We cover the following areas:

• Africa
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Prosperity
• Consular services
• Migration
  

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Africa

Director: Tim Hitchens

Africa Department (East Africa, Great Lakes)

We are responsible for maintaining and developing the UK’s relations with Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda. We provide advice to ministers and other parts of government on political developments in these countries.  

Enquiries  
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7008 2897

Africa Department (Southern, Central and Western)

We are responsible for maintaining and developing the UK’s relations with Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia.  We provide advice to ministers and other parts of government on political developments in these countries.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2552

Zimbabwe Unit

We are responsible for maintaining and developing the UK’s relations with Zimbabwe, where our main focus is promoting a stable and democratic Zimbabwe.  We provide advice to ministers and other parts of government on political developments there and we work closely with other government departments to develop shared policy towards Zimbabwe.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2523

Sudan Unit

We are responsible for maintaining and developing the UK’s relations with Sudan.  We provide advice to ministers and other parts of government on political developments there.  We are a joint FCO/DFID unit and we work closely with other government departments to develop shared policy on Sudan.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)207 008 3947

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Asia Pacific

Director: Peter Wilson

Far Eastern

Handling relations with China, Hong Kong and Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Mongolia, and North (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South (Republic of Korea) Korea.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 1570

South East Asia and Pacific

Handling relations with ASEAN, the Association of East Asian Nations, countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. We pursue UK’s interests and have a network of British embassies and high commissions throughout the region. Handling the EU’s relations with these countries, as well as ASEAN, the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) and other regional organisations.

Working closely with our high commissions and embassies and with the diplomatic missions of these countries in London. Providing advice and briefing to Ministers, Cabinet Office, No 10 and others.

Enquiries
SEAPG.Enquiries@fco.gov.uk

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Europe Directorate

There are two Directors for Europe: Simon Manley and Jill Morris

Europe Directorate - Internal

We cover the following areas:

• Multiannual Financial Framework and EU Budget
• Relations with the EU Institutions
• EU Economic Reform including the Growth Agenda and Financial Services
• Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies
• European Council co-ordination  
• Justice and Home Affairs
• HMG engagement with the EU Institutions

Bilateral relations with Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2322
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3015 (Baltic and Nordic Networks)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 4109 (EU Institutions)

Europe Directorate - External

We cover the following areas:

• Co-ordination of EU external relations  
• General Affairs and External Relations Council  
• Gymnich (Informal meetings of EU Foreign Ministers)  
• Political and Security Committee  
• G8 Foreign Policy  
• Developing an effective neighbourhood policy  
• EU parliamentary scrutiny  
• European External Action Service
• Common foreign and security policy institutional issues
• European security and defence policy missions  
• EU external spending
  

Bilateral relations with Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands and Switzerland.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2409 (External Action Service)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3870 (France)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 1925 (Benelux)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2807 (Switzerland)

Europe Directorate – Future of Europe

We cover the following areas:

• EU Bills and Treaties
• European Citizens’ Initiative

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2247

Europe Directorate – Mediterranean

We cover the following areas:

• Cyprus settlement  
• Turkey and EU accession  
• Gibraltar relations with EU and Spain

Bilateral relations with Andorra, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece, Holy See, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Turkey

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2565 (Andorra, Gibraltar, Holy See, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3261 (Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey)

Europe Directorate - Western Balkans and Enlargement Department

We cover the following areas: 

• UK policy on EU Enlargement  
• Effective management and maximum impact of Europe Directorate    programme funds
• UK National Contact Point for Twinning

Bilateral relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 4226 (Enlargement, Croatia and Iceland)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2399 (Programme and Twinning)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3087 (Kosovo)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 1840 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2843 (Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia )

Europe Directorate – Parliamentary and Communications Team

We cover the following issues

• FCO and Parliament
• EU communications and stakeholder management  
• General public correspondence on EU issues
• EU Publications: Guide to the EU  
• Global Europe public diplomacy events  

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3728 (Communications)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 1948 (Parliament)

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Prosperity

Director: Dominic Martin

Climate Change and Energy Group

Implementing the FCO Strategic Objective: A low carbon, high growth global economy.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 5119

Delivery Unit

We are organised as follows:

• GEID programme team: manages the Low Carbon High Growth Strategic Programme Fund which enables 22 priority embassies and high commissions to achieve their policy objectives 
• Business, planning and communications team: coordinates the business planning, stakeholder engagement and communications work for this objective 
• Business engagement team: manages the FCO's relations with business and the trades unions at a strategic level. It also supports SISBO (Security Information Service for Business Overseas)

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3499

International Trade Team

FCO lead on all aspects of trade policy in this area, working closely with colleagues around Whitehall on developing and implementing UK.

Primarily, this means influencing within the EU but we also work through embassies and high commissions in key countries around the world to promote an open approach to trade and combat protectionism.

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2622

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Consular services

Director: Charles Hay

• Assistance 
• Crises 
• Emergency travel documents
  
• Certifying official documents
  
• Strategy, communications and training 
• Resources

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 0341