Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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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

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)

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OSCT → worksWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
UK Visas and Immigration → worksWith → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ