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FCO's senior officials’ hospitality, January to March 2017
Updated 14 December 2017
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| Senior Official (SCS2 and above) | Date | Person or organisation that offered hospitality | Type of hospitality received | Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 13-Jan-17 | Pembroke College, Cambridge University | Dinner | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 20-Jan-17 | Martin Kettle, Assistant Editor, The Guardian | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 30-Jan-17 | Simon Nixon, The Wall Street Journal | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 02-Feb-17 | Philip Stephens, The Financial Times | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 20-Feb-17 | Kevin Ellis, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 29-Mar-17 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Theatre | Yes |
| Andrew Sanderson - Director Finance | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Jill Gallard - Director Human Resources | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Tim Barrow - Director General Political | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Iain MacLeod - Legal Adviser | 23-Jan-17 | Professor Emeritus, University College London | Lunch | No |
| Iain MacLeod - Legal Adviser | 07-Mar-17 | Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, Cambridge University | Dinner | No |
| Deborah Bronnert - Director General Economic and Consular | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Shamik Dhar - Director Economics Unit | 15-Feb-17 | Courtney Egan, Oxford Economics | Lunch at Cinnamon club £50 | No |
| Peter Hill - Director Strategy | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director of Communication | 06-Jan-17 | Improbable | Lunch | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director of Communication | 10-Feb-17 | BBC World Service Group | Lunch | No |
| Martin Reynolds - Principal Private Secretary | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Jonathan Allen - Director General Defence & Intelligence (acting) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Owen Jenkins - Director South Asia and Afghanistan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Peter Hayes - Director Overseas Territories Directorate (OTD) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| John Kittmer - Director Overseas Territories Directorate (OTD) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Lewis Neal - Director National Security Directorate (NSD) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Jane Marriott - Director for the Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit | 16-Mar-17 | Egyptian Ambassador to the UK | Breakfast | No |
| Peter Jones - Director, Defence and International Security | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Tim Dowse - Intelligence Adviser, DG Defence and Intelligence: Resource Management Unit | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby - Director, Europe | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set |
| Caroline Wilson - Director, Europe | 24-Jan-17 | London School of Economics | Dinner and Discussion | No |
| Caroline Wilson - Director, Europe | 09-Feb-17 | Institute of Directors | Dinner | No |
| Julia Longbottom - Director, Consular Services | 12-Jan-17 | Japan Society | Lecture and Reception | Yes |
| Julia Longbottom - Director, Consular Services | 25-Jan-17 | Stephen D'Alfonso, Group Head of Public Affairs, Thomas Cook | Airlines UK Annual Dinner | No |
| Julia Longbottom - Director, Consular Services | 22-Feb-17 | Seville Football Club | Invitation to Seville-Leicester City Champions City League Football Match. Visiting Spain on Consular business. Spain consular team worked closely with the Seville Chief of Police, local authorities and Leicester City Security Team | No |
| Julia Longbottom - Director, Consular Services | 28-Mar-17 | MIND | Workplace Wellbeing Index Awards and Reception | No |
| Anna Clunes - Director, Economic Diplomacy | 16-Mar-17 | New Zealand High Commission | lunch (which they paid for) | Nil |
| Corin Robertson - Director, Estates & Security Directorate (ESD) | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil |
| Colin Martin-Reynolds - Chief Information Officer | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil |
| Andrew Murdoch - Legal Director | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Paul McKell - Legal Director | 18-Jan-17 | Chatham House | Book launch | Not set |
| Jon Davies - Director, Diplomatic Academy | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | No |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 16-Mar-17 | New Ambassador of Kazakhstan | Lunch | No (+ 2 colleagues) |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 03-Apr-17 | Ambassador of Sweden | Lunch | No |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 03-May-17 | Belka Productions | Tickets for Sovremennik Gala Performance at Piccadilly Theatre | No |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 18-May-17 | Ambassador of Sweden | Dinner for Swedish MFA Annual Regional meeting with Swedish Ambassadors of EECAD region | No (+ 2 colleagues) |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 01-Jun-17 | Ambassador of Canada | Lunch to meet Leigh Sarty, DG for Europe at Canadian MFA | No |
| Karen Pierce - Chief Operating Officer | 09-Feb-17 | Norwegian Embassy | Lunch (hosted in Karen's honour) | Nil |
| Karen Pierce - Chief Operating Officer | 15-Mar-17 | Finish Embassy | Dinner (hosted in Karen's honour) -Diplomatic ladies dinner | Nil |
| Karen Pierce - Chief Operating Officer | 21-Mar-17 | Reception | Reception | Yes |
| Neil Crompton - Director General Middle East & North Africa | 31-Jan-17 | Sir John Sawers | lunch | No |
| Neil Crompton - Director General Middle East & North Africa | 17-Mar-17 | Sir Nigel Sheinwald | lunch | no |
| Neil Crompton - Director General Middle East & North Africa | 31-Mar-17 | David Chinn | lunch | no |