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FCO ministers: meetings - July to September 2016
Updated 16 December 2016
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alok Sharma MP | Jul-16 | Meeting with Upendra Kumar Sinha, Chairman of UK SEBI, Mumbai | To discuss business opportunities in India, during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Jul-16 | Meeting with Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of SBI, Mumbai | To discuss business opportunities in India, during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Jul-16 | Dinner at British High Commission with CEOs of Standard Chartered, HSBC, Barclays, Citibank, Rothschild, Goldman Sachs, Ambit Capital, JM Financial, Axis Bank, Nomura and Credit Suisse. Mumbai | To discuss business opportunities in India, during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Aug-16 | Meeting with Nikhil Rathi LSE CEO, the London Stock Exchange | Introductory meeting following |
| Alok Sharma MP | Aug-16 | Meeting with Ping An Insurance Group, Beijing, China | To discuss business opportunities in China during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Aug-16 | Tour of BYD Auto Company, Shenzen, China | Tour of company and discussion of business opportunities in China during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Aug-16 | Meeting with Rakesh Kapoor, CEO Reckitt Benckiser | To discuss business opportunities in China during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Michael Lawrence, CEO Asia House | Introductory meeting and discussion of Asia issues |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Manoj K Raut and General Ahluwalia, Institute of Directors New Dehli | To discuss India issues |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | John Nilsson-Wright & James Hannah, both from Chatham House | Briefing on Asia |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Jonathan Powell, Inter Mediate | To discuss the work of Inter Mediate |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Lord Lansley, Chair UK/Japan 21 Century Group | To discuss business opportunities in Japan ahead of official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Kazuo Koshi, Managing Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive for the Global Business Unit, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Tokyo) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Amar Darira, CEO and Head of Global Markets, HSBC (Tokyo) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Japan Financial Services Agency (Tokyo) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Akira Sugano, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank (Tokyo) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Shiro Kambe, Executive Vice-President and Yurika Kamitani, Senior General Manager, Sony | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Jason James, Director General of Daiwa Foundation (Tokyo) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Screen Holdings Co Ltd (Osaka) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Alok Sharma MP | Sep-16 | Atsushi Horiba, Chairman, President and CEO, Horiba Ltd (Osaka) | To discuss business opportunities in Japan during official visit to the country |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Jul-16 | Archbishop Gegarious | Freedom of Religion or Belief |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Jul-16 | Khadija Ismayilova – Azerbaijan, Tamas Bodoky- (hungarian jounalists) | Freedoom of the press issues faced by Journalists |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Aug-16 | Bishop Declan Lang | Freedom of Religion or Belief |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Sep-16 | Oliver Bancoult, Leader of the Chagos Island refugee group. | To discuss the issue of the Chagos Islands |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Sep-16 | Paulette Simpson - Executive Director of The Voice newspaper, Britain’s leading black newspaper tor | meeting with high profile people from the Caribbean disaspora |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Sep-16 | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) | to dicuss flora and fauna in the Caribbean prior to visiting. |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Sep-16 | Debbie Ransome - Former Head of BBC Caribbean and Founder of Caribbean Intelligence | meeting with high profile people from the Caribbean disaspora |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Sep-16 | Menelik Shabazz – Film Director | meeting with high profile people from the Caribbean disaspora |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Bournemouth Reform Synagogue | Celebration 20 years since Rabbi Maurice Michaels entered the rabbinate |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Conservative Middle East Council | CMEC Iran Program Annual Business Dinner |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Barclays Bank Plc | Barclays Iran meeting - with Bob Hoyt and Jon Whitehouse (Group Head of Government Relations) to discuss correspondence between Barclays and the Prime Minister regarding Iran, and some of the challenges facing UK banks with US operations. |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Danny Seidmann (expert in settlements - advises President Obama and others) | To discuss his views on international activity, e.g. French initiative. |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Governor Scott (Florida Governor) | Follow up to Mr Ellwood’s visit to Florida in June. The meeting was a recommendation from Miami CG Dave Prodger, to give Mr Ellwood an opportunity to hear from a Governor of a key swing state in the US Presidential elections, as well as hearing the latest on the US political situation and outcome of the 2016 elections. The meeting would also give Mr Ellwood an opportunity to discuss Space and Consular issues. |
| Tobias Ellwood | Jul-16 | Dr Saif Gov Central bank Iran | to discuss banking issues/sanctions with Iran |
| Tobias Ellwood | Sep-16 | Mr Alekry - Bahrain transparency society | To discuss Human Rights issues |
| Tobias Ellwood | Sep-16 | Westminster Africa Business Group | Annual Reception. The aim of the group is to bring together people from across business, charities and politics with an interest in Africa |
| Tobias Ellwood | Sep-16 | Nigel Huddleston MP, the British Hospitality Association and the Campaign to Cut Tourism VAT | Hospitality and tourism reception. Discussing projects to promote and boost UK tourism. |
| James Duddridge MP | Jul-16 | Tony Chitty and Darren Keep, Mabey Bridge Limited | Discuss business opportunities in Africa |
| Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP | Jul-16 | James Gorman, Morgan Stanley; James Forese, CitiGroup; Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan Chase; Erich Clementi, IBM; Greg Hayes, United Technologies Corp; James Smith, Thomson Reuters Corporation; Karan Bhatia, General Electric; John Young, Pfizer; Jeffrey C Sprecher, New York Stock Exchange; Rob Kapito, Blackrock; | Roundtable discussion, New York |
| Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP | Aug-16 | Ayman Asfari, Petrofac | To discuss situation in Syria |
| Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP | Sep-16 | Tom Newton-Dunn | To discuss UK politics |
| Rt Hon David Lidington MP | Jul-16 | BBC Scotland | EU Referendum |
| Rt Hon David Lidington MP | Jul-16 | TheCityUK - Advisory Council | EU Referendum |
| Rt Hon Sir Hugo Swire MP | Jul-16 | Insurance Industry (Roundtable) | Consular |
| Rt Hon Sir Hugo Swire MP | Jul-16 | Rolls Royce Director for Sales and Marketing | Embassy Flag Cars |
| Rt Hon Sir Hugo Swire MP | Jul-16 | CEO, West India Committee | Commonwealth |
| Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP | Aug-16 | Brexit Documentary - BBC | EU Referendum |
| Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP | Sep-16 | Former Finnish Prime Minister, Alexander Stubb | EU Referendum |