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FCO's senior officials’ business expenses for travel, January to March 2019
Updated 21 June 2019
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| Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (in days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accomodation/Meals | Other (including hospitality given) | Total cost, including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc. (£) | Total Cost of Use of Official Secure Car |
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| Richard Salt | 2019-03-17 | 7 | Beijing, China; Manila, Philippines | Meetings with Chinese and Philippine Governments, Private Sector and International Monetary Fund | Air | Business and Economy | £1,116 | Nil return | £4,514 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 2019-02-15 | 1 | Paris, France | Talks with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal adviser | Rail | Economy | £5 | Nil return | £273 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 2019-03-12 | 2 | Berlin, Germany | Meeting with French- and German Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal advisers | Air | Economy | £137 | £56 | £572 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 2019-02-05 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Public International Law Working Group (COJUR) | Rail | Economy | £260 | Nil return | £322 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 2019-02-18 | 1 | Shrivenham, UK | Addressing Higher Command and Staff Course at Defence Academy of the United Kingdom | Rail and taxi | Economy | Nil return | £20 | £111 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 2019-03-19 | 4 | Strasbourg, France | Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £374 | £45 | £686 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-02-15 | 1 | Paris, France | Talks with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal adviser | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £36 | £304 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-02-25 | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands | Handing down of International Court of Justice advisory opinion in British Indian Ocean Territory case | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £85 | £679 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-03-12 | 2 | Berlin, Germany | Meeting with French- and German Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal advisers | Air and Taxi | Economy | £140 | £120 | £587 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-03-14 | 2 | Cambridge, UK | Lecture at University | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £18 | £44 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-03-17 | 4 | Jerusalem, Israel; Occupied Palestinian Territories | Talks with Israeli- and Palestinian officials | Air and Taxi | Economy | £415 | £102 | £1,972 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-03-21 | 2 | Portsmouth, UK | Seminar | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £32 | Nil return |
| Paul Williams | 2019-01-21 | 5 | Seattle, New York, USA | Meetings with Microsoft, UKMission and United Nations Headquarters | Air and Taxi | Business and Economy | £619 | Nil return | £6,594 | Nil return |
| Carole Mundell | 2019-01-12 | 6 | Santiago, Chile | Attend Futures Congress organised by Chilean Senate's Future Challenges, Science, Technology and Innovation Commission | Air | Business | £140 | Nil return | £5,145 | Nil return |
| Carole Mundell | 2019-03-16 | 12 | Singapore, Singapore; Shenzen, Shanghai, Beijing, China | Asia Regional Science and Innovation Conference, Singapore 16-19 March, and familiarisation visit/facilitating new contacts for Science and Innovation Network China 20-27 March | Air and Taxi | Business and Economy | £1,168 | £1,592 | £9,335 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | 2019-01-09 | 3 | Cluj-Napoca, Belgaria | EU Political Directors meeting | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £856 | Nil return | £1,660 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | 2019-02-05 | 2 | Serbia, Belgrade | UK-Serbia Strategic Dialogue | Air and Rail | Economy | £14 | Nil return | £793 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | 2019-03-21 | 2 | Portsmouth, UK | Seminar | Rail | Economy | £48 | Nil return | £48 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 2019-01-14 | 1 | Paris, France | Indo-Pacific Carnegie meeting | Rail | Economy | £159 | Nil return | £407 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 2019-01-29 | 3 | Bangkok, Thailand; Phnom-Penh, Cambodia | Visit to Embassies and Thai and Cambodian foreign ministries | Air | Business | £9 | Nil return | £3,127 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-01-28 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Attending Working Party on Latin America and the Caribbean (COLAC) meeting | Rail | Economy | £200 | Nil return | £429 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-02-06 | 5 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Attending International Contact Group (ICG) session | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £2,709 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-02-18 | 6 | Washington DC, USA; Panama City, Panama | Visit to British Embassy Washington and attending Central American & Caribbean Heads of Mission regional conference | Air Rail and Taxi | Business, Premium Economy, and Economy | £45 | Nil return | £3,664 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-02-27 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Attending International Contact Group (ICG) Senior Officials meeting | Rail | Economy | £186 | Nil return | £412 | Nil return |
| Jonathan Sinclair | 2019-01-19 | 6 | Colombo, Sri Lanka; New Delhi, Mumbai, India | Attending South Asia Heads of Mission regional conference and visiting posts | Air and Taxi | Business, Economy | £169 | £55 | £5,856 | Nil return |
| Harriet Mathews | 2019-02-24 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Africa Working Party (COAFR) meeting | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £276 | Nil return |
| Nicholas Hopton | 2018-02-14 | 2 | The Hague, Netherlands | Meetings with Dutch government officials on Foreign and Security Policy | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £141 | Nil return |
| Nicholas Hopton | 2018-02-05 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | EU Exit Meetings | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £246 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 2019-02-04 | 1 | Taunton, UK | Open UK Hydrographic Overseas Territories awareness seminar and meet Overseas Territories representatives | Rail | Economy | £71 | Nil return | £126 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 2019-02-20 | 3 | Panama City, Panama | Attending regional heads of mission and Caribbean Governors conference | Air and Taxi | Business | £257 | Nil return | £4,690 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 2019-03-26 | 3 | The Valley, Anguilla | Meeting with territory government on hurricane preparedness | Air and Taxi | Premium Economy and Business | £35 | Nil return | £2,978 | Nil return |
| Peter Jones | 2019-02-18 | 2 | Tunis, Tunisia, Tripoli, Libya, Rome, Italy | Visit to British Embassies Tunis & Tripoli | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £819 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-01-22 | 0.5 | Berkhamsted, UK | Delivering talk as Sponsor to Future Leadership Scheme Cohort | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £29 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-01-29 | 3 | Beijing, China | Visit to Beijing for P5 Nuclear meeting, Head of UK Delegation | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £4,631 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-02-19 | 2.5 | Washington DC, USA | Visit to Washington, update as Senior Responsible Office for Russia/Ukraine | Air | Premium Economy | £407 | Nil return | £2,830 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-02-23 | 7 | Singapore, Singapore; Diego Garcia, British Indian Overseas Territory | Visit to Singapore for International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Cyber Conference and visit to British Indian Ocean Territory | Air | Business | £560 | Nil return | £8,306 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-03-06 | 1.5 | Cheltenham, UK | Visit to Cheltenham for UK/US Cyber talks | Rail | Economy | £92 | Nil return | £220 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-03-21 | 1.5 | Portsmouth, UK | Seminar | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £32 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-01-10 | 1.5 | Wilton Park, UK | European Chevening Alumni Meeting | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £34 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-01-21 | 3 | Bucharest, Romania | DGs EU Affairs Meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £410 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-01-29 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with Belgian government | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £206 | Nil Return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-02-05 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with Belgian government | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £280 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-02-10 | 2 | Helsinki, Finland | Finnish Presidency meetings | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £188 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-03-13 | 3 | Madrid, Spain | Bix Six EU Political Directors' meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £367 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-03-19 | 1 | Stuttgart, Germany | Ministry of Defence Exercise Joint Venture | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £114 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-03-28 | 2 | Dublin, Ireland | Meetings with Irish government | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £201 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 2019-02-25 | 5 | Singapore, Singapore; Manila, Philippines | Participate in Overseas Security Managers Conference, visit High Commission in Singapore and Embassy in Manila to meet staff and look at FCO estate | Air and Taxi | Business, Economy | £581 | Nil return | £4,817 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 2019-03-16 | 7 | Canberra, Sydney, Australia | Participate at Global Common Services Forum, visit High Commission Canberra and Consulate in Sydney to meet staff and look at FCO estate | Air Rail and Taxi | Business, Economy | £641 | £113 | £8,342 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2019-01-08 | 4 | New Delhi, Hyderabad, India | Attend Rosinha Dialogue | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £153 | Nil return | £5,420 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2019-02-19 | 4 | Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, Saint Lucia | Attend Saint Lucia Independence Day Ceremony | Air and Rail | Economy | £1,001 | Nil return | £2,181 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2019-03-18 | 5 | Durban, Johannesburg, South Africa; Victoria, Seychelles | Launch first meeting of the Digital Connectivity agenda and discuss Commonwealth issues and Blue Economy | Air and Rail | Economy | £864 | Nil return | £3,734 | Nil return |
| Andrew Sanderson | 2019-01-21 | 2 | Liverpool, UK | Annual Government Finance Conference | Rail | Economy | £300 | £305 | £776 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2019-03-27 | 1 | Berlin, Germany | EU Exit Meetings | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £360 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-02-07 | 1 | Paris, France | G7 Political Directors' meeting | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £665 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-02-13 | 1 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw Ministerial meeting | Air | Economy | £269 | Nil return | £261 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-02-14 | 2 | Munich, Germany | Munich Security Conference | Air | Economy | £1,447 | Nil return | £2,002 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-02-17 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | pre-Foreign Affairs Council dinner | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £737 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-05 | 1 | Vienna, Austria | Joint Commission & bilaterals | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,148 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-06 | 2 | Cairo, Egypt; Larnaca, Cyprus | Bilateral meetings with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £752 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-12 | 2 | Pristina, Kosovo; Belgrade, Serbia | Bilateral meetings with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Air | Economy, Business | £80 | Nil return | £1,369 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-17 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Foreign Affairs Committee | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £533 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-20 | 1 | Madrid, Spain | Bix Six EU Political Directors' meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £664 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-03-27 | 1 | Quito, Ecuador | Venezuela International Contact Group | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £4,469 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 2019-01-14 | 3 | Amman, Jordan | HMG delegation to meet with the King and officials | Air | Economy | £332 | Nil return | £1,294 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 2019-01-21 | 1 | Madrid, Spain | Meeting of Quint Middle East North Africa Directors | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £507 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 2019-02-03 | 5 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Muscat, Oman; Abu Dhabi, UAE | Meeting to discuss Yemen and prepare for FS Quad | Air | Business | £230 | Nil return | £3,884 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | 2019-02-13 | 2 | Warsaw, Poland | US-lead meeting on Yemen with Foreign Secretary | Air | economy | Nil return | Nil return | £385 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2019-01-10 | 1 | Edinburgh, UK | Meetings with Devolved Administration officials | Air and Taxi | Economy | £7 | £123 | £459 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2019-01-23 | 2 | Belfast, UK | Meetings with Devolved Administration officials | Air and Taxi | Economy | £7 | £49 | £126 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2019-03-04 | 1 | Birmingham, UK | Attendance at unveiling of memorial to victims of Sousse and Bardo terrorist attacks | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £157 | £157 | Nil return |
| Ric Todd | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sarah Taylor | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Tracey Williamson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jane Marriott | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-03-13 | 2.5 | Brussels, Belgium | Attend UKDEL, NATO and Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST) Capitals meetings | Eurostar | Economy | £471 | £65 | £882 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-03-20 | 2 | Tallinn, Estonia | Attend EU Russia Directors meeting | Air | Economy | £115 | £13 | £405 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 2019-01-13 | 18 | London, UK; Delhi, Kolkota, India | Meetings with Minister Maneka Gandhi, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Bhuvan Kailash, beneficiaries of DFID, roundtable with government stakeholders | Air, taxi | Economy, Business | £720 | £74 | £3,080 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 2019-02-23 | 31 | London, UK; New York, USA, Tokyo, Japan, Beijing, China | Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative Wilton Park Conference, International Women's Day at Buckingham Palace, Commission on the Status of Women, World Assembly of Women, bilateral programme in Beijing | Air, taxi, rail | Economy, Business | £4,745 | £947 | £12,853 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-01-06 | 6 | Yangon, Naypyidaw, Burma; Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore City, Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Pastoral visits to Post and to attend Strategic Dialaogue in Singapore | Air | Economy, Business | Nil return | Nil return | £6,340 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-01-17 | 2 | Versailles, France | Attending Franco British Colloque Conference | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £338 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-01-23 | 3 | Rabat, Casablanca, Morocco; Nouakchott, Mauritania | Pastoral visit to Ambassador and Embassy staff | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,532 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-02-21 | 2 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Signing ceremony | Air and Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £577 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-03-06 | 3 | Ottawa, Montreal, Canada | Pastoral visit to High Commission/ High Commissioner | Air | Economy, Business | Nil return | Nil return | £3,705 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-03-19 | 1 | Portsmouth, UK | Joint Seminar | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £24 | Nil return |
| Simon Shercliff | 2019-03-21 | 1.5 | Portsmouth, UK | Joint Seminar | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £7 | £52 | Nil return |
| Deborah Bronnert | 2019-01-21 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Attend EU/Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting | Rail | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £335 | Nil return |
| Menna Rawlings | 2019-03-21 | 1.5 | Portsmouth, UK | Joint Seminar | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £68 | Nil return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | 2019-02-26 | 2 | Portsmouth, UK | Joint Seminar | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £64 | Nil return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | 2019-03-03 | 3 | Hong Kong, China | Attending 2nd Asia and Pacific Communications Conference | Air | Business and Economy | £382 | Nil return | £3,519 | Nil return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | 2019-03-07 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | No 10/UKRep Brussels meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £33 | Nil return | £253 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-02-13 | 3 | Shoreham-by-Sea, UK | Wilton Park: Bligh St Talks & Managing future global challenges: the role of emerging powers | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £31 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-02-22 | 2 | Charlbury, UK | Ditchley LSE Masters Weekend | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £51 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-03-21 | 2 | Portsmouth, UK | Joint Seminar | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £48 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-02-22 | 1 | Paris, France | Bilateral with French opposite number; Media Freedom Campaign meetings | Rail | Economy | £108 | Nil return | £114 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-03-11 | 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | Human Rights Council; visit to Post; Media Freedom Campaign meetings | Air | Economy | £50 | Nil return | £505 | Nil return |
| Jon Benjamin | 2019-01-30 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Personal HR meeting | Eurostar | Economy | Nil return | £318 | £318 | Nil return |
| Jon Benjamin | 2019-02-01 | 1 | Liverpool, UK | University Roadshow | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £73 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 2019-02-21 | 5 | Seoul, South Korea | Climate Change: Green is Great conference | Air | Business | £379 | Nil return | £3,170 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 2019-02-25 | 2 | Paris, France | G7 Foreign Affairs Sous Sherpa meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £132 | Nil return | £479 | Nil return |