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  • PM calls on diplomats to "do more with less"

    The Prime Minister has spoken at the FCO Leadership Conference which took place in London on 6 July.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes easing of Israeli restrictions on Gaza

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has today welcomed Israel's decision to move from a list of 120 permitted goods to a list of specific prohibited items in Gaza.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Jordanian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on 5 July 2010.

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

  • Queen's Royal Lancers train new generation of Afghan police

    Thanks to the training they have received from ISAF soldiers, 90 more recruits have just qualified as fully-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) officers.

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

  • Army doctors row around Britain in record time

    After 50 days at sea and 2,100 miles (3,380km), two Army doctors finished their record-breaking row around Great Britain last week.

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

  • General Petraeus assumes command of ISAF forces

    General Petraeus emphasised the continuity of the counter-insurgency strategy as he assumed command, and NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh…

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

  • Oil tanker explosion in Democratic Republic of Congo

    The UK's Minister for Africa has offered condolences on behalf of the British Government.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Lahore attack

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken about the attack in Lahore.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Quartet Representative Tony Blair

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has met today with Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East.

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

  • Countering Taliban IEDs with intelligence, training and equipment

    Major General Gordon Messenger, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, and Colonel Peter Smith, Assistant Director…

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

  • Royal Marines clear IEDS

    The Marines, from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Group, working in conjunction with colleagues from the Counter-IED Task Force, put in place a…

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Afghanistan

    Speaking about the new Government's foreign policy, the Foreign Secretary has also spoken about the UK's continuing involvement in Afghanistan.

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

  • Britain’s Foreign Policy in a Networked World

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, gave the following speech outlining the Government's vision for UK foreign policy on 1 July 2010.

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

  • Britain’s Foreign Policy: Foreign Secretary's Radio 4 interview

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, spoke to radio 4 outlining some of the Government's vision for UK foreign policy.

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

  • Britain’s Foreign Policy: Foreign Secretary's interview with Sky News

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, spoke to Sky News outlining some of the Government's vision for UK foreign policy.

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

  • Gurkhas and ANA bring life back to the village of Piand Kalay

    Joint patrols between members of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) and Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have seen the pernicious influence of insurgents in the village of Piand Kalay diminish and a new level of …

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

  • Operation LION'S GAP helps villagers intimidated by insurgents

    British and Afghan soldiers recently deployed on an operation to the south of Nad 'Ali after they heard that local villagers were being terrorised by insurgents.

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

  • British forces are blogging from Afghanistan

    British forces in Afghanistan have launched a mass blogging initiative involving dozens of personnel writing regular posts from the front line on the Army, Navy and RAF websites.

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

  • US Central Command hosts Liam Fox

    UK Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has visited the heart of the United States' military command tackling the war in Afghanistan.

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

  • The Turks and Caicos Islands: Good Governance

    The leader of the People’s Democratic Movement, Doug Parnell, paid an introductory call on Henry Bellingham MP, Minister for the Overseas Territories.

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