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FCO ministers: meetings with external organisations - January to March 2013
Updated 12 July 2013
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| Minister | Date | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |
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| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Februrary | DLA Piper | Discussion of International Business environment | Not set |
| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | March | Multinational Chairman's Group (Rio Tinto/Vodafone/BP/HSBC/Bae/GSK) | Regular Biannual Meeting to discuss International Business environment | Not set |
| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Februrary | DLP Piper | Discussion of International Business environment | Not set |
| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | March | Multinational Chairman's Group (Rio Tinto/Vodafone/BP/HSBC/Bae/GSK) | Regular Biannual Meeting to discuss International Business enviornment | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | UK Chamber of Shipping | Counter Piracy | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | British Exporting Association | Export Licences | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | London Jewish Cultural Centre | Holocaust Memorial Day | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | Tomas Sandell | Middle East Peace Process | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | BP | In Amenas Counter Terrorism/Hostage Crisis | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | Extractive Industries (various) | Roundtable - in Amenas Counter Terrorism/Hostage Crisis | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | Talking Peace Initiative | Middle East Peace Process | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | Meeting with NGOs in Sri Lanka (UNHCR, UNDP, OCHA, IOM, Halo Trust, Sarvodaya) | Human Rights/situation on ground | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | Civil Society Representatives | Sri Lanka/Human Rights | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | January | ICRC | Sri Lanka | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | Royal Commonwealth Society | CHOGM/Sri Lanka | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | Civil Society Organisations | Iraq | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | Meeting with Biwater, Genel, Land Rover and Serco | Iraq/Trade | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | World Vision | Syria | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | NGO Roundtable | Arab Spring | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | NGO Roundtable | Arms Trade Treaty | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Februrary | Human Rights Watch | Sri Lanka | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | Yemeni Civil Society Representatives | Friends of Yemen Roundtable | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | Foreign Policy Centre | Hostage Taking/Piracy speech | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | Human Rights roundtable with NGOs | Bahrain/Human Rights | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | British Businesses | Egypt/Trade | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | Roundtable with Human Rights and Womens Rights NGOs | Egypt/Human Rights | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | March | UK/NGOs (Amnesty, Oxfam and Saferworld) | Arms Trade Treaty | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, Rt Hon Barones Warsi | January | Remembering Srebrenica* | Meeting to discuss 11 July commemoration | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, Rt Hon Barones Warsi | February | Muslim Hands* | Introductory meeting | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, Rt Hon Barones Warsi | February | Iqbal Sacranie* | Introductory meeting | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, Rt Hon Barones Warsi | February | Bishop of Pontefract* | General conversation around interfaith relations | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, Rt Hon Barones Warsi | March | Archbishop Mennini* | General conversation around interfaith relations | Not set |
| * meetings carried out in Baroness Warsi's DCLG portfolio | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | January | Cluff Geothermal | To discuss energy sector in East Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | January | Tullow Oil | To discuss recent developments in Uganda and Kenya | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | January | Cable and Wireless | To discuss Caribbean | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | January | Old Mutual plc | To discuss financial services in Southern Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | January | Qatar Petroleum | To discuss energy issues | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | The Economist Conference: 'Africa Summit - Africa Unchained: The next Generation' | To give keynote speech | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | The Diego Garcian society | To discuss BIOT | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Land Rover/Jaguar | To discuss prosperity in Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) | To discuss Overseas Territories | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Oslo - Dinner at Residence including Norwegian Polar Institute, Fridtjof Nansens Institute, Center for International Climate & Environment Research, Gassco, Upstream International Operated - Shell, North Energy, Greenpeace Norway | To discuss the Arctic | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Oslo - Breakfast at Residence with Civil Society: WWF Norway, Bellona, and Agua Imara | To discuss UK/Norway cooperation on energy in Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Meeting with Pittards plc, in Addis Ababa | To discuss bilateral trade issues in Ethiopia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Reception at the Residence in Addis Ababa with members of the Business community | To discuss bilateral trade issues in Ethiopia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Meeting with members of the business community in Djibouti | To discuss bilateral trade issues in Djibouti | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Business Council for Africa | To deliver keyntoe address | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | TheCityUK | To deliver keynote speech | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Kaduna Intra-Religious Harmony council in Kaduna, Nigeria | Discussion on interfaith dialogue and conflict prevention in northern Nigeria | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | February | Dinner at Residence in Abuja (Nigeria) with Nigerian Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Ken Saro Wiwa Junior (civil society activist) | Discussion on transparency, corruption and oil bunkering in the Niger Delta | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Visit to the Co-Creation Hub (a technological innovation centre), in Lagos (Nigeria) | Discussed with Nigerian youth development | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Lunch at Residence in Lagos (Nigeria) with representatives of the British business community: Lagos State Electricity Board, Storm 360, Cummins Power Generation, MSC Consulting, Mainstreet Bank, PZ Cussons, and South Energyx Nigeria Ltd | Discussion on investment environment in Nigeria | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Interview with Xan Smiley, Middle East and Africa Editor, The Economist | Interview on Africa issues | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Darfur Regional Authority | To discuss Darfur | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Ben Freeth and Claire Freeth - Mike Campbell Foundation | To discuss Zimbabwe | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Paul Rowley (Diamond trading Centre), in Botswana | To discuss doing business in Botswana and the diamond trade in particular | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Dinner at Residence in Malawi with Reserve Bank of Malawi, Standard Bank, National Bank of Malawi | To discuss the political and economic situation in Malawi | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | British businesses in Malawi: IIIovo, BAT, Eastern Produce, Unilever, G4S | To discuss the challenges and opportunities for UK companies | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Civil society representatives in Johannesburg: CIVICUS, International Crisis Group, African Public Policy Research Institute | To talk about the political situation in south Africa and the SADC region | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Visit to Kick 4 Life and Durham Link (Lesotho) | To talk about civil society and charitable links between the UK and Lesotho | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Visit to Durham Link (Lesotho) | To talk about civil society and charitable links between the UK and Lesotho | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Most Rev Daniel Deng Bul, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan | To discuss Sudan and South Sudan | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Visit to OceanFresh seafood (Lonrho operation in Maputo port) | To talk about the challenges and opportunities for UK firms in Mozambique | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Dinner at Residence in Maputo with business and civil society representatives: Rio Tinto, Mozel Asset, BP, Kenmare Resources plc, Coca Cola, Morgan Stanley, and African Century | To discuss the political and economic climate in Mozambique | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Reception at Residence in Dar es Salaam for the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the London Chamber of Commerce | Discussion fo the UK prosperity agenda, and the challenges and opportunities in doing business in Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Visit to the offices of BG Group, Dar es Salaam | To discuss oil and gas opportunities for UK companies in Tanzania and in the East African region | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | International Olympics Committee (IOC) | To deliver opening remarks at the Olympic Truce Legacy Conference with future Games hosts | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Stop Climate Chaos (NGO) | To discuss climate change | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | National Farmers Union | To discuss farming in Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Africa Matters Ltd | Update discussion on Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Centrica plc | To discuss energy issues | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Standard Chartered Bank | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | March | Oxfam; Save the Children; World Vision; International Rescue; Committee Refugees International | To discuss Mali | Not set |
| Minister of State, David Liddington MP | March | SANOFI | Strategy for UK Life Sciences | Not set |
| Minister of State, David Liddington MP | March | Association for Financial Markets in Europe | Business in the EU | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | January | Tate & Lyle | Discussion with UK business which trades with Fiji | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | January | Joint roundtable lunch discussion with British Chamber on Energy in Chile with British and Chilean companies: British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce, Codelco, Collahuasi Mine, AMEC, Xstrata Chile, HydroAysen, Rurelec, Invener, Antofagasta minerals, Anglo American | Discussion of the energy sector in Chile | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | February | Unilever | Discussion of business opportuniteis in India | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | February | Chairing healthcare roundtable in Mumbai: attended by BMJ Group, BSES MG Hospital, Cipla Ltd, Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Federation of Obstetric & Gynacological societies of India, Food & Drugs Administration, Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals, Gleneagles Khubchandani, Government of Maharashtra, Hinduja Foundation, Hinduja Hospital, Jaslok Hospital Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Omega Diagnostics Ltd, Omega DX (Asia) Pvt Ltd, Patni Hospital, Platinum Hospital Group, Randox Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Saifee Hospital, Serco, Supper Religare Laboratories Ltd, TPP, Turner & Townsend | To discuss the commercial opportunities in primary healthcare provision in India | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | February | Samsung | Introductory meeting in South Korea as Mr Squire is Strategic Relationship Manager for Samsung | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | February | Daiwoo Equities | Discussion of energy investment opportuniteis in the UK | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | February | A W Wholesale, ABSL Power Solutions, ADV Logistics Ltd, Aston University, BABC Midlands, Base Group Ltd, BNL(UK) Ltd, Bohemia Design Ltd, BSA Machine Tools Ltd, Bynx Europe Ltd, Chamber Translation Services, Birmingham Chamber of Comemrce, Datech and Baron Ltd, Davinci Creative Textiles Ltd, Delcam, Distinctive Drinks, Eurochange Plc, Eurolec Components, Evac+Chair International Ltd, Exidor Ltd, Giglio Associates, Hallco 1516 trading as Serck Heat Transfer, INEO, Inlingua Cheltenham, Instarmac Group plc, Intralink Ltd, Invertec Ltd, JAI Engineers UK Ltd, Kirkpatrick Ltd, Mantec Technical Ceramics, Mantec Technical Cermics Ltd, MIRA Ltd, Pre-Met Ltd, Sapport, Sealine International Ltd, University of Birmingham, Wyatt International | Speech and panel discussion of investment opportunities in South Korea | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | Februrary | ASEAN London Comittee, South East Asian Heads of Mission and Deputies, members of the ASEAN and UK-Vietnam APPGs, the British Academy, Academics specialising in South East Asia, the UK-ASEAN Business Council, HGM representatives | Inaugural meeting to provide an informal forum for constructive dialogue between diplomats, business leaders, military figures and academics on south East Asian issues | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | March | Battersea Power Station Development Company | Discussions with Malaysian company investing in the UK | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | March | Centre for Social Justice, Sanchetna and Prashant (three NGOs) in India | To discuss human rights aissues in Gujurat | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | March | BG Group | Discussion of business opportunities in Gururat | Not set |
| Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State | March | Rolls Royce and Ricardo | Discussion of commercial opportuniteies in India with British businesses | Not set |
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| Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |