Foreign Secretary

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.

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent David Lammy since 5 July 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Style	Foreign Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and Commonwealth) His Excellency (international)[1]
Status	Great Office of State
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council National Security Council (NSC)
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Residence	No. 1 Carlton Gardens
Seat	Westminster
Appointer	The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	27 March 1782
First holder	Charles James Fox
Website	www.gov.uk

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