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FCDO’s ministerial meetings, October to December 2022
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cleverly | 16/11/2022 | Patrick van Ijseldoorn, Volkskrant; Fleur Launspach, Nederland Omroep Stichting (NOS); Kees Boonman, BNR Radio; Geert Langendorff Algemeen Dagblad (AD) -- Dutch Media | To discuss UK-Netherlands bilateral co-operation |
| James Cleverly | 17/11/2022 | National Security College | Policy discussion on the Indo-Pacific |
| James Cleverly | 22/11/2022 | Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Sunday Times | Interview on the use of rape in war |
| James Cleverly | 22/11/2022 | James Landale, Diplomatic Correspondent, BBC | Interview on Africa |
| James Cleverly | 06/12/2022 | Stefanie Bolzen, UK Correspondent, Die Welt | Interview on UK-Germany/EU relations |
| James Cleverly | 13/12/2022 | British Council | Meeting on the British Council |
| James Cleverly | 22/12/2022 | Richard Sharpe, Chairperson, and Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC | Meeting on the BBC |
| Tariq Ahmad | 10/11/2022 | International Criminal Court (ICC) | Discussion on ongoing prosecution cases |
| Tariq Ahmad | 20/10/2022 | Friends of Gender Equality | Discussion of Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) issues |
| Tariq Ahmad | 24/10/2022 | Eastern Orthodox Church | To discuss issues of Freedom of Religious Belief |
| Tariq Ahmad | 09/11/2022 | Institute of Directors | Discussion on international trade |
| Tariq Ahmad | 14/11/2022 | Amnesty/Human Rights Watch | Discussion on human rights issues |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/11/2022 | Geneva Call | Discussion on humanitarian issues |
| Tariq Ahmad | 18/11/2022 | Bir Naqib Ur Rehman; Bir Haseeb Ur Rehman | To discuss issues of Freedom of Religious Belief |
| Tariq Ahmad | 25/11/2022 | Nadine Tunasi; Kolbassia Haoussou | Discussion on preventing sexual violence in conflict |
| Leo Docherty | 02/10/2022 | Vodafone Romania; LSEG Romania; Strategy and Transactions EY; CEZ Group; CEE Energy Projects, Unilever South Central Group; Aston Martin Bucharest; Franklin Templeton Investments Romania | Meeting with British Business leaders based in Romania to better understand Romanian business environment and current economic situation. |
| Leo Docherty | 03/10/2022 | Deloitte; Justice & Care Romania Foundation; Alison Mutler; University of Bucharest; Impreuna Agency; World Bank Romania and Hungary | Meeting with Government and Civil Society Representatives to understand the UK/Romania bilateral relationship |
| Leo Docherty | 03/10/2022 | NGO Internews; Plan International Moldova | Meeting with Chevening Alumni from Moldova. |
| Leo Docherty | 20/10/2022 | International Institute for Strategic Studies; European Council on Foreign Relations; German Council on Foreign Relations | Meeting with Think Tanks to understand Germany's foreign policy and the implications for European Security. |
| Leo Docherty | 20/10/2022 | Michael Backfisch, International Political Editor of Funke Media | Meeting with journalist to promote UK foreign policy in Germany. |
| Leo Docherty | 02/11/2022 | Rotterdam City Government | Meeting to discuss the Mayor’s efforts to tackle serious and organised crime entering Europe through Port of Rotterdam. |
| Leo Docherty | 02/11/2022 | Sea port Police | Meeting to hear more about UK-NL cooperation on the ground to tackle drugs smuggling through the Port of Rotterdam |
| Leo Docherty | 02/11/2022 | International Criminal Court | Meeting to discuss funding for the ICC and prosecution of alleged war crimes that have taken place in the Russia/Ukraine conflict |
| Leo Docherty | 03/11/2022 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Meeting to highlight UK commitment to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), discuss the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Bucharest, and receive an update on the Deputy Ssecretary General’s work on emerging technology |
| Leo Docherty | 03/11/2022 | Nemo Link; National Grid Interconnectors | Visit to the Nemo Link interconnector site to see how the electricity interconnector operates and transmits electricity between the UK and Belgium. This is a joint venture between National Grid Ventures (UK) and Elia (Belgium). |
| Leo Docherty | 03/11/2022 | International Trade Networks; Government of West Flanders | Visit and tour of Port. Briefing to better understand UK-BE cooperation to tackle illegal migration and improve trade, and the Port’s role in that. |
| Leo Docherty | 11/11/2022 | Silvia Roman, Deputy Editor for International News at El Mundo | Interview to discuss UK-Spain bilateral relations |
| Leo Docherty | 15/11/2022 | Devenish Nutrition; Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce; Manufacturing Northern Ireland; Logistics UK; ASDA Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Retail Consortium | Meeting with Northern Ireland Business Representatives to discuss the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol |
| Leo Docherty | 02/12/2022 | Matthew Karnitschnig, Journalist, Politico; German Marshall Fund of the United States; Stimson Europe | Panel Discussion at the Mediterranean (MED) Dialogues titled: 'NATO and the South: A New Cooperative Security Agenda.' |
| Leo Docherty | 06/12/2022 | ONEX Group | To discuss UK-Greece Maritime Defence Cooperation |
| Leo Docherty | 06/12/2022 | Institute of Energy for South East Europe; Institute of International Economic Diplomacy; BP Lightsource Greece; Mytilineas S.A Greece; Watson and Tarley | Meeting with Greek Energy Stakeholders to discuss Energy Security |
| Leo Docherty | 13/12/2022 | British Council Paris; University of London Institute Paris | Meeting with the British Council and University of London Institute in Paris to understand their work on UK-French educational and cultural ties. |
| Leo Docherty | 14/12/2022 | Jadar; Rio Tinto; Astra Zenica; Highways Business and Advisory Cluster; Arup Belgrade; Mott MacDonald Belgrade; Menzies Aviation | Meeting with UK businesses in Serbia to discuss challenges and opportunities faced in the Serbian market. |
| Leo Docherty | 14/12/2022 | British Council; Thomson Foundation; Nova Ekonomija; Radio 021; BOOM 93; Oblakoder | Meeting at the British Council in Serbia, including with the beneficiaries of their flagship programme "Media for All" |
| Leo Docherty | 14/12/2022 | Renewable Energy Research Institute; RES Foundation; Independent Energy Consultant | Meeting with energy experts in Serbia to understand current challenges with energy supply in Serbia |
| Leo Docherty | 15/12/2022 | Johnson Mathey, North Macedonia | Visit to the Johnson Mathey plant with the Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs of North Macedonia. |
| Vicky Ford | 19/10/2022 | Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association; Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center Senior Advocacy; UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Deputy Country Representative & High Commissioner for Regional Office for East Africa; Civil Society Support Programme & members of Imagine 1 Day organisation and UNICEF downstream partners on child protection and Gender Based Violence | To discuss gender-based violence and to promote accountability to deter further abuses in Tigray |
| Vicky Ford | 19/10/2022 | African Union | To discuss economic development issues which have an impact on stability such as climate change and development |
| Zac Goldsmith | 06/10/2022 | NatureAlpha | To discuss private finance for nature |
| Zac Goldsmith | 18/10/2022 | Conservation International | To discuss private finance for nature |
| Zac Goldsmith | 19/10/2022 | Business for Nature | To discuss the global energy supply crisis and the clean energy transition. |
| Zac Goldsmith | 20/10/2022 | International Energy Agency | To discuss event planning for COP27 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 28/10/2022 | CARICOM | To discuss objectives for COP27 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 02/11/2022 | World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | To discuss objectives for COP27 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 03/11/2022 | Green Climate Fund | To discuss UK's contribution to the Green Climate Fund |
| Zac Goldsmith | 03/11/2022 | Climate Champions | To discuss objectives for COP27 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 04/11/2022 | Conservation International | To discuss the COP26 commitment on supporting indigenous peoples |
| Zac Goldsmith | 30/11/2022 | World Economic Forum | To discuss indigenous rights in Indonesia |
| Zac Goldsmith | 06/12/2022 | International Conservation Caucus Foundation | To discuss objectives for COP27 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 07/12/2022 | New Forests | To discuss restoration work in the Sahel |
| Zac Goldsmith | 08/12/2022 | Oceans and Natural Resources | To discuss their partnership with British International Investment |
| Zac Goldsmith | 08/12/2022 | Conservation International | To discuss the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Ocean work |
| Gillian Keegan | 18/10/2022 | British University (Egypt) | To discuss climate change with regional climate youth leaders |
| Gillian Keegan | 18/10/2022 | Pricewaterhouse Coopers Egypt | To discuss trade and investment |
| Gillian Keegan | 19/10/2022 | Al-Shorouk newspaper | To discuss visit to Egypt |
| Gillian Keegan | 19/10/2022 | Vodafone Egypt; AstraZeneca Egypt; Actis MENA; British International Investment | To discuss trade and investment |
| Andrew Mitchell | 14/12/2022 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ghana | To influence the IMF process for longer term economic reform in Ghana |
| Andrew Mitchell | 14/12/2022 | World Bank; United Nations; USAID; African Centre for Economic Transformation; Star Ghana Foundation | To understand the changes in Ghana’s development context and the UK’s role and comparative advantage, from the perspective of prominent development actors and thinkers in Ghana |
| Andrew Mitchell | 15/12/2022 | Tingoli Community Health Post | Understand the UK’s contribution to improving delivery of family planning services |
| Andrew Mitchell | 15/12/2022 | World Education Inc.; Girl’s Education Challenge | Meeting female beneficiaries of girl’s education challenge UK Aid funded education programming |
| Andrew Mitchell | 16/12/2022 | Nissan Ghana Assembly; LMI holdings | To discuss UK-supported Ghana Auto policy and the scope for further expansion of Ghana’s burgeoning auto sector. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 16/12/2022 | DTRT Apparel; Niche Cocoa Industry Ltd; Atlantic Life Sciences (ALS); Blue Skies; Nissan Ghana; LMI holdings | To discuss the impact of the economic crisis, prospects for the private sector to support increased domestic production and exports and to showcase UK’s partnerships with Ghana. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 16/12/2022 | UK-Ghana Business Council; Ghana Investment Promotion Agency; Revenue Authority Ghana | To underline the importance of UK's relationship with Ghana, and on the UK Ghana Business Council (UKGBC) as the driver of a strong partnership on economic development, trade, and investment. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 16/12/2022 | British Council; AB2020; Tech in Ghana; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Lancaster University Ghana | To discuss support for the UK’s plans to develop a UK-Ghana Science, Technology and Innovation Board, and to highlight the depth and breadth of existing partnerships. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 30/11/2022 | United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) | An opportunity to test UN and World Bank on their response to the drought and to seek further leadership on access climate finance and future resilience activities. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 30/11/2022 | World Food Programme (WFP); UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF); International Organisation for Migration (IOM); United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Chief of Party for the Building Resilient Communities in Somalia NGO Consortium; Gargaar Relief Development Organisation (GREDO); Save the Children International (SCI); International Rescue Committee (IRC); World Bank; United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) | To thank the main UK funded humanitarian partners for their response efforts to date and discuss how the UK can continue to support the humanitarian community in our common efforts to avert famine in Somalia. |
| Andrew Mitchell | 01/12/2022 | Safaricom; Kenya Drought Response Committee; World Bank; United Nation Resident Coordinator;Regional Emergency Response; World Food Programme; European Commission for Humanitarian Aid | Discuss the regional drought response and meet partners involved in responding |
| Jesse Norman | 12/10/2022 | Pablo Portes Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs; Felipe Vicini; British Chamber of Commerce in DR; Leonel Melo; Export and Investment Centre of the DR; Rlnio Duran Dominican Ambassador to the UK; Manuel Jimenez | Dominical Republic week - to strengthen UK-DR relations including on trade |
| Jesse Norman | 17/10/2022 | Caribbean Development Bank | Introductory meeting to discuss UK support to the Caribbean Development Bank |
| Jesse Norman | 19/10/2022 | Cheikh Kante Minister of Plan Emergent Senegal; Moussa Cisse Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning Guinea; Souleymane Diarrassouba Minister of Trade, Industry, and SME Promotion, Ivory Coast; Kodzo Adedje Minister of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption Togo; Romuald Wadagni Minister of Finance Benin; Michael Moussa Adamo Foreign Minister of Gabon; Alkache Alhada, Minister of Commerce Niger | UK-Francophone West and Central Africa Trade and Investment Forum |
| Jesse Norman | 25/10/2022 | British International Investment; Nigel Clarke Minister of Finance Jamaica | Launch of British International Investment in Caribbean |
| Jesse Norman | 25/10/2022 | Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce Jamaica; Alando Terrelonge, Minister of State in Ministry of Culture, Entertainment and Sport; Julian Robinson, Opposition Spokesman on Finance Planning and the Public Service in Jamaica; Stocks and Securities Ltd; Jamaica Producers Group Ltd; Jamaica Promotions Corporation; Jamaican National Bank | Dinner with business people to discuss UK Jamaica business links |
| Jesse Norman | 26/10/2022 | Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force | Meeting to discuss the security situation in Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Jesse Norman | 26/10/2022 | Permanent Secretary, National Security Secretariat, Tito Lightbourne; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Virginia Clerveaux ; National Security Secretariat Lead, Swarzuette John; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Immigration, Althea Been; Commanding Officer, TCI Regiment, Ennis Grand | Roundtable on national security to understand challenges of irregular migration to Turks and Caicos Islands and discuss joint work in this area |
| David Rutley | 23/11/2022 | UK-Columbia Rail Partnership | To discuss railway investment |
| David Rutley | 02/12/2022 | The Canada-UK Colloquium | To discuss matters of current public policy concern to each country |
| David Rutley | 13/12/2022 | Canning House | To discuss the importance, strength and challenges to UK relationships across Latin America and the Caribbean |
| David Rutley | 08/12/2022 | The British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (BRITCHAM) | To discuss key business and celebrate BRITCHAM's 35th anniversary |
| David Rutley | 09/12/2022 | Reuven Bigio and Pablo Portes, Advisor to the Dominican President | To discuss the situation in Haiti and non-partisan initiative to broker a political roadmap in Haiti |
| David Rutley | 09/12/2022 | Villa Poppy rural livelihood project | To meet project leads and residents and discuss climate change related UK funded projects |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 23/11/2022 | Nicola Simmonds, NZ HC for Vanuatu; Aupito William Sio, New Zealand Minister of Pacific Peoples and Minister for Courts; Fiame Naiomi Mata'afa, Prime Minister of Samoa; Ishmael Kalsakau, Prime Minister of Vanuatu; Jotham Napat, Vanuatu Minister of Foreign Affairs; Gloria Julia King MP, Third Deputy Speaker; Jenny Regenvanu, Deputy Mayor, Port Vila City Council; Molisa Viran Treif, Supreme Court Justice; Cerol Ala-ianna, DG Prime Minister Office; Eline Garaebiti, DG, Ministry of Climate Change; Vanuatu Women's Centre. | Event to celebrate women in leadership in Vanuatu and the Pacific. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 24/11/2022 | Won Smolbag; Mele School | Understand climate change priorities from grass-roots communities and young people and show UK support for action on climate change. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 24/11/2022 | Ministerial Pacific Community (SPC) heads of delegations; Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs | Opening Ceremony of the annual Ministerial Pacific Community (SPC) conference. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 25/11/2022 | Tongan Foreign Minister Fekita 'Utoikamanu; Secretary-General of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF), Henry Puna. | Annual Ministerial Pacific Community (SPC) conference. Meetings with Tonga Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) to discuss regional issues including climate change. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 27/11/2022 | Queensland State Library | To understand the significant role that Aboriginal people play in Queensland shared cultural heritage. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 27/11/2022 | Surf Life Saving Queensland | Thank Surf Life Saving Queensland for their important work and help spread surf safety message to UK visitors. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 27/11/2022 | Minister Craig Crawford MP, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | Reiterate importance of UK-state relationships in Australia and hear the State Government's approach to reconciliation. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 28/11/2022 | Australian National University | Discussion on AUKUS workforce planning and ideas on how UK can support. Tour of Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 28/11/2022 | Babcock Australia and New Zealand | Opportunity to underline Government support for the UK defence industry and discuss Babcock's plans for expansion in Australia. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 28/11/2022 | BAE Systems Australia | Opportunity to underline Government support for the UK defence industry and discuss BAE's plans for expansion in Australia. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 29/11/2022 | Dr Sophie Scamps MP, Kate Chaney MP, Allegra Spender MP, Dr Monique Ryan MP, Zali Steggall MP, Zoe Daniel MP, Kylea Tink MP | Continue building UK relationships with Australian parliamentarians (Independent Teals) and discussed shared interests, including on climate change. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 29/11/2022 | Reconciliation Australia; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; National Indigenous Australians Agency; First Nations Taskforce | Hear from influential interlocutors on the Uluru Statement from the Heart and new federal government's approach to reconciliation. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 29/11/2022 | National Security College | Record National Security College podcast on UK priorities in Indo-Pacific |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 29/11/2022 | Ted O'Brien, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Explore opposition position on key climate issues. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 30/11/2022 | Australian Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Standing Committee | Q&A session on the UK's role in the Indo-Pacific and value of the UK-Australian partnership. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 01/12/2022 | Australian Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham | Explore opposition position on key foreign policy issues. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 19/12/2022 | Great Britain China Council | Introductory meeting with Sir Martin Davidson and Sir David Lidington of the GBCC, to discuss the role of GBCC as an arm's length body and opportunities in 2023 |