All posts tagged "Foreign Office"
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UK appoints head of merging foreign and aid departments
Sir Philip Barton has been appointed permanent under-secretary at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Barton will head up the new department, which is to be formed next
- Posted August 4, 2020
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UK to merge aid and diplomacy departments
The Department for International Development (DfID), which manages the UK’s overseas aid, and the Foreign Office (FCO) are to merge this autumn. The move was reported by the BBC, and
- Posted June 16, 2020
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Jaguar Land Rover Embassy and High Commission Programme
Embassies and High Commissions are expected to represent their nations with sophistication and prestige. The most advanced diplomatic operations are increasingly using bespoke services to maximise their representation and its
- Posted October 31, 2018
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Jaguar Land Rover is Leading the Charge with the New All-Electric Jaguar I-PACE and Range Rover PHEVs
Governments worldwide have expressed clear intentions to reduce reliance on conventional powertrains. Norway has set the earliest deadline of 2025, followed closely by India. Some federal states in Germany have
- Posted October 31, 2018
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Helen McCarthy, author of ‘Women of the World, The Rise of the Female Diplomat’: Exclusive Interview
Women weren’t permitted to become UK diplomats until 1946, and until 1973 they had to quit if they got married. Liz Heron interviews Helen McCarthy, an expert on the struggle
- Posted August 23, 2017
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UK government departments to face further cuts, chancellor reveals in budget
UK government departments will be asked to find another £3.5 billion (US$5bn) in savings by 2020, following a prolonged period of public spending cuts, chancellor George Osborne has announced. The
- Posted March 17, 2016
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UK Appoints New Foreign Office Chief
The British ambassador to Germany has been appointed the new top civil servant of Britain’s foreign office, it has been announced today. Sir Simon McDonald will take up the role
- Posted July 29, 2015