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  • Defence Secretary welcomes Canadian commitment to Afghan mission

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the news that 950 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity when their combat mission comes to an end in 2011.

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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 Republic of Korea

    Mr Scott Wightman CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Martin Uden who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces funding of £1 million for Special Tribunal in Lebanon

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK is "committed to supporting the search for justice in Lebanon".

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

  • Foreign Secretary chairs UN Security Council debate on Sudan

    The debate focussed on the importance of a peaceful and credible referendum in January 2011 and progress on the political, humanitarian and security situation in Darfur.

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

  • Prime Minister wishes royal couple "great joy"

    Prime Minister David Cameron has wished Prince William and Kate Middleton "great joy" following the news of their engagement.

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

  • ISAF troops play top Afghan women footballers

    Women's football is a growing sport in Afghanistan and the top female players recently played a match with British and other ISAF female troops based in Kabul.

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

  • RLC soldiers receive Afghanistan campaign medals

    The Regiment deployed to a variety of locations across Afghanistan, including Camp Bastion, Kandahar, Kabul, and bases around Helmand province…

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

  • RAF Air Commodore hands over command of Kandahar Airfield

    The transfer of authority involved a ceremony inside an Afghan Air Force hangar at the base where the British Commander of Kandahar Airfield…

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

  • PM wishes royal couple 'great joy'

    Prime Minister David Cameron has wished Prince William and Kate Middleton 'great joy' following the news of their engagement.

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

  • Army vet works with all manner of livestock in Helmand

    Captain Lowe joined the Royal Army Veterinary Corps a little over eighteen months ago with, she said, her eyes open: “The main roles in …

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

  • IN PICTURES: HM Armed Forces remember the fallen from Afghanistan to London

    From bases in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, at RAF stations and in Army barracks around the world, the British Service community has honoured the fallen of military campaigns past and present.

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

  • Prince William joins troops in Afghanistan for Remembrance Sunday service

    Prince William visited British troops in Afghanistan today and joined them for a Remembrance Sunday service during which he laid a wreath in memory of the fallen.

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

  • The UK & Austria: A valued partnership

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Michael Spindelegger on 11 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary 'very disappointed by settlement activity in East Jerusalem'

    The Foreign Secretary spoke to President Abbas today in advance of his meeting with Secretary Clinton next week.

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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 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 Secretary on Iraqi Government formation

    Foreign Secretary William Hague's statement on government formation in Iraq.

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

  • Helmand police lead operation to detain insurgents

    Operation ZMARAY SARAK 5, a joint effort by the Afghan National Police, Afghan Border Police and troops from the National Directorate of Security…

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

  • President Karzai pays tribute to UK troops killed in Afghanistan

    In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has paid tribute to those that have sacrificed their lives in his country in an open letter to the British public.

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

  • Royal Marines unveil monument to their fallen

    The memorial, made of granite by a Taunton stonemason, was paid for after a groundswell of public support for the unit which has recently returned…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Algeria

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa has arrived in Algiers for a series of high level meetings with the Algerian Government.

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