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Durbar Court (© jane_z, Flickr)

Policy, people, places

Find out more about the FCO's story through a range of fascinating historical publications and official documents and read more about the work of the FCO's historians

Information about the UK Foreign Office

Foreign Office building at dusk

What is the FCO?

The Foreign & Commonwealth office is responsible for promoting British interests overseas

FCO media suite backdrop

Who we are

We are Britain’s diplomatic service and represent the United Kingdom's government overseas

Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Crown Copyright

Our Ministers

This is where you can meet the people in charge – the Secretary of State and the various Ministers who make up the political team

What we do

What we do

We promote and protect Britain’s interests abroad

What we do ›

Working for us

Working for us

Find out about the different ways of working for us

Working for us ›

FCO business plan
 

 
 
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Facebook - British abroad
 

FCO on Flickr

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