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FCDO's ministerial meetings, October to December 2020
Updated 10 September 2021
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Sugg | 05/10/2020 | VSO International | To discuss global education work and impacts of COVID-19 |
| Liz Sugg | 09/10/2020 | Bond; STOPAIDS; Save the Children; Humentum; Care International; Age International; Gender and Development Network; Railway Children; Oxfam; BRAC UK; Fairtrade; Mercy Corps; CBM UK; Leonard Cheshire; Action Against Hunger | To discuss civil society response to COVID-19 |
| Liz Sugg | 09/10/2020 | Global Partnership for Education | To discuss Global Partnership for Education replenishment conference |
| Liz Sugg | 04/11/2020 | UN Special Envoy for Global Education | To discuss global education work |
| Liz Sugg | 13/11/2020 | Christian Aid; Bond; STOPAIDS; Humentum; Save the Children; Care International; Age International; Gender and Development Network; Railway Children; Oxfam; BRAC UK; Fairtrade; Mercy Corps; CBM UK; Young Feminist Fund; WomIn African Alliance; WEDO; International Institute for Environment and Development | To discuss civil society response to COVID-19 |
| Liz Sugg | 16/11/2020 | Avanti Communications; BHP Billiton; Ecobank; Econet; Mastercard; HP; Credit Suisse; PricewaterhouseCooper, Rotary Kenya; Rotary International (UK) | To discuss the role of businesses in global education |
| Liz Sugg | 19/11/2020 | Education Commission; AKDN; Gates Foundation; Malala Fund; Purposeful Sierra Leone; Plan International; Center for Global Development; Leonard Cheshire; Girls Not Brides; Girls' Education Challenge Fund; Save the Children; ActionAid; ONE Campaign; Results UK; Global Citizen; Institute for Financial Management and Research, India; Theirworld; VSO International; CAMFED | To discuss upcoming Girls' Education Action Plan |
| Liz Sugg | 24/11/2020 | Bond | To discuss civil society relationship with FCDO |
| Wendy Morton | 22/10/2020 | Rotary International | Polio eradication |
| Wendy Morton | 02/11/2020 | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Director, Martin Schueepp | UK to announce an additional £1 million in funding to support ICRC operations in relation to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
| Wendy Morton | 26/11/2020 | Global Fund, Executive Director Peter Sands | ODA spend |
| Wendy Morton | 30/11/2020 | Power of Nutrition Chairman, Mike Rann | Nutrition polices and funding |
| Wendy Morton | 03/12/2020 | Alice Albright, CEO of the Global Partnership of Education (GPE) | Intro meeting / re changes to ODA spend |
| Wendy Morton | 09/12/2020 | Dr Seth Berkley, the Global Allicance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) CEO | Changes to ODA spend |
| Wendy Morton | 16/12/2020 | Roundtable with Turkish journalists | As part of virtual visit to Turkey |
| Wendy Morton | 16/12/2020 | AFAD President Dr Mehmet Güllüo?lu, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency | Virtual tour of AFAD emergency response centre |
| James Cleverly | 01/10/2020 | Lord Mayor of London | to discuss trade co-operation in the MENA region |
| James Cleverly | 19/11/2020 | Save the Children | to discuss Syria humanitarian issues |
| James Cleverly | 07/12/2020 | Syrian Civil Society roundtable | to discuss Syria policy |
| James Cleverly | 15/12/2020 | Board of Deputies of British Jews | to light a Menorah at the Jewish Festival of lights |
| James Cleverly | 16/12/2020 | Halo Trust | to discuss Syria humanitarian issues |
| Nigel Adams | 07/10/2020 | BBC | Discuss BBC WS priorities and funding |
| Nigel Adams | 15/10/2020 | Rohingya Activists Meeting | Issues affecting the Rohingya community |
| Nigel Adams | 20/11/2020 | Masatsugu 'Masa' Asakana, President Asian Development Bank | During visit to Philippines - to understand the Bank's C19 response support as the UK alternative governor |
| Nigel Adams | 20/11/2020 | Interview with CNN Philippines | As part of official visit to Philippines - discuss UK-Philppine relations |
| Nigel Adams | 25/11/2020 | Asia House Private Members Briefing Event | Discuss opportunities and challenges of the Indo-Pacific tilt |
| Nigel Adams | 08/12/2020 | Daily Mail | Discussions on Myanmar and Rohingya issues |
| Nigel Adams | 08/12/2020 | Rohingya NGO Roundtable | To discuss humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis |
| Nigel Adams | 14/12/2020 | OECD DAC Peer Review Meeting | Following the DAC's peer review of the UK, Minister Adams provided introductory remarks at the DAC meeting which dicussed the findings of the peer review in detail. |
| Tariq Ahmad | 02/10/2020 | The Human Dignity Trust , The Kaleidoscope Trust | Discussion on Commonwealth and human rights |
| Tariq Ahmad | 13/10/2020 | Roundtable with prominent human rights activists - Colombia | Discussion on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict |
| Tariq Ahmad | 13/10/2020 | Leyner Palacios, Colombian human rights defender | Discussion on human rights |
| Tariq Ahmad | 22/10/2020 | Jacqueline Isaac | Discussion on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict |
| Tariq Ahmad | 12/11/2020 | Ms Jan Beagle, DG International Development Law Organization | Discussion on Rule of Law |
| Tariq Ahmad | 01/12/2020 | Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive, ORE Catapult | Discussion on climate change |
| Tariq Ahmad | 07/12/2020 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK | Discussion on Freedom of Religion or Belief |
| Tariq Ahmad | 08/12/2020 | Kate Allen, Amnesty International | Discussion on human rights |
| Tariq Ahmad | 08/12/2020 | High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom | Discussion on media freedom |
| Tariq Ahmad | 16/12/2020 | Professor Wendy Thomson, University of London | Discussion on Commonwealth |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/12/2020 | Sabrina Elba | Discussion on tackling poverty and hunger |
| James Duddridge | 07/10/2020 | Director AgDevCo Southern Africa; Director Founder Invegrow; Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation; Malawi Agricultural Transformation Initiative; CEO Standard Bank (Malawi); CEO Mbabzi Estates; CEO Chipiku supermarkets | During official visit to Malawi - breakfast meeting with business leaders, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Malawi, |
| James Duddridge | 07/10/2020 | Head of 14Trees Malawi Operations | During official visit to Malawi - Tour of 14Trees factory to see how UK investment is promoting sustainable construction materials for affordable housing and understand how UK investment through CDC is benefiting Malawi. |
| James Duddridge | 08/10/2020 | Representatives, 260 Brands factory (food production company) | During official visit to Malawi - Tour of factory. To understand current challenges for growth businesses in Zambia. |
| James Duddridge | 08/10/2020 | Representatives, Zazu Finance Management (Zambia based fintech company) | During official visit to Zambia – meeting to understand current challenges for growth businesses in Zambia. |
| James Duddridge | 08/10/2020 | CEO Java Foods; Phatisa Investment; Secretary General COMESA; Chair Stanbic Bank and Chair; National Advisory Board on Impact Investment; Pangea Securities CEO CitiGroup (Zambia); Lukonga Lindunda CEO Bongohive; James Blewett CEO Prospero | During official visit to Zambia - Meeting with UK/Zambia business leaders, to discuss challenges and opportunities of operating in the Zambian business environment. |
| James Duddridge | 09/10/2020 | Secretary General of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops Acting Executive Director of Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia BBC Media Action Country Director President of the Law Association of Zambia | During official visit to Zambia - meeting with Civil Society to discuss humanitarian issues. |
| James Duddridge | 14/10/2020 | CEO, Pathfinder Minerals | To discuss ongoing dispute over mining concessions in northern Mozambique. |
| James Duddridge | 15/10/2020 | Head and Deputy Head Africa Programme, Chatham House | To discuss key Africa priorities for Chatham House and FCDO. |
| James Duddridge | 21/10/2020 | Representatives from Kaberze (peace actor in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan) | During official visit to South Sudan - Meeting with Local Mediators and Community Representatives. |
| James Duddridge | 21/10/2020 | Jonglei Chiefs and representatives from the Jonglei Youth Union | During official visit to South Sudan - Meeting with local Mediators and Community Representatives in Jonglei region. |
| James Duddridge | 22/10/2020 | Executive Director Community Empowerment Progress Organisation (CEPO); Chairperson Association for Media Development in South Sudan; Executive Director Okay Africa Foundation;Executive Director Eve Organisation for Women’s Development; Executive Director Organization for Responsive Governance | During official visit to South Sudan - Meeting with Civil Society activists in Juba. Discussion of humanitarian issues. |
| James Duddridge | 10/11/2020 | Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone | Joint meeting with Lord Grimstone, Minister for Investment - DIT and BEIS. Briefing from Vodafone on their position across a number of African markets. |
| James Duddridge | 11/11/2020 | Mark Simmonds, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Invest Africa and former FCO Minister for Africa | To discuss Africa issues. |
| James Duddridge | 18/11/2020 | President African Business Angels Network (ABAN); Founder & CEO BYP Network Founder of Nigerians In the Square Mile (NISM); Chair of Nigerians in the Square Mile and Founder and CEO of A&O Acquisitions; Director of the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD); Senior Vice-Chairman Africa Standard Chartered Bank; Director Co-Head Emerging Markets International Markets Unit at London Stock Exchange Group; CEO Chapel Hill Denham; Director and Head Infrastructure Equity; Managing Director Azura Power West Africa Limited | Business Roundtable with Nigerian Community based in UK and in Nigeria. To discuss bilateral UK/Nigeria trade issues. |
| James Duddridge | 24/11/2020 | Cardinal Ambongo, head of Catholic Church in the DRC | During official visit to DRC - To discuss development and humanitarian situation in DRC, and electoral reforms issues. |
| James Duddridge | 10/12/2020 | Head Teacher, Westlands Primary School, Nairobi | During official visit to Kenya - highlight the strength of the UK/Kenya bilateral education partnership. Promote UK global leadership in the run-up to the 2021 Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Replenishment Summit, which the UK and Kenya will co-host. |
| Dominic Raab | 10/12/2020 | Graham Wrigley | Introductory discussion |