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FCDO's ministerial travel, April to June 2023
Updated 5 April 2024
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| Minister | Start Date of Trip | End Date of Trip | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Mode of Transport | Cost of private jet or RAF plane hire, if relevant | Number of officials who accompanied minister if non-scheduled travel was used | Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense? | Total cost (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc |
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| James Cleverly | 04/04/2023 | 05/04/2023 | Brussels, Belgium | To attend NATO Foreign Ministers meeting | Eurostar | N/A | N/A | No | £444.55 |
| James Cleverly | 15/04/2023 | 22/04/2022 | Tokyo, Japan; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Honiara, Solomon Islands; Auckland, New Zealand and Bali, Indonesia | To attend the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting (Japan) and to strengthen partnerships with the Pacific Island countries, on areas including climate change, scientific research and media freedom. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £561,531.04 | 13 | No | £38,555.99 |
| James Cleverly | 08/05/2023 | 11/05/2023 | Washington, USA | Meetings with US Secretary of State and leading members of Congress to discuss the US and UK's long-term commitment to Ukraine. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £11,470.01 |
| James Cleverly | 17/05/2023 | 25/05/2023 | Kingston, Jamaica; Cartagena & Bogota, Colombia; Santiago, Chile and Manaus & Brasilia, Brazil | To attend the UK-Caribbean Forum (Jamaica) and bilateral meetings with counterparts to stress our support for upholding democracy and protecting the rainforest (South America). | Private charter | £422,747.50 | 18 | No | £22,860.38 |
| James Cleverly | 30/05/2023 | 01/06/2023 | Oslo, Norway & Tallinn, Estonia | To attend NATO Foreign Ministers (Norway) and meetings with members of the new Estonian Government to highlight the UK’s role as a steadfast security partner. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport; Scheduled flight | £65,252.48 | 13 | No | £4,736.17 |
| James Cleverly | 04/06/2023 | 08/06/2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine and Paris, France | To meet the President and Foreign Minister, and discuss UK's support for Ukraine (Ukraine). Chaired the 2023 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (Paris). | RAF flight | £11,576.46 | 13 | No | £1,253.81 |
| James Cleverly | 27/06/2023 | 28/06/2023 | Visby, Sweden | To meet the Swedish Foreign Minister and discuss Sweden's accession to NATO. | GBNI Ministerial Air Transport | £38,649.86 | 11 | No | £2,973.07 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 03/04/2023 | 05/04/2023 | Cairo, Egypt | To promote trade and investment, Freedom of Religion or Belief and demonstrate support for Egyptian efforts to reduce tensions in the region | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,633.90 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 08/05/2023 | 09/05/2023 | Rabat, Morocco | To attend Morocco Strategic Dialogue | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £733.67 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 13/05/2023 | 13/05/2023 | Stockholm, Sweden | EU Indo-Pacific Forum | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £860.58 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 16/05/2023 | 17/05/2023 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Council of Europe Conference | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £795.08 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 22/05/2023 | 23/05/2023 | New York, USA | An open debate in the United Nations (UNSC) on food security and the protection of essential services for the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2417 and a Sudan Quad Strategic Discussion | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,023.20 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 26/05/2023 | 03/06/2023 | Jodhpur, Delhi, Hyderabad, India; Amman, Jordan | UK-India collaboration on science, technology and health | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,052.54 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 07/06/2023 | 09/06/2023 | Riyad, Saudi Arabia & Istanbul, Turkey | Objectives focusing on counter terrorism | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,716.49 |
| Tariq Ahmad | 21/06/2023 | 24/06/2023 | UAE | Bilateral strategic objectives including regional security and economic diplomacy. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,381.14 |
| Leo Docherty | 17/04/2023 | 18/04/2023 | Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; Belfast, UK | To co-chair the UK-Germany Cultural Commission with German counterpart and deliver on the outputs of the Foreign Secretary’s UK-Germany Strategic Dialogue with the German Foreign Minister (Berlin); to deliver on the outputs of the Prime Minister’s UK-France summit with the French President (Paris); to represent the Foreign Secretary at the Prime Minister-hosted Belfast Good Friday Agreement Gala Dinner. | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,589.31 |
| Leo Docherty | 09/05/2023 | 11/05/2023 | Nicosia, Cyprus; Rome, Italy | To meet counterparts on bilateral issues including national security and the Cyprus Settlement (Nicosia) and open new British Embassy to the Holy See (Rome) | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,289.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 21/05/2023 | 24/05/2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | To deepen bilateral relations, promote UK trade, and to progress discussions on regional security, including re-opening the Lachin Corridor | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,019.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 04/06/2023 | 05/06/2023 | Bishkek, Kyrgyszstan; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan | To deepen bilateral relations, advance discussions on energy security and promote UK trade | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,572.00 |
| Leo Docherty | 14/06/2023 | 15/06/2023 | Prague, Czech Republic; Luxembourg | To meet key interlocutors and initial the Statement of Intent Delivery Plan for UK-Czech bilateral partnership (Prague) and to deepen the bilateral relationship and promote UK business (Luxembourg) | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,708.00 |
| Zac Goldsmith | 11/04/2023 | 18/04/2023 | Washington, USA; Brasilia, Brazil | Attended 'World Bank Spring meeting' and to land UK's offer to Brazil as a credible partner on climate and nature | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £7,090.21 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 23/05/2023 | 24/05/2023 | Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt | Attend the African Development Bank Annual Meetings | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £255.13 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 24/05/2023 | 25/05/2023 | Cairo, Egypt | Meetings with Egyptian Government Ministers | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £715.57 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 11/04/2023 | 14/04/2023 | Washington DC, USA | Attend the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings 2023 | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,631.70 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 10/04/2023 | 11/04/2023 | New York, USA | Meetings with United Nations agencies | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,273.11 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 22/06/2023 | 24/06/2023 | Paris, France | To attend Summit for a New Global Financing Pact | Eurostar | N/A | N/A | No | £1,613.64 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 27/04/2023 | 30/04/2023 | Nairobi, Kenya | To attend the Ibrahim Governance Weekend | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,201.40 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 22/05/2023 | 22/05/2023 | Geneva, Switzerland | To attend meetings at the World Health Assembly | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £1,795.38 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 27/06/2023 | 28/06/2023 | Rome, Italy | Meeting with government ministers and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to discuss food security | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £769.05 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 14/05/2023 | 18/05/2023 | Lusaka, Zambia; Johannesburg & Cape Town, South Africa; Maputo, Mozambique | Meeting with government ministers and the Global Fund to see how they have helped communities in Mozambique & civil society | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £5,646.81 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 10/06/2023 | 13/06/2023 | Varanasi, India | G20 Development Ministers | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,130.04 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 03/04/2023 | 05/04/2023 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Meetings with government ministers, civil society organisations focussed on humanitarian, education & conflict issues & members of opposition parties | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,096.00 |
| David Rutley | 16/04/2023 | 21/04/2023 | Guatemala City, Guatemala; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; San Salvador, El Salvador | To discuss democratic and climate priorities and trade opportunities | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £9,284.00 |
| David Rutley | 14/05/2023 | 18/05/2023 | Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mexico; San Jose, Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | To discuss human rights, climate change and biodiversity, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) ratification and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £13,003.00 |
| David Rutley | 30/05/2023 | 03/06/2023 | Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, USA | To attend the National Convention of Mayors | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £15,033.00 |
| David Rutley | 21/06/2023 | 24/06/2023 | Washington, DC, USA | To represent the UK at the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £6,664.00 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 01/04/2023 | 05/04/2023 | Port Hedland, Perth, Australia | To signal UK's commitment to Western Australia | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £9,031.60 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 10/05/2023 | 12/05/2023 | Seoul, South Korea | To deepen bilateral relationship and discuss economic collaboration | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £8,077.64 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 08/05/2023 | 08/05/2023 | Washington, USA | To host Ministerial Meeting on the UK COP26 Agriculture Breakthrough initiative as part of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) Summit | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £3,860.81 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 31/05/2023 | 01/06/2023 | Singapore | To represent the UK at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) Shangri-la Dialogue | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £4,342.12 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 07/06/2023 | 08/06/2023 | Paris, France | To attend the UK-chaired Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting | Scheduled flight | N/A | N/A | No | £2,481.00 |