The FCO Board

The role of the FCO Board is to provide corporate leadership to the organisation in delivering the policies and services decided by Ministers.

The Board is chaired by the Permanent Under-Secretary and is made up of eleven members

Peter Ricketts KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service
Nick Baird, Director-General Europe and Globalisation
Mariot Leslie, Director General, Defence and Intelligence
Geoffrey Adams, Director General, Political
Tony Mather, Chief Information Officer
James Bevan , Director General, Change and Delivery
Keith Luck, Director General, Finance
Susan le Jeune, Director Human Resources
Andrew Cahn KCMG , Chief Executive, UK Trade and Investment
Alistair Johnston, Global Vice-Chairman, KPMG
Alison Platt, Group Development Director, BUPA

The Board's responsibilities are set out in its Terms of Reference [PDF, 48KB].

The FCO Board is supported by six Sub-Committees:

FCO Board minutes

Summaries of recent FCO Board minutes.

Read about the five FCO Board Sub-Committees and download their Terms of Reference