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FCO's senior officials’ business expenses for travel, April to June 2019
Updated 11 October 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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| 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 |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-05-12 | 3 | Washington DC, USA | Meeting with State Department legal team | Air and Taxi | Economy and Premium Economy | £220 | £113 | £4,198 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 2019-05-12 | 2 | Washington DC, USA | Meeting with State Department legal team | Air | Economy and Premium Economy | £148 | £118 | £3,986 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-05-12 | 2 | Washington DC, USA | Meeting with State Department legal team | Air and Taxi | Economy and Premium Economy | £228 | £113 | £4,206 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-06-03 | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands | Meeting with Dutch opposite number | Air | Economy | Nil return | £113 | £344 | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | 2019-06-19 | 3 | Washington DC, USA | Meeting with international Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal teams | Air | Premium Economy | £850 | £265 | £3,661 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 2019-04-08 | 2 | Berne, Switzerland; Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Talks with Swiss and Liechtenstein officials | Air and Rail | Economy | £15 | £45 | £466 | Nil return |
| Andy Murdoch | 2019-05-23 | 2 | The Hague, Netherlands | Meeting with various Heads of Missions and Legal Advisers of States Parties to International Criminal Court | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £181 | £811 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2019-05-19 | 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | Leading Commonwealth engagement for the Commonwealth Health Minister and meetings at the International Trade Centre and meetings with the Commonwealth Permanent Representative | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £437 | Nil return | £1,029 | Nil return |
| Paul Williams | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Carole Mundell | 2019-04-04 | 3 | Budapest, Hungary | Lead UK Delegation - major innovation conference in Central Europe | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £444 | Nil return |
| Carole Mundell | 2019-05-09 | 3 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia Science Festival | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £292 | Nil return |
| Jon Benjamin | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-04-11 | 3 | Berlin, Germany | Konigswinter Conference | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £841 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-05-28 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with Belgian officials on broader engagement programme | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £154 | Nil return | £462 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-06-15 | 2 | Rome, Italy | Quaterly meeting of six Europen States to discuss Foreign Policy | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £577 | Nil return |
| Caroline Wilson | 2019-06-19 | 2 | Oslo, Norway | Meetings with Norwegian Director-General for European Affairs | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £533 | Nil return |
| Peter Jones | 2019-04-15 | 3 | Amman, Jordan | Jordan Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Programme Internal Security | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £721 | Nil return |
| Jonathan Sinclair | 2019-06-25 | 4 | Cairo, Egypt; Tunis, Tunisia; Casablanca, Morroco | Visit staff at embassies | Air and Rail | Economy | £35 | £37 | £680 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 2019-06-02 | 7 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Seoul, Republic of Korea | Visit to Embassies and Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Air and Taxi | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £4,472 | Nil return |
| Kate White | 2019-06-17 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Quint meeting | Rail | Economy | £161 | Nil return | £454 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-04-29 | 1 | New York, USA | UK Head of Delegation for The Third Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Cycle of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | Air | Premium Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £2,574 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2019-06-07 | 3 | Moscow, Russia | Bilateral visit to Russia | Air | Economy | £16 | Nil return | £1,107 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-04-05 | 1 | Dinard, France | Media Freedom Campaign sideline meeting as part of G7 | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £79 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-04-10 | 2 | Vienna, Austria | Visit to post for familiarisation | Air | Economy | £22 | £51 | £571 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-05-02 | 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva Group meetings | Air | Economy | £20 | £49 | £303 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-06-05 | 2 | Warsaw, Poland | United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meetings | Air | Economy | Nil return | £8 | £527 | Nil return |
| James Kariuki | 2019-06-25 | 2 | Strasbourg, France | Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe sessions with the election of the next Secretary General | Rail | Economy | £12 | £17 | £327 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 2019-04-10 | 1 | Washington DC, USA | G7 Meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,317 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 2019-04-29 | 3 | Denver, USA | To attend US Prosperity Conference and Wilton Park | Air | Economy | £849 | Nil return | £1,807 | Nil return |
| Lewis Neal | 2019-05-13 | 2 | Paris, France | To attend G7 meetings | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £407 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-04-04 | 2 | Dinard, France | G7 Summit (supporting Minister) | Air | Economy | £56 | Nil return | £110 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-04-11 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Daimler US-European Forum on Global Issues | Eurostar | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £543 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-05-06 | 1 | Beirut, Lebanon | Bilateral visit and meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £2,862 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-05-08 | 2 | Tehran, Iran | Bilateral visit and meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £1,854 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-06-05 | 4 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Mogadishu, Somalia | Bilateral visit and meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) | Air | Business | £149 | Nil return | £4,495 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-06-20 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) | Rail | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £509 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-06-27 | 1 | Paris, France | Meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and US officials | Rail | Business | £177 | Nil return | £494 | Nil return |
| Richard Moore | 2019-06-28 | 1 | Vienna, Austria | Meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Joint Commission | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,123 | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 2019-06-03 | 2 | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | Meetings with British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier and local officials | Air and Rail | Business and Economy | £9 | Nil return | £3,188 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-05-13 | 5 | Caracas, Venezuela; Panama City, Panama; Kingston, Jamaica | Visit to British Embassy Caracas and British High Commission Kingston, with overnight layover in Panama City | Air and Taxi | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £4,372 | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | 2019-06-24 | 10 | Bogota, Medellin, Colombia; Brasilia, Brazil | Visit to British Embassy Bogota and Brasilia; Attending 49th meeting of Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Medellin | Air and Taxi | Business and Economy | £272 | Nil return | £4,752 | Nil return |
| Nick Hopton | 2019-06-13 | 1 | Helsinki, Finland | Meetings at the Finnish Institution for International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the office of the President of Finland | Air | Economy | £222 | Nil return | £805 | Nil return |
| Nick Hopton | 2019-06-20 | 1 | Rome, Italy | Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), with the PM's Foreign Policy Adviser, with Academic/Political influencers and with Italian MPs | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £517 | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2019-04-03 | 2 | Washington DC, USA | Attend the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting | Air and Bus | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £4,362 | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2019-04-09 | 2 | The Hague, Netherlands | Meeting of key European Security Policy Directors | Air and Taxi | Economy | £153 | Nil return | £692 | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2019-04-29 | 1 | Paris, France | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) meeting | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £4 | Nil return | £362 | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2019-05-10 | 1 | Paris, France | Talks with French Security Policy Director | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £6 | Nil return | £343 | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2019-06-04 | 1 | Paris, France | Attend Center for Strategic and International Studies - Nuclear Trilateral talks | Rail and Taxi | Economy | £24 | Nil return | £250 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-04-08 | 1 | Paris, France | US Strategic Priorities and the New Terms of the Transatlantic Defense Partnership, GMF Seminar | Eurostar | Premium Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £307 | Not set |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-04-11 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Daimler US-European Forum on Global Issues | Eurostar | Premium Economy | £128 | Nil return | £296 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-05-16 | 3 | San Francisco, USA | 21st Stockholm China Forum | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £7,330 | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | 2019-05-28 | 3 | Berlin, Germany | Strategy Forum | Air | Economy | £143 | Nil return | £796 | Nil return |
| Jill Gallard | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 2019-04-02 | 10 | London, UK; Johannesburg, South Africa; Windhoek, Namibia | Department for International Relations and Cooperation Seminar on Women, Peace and Security; meetings with female leaders in Business; and Windhoek Focal Points Meeting | Air and Rail | Economy and Business | £1,267 | £89 | £6,561 | Nil return |
| Joanna Roper | 2019-06-02 | 3 | Islamabad, Pakistan; Vancouver, Canada; London, UK | Women Deliver and Leadership Conference | Air and Taxi | Premium Economy, Business | £1,195 | £539 | £3,877 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2019-05-08 | 3 | Tehran, Iran | Bilateral meetings with Director-General Political ahead of starting as Director for Middle East and North Africa Directorate (MENAD) | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £2,100 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2019-06-27 | 2 | Rome, Italy | Meeting on Libya - Directors meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £625 | Nil return |
| Neil Crompton | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Andrew Sanderson | 2019-05-06 | 4 | Ottawa, Canada | Annual Chief Financial Officer Forum | Air | Economy | £570 | Nil return | £1,699 | Nil return |
| Julia Longbottom | 2019-06-05 | 1 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Annual Consular talks with Consular Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Air and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | £153 | £356 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-04-15 | 4 | Lisbon, Portugal; Kyiv, Ukraine; Minsk, Belarus | Lunch hosted by HMA Lisbon, meetings with HMA Kyiv and Ukraine Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), then visit to British Embassy Minsk | Air | Economy | £43 | £58 | £1,019 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-05-12 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France | Eastern Partnership Ministerial meeting followed by Quadrilateral meeting | Air and Rail | Economy | £365 | £137 | £1,004 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-05-29 | 2 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Russia Forum meeting | Air | Economy | £29 | £4 | £279 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-06-04 | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands | Meetings in the British Embassy The Hague | Air and Rail | Economy | £20 | £98 | £523 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-06-12 | 1.5 | Paris, France | G7 meeting | Eurostar | Economy | £217 | £3 | £496 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2019-06-18 | 3 | Rome, Italy; Berlin, Germany | Meetings in British Embassy Holy See, then Quadrilateral meeting in Berlin | Air | Economy | £48 | £149 | £1,219 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 2019-05-13 | 6 | Ottawa, Canada | Meet staff at High Commission, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) | Air | Economy and Premium Economy | £31 | £113 | £2,718 | Nil return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | 2019-06-27 | 2 | Stockholm, Sweden | Europe Regional Communication Conference | Air Rail and Taxi | Economy | £255 | £151 | £925 | Nil return |
| Richard Salt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Menna Rawlings | 2018-06-15 | 9 | Naypyitaw, Myanmar; Canberra, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand | Bilateral visit including Strategic Dialogue in Canberra, Australia | Air | Business | £90 | Nil return | £6,255 | Nil return |
| Simon Shercliff | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Harriet Mathews | 2019-03-29 | 5 | Lagos, Maidaguri, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Accompany Foreign Secretary during his five day Africa visit | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £4,170 | Nil return |
| Jane Marriott | 2019-05-21 | 4 | Nairobi, Kenya | To attend the East Africa Heads of Missions Meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £1,200 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 2019-05-07 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | To attend EU planning meeting for Afghanistan Peace Process | Rail and Taxi | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £221 | Nil return |
| Gareth Bayley | 2019-05-30 | 1 | Berlin, Germany | To attend Afghanistan Peace Process meeting in Berlin, convened by German Government | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £600 | Nil return |
| Tracey Williamson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sharmila Nebhrajani | 2019-04-01 | 3 | Johannesburg, South Africa | To chair WPE1667 Reducing the harmful use harmful use of Alcohol: IARD | Air | Business and Premium Economy | £204 | Nil return | £3,847 | Nil return |
| Sharmila Nebhrajani | 2019-05-09 | 1.5 | Geneva, Switzerland | To attend World Health Organisation (WHO) advisory Committee meeting | Air | Economy | £78 | Nil return | £351 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-04-11 | 6 | Santiago, Chile; Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands | Bilateral visit to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and British Embassy staff and Governor | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £6,991 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-04-22 | 2 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Attend UK/Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | £2,873 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-05-03 | 8 | Erbil, Baghdad, Iraq; Doha, Qatar; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beijing, China; New Delhi, India | Bilateral visit to Embassies/Ministry of Foreign Affairs; attended Permanent Secretaries delegation to China followed by UK/India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi | Air | Business and Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £5,634 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-06-06 | 1 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Visit to Staff and departing Ambassador | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £214 | Nil return |
| Simon McDonald | 2019-06-20 | 2 | Geneva, Berne, Switzerland | Bilateral visit to British Embassy and All Staff meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £233 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2019-04-02 | 1 | Gibraltar, Gibraltar | EU Exit meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £520 | Nil return |
| Lindsay Appleby | 2019-06-06 | 2 | Madrid, Spain; Helsinki, Finland | EU Exit meetings and EU State Secretary meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | £645 | Nil return |