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FCO's ministerial meetings, October to December 2017
Updated 23 March 2018
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Duncan | 02/10/2017 | Matt Abbott | CCGA "Deep Dish" Podcast |
| Alan Duncan | 02/10/2017 | Kevin Start, Midwest Energy News | Q&A |
| Alan Duncan | 02/10/2017 | Chicago Council | Speech then Q&A on Global Affairs |
| Alan Duncan | 03/10/2017 | Grant Street Consultants | On the state of the Republican party in Ohio |
| Alan Duncan | 03/10/2017 | Colombus Dispatch | Press engagement |
| Alan Duncan | 19/10/2017 | Peter Mather, Group Regional Vice President and Vice President, Russia (BP) | At BP's request to deliver message on Russia |
| Alan Duncan | 24/10/2017 | Victoria Nuland, former US Assistant Secretary of State | Bilateral meeting |
| Alan Duncan | 07/11/2017 | Ora News (Ilva Tare) | Interview as part of official visit to Albania |
| Alan Duncan | 13/11/2017 | The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | On Brexit and future of EU |
| Alan Duncan | 14/11/2017 | Thalidomide Trust’s National Advisory Council | On compensation from the German Government |
| Tariq Ahmad | 09/10/2017 | Roundtable on Gender and Countering Violent Extremism | To understand how womens groups can play a role in countering violent extremism |
| Tariq Ahmad | 10/10/2018 | Chagos Islanders Movement Chagos Refugees Group (UK) Chagos Women’s Welfare Group Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council Crawley British Chagossian Community Chagos Islanders Movement Chagos Refugees Group (UK) Chagos Women’s Welfare Group Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council Crawley British Chagossian Community | Roundtable with members of the Chagossian community |
| Tariq Ahmad | 11/10/2018 | Families for Freedom | To discuss human rights in Syria |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/10/2017 | The Why Foundation | To discuss tackling international modern slavery |
| Tariq Ahmad | 23/10/2017 | Bishop Declan Lang, (9th Bishop of Clifton) | To discuss support for freedom of religion or belief initiatives |
| Tariq Ahmad | 23/10/2017 | Lambeth Palace Catholic Bishops’ Conference His Grace Bishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Church Board of Deputies of British Jews Humanists UK Al-Khoei FoundationAhmadiyya Muslim Community UK Elder Alan Phillips, Church of the Latter Day Saints Church of England Christian Solidarity Worldwide Bahá'í Community of the UK Sikh Council UK Hindu Council UK Rubab Mehdi H Rizvi | Roundtable with faith leaders on the situation in Burma |
| Tariq Ahmad | 30/10/2018 | Alison Smale, UN Under Secretary General for Global Communications | To discuss human rights communications campaigns |
| Tariq Ahmad | 30/10/2018 | Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator and various UN Permanent Representatives | To discuss development issues |
| Tariq Ahmad | 26/10/2018 | Meeting with St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace | To discuss the promotion of freedom of religion world wide |
| Tariq Ahmad | 31/10/2017 | Jeff Feltman, UN Under Secretary General for Department for Political Affairs | To discuss the situation of the Rohingya in Burma |
| Tariq Ahmad | 30/10/2018 | Louise Fréchette, United Nations Deputy Secretary General | To discuss UN Reform |
| Tariq Ahmad | 02/11/2018 | Dr Mariam Shakeela Visaka Dharmadasa Bushra Qadeem Hyder International Civil Society Action International Alert Saferworld London School of Economics Concilliation Resources Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Mercy Corps The Royal United Services Institute Mossarat Qadeem | To discuss the role of women in tackling religiously motivated violent extremism |
| Tariq Ahmad | 07/11/2018 | Norman Christie, Regional President of BP Trinidad and Tobago Vincent Pereira, President of BHP Derek Hudson, Country Chair Shell Trinidad and Tobago Dr Thackwray (Dax) Driver, President & CEO, Energy Chamber Nigel Darlow, CEO, Atlantic LNG | To discuss buisness climate in Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tariq Ahmad | 10/11/2018 | Meeting with Kingston High students and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme | To see a UK funded project |
| Tariq Ahmad | 15/11/2018 | George Hassall, Director of Royal and Diplomatic Affairs, Jaguar Land Rover | To discuss funding for Commonwealth Summit |
| Tariq Ahmad | 16/11/2018 | Canada UK Council | To promote Commonwealth engagement and the bilateral relationship between the UK and Canada |
| Tariq Ahmad | 16/11/2018 | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | To discuss collaborative working at the UN |
| Tariq Ahmad | 23/11/2018 | Global Partners Digital Paradigm Initiative Internet Democracy Project AccessNow DiploFoundation Derechos Digitales Kenya ICT Action Network | To discuss the Civil Society input in to the New Dehli Cyber Conference |
| Tariq Ahmad | 12/12/2018 | Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General Commonwealth Secretariat | To discuss the Commonwealth Summit |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/12/2018 | United Nations Association UK | To discuss UN Reform |
| Tariq Ahmad | 04/12/2017 | Shell | To discuss sponsorship for Commonwealth Summit |
| Tariq Ahmad | 05/12/2017 | Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad, High Commissioner for Human Rights | To disscuss the international human rights agenda |
| Tariq Ahmad | 05/12/2018 | Pramilla Patten, United Nations Secretary Special Representative on Sexual Violence, and other representatives of the UN and diplomatic missions | To discuss the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initative |
| Tariq Ahmad | 07/12/2018 | Ahmadiyya community, Baitun Nasr Ahmadiyya Mosque (Oslo) | To discuss freedom of religion or belief |
| Tariq Ahmad | 14/12/2018 | Caribbean Council Advisory Committee, included representatives from Price Bailey, Bowers, DART Enterprises, Jamaican National Bank, Vertrico, Ardis | To discusss trade, investment and infrastructure with Caribbean buisness |
| Tariq Ahmad | 20/12/2018 | James Lansdale, BBC Diplomatic Affairs corrispondent | To discuss Lord Ahmad's priorities for the upcoming year |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/12/2018 | Judith Diment, Chair, Rotary’s Polio Eradication Advocacy Task | To dicusss representation at Commonwealth Summit |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/12/2018 | Islamic Relief Worldwide Charity Finance Group Muslim Charities Forum Conciliation Resources | Meeting to discuss impact of sanctions legislation on NGOs |
| Tariq Ahmad | 20/12/2018 | The Wood Group, PLC | To discuss sponsorship for the Commonwealth Summit |
| Rory Stewart | 09/10/2017 | Bernard Katompa, presidential candidate, DRC | To discuss DRC bilateral issues and elections |
| Rory Stewart | 09/10/2017 | Moises Katumbi, DRC opposition leader | To discuss DRC bilateral issues and elections |
| Rory Stewart | 10/10/2017 | David Hope-Jones, CEO Scotland Malawi Partnership | To discuss Malawi issues |
| Rory Stewart | 11/10/2017 | Ben Freeth, Zimbabwe human rights activist | To discuss Zimbabwe human rights issues |
| Rory Stewart | 11/10/2017 | Michael Kirkwood, Independent Non-Executive Director Anglo Gold | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 12/10/2017 | Richard Dowden, former Executive Director, Royal African Society | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 12/10/2017 | Simon Blagden, non-Executive Director, and Tim Gibson, Executive Director Defence and National Security, UK and Ireland, Fujitsu | To discuss Africa trade issues |
| Rory Stewart | 16/10/2017 | Tom Benyon OBE, Founder of Zimbabwe a National Emergency (ZANE) | To discuss Zimbabwe issues |
| Rory Stewart | 17/10/2017 | Sir John Walker | To discuss International Wildlife Trade issues |
| Rory Stewart | 18/10/2017 | Dr Alex Vines, Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 24/10/2017 | Yemi Hailemariam | To discuss Andargachew Tsege consular case |
| Rory Stewart | 24/10/2017 | Aidan de Brunner, Trustee, Burkina Faso Foundation | To discuss Burkina Faso issues |
| Rory Stewart | 10/11/2017 | Hannington Namara, CEO/Managing Director Equity Bank, Rwanda Alun H Thomas, IMF Resident Representative, Rwanda | To discuss Rwanda issues during Mr Stewart's visit to Rwanda |
| Rory Stewart | 12/11/2017 | Fergal Keane, Africa Editor, BBC | Off-the-record discussion on Africa issues, during Mr Stewart's visit to DRC |
| Rory Stewart | 12/11/2017 | Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa, President of the Conference Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) | To discuss DRC bilateral issues and elections, during Mr Stewart's visit to DRC |
| Rory Stewart | 14/11/2017 | Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent Sunday Times | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 14/11/2017 | Ross Alexander, CEO, Africa Matters Limited | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 22/11/2017 | Chatham House Action for South Africa (ACTSA) University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) | Roundtable to discuss Zimbabwe issues |
| Rory Stewart | 30/11/2017 | John O'Keeffe, Africa President, Diageo Africa | To discuss Africa trade issues |
| Rory Stewart | 12/12/2017 | Lord Valentine Cecil, Chairman, Eastern African Association | To discuss Africa issues |
| Rory Stewart | 19/12/2017 | Patriarch of Jerusalem | To discuss Middle East issues |
| Rory Stewart | 19/12/2017 | Mark Florman, Independent Investment Committee member Kofi Boateng, co-founder and Board Member, Pembani Remgro | To discuss Africa trade issues |
| Rory Stewart | 20/12/2017 | Peter O. Ashade, CEO Africa Prudential Plc | To discuss Africa issues |
| Alistair Burt | 10/10/2017 | General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom | To discuss Middle East and North Africa issues |
| Alistair Burt | 10/10/2017 | Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies | Update Mr Burt on the group's activities |
| Alistair Burt | 11/10/2017 | Oxfam | To discuss Yemen and OPTs |
| Alistair Burt | 17/10/2017 | Palestinian Mission UK | To discuss situation of Palestine, Settlements, Balfour Declaration |
| Alistair Burt | 24/10/2017 | Balfour Project | To discuss the focus of the reception |
| Alistair Burt | 31/10/2017 | BP | To discuss Middle East and North Africa issues |
| Alistair Burt | 01/11/2017 | MBDA | Update Mr Burt on MBDA's activities and future projects in the Middle East |
| Alistair Burt | 02/11/2017 | Palestinian National Initiative Party | To discuss Middle East issues |
| Alistair Burt | 23/11/2017 | Yemen Safe Passage Group | To discuss Yemen situation |
| Alistair Burt | 27/11/2017 | Crisis Action | To speak at the event being arranged by Crisis Action focussing on work in Syria |
| Alistair Burt | 13/12/2017 | Paul Waugh at Huffington Post | Interview for Christmas appeal - Syrian refugees |
| Alistair Burt | 13/12/2017 | Palestine Platform | Update from Mr Burt on UK policy, update from others on Gaza and settlements |
| Boris Johnson | 17/10/2017 | Professor Klaus Schwab | To discuss the focus of the World Economic Conference, Davos 2018 |
| Boris Johnson | 30/10/2017 | Foreign Secretary Advisory Group on Human Rights | To discuss human rights issues to inform policy formation. |
| Boris Johnson | 13/11/2017 | Sir Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief and Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | To discuss the situation in Yemen, Burma and Syria |
| Boris Johnson | 16/11/2017 | Antonio Gutterres, UN Secretary General | To discuss regional priorities |
| Boris Johnson | 21/11/2017 | US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy | To reiterate our commitment to the future UK-US trading relationship |
| Boris Johnson | 22/11/2017 | Ken Costa, PM's and FS's Special Representative for Vision 2030 | To discuss progress on Saudi Vision 2030 |
| Boris Johnson | 23/11/2017 | Vittorio Colao, CEO Vodafone | To discuss trade/Brexit and discuss Vodafone's experience of working with HMG overseas |
| Boris Johnson | 30/11/2017 | John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN | To discuss a range of bilateral policy issues |
| Boris Johnson | 20/12/2017 | Bob Dudley, CEO BP | To discuss BP's current priorities |
| Mark Field | 19/10/2017 | Lord Hall, BBC | To discuss BBC Funding |
| Mark Field | 24/10/2017 | Dr Azeem Ibrahim | To discuss Rohingya Crisis |
| Mark Field | 30/11/2017 | Shanker Singham, Legatum Institute | To discuss Economic Diplomacy |
| Mark Field | 18/12/2017 | Dr Kate Ferguson, Protection Approaches | To discuss Rohingya Crisis |