The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or Foreign Office is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom.
FCDO Main Building, Westminster
The western end of the FCDO Main Building in 1866, facing St James's Park. It was then occupied by the Foreign and India Offices, while the Home and Colonial Offices occupied the Whitehall end.
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The FCDO Joint Headquarters King Charles Street viewed from Horse Guards Road, with the Statue of Robert Clive and the entrance to the Churchill War Rooms visible
The secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs, commonly known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
…initially being established in 1782. The department is responsible for representing and promoting British interests worldwide. The head of the FCDO is the secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, commonly abbreviated to "foreign secretary". This is regarded as one of the four most prestigious positions in the Cabinet – the Great Offices of State…
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