"Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, normally referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior, high-ranking official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Foreign Secretary is a member of the Cabinet, and the post is considered one of the Great Offices of State. It is considered a position similar to that of Foreign Minister in other countries. The Foreign Secretary reports directly to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Foreign Secretary's remit includes: relations"
"with foreign countries, matters pertaining to the Commonwealth of Nations and the Overseas Territories in addition to the promotion of British interests abroad. The Foreign Secretary also has ministerial oversight for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The Foreign Secretary works out of the Foreign Office in Whitehall, and the post's official residences are 1 Carlton Gardens in London and Chevening in Kent. Margaret Beckett, appointed in 2006 by Tony Blair, is the only woman to have held the post. The current Foreign Secretary is Jeremy Hunt, following Boris Johnson's resignation on 9 July 2018."
"British Defence Staff – US The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry of Defence in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of Her Majesty's Government in the USA. The British Defence Staff – US is led by the Defence Attaché who is British Ambassador's senior adviser on defence issues, and has responsibility over 750 military and civilian Ministry of Defence personnel located both within the Embassy and in 30 states across the USA. Attachés"
"Tenet: Director of Central Intelligence Laura Bush: First Lady of the United States Jack Straw: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jonathon Powell: Downing Street Chief of Staff Alastair Campbell: Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Michael Gerson: White House Director of Speechwriting Saddam Hussein: President of Iraq David Manning: UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council/ British Ambassador to the United States Sir Richard Dearlove: Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service John Negroponte: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Jeremy Greenstock: Chairman of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Igor Ivanov: Foreign Minister of"
"have included: British Defence Staff – US The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry of Defence in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of Her Majesty's Government in the USA. The British Defence Staff – US is led by the Defence Attaché who is British Ambassador's senior adviser on defence issues, and has responsibility over 750 military and civilian Ministry of Defence personnel located both within the Embassy and in 30 states across the"
"the ""Treasurer"" respectively) is in practice the most important cabinet post after the Prime Minister. In the United States, the finance minister is called the ""Secretary of the Treasury"", though there is a separate and subordinate Treasurer of the United States, and it is the director of the Office of Management and Budget who drafts the budget. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent of the finance minister is the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Due to a quirk of history, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is also styled Second Lord of the Treasury with the Prime Minister also holding the historic"
"country that has one or the other. The U.S. Secretary of State is head of the United States Department of State. He or she is responsible for the administration of United States Embassies and their subsidiary units throughout the world. The U.S. Secretary of State has the power to remove any foreign diplomat from U.S. soil for any reason. Six Secretaries of State became presidents (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren and James Buchanan) and five won Nobel Peace Prizes (Frank Kellogg, Cordell Hull, George Marshall, Elihu Root, and Henry Kissinger). The now long-established"
"of government shall have a permanent head, who may be styled Permanent Secretary, Secretary, Head of Department, or other appropriate title. By default the head of a department shall be called Secretary, unless another title is specifically chosen. The Secretary is responsible to the Minister in charge of the department. This follows British, as distinct from American, practice. In the United States, the head of each department is a member of the President of the United States's Cabinet. British practice, on the other hand, is to keep the civil service separate from, but responsible to, political authority. While the Minister"
"a position equivalent to that of the United States Secretary of State, is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Canadian Cabinet used to have a Secretary of State for External Affairs who acted as the country's Foreign Minister, but this position was abolished in 1993 and a new position of Minister of Foreign Affairs was created. From 1867 to 1993, there was also a Secretary of State for Canada who was a Cabinet minister whose duties varied over time but who was responsible for the Department of Secretary of State until the position was abolished. Since 1993, some junior ministers"
"Michael Tatham Michael Harry Tatham (born 2 July 1965) is a British diplomat, serving since January 2018 as the deputy British Ambassador to the United States. Tatham is the son of David Tatham, who also served in the diplomatic service. He joined the FCO in 1987, and in his early career served in Prague and Sofia as well as in ministerial private office, first for Jeremy Hanley from 1995 to 1996, and then from 1999 for the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, under the Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister, first John Sawers and then Francis Campbell, until"
"It was not a cabinet-level position under the George W. Bush administration (from 2001 to 2009), but was once again elevated under the Obama administration, and retained as such by the Trump administration. Former UN Ambassador (and current National Security Advisor) John R. Bolton has publicly opposed the granting of cabinet-level status to the office, stating ""One, it overstates the role and importance the U.N. should have in U.S. foreign policy, second, you shouldn't have two secretaries in the same department"". In December 2018, it was reported by several news organizations that along with the nomination of Heather Nauert to"
"Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly called the Foreign Office, is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide. It was created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office. The head of the FCO is the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly abbreviated to ""Foreign Secretary"". This is regarded as one of the four most prestigious positions in the Cabinet – the Great Offices of State – alongside those of Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and"
"On 4 April 2012, the sufficient number of 25,000 signatures was met to require a response from the Office of the President under its policy at that time. An undated response was posted on the White House petition web site by the United States Department of State, in the name of Michael Posner (Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor), Philip Gordon (Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs) and Andrew J. Shapiro (Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs). The non-committal response read as follows: In November 2016, the United Kingdom restated it would"
"Freedom. In 2016 he was promoted to the position of Director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy. Luke Coffey Luke Coffey (born 1979) is an American political adviser and US Army veteran. Coffey formerly worked as a Special Adviser to Liam Fox, the ex-Secretary of State for Defence in the United Kingdom. He was the first non-UK citizen ever appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to provide advice to senior British ministers. He is currently the Director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, an American conservative think tank."
"United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), commonly just referred to as the State Department, is the federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, it was established in 1789 as the nation's first executive department. The current Secretary of State is Mike Pompeo, who ascended to the office in April 2018 after Rex Tillerson resigned. The State Department's duties include implementing the foreign policy of the United States, operating the nation's diplomatic missions abroad, negotiating treaties"
"awareness, among others. According to the Foreign Service Institute’s website, the Foreign Service Institute is the U.S. government’s “premier foreign affairs training provider...dedicated to ensuring the career-long learning opportunities required for success in today’s global arena. FSI promotes substantive, regional, and linguistic expertise, leadership finesse, personal resilience and innovative problem-solving. FSI serves the U.S. Department of State and the entire U.S. government foreign affairs community as a strategic enabler of diplomatic excellence.” The Director of the Foreign Service Institute is equivalent in rank to an Assistant Secretary of State, and is appointed by the Secretary of State. The FSI Director"
"2002. Tatham went back in Prague as deputy head of mission for 2002–2005, as Head of the FCO's Western Balkans group, and then as British ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2008 until 2011. After four years as political counsellor at UKMIS in New York, Tatham was the Foreign Office's Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia from 2015 to 2017. Michael Tatham Michael Harry Tatham (born 2 July 1965) is a British diplomat, serving since January 2018 as the deputy British Ambassador to the United States. Tatham is the son of David Tatham, who also served in the diplomatic"
"of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, which, along with the Secretary of the Navy, have since 1949 been non-Cabinet subordinates under the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of the Army's office is generally considered the direct successor to the Secretary of War's office although the Secretary of Defense took the Secretary of War's position in the Cabinet, and the line of succession to the presidency. The office of Secretary at War was modelled upon Great Britain's Secretary at War, who was William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, at the time of the American Revolution. The office of"
"to a desk in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London since. UK represents the territory internationally. A local government as normally envisioned does not exist. Rather, the administration is represented in the territory by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia, the ""Brit rep"". Laws and regulations are promulgated by the commissioner and enforced in the BIOT by Brit rep. Of major concern to the BIOT administration is the relationship with the United States military forces resident on Diego Garcia. An annual meeting called ""The Pol-Mil Talks"" (for ""political-military"") of all concerned is held at the Foreign and"
"Home Secretary. The FCO is managed from day to day by a civil servant, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who also acts as the Head of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. This position is held by Sir Simon McDonald, who took office on 1 September 2015. The FCO Ministers are as follows: The Foreign Office was formed in March 1782 by combining the Southern and Northern Departments of the Secretary of State, each of which covered both foreign and domestic affairs in their parts of the Kingdom. The two departments' foreign affairs responsibilities became the Foreign Office, whilst"
"in the United Kingdom: In the United States, the only ""chancellor"" established by the federal government is the Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, a largely ceremonial office held by the Chief Justice of the United States. As the Smithsonian is a research and museum system, its use of the title is perhaps best thought of as akin to a university's chancellor. The chancellor is the principal record-keeper of a diocese or eparchy, or their equivalent. The chancellor is a notary, so that he may certify official documents, and often has other duties at the discretion of the bishop of the"
"Massif, the highest mountain in Antarctica, and Mount Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain, and has scaled Mount Rainier seven times. She is an overall outdoor enthusiast. Sally Jewell Sarah Margaret ""Sally"" Roffey Jewell (born February 21, 1956) is a British-American politician and businessperson who served as the 51st United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Gale Norton (in the administration of George W. Bush). Jewell was sworn in on April 12, 2013. As Secretary, she was the steward of twenty percent of U.S. land."
"one of the more distinguished ministerial posts, and has at times been counted as the most senior role below that of the Prime Minister. In terms of actual political power, however, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is not as prominent as in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the Minister of Finance being considerably more influential. Historically, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been a member of Cabinet, with the exception of the Rt Hon. Winston Peters between 2005 and 2008. This situation came about as the result of coalition negotiations in which"
"Denis Greenhill, Baron Greenhill of Harrow Denis Arthur Greenhill, Baron Greenhill of Harrow (1913–2000) was the British Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Head of the Diplomatic Service from 1969 to 1973; a respected expert on the US, Europe and the Soviet Union, he was actively involved in setting postwar Britain's role in the world in a new direction, away from its imperial past and a compliant involvement with the United States towards a more active engagement in Europe. He served under three prime ministers, Harold Wilson, Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath. Greenhill was educated at Bishop's"
"United States Cabinet (15) or are in positions considered to be Cabinet-level (7) and must be confirmed by the current Senate. The members of the Cabinet are the heads of the fifteen major departments (State, Defense, Justice, etc.), and the seven cabinet-level positions are the Vice President, White House Chief of Staff, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador to the United Nations, and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Since Robert Gates was a member of the previous administration, his letter of resignation (a formality"
"Justin Siberell Justin Hicks Siberell is a United States government official who holds the diplomatic rank of Minister-Counselor. He currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Bahrain. Originally from California, Siberell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and joined the United States Foreign Service in 1993. Siberell served in embassy and consulate postings in Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Panama, and as United States Consul General in Dubai. In 2012 he was assigned to the U.S. Department of State's Counter Terrorism Bureau. By 2016 he headed the bureau as Acting Coordinator of"
"G7, G8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD (also known as the World Bank), ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, United Nations Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, Zangger Committee Foreign relations of the United Kingdom The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Kingdom are conducted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, headed by the Secretary of State for"
"must be nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate. Many prominent U.S. politicians and diplomats have held the post, including Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Adlai Stevenson, George H. W. Bush, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick, Richard Holbrooke, Dr. Madeleine Albright, Bill Richardson and John Danforth. It was a cabinet-level position under the Clinton administration and the Obama administration, and currently continues to hold that status under the Trump administration. It was not a cabinet-level position under the George W. Bush administration (from 2001 to 2009). The other leadership roles are also known as UN ambassadors, but"
"became a non-executive director of Royal Dutch Shell. Speaking to the New Statesman in November 2017, Sheinwald expressed unease about British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's influence on international affairs: “His [Johnson’s] style gets in the way of handling foreign relations in a serious, responsible way at a time of real difficulty for this country… I don’t think he’s been at all helpful to the UK national interest, and I think that’s very regrettable indeed.” Nigel Sheinwald Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald (born 26 June 1953) is a former senior British diplomat, who served as Ambassador to the United States of America"
"Secretary of State for Public Affairs were synonymous names for the same role. However, this has not been the case since Philip J. Crowley's tenure ended in 2011. Since 2011, the Assistant Secretary and the State Department Spokesperson have been two separate roles held by different people. In late 2015, the two roles were once again merged with the appointment of Spokesperson John Kirby as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. The State Department Spokesperson is responsible for communicating the foreign policy of the United States to American and foreign media, typically in a daily press briefing. The daily press briefing"
"Honours, and as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Kim Darroch Sir Nigel Kim Darroch (; born 30 April 1954) is a senior British diplomat, who since January 2016 has been British Ambassador to the United States. Darroch was born in County Durham on 30 April 1954. He was educated at Abingdon School and at Durham University, from where he graduated with a BSc in Zoology. Darroch joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1976 after graduation, and he was appointed to the Diplomatic Service in 1980 to serve as a First Secretary in Tokyo from"
"Jonathan Sinclair Jonathan William Rossiter Sinclair (born 13 October 1970) is a British diplomat who is Director of Human Resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Sinclair studied at Oxford University for a BA degree in PPE and at Johns Hopkins University for a Master's degree in International Relations. After short stints in media and tourism he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996. He was a Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (then Jack Straw) 2002–04, and head of the political team at the British embassy in Washington, D.C., 2005–09. He was High Commissioner to New Zealand, non-resident"
"Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C. The British Embassy Washington (commonly known in the United States as the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.) is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO; often commonly known simply as the Foreign Office) also maintains consulates-general in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and San Francisco, headed by consuls-general. There are also British Consulates called"