome a variety of international partners and guests to the FCO for a reception recognising the importance of the Paralympics.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament about developments in the extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, and discussions with Ecuador.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke following the publication of the Commission of National Inquiry's report on transfer of power in the Maldives.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met Kenyan Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka today.
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham met Seychelles Minister for Social Affairs, Community Development and Sport His Excellency Mr Vincent Meriton on 29 August.
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham met the UN Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke on 30 August.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt welcomed the Palestinian Paralympic delegation to London on 30 August.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met the Hong Kong Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-Sing to discuss the continuing good relations between the UK and the Special Administrative Region.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Vice-President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno at the Foreign Office on 29 August.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke about human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games today
"Convening a new federal national parliament gives the people of Somalia a stake in their political future for the first time in a generation." said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that while the UK welcomes progress made so far towards ending the transition, we share concerns expressed by the UN Special Representative to the African Union.
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