[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Foreign & Commonwealth Office UK Priorities

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'The purpose of this Strategy is to clarify our priorities, so that we can concentrate the efforts of the FCO where they are most needed, build flexibility and capacity to respond to the unexpected, and so best serve the UK and its citizens.' - Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw

The strategic policy priorities are:

A world safer from global terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Protection of the UK from illegal immigration, drug trafficking and other international crime
An international system based on the rule of law, which is better able to resolve disputes and prevent conflicts
An effective EU in a secure neighborhood
Promotion of UK economic interests in an open and expanding global economy
Sustainable development, underpinned by democracy, good governance and human rights
Security of UK and global energy supplies
Security and good governance of the UK's Overseas Territories

The FCO strategy document looks at the international priorities for the UK over the next decade, discusses the FCO's role in working on these issues, and the way we are organised to pursue with others an active, engaged and modern foreign policy. Read the Strategy.