Tag: Foreign Office

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim

  

  Another “invasion” of a British Overseas Territory, peaceful, but which included the flag raising of the disputed islands alleged claimants, plus a presidential message, and the small party dancing of joy for their recovered land? Yes and No.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 18:13 UTC

  Kirsty Hayes to be the next United Kingdom Ambassador to Argentina

  

  The United Kingdom has appointed on Friday Mrs Kirsty Isobel Hayes as the future Ambassador to Argentina in succession to Mr Mark Kent. The British embassy in Buenos Aires will welcome Hayes in September 2021.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Foreign Office claims Russian hackers trying to steal information on Covid-19 vaccine

  

  British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was “absolutely confident” in allegations by the UK and its allies that Russia targeted labs conducting COVID-19 research, branding the behavior “outrageous and reprehensible”.

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Cruise Lines react to Foreign Office's guidance on travel for the over 70 or underlying conditions

  

  Cruise lines have responded to new Foreign Office guidance which advises those aged over 70 and those with underlying health conditions not to go on cruises. Many have are contacting customers affected and offering further cruise credit.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Top Foreign Office diplomat visits Falklands to address Brexit and consequences

  

  Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign Office (FCO) this week assured that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the FCO are “working on a common agenda, which is to secure the future of the Falkland Islands.”

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:04 UTC

  Amal Clooney appointed UK's special envoy on media freedom

  

  Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has been appointed as the UK's government's special envoy on media freedom, the Foreign Office has announced. Ms Clooney and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will work to “counter draconian laws that hinder journalists from going about their work”, the FCO said.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:02 UTC

  UK should end control of Chagos Islands “as rapidly as possible” says International Court of Justice

  

  UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN's highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands - now a British overseas territory - in 1965 in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  Foreign Office plans major embassy and staff expansion ahead of post-Brexit

  

  Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced on Tuesday announced a major expansion of Britain's diplomatic network around the world, five months before it leaves the European Union. For the first time, people from outside the civil service will be eligible to become ambassadors as the Foreign Office seeks to swell its numbers by almost 1,000.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

  Foreign Office Brexit spokesperson, next UK ambassador in Spain

  

  The British Government has appointed Hugh Elliott as its new Ambassador to Spain in succession of Simon Manley. According to a statement issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mr Elliott will take up the role during the summer of 2019.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 07:35 UTC

  Johnson suggests a Foreign Office aircraft to help bolster post-Brexit trade

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on a South America five-day visit of three countries suggested that Britain’s post-Brexit trade prospects could be bolstered if he had his own Foreign Office plane. Speaking in Buenos Aires Johnson said the official Voyager aircraft, on which the prime minister travels, was rarely available – and not colorful enough.