Tag: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK open until 5 November

  

  The British Embassy has announced that applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open until 5 November 2019.

• Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands farm delegation will visit Uruguay as part of an agriculture exchange

  

  In a joint initiative between the Falkland Islands government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, an agricultural exchange visit to Uruguay is being arranged for September 2019.

• Friday, June 30th 2017 - 16:49 UTC

  Change of Governor of the Falkland Islands

  

  Mr Nigel Phillips CBE has been appointed Governor of the in succession to Mr Colin Roberts CVO who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Phillips will take up his appointment in September 2017.

• Friday, November 4th 2016 - 10:28 UTC

  UK pledges additional funds for the Colombian peace process and demining

  

  The UK will increase its contribution to prosperity programs in Colombia by up to £25 million, supporting economic development and opening up investment and export opportunities worth in the region of £6 billion to the UK economy.

• Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 10:37 UTC

  Maldives quits the Commonwealth over rule of the law and democracy dispute

  

  Maldives ministry of foreign affairs announced on Friday its decision to quit the Commonwealth of Nations after the organization issued a warning to the country that it could be suspended because of its failure to promote the rule of the law and democracy.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Gibraltar's new governor is a former Royal Marine, who takes office in early 2016

  

  In a press release issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on October 1, it was announced that the new Governor of Gibraltar would be former Royal Marine Lieutenant General Edward (Ed) Davis CB CBE.

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:08 UTC

  Sir Simon steps down after five years as FCO Permanent Under-Secretary

  

  The Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon Fraser, will step down after five years in the role and leave HM Diplomatic Service at the end of July 2015. He was appointed PUS, taking over from Sir Peter Ricketts, in August 2010.

• Thursday, March 5th 2015 - 06:23 UTC

  UK/Latam links have seen 36% rise in trade and investment, says minister

  

  Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire underlined the growing links of the United Kingdom with Latin America during the state visit of president Enrique Peña Nieto from Mexico, a country with which he feels a close affinity, and is 'integral to the success of the UK”.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:40 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Hammond opens first FCO “Diplomatic Academy”

  

  United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will open the Diplomatic Academy in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday 10th February. The Academy, the first in the Foreign Office’s history, will be a centre of excellence and has been established to equip Foreign Office staff with the essential skills for diplomacy in the modern world.

• Thursday, January 15th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  Guyana dismisses warning of Commonwealth action for suspending Parliament

  

  Guyana's ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) dismissed a warning from Britain that Guyana risks being referred to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group after the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country suspended Parliament in November last year.