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FCO ministers: meetings with external organisations - October to December 2012
Updated 31 December 2012
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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 | November | International Commtitee of the Red Cross | Human Rights/Foreign Affairs | Not set |
| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | November | Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative Steering Board (Gender Action for Peace and Security, Human Rights Watch, Matrix Chambers, Save the Children, Care International UK, Amnesty International UK, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, International Criminal Court, Church of England, Conservative Women's Organisation) | Human Rights/Foreign Affairs | Not set |
| Rt Hon William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | December | Human Rights Advisory Board (Amnesty, UN Special Rapporteur on Internally Displaced People, Article 19, Micah Challenge, Blackstone Chambers, Human Rights Watch, UN Human Rights Committee, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, British Red Cross, Leigh Day and Co. Solicitors, UN Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture) | Human Rights/Foreign Affairs | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Palestinian Media Watch | To discuss Israel and OPTs | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Human Rights Watch | To discuss Bahrain | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Israeli Committee against House Demolitions | To discuss Israel and OPTs | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Arab Democracy Foundation | To discuss situation in Middle East and North Africa | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Canon Andrew White | To discuss religious minorities in the Middle East | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | Co-chair of commission on US Presidential debates | To discuss 2012 US Presidential Election and US/UK relations | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | October | International Alert | To discuss Sri Lanka | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | November | Forward Thinking | To discuss situation in Middle East and North Africa | Not set |
| Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | November | His Grace Bishop Angaelos | To discuss Egypt and other Middle East and North Africa issues | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi | November | Board of Deputies of British Jews | Introductory Call | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi | November | Neasden Temple | Meeting and Diwali Celebration | Not set |
| Senior Minister of State, The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi | November | Network of Buddist Organisations | Introductory Call | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Finlays, Tullow Oil, Vodafone, Unilever, Diageo | Breakfast with leading UK companies during visit to Kenya | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission National Cohesion and Integration Commission Kenya Red Cross South Consulting Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution Elections Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa Kenya Association of Manufacturers | Dinner to discuss Elections | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Tony Blair Faith Foundation | To discuss Nigeria | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Caribbean Council | To discuss the Caribbean | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Oxfam GB | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Representatives of the financial services sector, tourism and local businesses, British Virgin Islands | To discuss bilateral trade issues | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | October | Representatives of Mt Bele Resources Ltd | To discuss trade in Western Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | British Airways | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | DeBeers Group | Introductory meeting | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | EEAS | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Somali diaspora | To discuss Somalia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Shell | To discuss edevelopments in Nigeria including the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Human Rights Watch | To discuss UK policy towards Rwanda, the DRC and Ethiopia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Scottish companies at a Scottish Trade Mission | To discuss trade and Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | NGO and civil society organisations | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce | To discuss trade | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Representatives of British businesses | To discuss bilateral trade issues while in Angola | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | British Petroleum | To discuss petroleum industry issues while in Angola | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Civil Society groups | To discuss UK policy towards Angola, while in Angola | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | BHP Billiton | To discuss bilateral trade issues while in Trinidad & Tobago | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Centrica Upstream | To discuss bilateral trade issues while in Trinidad & Tobago | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | November | Trinidad & Tobago Airguard Tour | To discuss bilaterail trade issue while in Trinidad & Tobago | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Overseas Service Pensions Association | To discuss Zimababwe pensions | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Setanta | To disucss Gabon | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Rev Don Berwin | To discuss DRC | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Joule Africa | To discuss Joule Africa in Liberia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Chatham House | To discuss Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | London Bullion Market Association and World Gold Council | To discuss development of guidance and standards for the gold industry | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Greenpeace UK | To discuss the Arctic | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | International Hospitals Group | To discuss project in Ghana | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | STJ Advisors | To discuss trade with Africa | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | Aggrekko plc | To discuss Somalia | Not set |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds MP | December | WWF-UK | To discuss climate change | Not set |
| Minister of State, David Lidington MP | October | Mail on Sunday | Public diplomacy | Not set |
| Minister of State, David Lidington MP | November | The Sun | Public diplomacy | Not set |
| Minister of State, David Lidington MP | November | Law and Justice Party | Foreign policy | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | King's College India Institute, International Institute of Strategic Studies, UK India Business Council | Introductory teach in with academics on India issues | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | President Petroleum | Discussion of opportunities for President Petroleum in Paraguay | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | Dewhirst | Discussion of trade in South East Asia | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | Families of Bali bombing victims | Preparation for memorial ceremony | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | AMEC, Digital Barriers Plc, | Discussion of business opportunities for UK firms in South Korea | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | Samsung Electronics | Discussion of business opportunities for UK firms in South Korea | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | China Business Roundtable: Arup, Diageo, BP, Unilever, Benoy, Barclays | Discussion of China/UK relations and business opportunities | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | October | China Roundtable: Financial Times, Standard Chartered Bank, University of Oxford, Great Britain China Centre, Institute of Strategic Studies | Discussion of China/UK relations and business opportunities | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Amnesty, TAPOL, Down to Earth, Article 19, Ahmadiyya Association UK | NGO Roundtable on Indonesia | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Lord Mayor of London | Discussion of Lord Mayor's recent trip to Latin America | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group | Discussions on Commonwealth issues | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Colon Import and Export, and King's Group | Discussion of regional business opportunities for UK companies | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Diageo | Discussion of regional business opportunities for UK companies | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Roundtable with UK companies in Panama: Cable & Wireless, HSBC, London & Regional, SAB Miller, Aggreko, JCB, Biwater, Pelican, BCCP Panama Ports; Polestar, CSC, BAT, Diageo, King's College | Discussion of UK companies doing business in Panama | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | SICA (Central American Integration System) | To discuss the Central American Integration System | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | RESTORE Belize | Discussion on security and institutional problems facing Belize | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | CityUK Roundtable hosting with attendees from KPMG, TheCityUK, Prudential, Thomson Reuters, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank plc, Royal Bank of Scotland, City of London Corporation, Cicero group, Barclays | The UK financial and professional services sector's global role, Priority markets and commercial diplomacy | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Commonwealth Secretary-General | Introductory meeting with the Secretary-General on Commonwealth issues | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | November | Jardine Matheson | Discussions on business in China and Asia | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | December | China Britain Business Council | Introductory meeting about the work of CBBC | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | December | Prospect Burma | NGO meeting re Burma | Not set |
| Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP | December | Swire Group | Discussions on Swire Group's business in Asia | 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 |