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FCO's senior officials’ hospitality, October to December 2016
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 | 04-Oct-16 | Sir Trevor Chinn | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 10-Oct-16 | Hartwig Fischer, Director, British Museum | Lunch and tour | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 31-Oct-16 | Nick Robinson, Presenter, Today Programme | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 01-Nov-16 | Philip Gordon, European Council on Foreign Relations | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 18-Nov-16 | Isaac Schapira OBE | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 30-Nov-16 | Michael Wareing, Chairman, Cobham Investors | Lunch | No |
| Simon McDonald - PUS | 23-Dec-16 | Andrew Jennings, Reporter | Lunch | No |
| Karen Pierce - Chief Operating Officer | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Andrew Sanderson - Director Finance | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jill Gallard - Director Human Resources | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sarah MacIntosh - Director General Defence and Intelligence | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tim Barrow - Director General Political | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Christian Turner - Director General Middle East & North Africa | 30-Nov-16 | Tusk Conservation(Charity) | Awards Dinner | Yes |
| Iain MacLeod - Legal Adviser | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Deborah Bronnert - Director General Economic and Consular | 11-Nov-16 | Attended Nordic/Baltic lunch hosted by Ms Päivi Luostarinen, Ambassador of Finland (Residence) | Lunch | No |
| Deborah Bronnert - Director General Economic and Consular | 28-Nov-16 | Attended lunch hosted by Sir Andrew Cahn, Non Executive Director, Nomura (at Nomura) | Lunch | No |
| Matthew Rycroft - UK Permanent Representative to UN | 28-Oct-16 | Lunch hosted by Connie & Stephen Spahn in honour of Sir Jeremy Greenstock | Lunch | Yes |
| Matthew Rycroft - UK Permanent Representative to UN | 28-Oct-16 | London Symphony Orchestra Residency held on evening of 28 October at the Lincoln Centre | Concert | No |
| Matthew Rycroft - UK Permanent Representative to UN | 31-Oct-16 | Concert and dinner to celebrate the launch of the American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra | Concert and dinner | Yes |
| Matthew Rycroft - UK Permanent Representative to UN | 05-Nov-16 | Attended BAP Benjamin Franklin Award Dinner | Dinner | No |
| Matthew Rycroft - UK Permanent Representative to UN | 14-Dec-16 | Attended Gala for the American Australian Foundation - dinner and concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Organised by Daisy Soros | Concert and dinner | Yes |
| Shamik Dhar - Director Economics Unit | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Peter Hill - Director Strategy | 06-Oct-16 | Matt Kaminski, Executive Editor of Politico Brussels | Lunch | No |
| Peter Hill - Director Strategy | 12-Oct-16 | James Blitz, Journalist at the Financial Times | Lunch | No |
| Peter Hill - Director Strategy | 04-Nov-16 | Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy | Lunch | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director Communications | 25-Oct-16 | Hartwig Fischer, Director, British Museum | Dinner | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director Communications | 30-Nov-16 | Prof. John Wood, Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universities | Dinner | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director Communications | 13-Dec-16 | Sir Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive, British Council | Dinner | No |
| Hugh Elliott - Director Communications | 21-Dec-16 | Victoria Dean, Portland Communications | Lunch | No |
| Martin Reynolds - Principal Private Secretary | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jonathan Allen - Director General Defence & Intelligence (acting) | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Owen Jenkins - Director South Asia and Afghanistan | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Peter Hayes - Director Overseas Territories Directorate (OTD) | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Lewis Neal - Director National Security Directorate (NSD) | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jane Marriott - Director for the Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit | 04-Nov-16 | Egyptian Ambassador to the UK | Breakfast | No |
| Jane Marriott - Director for the Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit | 23-Dec-16 | Paul Schreier, CEO of Haklyut | Lunch | No |
| Peter Jones - Director, Defence and International Security | 15-Nov-16 | The National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place | Reception | No |
| Peter Jones - Director, Defence and International Security | 05-Dec-16 | European Leadership Network, Salamanca Group | Drinks reception | No |
| Tim Dowse - Intelligence Adviser, DG Defence and Intelligence: Resource Management Unit | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby - Director, Europe | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Caroline Wilson - Director, Europe | 11-Oct-16 | London School of Economics | Dinner and Discussion | No |
| Vijay Rangarajan - Director, Europe | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Stephen Lillie - Director, Asia Pacific | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Julia Longbottom - Director, Consular Services | 09-Dec-16 | Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive, ABTA | Lunch | No |
| Anna Clunes - Director, Economic Diplomacy | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Corin Robertson - Director, Estates & Security Directorate (ESD) | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Colin Martin-Reynolds - Chief Information Officer | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Catherine Adams - Legal Director | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Douglas Wilson - Legal Director | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jon Davies - Director, Diplomatic Academy | 07-Nov-16 | King's College London | Dinner | No |
| Jon Davies - Director, Diplomatic Academy | 30-Nov-16 | University College London | Dinner | No |
| Michael Tatham - Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 30-Dec-16 | Lunch with Tony Brenton | Lunch | No |