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The secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. [2]
David Lammy was appointed Foreign Secretary on 5th July 2024 following the 2024 general election. The FCDO is managed day-to-day by a civil servant, the permanent under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, who also acts as the Head of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. Sir Oliver Robbins took office as permanent under-secretary on 8 January 2025.
LONDON (Reuters) -Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country's new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his ...
Lammy with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 10 July 2024 Lammy with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, 26 July 2024 Lammy is a staunch advocate of British membership of the European Union . On 23 June 2018, he appeared at the People's Vote march in London to mark the second anniversary of the referendum to leave the European Union.
The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary [1] [2] [3] or, alternatively, three of those offices excluding the prime minister. [4] [5]
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is also the Head of the Diplomatic Service. [1] Entry into the Diplomatic Service is highly competitive. In 2018, 12,266 applicants sought to join the Diplomatic Service fast stream. Seventy-one were successful, representing 0.6% of those who applied.
Foreign Secretary faces repeated questions from MPs on when the UK ... “And there are others who recognise the important role of the UK in relation to its responsibilities as a permanent member ...
The former education secretary has been appointed to one of the country’s most senior political roles. ... Mr Cleverly praised his ally for being a “great” foreign secretary. He will now ...