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FCDO’s senior officials’ travel expenses, January to March 2022
Updated 15 December 2022
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| Senior Officials Name | Start date of trip | Duration of Visit (Days) | Destination | Purpose of trip | Mode of transport | Class of travel | Accommodation/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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| Adnan Knan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Adrian Blundell | 2022-03-01 | 3 | London, UK | Cyber and partner meetings | Rail | Standard | 400.00 | Nil return | 499.00 | Nil return |
| Adrian Blundell | 2022-03-28 | 3 | London, UK | CDIO International Network Board and internal meetings | Air; Rail | Standard; Economy | 280.00 | Nil return | 510.00 | Nil return |
| Ailsa Terry | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ajay Sharma | 2022-02-17 | 1 | Portsmouth, UK | Meeting with Royal Navy | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 44.00 | Nil return |
| Ajay Sharma | 2022-02-27 | 4 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Cyprus Settlement efforts | Air; Rail | Economy | 151.00 | Nil return | 515.00 | Nil return |
| Alicia Herbert | 2022-01-25 | 10 | Kampala, Uganda; Juba, South Sudan | Education Programme Visit | Air | Economy; Business class | 273.15 | Nil return | 2389.97 | Nil return |
| Alicia Herbert | 2022-02-23 | 2 | London, UK | Launch of Gender Equality Ambassadors Group | Air; Rail | Economy | 243.53 | Nil return | 374.00 | Nil return |
| Alicia Herbert | 2022-02-27 | 3 | Madrid, Spain | Strengthen relationship between UK and Spain on gender equality, participate in 'hear us' summit on Afghan Women | Air | Economy | 130.57 | Nil return | 305.00 | Nil return |
| Alicia Herbert | 2022-03-07 | 2 | London, UK | N10 Launch of Girl's Education Skills Partnership Programme and International Women's Day events in London | Air; Rail | Economy | 145.09 | Nil return | 335.09 | Nil return |
| Alicia Herbert | 2022-03-14 | 8 | New York and Washington DC, USA; Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico | Attend Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), strengthen partnership with US on gender equality and girls education. Visit Violence Against Women and Girls and Skills for Prosperity (S4P) projects in Mexico | Air; Rail | Economy | 549.12 | Nil return | 2592.00 | Nil return |
| Alison Blake | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Andrew Murdoch | 2022-03-23 | 2 | Strasbourg, France | To attend Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) meeting | Rail | Standard | 230.20 | 9.70 | 596.40 | Nil return |
| Asif Ahmad | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ben Mellor | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ben Merrick | 2022-01-31 | 4 | Tonbridge, UK | Training course attendance | Rail; Taxi | Standard | 65.51 | Nil return | Nil return | 102.76 |
| Ben Merrick | 2022-02-27 | 7 | Nairobi, Kenya | Visit Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Post, Kenya | Air; Taxi | Economy | 412.29 | Nil return | 2543.46 | Nil return |
| Catherine Nettleton | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Catherine Read | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Charlotte Watts | 2022-02-02 | 2 | Steyning, UK | Science and technology for strategic advantage in security and defence, pathways to futures - Wilton Park | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 50.60 | Nil return |
| Chris Jones | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Chris Rampling | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Chris Taylor | 2022-02-21 | 3 | East Kilbride, UK | Visit Abercrombie House Team | Air | Economy | 207.00 | Nil return | 388.46 | Nil return |
| Chris Taylor | 2022-03-28 | 3 | East Kilbride, UK | Visit Abercrombie House Team | Rail | Standard | 207.00 | Nil return | 368.15 | Nil return |
| Christian Rogg | 2022-03-29 | 3 | East Kilbride, UK | Visit Abercrombie House Team | Rail | Standard | 179.50 | Nil return | 362.90 | Nil return |
| Corin Robertson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Daniel Chugg | 2022-02-21 | 5 | Washington and New York, USA | Diplomatic Engagement | Air; Rail | Economy | 1229.00 | Nil return | 4537.45 | Nil return |
| Daniel Pruce | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Darren Welch | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Debbie Palmer | 2022-02-23 | 3 | Pretoria, South Africa | Bilateral meetings | Air | Economy; Premium Economy | 19.73 | 30.90 | 1761.63 | Nil return |
| Debbie Palmer | 2022-03-27 | 3 | Accra, Ghana | HoMS meetings | Air | Premium Economy | 369.72 | 377.50 | 4089.22 | Nil return |
| Debbie Palmer | 2022-03-24 | 1 | Berlin, Germany | G7 meetings | Air | Economy | 15.65 | 70.00 | 241.98 | Nil return |
| Edward Hobart | 2022-03-22 | 5 | Washington and New York, USA | Visit to FCDO's Estate in New York and Washington and meetings with FCDO officials and contractors. | Air, Rail, Taxi | Premium Economy; Standard | 161.00 | Nil return | 2579.00 | Nil return |
| Gareth Nugent | 2022-02-07 | 2 | East Kilbride, UK | Visit HQ staff | Air | Economy | 124.00 | 382.19 | 506.19 | Nil return |
| Gareth Nugent | 2022-03-28 | 3 | East Kilbride, UK | Visit HQ staff | Air | Economy | 228.00 | 427.59 | 655.59 | Nil return |
| Giles Portman | 2022-02-22 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with Post; Marko Makovec, Deputy Managing Director Europe; Lutz Guellner, Head of StratComms EEAS; Miroslav Laj?ák, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues; and others | Rail | Standard | Nil return | Nil return | 209.00 | Nil return |
| Harriet Mathews | 2022-02-02 | 3 | New Delhi, India | Meetings with the India Minister of Foreign Affairs and externals | Air | Premium Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 2494.46 | Nil return |
| Helen Bower-Easton | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Hugo Shorter | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Iain Macleod | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Iain Walker | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jennifer Anderson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jenny Bates | 2022-03-27 | 6 | New Delhi and Chennai, India | Talks with Indian counterparts; visit investment projects in the region and the FCDO's India Network | Air | Premium Economy; Business | 46.61 | Nil return | 3478.61 | Nil return |
| Joelle Jenny | 2022-02-25 | 5 | Sydney and Canberra, Australia | Attend AUKUS Joint Steering Group meeting | Air; Rail | Business Class; standard | 363.28 | 65.00 | 7491.04 | Nil return |
| Jonathan Hall | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Juliet Chua | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Kate White | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Kumar Iyer | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Laurie Bristow | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Liane Saunders | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2022-03-16 | 1 | Berlin, Germany | E3 Political Directors Meeting | Air | Economy | 650.00 | Nil return | 650.00 | Nil return |
| Martin Harris | 2022-03-23 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium; Warsaw, Poland | NATO summit and Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Air | Economy | 670.00 | Nil return | 670.00 | 54 |
| Matthew Wyatt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Melinda Bohannon | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Mervyn Thomas | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Michael Aron | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Moazzam Malik | 2022-01-12 | 4 | Dakar, Senegal | Attend external meetings and visit Post | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 1814.87 | Nil return |
| Moazzam Malik | 2022-02-28 | 4 | Khartoum, Sudan | Meetings with Special Envoy, Ambassador and civil society to progress the UN-IGAD-AU tripartite peace process. | Air | Business; Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 2614.36 | Nil return |
| Moazzam Malik | 2022-03-29 | 4 | East Kilbride, UK | Meet Pan Africa and other teams in Abercrombie House | Rail | Economy | 617.41 | Nil return | 806.71 | Nil return |
| Nicholas Bridge | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Nicholas Hopton | 2022-02-14 | 4 | Doha, Qatar | To reopen Doha route for relocating eligible Afghans and British Nationals to UK | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 700.00 | Nil return |
| Nick Catsaras | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Nick Dyer | 2022-01-31 | 7 | Nairobi, Kenya; Mogadishu, Somalia | Assess drought in the Horn of Africa and galvanise effective action to reduce the worst potential humanitarian impacts. | Air | Business | 1147.92 | 463.12 | 2668.21 | Nil return |
| Nick Dyer | 2022-02-07 | 5 | Doha, Qatar and Kabul, Afghanistan | UK Delegation to Kabul for meetings with the Taliban | Air | Business; Economy | 73.03 | 184.51 | 2394.14 | Nil return |
| Nick Dyer | 2022-03-21 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | European Humanitarian Forum | Rail | Economy | 190.00 | Nil return | 434.44 | Nil return |
| Nicola Webb | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Nigel Casey | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Paul Berman | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Paul Candler | 2022-01-26 | 13 | George Town, Cayman Islands; Road Town, British Virgin Islands and The Valley, Anguilla | To liaise with Governors and teams of Overseas Territories | Air | Premium economy | 1264.00 | Nil return | 7757.00 | Nil return |
| Paul McKell | 2022-02-22 | 10 | London, UK | To attend Ukraine and Gibraltar meetings | Rail | Standard | 1265.00 | Nil return | 1421.00 | Nil return |
| Paul Williams | 2022-03-28 | 2 | Berlin, Germany | Meeting with G7 counterparts | Air | Economy | 280.00 | Nil return | 578.00 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2022-02-09 | 2 | Ankara, Turkey | Visit to Turkey - to attend Strategic Dialogue | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 1014.87 | Nil return |
| Philip Barton | 2022-03-30 | 1 | Dublin, Ireland | Permanent Sec/Sec Gen Summit | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 180.00 | Nil return |
| Philip Hall | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2022-01-24 | 4 | Cairo, Egypt; Nairobi, Kenya | Attend conference hosted by Egyptian government on the future of the AU Mission to Somalia; High level discussions on Somalia with senior Kenyan military and diplomatic representatives | Air; Rail | Economy | 268.65 | Nil return | 1060.79 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2022-01-16 | 4 | Abu Dhabi, UAE; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Represent UK at Friends of Sudan Core Group meeting and to discuss Horn of Africa issues with UAE Minister for Africa | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 1172.16 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2022-02-02 | 2 | Ankara, Turkey | Discuss Horn of Africa issues with Turkish officials and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 716.76 | Nil return |
| Philip Parham | 2022-02-28 | 3 | Khartoum, Sudan | Discussions with the de facto Sudanese authorities and other stakeholders. | Air; Rail | Economy; Standard | 24.58 | Nil return | 2392.35 | 10.8 |
| Rachel Turner | 2022-02-21 | 5 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Attended the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Board Meeting | Air | Economy | 234.50 | Nil return | 1524.86 | Nil return |
| Ric Todd | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Rob Tinline | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Robbie Bulloch | 2022-01-18 | 2 | Gibraltar | Official meetings | Air | Economy | 28.70 | Nil return | 744.67 | Nil return |
| Robbie Bulloch | 2022-02-01 | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Round 5 of UK-EU Negotiations on Gibraltar | Rail | Economy | 40.51 | Nil return | 173.34 | Nil return |
| Robbie Bulloch | 2022-02-08 | 2 | Malaga, Spain | Talks with Spain | Air | Economy | 25.56 | Nil return | 508.00 | Nil return |
| Robbie Bulloch | 2022-02-22 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Meetings with EU | Rail | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 312.63 | Nil return |
| Robbie Bulloch | 2022-03-29 | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Round 7 of UK-EU Negotiations on Gibraltar | Rail | Economy | 30.00 | Nil return | 170.00 | Nil return |
| Rupert Ainley | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Samantha Job | 2022-03-31 | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | NBN Heads of Mission meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 201.85 | Nil return |
| Sarah Taylor | 2022-02-24 | 2 | Lisbon, Portugal | Sign UK-Portugal Relations Memorandum | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 549.97 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-01-10 | 2 | London, UK | In person meetings in London | Rail | Economy | 103.50 | Nil return | 285.50 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-01-24 | 3 | London, UK | In person meetings in London | Rail | Economy | 216.47 | Nil return | 414.47 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-02-14 | 1 | London, UK | In person meetings in London | Rail | economy | Nil return | Nil return | 157.00 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-02-27 | 5 | Kampala, Uganda | East Africa Heads of Mission meetings | Air | Economy and Business | Nil return | Nil return | 2616.62 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-03-15 | 3 | London, UK | In person meetings in London | Rail | Standard | 284.60 | Nil return | 396.10 | Nil return |
| Simon Mustard | 2022-03-23 | 2 | Berlin, Germany | G7 meetings | Air | Economy | 98.87 | Nil return | 98.97 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-01-08 | 6 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 857.00 | Nil return | 2400.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-01-16 | 6 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 1000.00 | Nil return | 300.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-01-23 | 5 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 1000.00 | Nil return | 1630.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-02-07 | 7 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 1000.00 | Nil return | 1270.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-02-16 | 2 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 345.00 | Nil return | 910.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-02-21 | 3 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 700.00 | Nil return | 1100.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-02-27 | 6 | Vienna, Austria | Iran nuclear negotiations (JCPoA) | Air | Economy | 1100.00 | Nil return | 1710.00 | Nil return |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | 2022-03-13 | 3 | Tehran, Iran | Release of UK detainees. Bring back to UK; fully flex/refund business class due to uncertainty around release | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | 5260.00 | Nil return |
| Stephen Hickey | 2022-02-07 | 1 | Rome, Italy | Attend Libya Senior Officials meeting | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 603.00 | Nil return |
| Stephen Hickey | 2022-02-28 | 2 | Glasgow, UK | Meet MENA Teams in Abercrombie House | Rail | First class | Nil return | Nil return | 337.00 | Nil return |
| Susannah Simon | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Thomas Drew | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Timothy Barrow | 2022-02-16 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Engagement with key bilateral partners to support UK's objectives on Europe | Eurostar | Standard Premier | Nil return | Nil return | 419.00 | Nil return |
| Timothy Barrow | 2022-03-03 | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Engagement with key bilateral partners to support UK's objectives on Europe | Eurostar | Standard Premier | Nil return | Nil return | 195.00 | Nil return |
| Timothy Barrow | 2022-03-10 | 3 | Washington DC, USA | Engagement with key bilateral partners to support UK's objectives | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | 7680.00 | Nil return |
| Timothy Barrow | 2022-03-16 | 1 | Berlin, Germany | Engagement with key bilateral partners to support UK's objectives on Europe | Air | Economy | Nil return | Nil return | 541.22 | Nil return |
| Tim Jones | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Tom Cargill | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Vel Gnanendran | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Vic Busby | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Victoria Billing | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Vijay Rangarajan | 2022-02-07 | 3 | Washington DC, USA | Official meetings with Atlantic Council, USAID & State Department (& separate programme with an FCDO Minister) | Air | Business | 50.93 | Nil return | 6575.51 | Nil return |
| Vijay Rangarajan | 2022-03-01 | 3 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Visit to Mauritius as part of our work to deepen the UK/Mauritius partnership. Meetings with key partners in the Mauritian government (including the Prime Minister). | Air | Business | Nil return | Nil return | 4672.13 | Nil return |