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.
On international women’s day this month, the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, announced sanctions against four human rights abusers for gender-based violence in ...
The UK will review the security at the IndianHigh Commission here following "unacceptable" acts of violence by pro-Khalistan protesters, ForeignSecretaryJames Cleverly has said, asserting that the government takes these matters "very seriously" and would "robustly" respond to such incidents.
The UK will review the security at the IndianHigh Commission here following "unacceptable" acts of violence by pro-Khalistan protesters, ForeignSecretaryJames Cleverly has said, asserting that the government takes these matters "very seriously" and would "robustly" respond to such incidents.
Johnny Cash has a lesson for SecretaryJanet Yellen’s Treasury Department... If Secretary Yellen isn’t careful, a similar thing could happen to the U.S ... tax revenues when foreign countries begin to adopt the global minimum tax ... Second, the secretary has given foreign governments the ability to tax parts of the U.S.
UK foreign secretary James Cleverly said India and UK share a thriving relationship driven by deep, personal connections ... We will always take the security of the High Commission, and all foreign missions in the UK, extremely seriously, and prevent and robustly respond to incidents such as this," UK foreign secretary said.
US Secretary of StateAntonyBlinken testifies during a Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill March 22, 2023.—AFP. WASHINGTON. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that China has not provided substantial military aid to Russia despite Beijing´s ramping up of diplomatic support ... .