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FCDO's ministerial meetings, July to September 2024
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-07-12 | Equality Human Rights Commission Chair | Meeting with Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chair regarding EHRC appointments. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-07-22 | World Bank Group | Meeting to establish a good working relationship with an important figure; focusing on climate and International development finance |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-07-26 | Inter-American Development Bank Group | Meeting to establish a good working relationship with an important figure; focusing on climate and nature, poverty and Private Capital mobilisation |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-07-23 | Kaleidoscope, Galop, Stonewall, The Proud Trust, LGBT Foundation, LGBT Consortium, The Kite Trust, Terrance Higgins Trust | Roundtable meeting to discuss LGBT+ priorities and hear stakeholders' views. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-07-29 | World Health Organisation | Introductory meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General to emphasise UK support for multilateralism and WHO, discuss WHO reform efforts and the pandemic accord |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-07 | World Food Programme | Visit a World Food Programme (WFP) truck loading site to observe operations and thank WFP and the Logistics Cluster (LC) for working closely with Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) and GoJ to facilitate humanitarian aid assistance being delivered from Jordan into Gaza |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-07 | Director of the office of HRH Princess Taghrid Mohammad, Crown Prince Foundation, International labour Organisation, a social entrepreneurship, and gender specialist, Middle East University, Education for Employment in Jordan, Master’s degree student in Social Work and Migration and Refugees (winner of the Ambassador for a day competition) | Roundtable discussion with six leading female advocates on women’s economic empowerment in Jordan. Seek to understand what works in economic empowerment and how the UK can support this |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-07 | UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative to Jordan, World Food Programme, World Bank | Breakfast meeting with humanitarian and development partners based in Jordan to reiterate the UK’s reestablishment of funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), and understand the broader humanitarian and development situation in Jordan. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-19 | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA), World Food Programme, UN High Commission for Refugees , UNICEF, Internation Office of Migration, World Bank Group | Dinner with heads of UN humanitarian agencies to get a frank overview of the humanitarian context and challenges. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-20 | World Food Programme, International Office for Migration, UNICEF | Group meeting with recent returnees from Sudan to ask about their recent experiences in Sudan |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-20 | EVE Organization for Women Development , Women for Justice and Equality (WOJE), Hope Restoration South Sudan, Titi Foundation, South Sudan Women Disability Network | Roundtable on gender-based violence to hear from South Sudanese women led organisations about the significant challenges facing women and girls in South Sudan and learn about their role in addressing gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, and promoting women’s rights and empowerment. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-21 | African Union | Meeting to outline HMG’s ambition to deliver a new approach on Africa, focused on building long-term partnerships rooted in respect and able to deliver real progress for mutual long-term benefit. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-08-21 | TAQADDUM | Meeting with some of the leadership of Taqaddum (a pro-civilian power coalition in Sudan) and highlight the UK's continued support of the coalition |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-05 | MK ACT | Visit to see a women's refuge and hear from service users. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-09 | Fawcett | First meeting of a 'women's Caucus' in Parliament hosted by Fawcett society. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-09 | Patriotic Millionaires | Meeting to discuss the company, its aims and values and how it applies to international development |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-10 | Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre | Meeting to discuss UK-Saudi development goals ahead of the UN General Assembly. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-10 | The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero | Introductory meeting Vice Chair of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to discuss areas of existing HMG-GFANZ collaboration and how to deepen partnership. Specifically discussed current work on Just Energy Transition Partnerships and private capital mobilisation |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-10 | The World Bank | Introductory meeting to exchange views on priorities for the World Bank Group. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-12 | International Trade Union Confederation | Introductory meeting to exchange views on mutual priorities for development in Africa. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-12 | GAVI The Vaccine Alliance | Introductory meeting to convey UK's enduring support for GAVI and GAVI's role in Mpox response. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-17 | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Meeting to discuss the state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relationship and portfolio with the Minister. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-18 | ASEAN Standard Chartered, Indonesia Investment Authority, Xurya, Wavemaker Impact, SEACEF/ Clime Capital, Indonesia Infrastructure Finance, Asia SUSI, Medco Power, APEC Ib vogt, Southeast Asia ACWA, Indika energy, HSBC, PwC, Mott McDonald, Arup, ADB | Roundtable on green growth to outline areas of collaboration for scalable, high-impact projects in renewable energy and climate resilient infrastructure that deliver both environmental benefits and economic returns |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-18 | The World Bank | Leaders Reception to engage with key women leaders, particularly in politics, but also development, civil society and the arts. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-18 | Maros Regency, Maros Village Development Agency, Maros Planning Agency | Bilateral to note the historic Anglo-Indonesian links, demonstrate the UK government’s global commitment to support partners like Indonesia on issues of sustainable growth, climate and environment |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-18 | Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities, Hasanuddin University, University of Papua, Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), The Asia Foundation, Fauna and Flora Indonesia (FFI), Walhi’s South Sulawesi chapter, PT Vale Indonesia | Dinner to hear directly from Eastern Indonesian experts, ranging from academia, civil society organisations to human rights activists on South Sulawesi’s socio-economic situation and future direction of the region’s development pathway |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-19 | Tukamasea Head of Village (host) and officials, Women Budget Analysis Group, Bantimurung district, Setapak team, The Asia Foundation, Setapak programme local CSO partner, Pilar Nusantara (PINUS), Local community managing the eco-tourism | Visit to witness the implementation of Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) under the Setapak programme and engage in discussions with direct beneficiaries who are mostly women. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-19 | Bonto Manurung Head of Village (host) and officials, Bonto Manurung village forest management group; Palm Sugar Social Forestry Business Unit, South Sulawesi Women Forest Defender, PT Golata, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, The Asia Foundation, Setapak programme local CSO partners, Pilar Nusantara (PINUS) and, other social forestry business groups in Bonto Manurung and neighbouring villages | Visit to visit the social forestry site under the Setapak programme and engage in discussions with local communities who developed non-timber forest product businesses and women-led forest patrol missions. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | World Bank Group, IMF, UNICEF | Dinner hosted by Gordon Brown (former UK PM), on Sustainable Development Goals and to highlight the UK’s commitment to addressing the global learning crisis, including by ensuring protection and education for those in emergencies |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Oliver Wright (Political Editor) and Steven Swinford (Deputy Political Editor), The Times | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | David Maddox, Political Editor, The Independent | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Peter Walker, Deputy Political Editor, The Guardian | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Aletha Adu, Political Correspondent, The Guardian | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Eleni Courea, Political Correspondent, The Guardian | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor, Financial Times | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Stephen Bush, Associate Editor, Financial Times | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | Jason Groves, Political Editor, Daily Mail | Labour Party Conference Meeting, press briefing |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-24 | World Bank Group | Trilateral with Foreign Secretary to discuss the alignment of priorities (between the UK and the World Bank), Middle East Crisis and International Development Association (IDA) Replenishment |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-24 | United Nations Population Fund, Children's Investment Fund Foundation, Gates Foundation, Family Planning 2030 Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health | Lunch hosted by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) prior to their 'Unlocking Sustainable Financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health’ to build relationships with key partners, and affirm the UK’s commitment to advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-24 | Women Everywhere Can Lead, Family Planning 2030 | Speech to mobilise new commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) financing. Seeking to reaffirm the UK as the largest funder to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Supplies Partnership programme and the UK’s commitment to SRHR and Call for increased investment in SRHR to meet the growing demand for SRHR commodities. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-24 | International Rescue Committee | To discuss Gaza and Sudan, as well as humanitarian funding and climate finance |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-23 | UNDP | Bilateral meeting as part of UN General Assembly high level week. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-25 | OCHA | Bilateral meeting as part of UN General Assembly high level week. |
| Anneliese Dodds | 2024-09-24 | World Economic Forum, UN High Commission for Refugees, UN Special Envoy for Education and HLSG Chair, Irish Aid, Global Partnership for Education, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Education Practice World Bank, Lego Foundation, Education International | Steering Group on Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) bi-annual High-Level Meeting. To demonstrate continued UK leadership on education in emergencies and protracted crises, as a leading donor to ECW. To strengthen ECW’s governance, accountability, and operations. To stress the importance of ECW’s hosting arrangement with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) being fit for purpose and agree to the proposed review of future hosting options for the fund. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Catherine West | 2024-07-29 | UK-India Digital Public Infrastructure Event | To discuss UK and Indian approaches to Digital Public Infrastructure. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-01 | ASEAN London Committee | To set out UK priorities and follow up on ASEAN Ministerial meeting discussions. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-20 | Asian Development Bank | To attend Asian Development Bank UK Roadshow and discuss economic growth. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-23 | Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation, Mongolia | To see how UK funding is helping to protect biodiversity in Mongolia. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-23 | URECA | To visit a renewable energy and carbon credit pilot discuss how the UK can support Mongolia's energy transition. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-24 | European Bank for Reconstruction | To discuss the energy and renewables sector in Mongolia and explore how the UK can support Mongolia's energy transition. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-26 | Octopus Energy, Wellington; Meridian Energy; Openstar Technologies; Outset Ventures; Business New Zealand Energy Council; Camco; Ara Ake; Copenhagen Offshore Partners | To discuss power sector decarbonisation and green transition. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-27 | Victoria University; Massey University; University of Canterbury | To discuss Pacific regionalism and politics. |
| Catherine West | 2024-08-29 | Tongan Rugby Association | To discuss the role of sports in empowering women and girls. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-05 | Doughty Street Chambers | To discuss a consular case. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-06 | BVR Subrahmanyam, Niti Aayog | To discuss UK-India economic and development issues. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-06 | Japan Self Defence Forces Day | To show support for UK-Japan defence ties. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-11 | Members of the Public | To discuss a consular case. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-11 | Vietnam-UK Network | To discuss areas for collaboration between the UK and Vietnam. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-12 | Indonesian UK Parliamentary Friendship Group | To discuss strengthening relations between parliamentarians in Indonesia and the UK. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-17 | Climate Youth Activists, Singapore | Meeting with youth climate leaders to discuss Singaporean and regional climate policy and areas for collaboration |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-17 | Lianhe ZaoBao, Singapore | To brief media on visit to Singapore. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-17 | Hinrich Foundation; Nanyang Technological University; ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Veerle Nouwens | Meeting with regional think tanks (IISS) and academics to discuss analysis of regional foreign policy |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-17 | Standard Chartered, Singapore | To discuss to economic landscape in Singapore and the wider region. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-17 | British Chamber of Commerce, Singapore; Standard Chartered Bank; Cushman & Wakefield; Jaguar Land Rover; Mott MacDonald; Arup; Diageo; Barclays; Rolls-Royce; HSBC | To hear perspectives of British businesses in Asia-Pacific. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-18 | Mott MacDonald | To discuss cooperation on green transition. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-19 | Premier League | To discuss cooperation on anti-piracy. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-19 | Human Rights Watch Thailand; Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand; Chulalongkorn University; Westminster Foundation for Democracy; Fortify Rights | To discuss political and human rights developments in Thailand. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-26 | British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong | To understand British business perspectives on Hong Kong. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-26 | India Inc | To hear about India Inc's priorities. |
| Catherine West | 2024-09-26 | Asia House | To discuss how Asia House can support FCDO and communicate UK objectives in the Indo-Pacific. |
| David Cameron | 2024-07-02 | Blackstone Europe | Meeting to discuss infrastructure and trade |
| David Rutley | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jennifer Chapman | 2024-09-13 | BBC World Service | To discuss an overview of the World Service, as this was an introduction meeting |
| Nusrat Ghani | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-08-19 | Liquid Telecoms, DP World, XSML, Proparco, Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) | To hold a roundtable with businesses to understand the business environment of DRC and how we can work with the private sector to support mutual economic growth. |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-08-19 | Westminster Group | To discuss the experience of engaging in DRC as a UK business and the opportunities for DRC's aviation industry to grow with improved security practices. |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-09-10 | Labour Africa Network | To discuss UK's new Africa approach. |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-09-10 | Simons Muirhead Burton (SMB) | To discuss the death penalty in West Africa ahead of visit to the region and to understand the work of the Death Penalty Project. |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-09-11 | Members of the Public | To discuss a consular case. |
| Raymond Collins | 2024-09-12 | Members of the Public | To discuss trade unions in Africa. |
| Richard Benyon | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-08-31 | GLOBSEC | Meeting with think tank organisers of event. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-16 | Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation (CSCIS); WatchDog.MD Community; Audio Visual Council of Moldova; Ziarul de Garda (ZDG) | Discussion in Chisinau with respected Moldovan analysts and journalists about the threat of Russian disinformation |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-07-22 | Bureau European Affairs Committee (Greek parliamentarians) | Discussion with Greek parliamentarians on UK-Greece cooperation and HMG's Europe reset |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-07-22 | Athens airport authorities | Briefing on preparations for implementation of the EU's Entry-Exit System |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-07-22 | Meeting withLightsource BP | Discussion on energy solar energy projects and UK growth opportunities. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-08-08 | British Olympic Association | To discuss the Paris Olympics when visiting Team GB House. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-08-09 | EuropaNova; German Marshall Fund; The Guardian | Roundtable discussion on France and UK foreign policy. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-08-09 | Phillipe Ricard, Deputy Foreign Editor, Le Monde; Virginie Robert, Chief Editor of the International desk, Les Echos; Agence France-Presse; L’Express | To discuss the UK-EU and Europe Reset. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-08-30 | PPF Group | Meeting with Czech investment group to discuss possible UK investment |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-02 | GEN energija | Meeting with Slovenian state owned energy company to discuss civil nuclear opportunities. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-02 | Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE Group) | Meeting with Slovenian state owned energy company to discuss civil nuclear opportunities. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-02 | Jožef Stefan Institute | Tour of TRIG research reactor in Ljubljana |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-05 | Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec | Discussion on Canada- UK investment and pension funds. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-05 | Rio Tinto; Opentext; Babcock; BAE Systems; Darktrace; Rolls-Royce; Diageo | Business roundtable discussion about key opportunities for Canadian and UK businesses and the governments growth agenda. |
| Stephen Doughty | 2024-09-05 | Canadian Aviation Electronics | Discussion on Canada and UK opportunities investment. |
| Tariq Ahmad | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| David Cameron | 2024-07-02 | Blackstone Europe | Meeting to discuss infrastructure and trade |
| David Lammy | 2024-07-14 | Palestinian Communtiy Group | Meeting to discuss violence in the West Bank. |
| David Lammy | 2024-07-14 | UK linked hostage family group | Meeting to discuss the experience of UK-linked families of families. |
| David Lammy | 2024-07-17 | Alex Soros | Meeting to discuss geopolitics |
| David Lammy | 2024-07-31 | Qatar Investment Authority | Meeting to discuss inward investment to the UK ahead of the Qatar state visit. |
| David Lammy | 2024-08-12 | British Jewish Community Leaders: President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Phil Rosenberg, 45 aid society, Director of External Affairs of the Office of the Chief Rabbi Dan Bacall, Progressive Judaism Co-Leader Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Progressive Judaism Co-Leader Rabbi Josh Levy, Historian and Novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore, Senior Masorti Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Labour Friends of Israel, former MP Louise Ellman, Holocaust Educational Trust, Community Security Trust, Jewish Leadership Council, Jewish Care , inter-faith social activist Laura Marks, Labour friends of Israel | Lunch at 1 Carlton Gardens with British Jewish Community Leaders to discuss Israel/Gaza conflict |
| David Lammy | 2024-08-14 | Chief Rabbi | Meeting to discus Israel/Gaza conflict |
| David Lammy | 2024-08-15 | HSBC | Meeting to discuss China |
| David Lammy | 2024-08-16 | Palestinian Red Crescent Society | Meeting to understand their humanitarian work in Gaza. |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-09 | David Attenbourgh | Meeting to discuss climate and nature |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-16 | Tim Davie, BBC DG | Meeting to discuss BBC World Service |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-20 | Vladimir Kara-Murza and family | To discuss political prisoners and human rights abuses in Russia |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-24 | International Rescue Committee | Meeting to discuss humanitarian issues |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-25 | World Bank | Meeting to disucss the role of the World Bank in global issues |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-26 | Bill Gates | Meeting to discuss interntional development issues on women and girls, global health, and Africa |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-26 | World Jewish Congress | Meeting to discuss the rise of antisemitism globally. |
| David Lammy | 2024-09-26 | Alex Soros | Meeting to discuss the UN General Assembly. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-07-19 | Jewish hostage families | To discuss ongoing hostage situation. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-07-31 | Adam Rose and Jewish Rabbis | To discuss ongoing hostage situation. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-08-19 | El Fatteh family | To discuss a consular case. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-09-02 | Fawzia Koofi and Zehra Zaidi | To discuss women's rights in Afghanistan. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-09-12 | BOND Advisary Group | To discuss Gaza and the suspension of military equipment. |
| Hamish Falconer | 2024-09-12 | David Miliband | To discuss issues in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |