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22 April 2026
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Joint Statement by President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer, Co-chairs of the International Summit on the Strait of Hormuz: 17 April 2026
Today, France and the United Kingdom convened 51 countries for an international summit on the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting underlined the determination of the international community to support freedom of navigation, to stand up for international law, and to protect global economic stability and energy security.
20 April 2026
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Press release
Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue 2026: joint statement
The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Motegi in Tokyo on 20 April 2026 for the tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.
17 April 2026
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Foreign Secretary statement on the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Foreign Secretary statement welcoming the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon
15 April 2026
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Press release
UK boosts funding to local responders to help more than 1.8 million people in Sudan's humanitarian crisis
UK to protect Sudan aid pledge and double funding to frontline responders as Foreign Secretary visits International Sudan Conference in Berlin.
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The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (International Development and Africa)
Stephen Doughty MP
Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)
Hamish Falconer MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Seema Malhotra MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific)
Chris Elmore MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean)
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Interim Permanent Under-Secretary, Second Permanent Under-Secretary
Helena Vega-Lozano
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The Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn CVO OBE
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Jonathan Allen CMG
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Melinda Bohannon
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Christina Scott CMG
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Neil Wigan OBE
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Beverley Tew CMG
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Tim Hemmings
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Jonathan Croft
UK Special Envoy for the Sahel
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FCDO London office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom
Contact: FCDO London office
General enquiries telephone
020 7008 5000
FCDO East Kilbride office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom
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Lancaster House
Stable Yard
St James’
London
SW1A 1BB
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020 7008 2711
Lancaster House's primary purpose is to host conferences and events on behalf of the FCDO and the UK government.
Internal Audit & Investigations Directorate
Director of Internal Audit & Investigations
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
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confidential hotline
+44 (0)1355 843 747
The FCDO Internal Audit Department’s fraud and safeguarding investigation team is for raising concerns, suspicions and/or allegations of fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse or other corrupt practices. Your information will be treated in confidence. You do not have to provide your name, but doing so will assist us in taking forward your concerns.
Overseas Pension enquiries
Overseas Pensions Department
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
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HOPD@fcdo.gov.uk
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01355 843927
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01355 843636
The FCDO’s Overseas Pension Department administers pensions to eligible former colonial civil servants and their dependants.
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