Foreign Secretary
 Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | |
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| Style | Foreign Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and Commonwealth) His Excellency (international)[1] |
| Status | Great Office of State |
| Member of | Cabinet Privy Council National Security Council (NSC) |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Residence | No. 1 Carlton Gardens |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Appointer | The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 March 1782 |
| First holder | Charles James Fox |
| Website | www.gov.uk |
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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (known as the Foreign Secretary) is the Minister in charge of the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In many countries this job is called Foreign minister.
Until the 1960s, the Foreign Secretary only handled relations with foreign countries and international organisations. There was a separate Commonwealth Secretary and a Colonial Secretary, but all three are now joined into one.
David Lammy has been Foreign Secretary since 5 July 2024.[2]
The Foreign Secretary's is one of the four Great Offices of State.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Public List" (PDF). Protocol and Liaison Service. United Nations. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary". Politico. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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