The Secretary of State's remit includes: relations with foreign countries, matters pertaining to the Commonwealth of Nations and the overseas territories in addition to the promotion of British interests abroad.
The position of 'Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs' was created in the British governmental reorganisation of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices, respectively. The position of 'Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of 'Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs' and 'Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs' into a single Department of State. The India Office was a predecessor department of the Foreign Office.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (also known as the Foreign Ministry) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries. The ministry is housed at the Republic Building in Colombo fort.
The ministry has 40 overseas missions including 13 High Commissions, 40 Embassies, 2 Permanent Representations to the United Nations, 14 consulates and a representative office. It provides consular assistance to Sri Lankans traveling, working and studying overseas.
RIGA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Baiba Braze, a diplomat and former NATO assistant secretary general for Public Diplomacy, was on Friday appointed Latvia's new foreign minister, ...
... the message he had impressed on US Secretary of StateAntonyBlinken earlier the same day, when the pair met on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’ summit on the Italian island of Capri.
BritishForeignSecretaryDavid Cameron is discussing the developments with counterparts at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy, Stride said ... “I know the foreign secretary is speaking with his G7 ...
Turkey's foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment on the matter. John Bass, the acting US Under Secretary of State, travelled to Ankara earlier this week and met Turkey's top diplomat Hakan Fidan.
The British foreign secretary made the claims while commenting on ethnic clashes in Manipur. UK ForeignSecretaryDavid Cameron has said his country should continue to press the issue of "religious ...
Militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule have launched some of Pakistan's bloodiest attacks during the last few years, with some separatist groups targeting foreigners, including Chinese.
Netanyahu made the statement at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday after meeting with the foreign ministers of the UK and Germany. UK ForeignSecretaryDavid Cameron and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Israel on Wednesday.