Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

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The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a senior British cabinet post historically responsible for directing the United Kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom cabinet position
defunct government office
advisedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedWith British Empire
UK Diplomatic Service
surface form: United Kingdom foreign policy establishment
country United Kingdom
createdFor management of foreign relations
existedIn Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
governmentalDomain colonial and imperial diplomacy
foreign relations
international organizations policy
hadAuthorityOver consular network of the United Kingdom
British embassies
surface form: embassies of the United Kingdom

legations of the United Kingdom
historicalRole chief representative of the United Kingdom abroad
principal architect of British foreign policy
jurisdiction UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
oversaw Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office
partOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
policyArea alliances and international agreements
protection of British nationals abroad
recognition of foreign states
war and peace negotiations
portfolio foreign affairs
international diplomacy
relations with foreign governments
treaty negotiations
rank senior cabinet minister
replacedBy Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
reportedTo British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor diplomatic relations of the United Kingdom
foreign policy of the United Kingdom
seat London, England
surface form: London
style Secretary of State
successorOffice Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary (post-1968 title)
supervised British diplomatic service
typeOfPosition ministerial office
political office
usedTitle The Right Honourable
wasAbolishedInContextOf reorganization of the Foreign Office

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Earl Grey positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Eden positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Anthony Eden
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Sir John Simon positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
John positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Supermac positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Harold Macmillan
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Charles James Fox positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Charles James Fox positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
William Wyndham Grenville positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Lord Palmerston positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord Reading office Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Bevin positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Ernest Bevin
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi isDistinctFrom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Colbert family notableOfficeHeldByMembers Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France
Sir Edward Grey positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
André Bettencourt positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France
Viscount Templewood positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
Lord Grenville positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: George Curzon, 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax heldPosition Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Lord Harrowby positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
Alec positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
14th Earl of Home positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Edward Wood positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
British Commissioner subordinateTo Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: British Commissioner of Weihaiwei
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Lord Lansdowne positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Patrick Gordon Walker positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Robert Anthony positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
subject surface form: Anthony Eden