Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The FCO works to promote the interests of the United Kingdom and to contribute to a strong world community.
Contact information
- Address: King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH
- Website: www.fco.gov.uk [External website]
- Telephone: 020 7008 1500
- Generic Email format: firstname.surname@fco.gov.uk
Parliamentary Branch
Correspondence Section
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Ministers
David Miliband
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: The Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Leads on:
- Overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Policy planning and Research Analysts
- Communications
- Honours
Private Office to The Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Lord Malloch-Brown
Minister of State: The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG
Leads on:
- FCO business in the Lords
- Afghanistan and South Asia
- Africa
- International Organisations, including United Nations and Commonwealth
- Human Rights
- Global and Economic Issues
- Climate Change and Energy
- Ministerial oversight FCO Services
Private Office to The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG
Caroline Flint
Minister of State (Europe): The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Leads on:
- European Union and Europe
- Russia, South Caucasus, Central Asia
- Balkans
- Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
- OSCE and Council of Europe
- NATO
- Public Diplomacy Board
Private Office to The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Bill Rammell
Minister of State: Bill Rammell MP
Leads on:
- Middle East and North Africa
- Counter Terrorism
- Counter Proliferation
- Far East and South East Asia
- North America
- Drugs and International Crime
- UK Border Agency
- Migration Policy
- Leads on Afghanistan, South Asia and UN in Commons
Private Office to Bill Rammell MP
Gillian Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Gillian Merron MP
Leads on:
- Overseas Territories
- South America
- Caribbean/Central America
- Australasia and Pacific
- Consular policy
- Business
- Protocol
- Human Resources and Diversity
- Leads on Africa, Human Rights, Global Issues and Commonwealth in Commons
Private Office to Gillian Merron MP
Gareth Thomas MP is Minister for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for International Development (DFID). His responsibilities include UK Trade & Investment, on which he will report jointly to the Business Secretary and the Foreign Secretary.
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Private Offices
Private Office to The Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Private Office to The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG
Private Office to The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Private Office to Bill Rammell MP
Private Office to Gillian Merron MP
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Executive Agencies
FCO Services
Set up in 1999 to provide the FCO with co-ordinated support services. FCO Services became an Executive Agency of the FCO in 2006 and will become a Government Trading Fund on 1 April 2008.
With approximately 1100 staff in the UK and overseas, FCO Services delivers a combination of secure ICT and logistics services as well as services designed to maintain a secure working environment. In addition to the FCO, existing customers include other government departments, non-governmental bodies and foreign governments.
Wilton Park
Wilton Park arranges and runs conferences on international affairs for politicians, officials, academics and others from around the world. It also runs a limited number of conferences for private sector customers.
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