FCO latest speeches

A new effort to help Somalia

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:03:34 GMT

Foreign Secretary spoke at the British Government Consultation on Somalia at Chatham House on 8 February.

"Now is the time to study India, to invest in India and to work with India"

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:57:13 GMT

Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the King's College India Institute on 26 January.

UK & Australia: "Our countries are strategic and global allies"

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:11 GMT

Foreign Secretary William Hague talked following the Australia - UK Ministerial meeting (AUKMIN) on 23-24 January.

"The days of Britain's retreat from Latin America are over"

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:58:43 GMT

While in Rio de Janeiro, Foreign Secretary William Hague said that we have begun Britain's most ambitious effort to strengthen ties with Latin America in 200 years.

Bali Democracy Forum

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:32:12 GMT

Speaking at the Bali Democracy Forum on 8 December 2011, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne commented that the Forum came at 'a seminal time for democracy'.

The Power of Western Foreign and Security Policy

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:56:20 GMT

Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s 30th Anniversary Conference on 1 December

"Our belief in democracy, our values of tolerance, fairness and justice all compel us to act when others are denied the rights that we enjoy"

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:25:33 GMT

Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at a Human Rights Watch reception on 29 November.

"We must make sure that Afghanistan is strong enough to protect its own national security, and through that, our own"

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:44:38 GMT

Foreign Secretary William Hague addressed the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on 21 November.

Securing our future

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:40 GMT

Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the role of secret intelligence in foreign policy in a speech on 16 November.

"A new, positive bilateral relationship post-Qadhafi in Libya"

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:28:13 GMT

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke about the future of the UK's relationship with Libya on 14 November.