Foreign Secretary

United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Foreign Secretary
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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs[a] is the Minister in charge of the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In many countries, this job is called Foreign minister.

Quick facts Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Style ...
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History

The Foreign Secretary merely handled relations with foreign countries and international organisations until the 1960s. There was a separate Commonwealth Secretary and a Colonial Secretary, but all three have been joined into one. David Lammy has been Foreign Secretary since 5 July 2024. The Foreign Secretary's is one of the four Great Offices of State.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Known as the Foreign Secretary

References

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