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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), or Foreign Office is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom.

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Headquarters
King Charles Street, London Abercrombie House, East Kilbride
Annual budget
£8.172bn (resource) & £2.759bn (capital) in 2024–25
Child agencies
FCDO Services · Wilton Park
Department executives
Nick Dyer, Acting Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service · Vacant, Second Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs
Employees
8,098 (2024/25): 143
Formed
1782; 244 years ago (1782) (as the Foreign Office)

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Responsibilities

History

International Academy

Programme Funds

FCDO Services

Library of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Records Department

Buildings

Devolution

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nodes148
Edges147
Triples85
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013514
Components1

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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related to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020–2022) · 26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → Cameron, Children, Commonwealth, David Cameron, Department, Development Office, FCDO, FCO, February, Foreign, Foreign Office, Gordon Brown, In November, International Development, June, Kevin Watkins, On, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Save, September
related to International Academy · 9
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → Commonwealth, Development Office, Diplomatic Academy, February, Following, Foreign, Foreign Secretary William Hague, International Academy, The
Preceding agencies · 3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development, Foreign Office
Child agencies · 2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → FCDO Services, Wilton Park
Department executives · 2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → Nick Dyer, Acting Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service, Vacant, Second Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs
Annual budget · 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → £8.172bn (resource) & £2.759bn (capital) in 2024–25
Employees · 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → 8,098 (2024/25): 143
Formed · 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → 1782; 244 years ago (1782) (as the Foreign Office)
Headquarters · 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → King Charles Street, London Abercrombie House, East Kilbride

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foreign office commonwealth fcdo development international uk department affairs british secretary services government london fco state overseas citation needed 2020

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeAnnual budget£8.172bn (resource) & £2.759bn (capital) in 2024–251.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeChild agenciesFCDO Services1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeChild agenciesWilton Park1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment executivesNick Dyer, Acting Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment executivesVacant, Second Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeEmployees8,098 (2024/25): 1431.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeFormed1782; 244 years ago (1782) (as the Foreign Office)1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeHeadquartersKing Charles Street, London Abercrombie House, East Kilbride1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeJurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficePreceding agenciesCommonwealth Office1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficePreceding agenciesForeign Office1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficePreceding agenciesDepartment for International Development1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSecretary of State responsibleEd Miliband MP, Foreign Secretary1.00infobox
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWebsitegov.uk/fcdo1.00infobox

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