Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

E3882

United Kingdom government department foreign affairs ministry

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	6
Department for International Development	3
FCDO	2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom	2
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Commonwealth Office	1
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London	1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (nearby)	1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, London	1
United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom government department ⓘ foreign affairs ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: FCDO
cabinetRank	Great Office of State ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFormed	2020-09-02 ⓘ
employs	civil servants ⓘ diplomatic service staff ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department for International Development Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department for International Development Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
headquartersCity	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	King Charles Street, London ⓘ
jurisdiction	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
locatedIn	Whitehall ⓘ
ministerialHeadTitle	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
oversees	British diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ United Kingdom consulates ⓘ United Kingdom embassies ⓘ United Kingdom high commissions ⓘ
parentOrganization	Cabinet Office ⓘ surface form: Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom
policyArea	Commonwealth affairs ⓘ diplomatic relations ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ global security ⓘ human rights promotion abroad ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ international development ⓘ overseas aid ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
reportsTo	Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor	commonwealth relations ⓘ development programmes ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ foreign aid ⓘ human rights policy overseas ⓘ international development policy ⓘ international relations ⓘ international security policy ⓘ overseas development assistance ⓘ promotion of British interests abroad ⓘ protection of British nationals overseas ⓘ
shortName	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: FCDO
usesLanguage	English ⓘ
website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → abbreviation → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: FCDO

King Charles Street, London → adjacentTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

British Antarctic Territory → administeredBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Treaties of the United Kingdom → archivedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George → associatedWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

City of Westminster → contains → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Head Office (UK Ministry of Defence) → coordinatesWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Ministry of Defence (for ceremonial use) → coordinatesWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Northern Ireland Office → coordinatesWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

UK government → executiveBody → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

UK government → foreignRelationsManagedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → formedByMergerOf → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department for International Development

Whitehall → hasGovernmentBuilding → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Whitehall street → hasLandmark → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Whitehall

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (nearby)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → hasPredecessor → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → hasPredecessor → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department for International Development

Commonwealth High Commissioners → liaisesWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom

Statue of Robert Clive in London → locatedNear → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Foreign and Commonwealth Office → mergedWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department for International Development

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London → near → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

British embassies → operatedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations → operatedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom high commissions → operatedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

HMG → oversees → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs → oversees → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Military Intelligence, Section 6 → parentAgency → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

SIS → parentAgency → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Secret Intelligence Service

British Council → parentOrganization → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Government Communications Headquarters → parentOrganization → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Secret Intelligence Service → parentOrganization → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

British Ambassador to France → partOf → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Diplomatic Service → partOf → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Court of St James's → relatedTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Colonial Office → replacedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth Office

Colonial Office → replacedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office → replacedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory → reportsTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha → reportsTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom

Governor of the Cayman Islands → reportsTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Military Intelligence, Section 6 → reportsTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations → reportsTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London

Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory → seat → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, London

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → shortName → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: FCDO

Command Papers → submittedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory → subordinateTo → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service → trainingProvidedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

Lancaster House (adjacent complex association) → usedBy → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Lancaster House

this entity surface form: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

National Security Council (United Kingdom) → worksWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ

National Security Secretariat → worksWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ