The Role Of The Fco In Uk Government

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215559479

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The role of the FCO in UK government by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The Foreign Affairs Committee believes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will not be back at the centre of Government and able to lead UK foreign policy, in line with the Foreign Secretary's ambitions, unless it can provide deep foreign policy expertise and judgement to underpin and implement Government decision-making. The FCO must have the resources and skills required to fulfil this role, especially specialist geographical expertise and knowledge of foreign languages. The FCO has a vital role to play for the Government, namely the timely provision of world-class foreign policy information, analysis, judgement and execution. Finances, people and buildings must be well-managed, but managerial requirements must not divert time and focus disproportionately from the FCO's core foreign policy functions. Given the resource constraints facing the FCO, however, there is doubt whether the department can achieve the Government's ambitions for enhanced commercial work while maintaining its core foreign policy functions at the required standard. The committee regards the FCO's network of overseas posts as integral to the department's ability to discharge its functions, and recommends that the FCO should seek to maintain a global UK presence. The committee also called "confusing" the fact that under the current Government the FCO has three sets of priorities: the Foreign Secretary's, the Cabinet Office's Business Plan for the department, and the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Author : Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Diplomatic and consular service
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117353776

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The London Diplomatic List by Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0101812523

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Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee Session 2010-12 by Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff Pdf

Response to HC 665, session 2010-12 (ISBN 9780215559470). Dated July 2011

Author : Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0101837429

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The Overseas Territories by Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff Pdf

The Government, in consultation with the Territories and other stakeholders, has developed a strategy of re-engagement: strengthening links between the Territories and the UK; strengthening governance; and enhancing support to the Territories. This White Paper sets out priorities for action in terms of defending the Territories; supporting successful economic development; preserving the Territories' rich environmental heritage and addressing the challenges of climate change; making government work better; community issues; and strengthening links with international and regional organisations or other countries. Taking this forward will require a partnership between the UK Government and Territory Governments. The UK wants to strengthen political engagement between Ministers in the UK and the Territories, particularly through the proposed Joint Ministerial Council, and is determined to live up to its responsibilities to the Territories

Author : James Pamment
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319432403

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British Public Diplomacy and Soft Power by James Pamment Pdf

This volume outlines two decades of reforms at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), British Council and BBC World Service – the so-called Public Diplomacy Partners. Between 1995 and 2015, the FCO and its partner organisations in promoting British influence abroad have introduced major changes to how, where and with whom diplomacy is conducted. This unique study links major organisational reforms to the changing political, technological and intellectual contexts of the day. Through detailed case studies over a 20-year period, this study demonstrates how and why British diplomacy evolved from a secretive institution to one understanding its purpose as a global thought leader through concepts such as public diplomacy, digital diplomacy and soft power. It is rich with unpublished documents and case studies, and is the most detailed study of the FCO and British Council in the contemporary period. From Cool Britannia to the recent GREAT campaign via the 2012 Olympics and diplomats on Twitter, this book charts the theory and practice behind a 21st century revolution in British diplomacy. This work will be of much interest to policymakers and advisors, students and researchers, and foreign policy and communication specialists. “From the heady past of Cool Britannia to the present days of the Great Campaign by way of the Royal Wedding, London Olympics and multiple other gambits in Britain's evolving attempt to connect to foreign publics, this book is the essential account of the inner workings of a vital aspect of contemporary British foreign policy: public diplomacy. James Pamment is an astute, succinct and engaging Dante, bringing his readers on journey through the policy processes behind the scenes. We see the public diplomacy equivalents of paradise, purgatory and the inferno, though Pamment leaves us to decide which is which.” Nicholas J. Cull, author of ‘The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy, 1989-2001’. “A gift to practitioners who want to do the job better: required reading for anyone going into a senior job at the British Council, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and enlightened thinkers at 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and Ministries of Foreign Affairs worldwide. Authoritative, scholarly and accurate, Pamment strikes a great balance between the salient details and the overarching picture. He also does a major service to those of us who lived it; our toils make more sense for what he has done - placing them in a historical and conceptual context.” John Worne, Director of Strategy & External Relations, British Council, 2007-2015

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Federal aid to transportation
ISBN : IND:30000050574049

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Grant Management Guidelines by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215560787

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The FCO's Human rights work 2010-11 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The Foreign Affairs Committee believes the events of the 'Arab Spring' should stand as a reminder to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that failing to take a stronger and more consistent stance against human rights violations by overseas regimes can carry risks for the UK. Any suggestion that the FCO downplays criticism of human rights abuses in countries with which the UK has close political and commercial links is damaging to the UK's reputation and undermines the department's overall work in promoting human rights overseas. The Committee is less confident than the FCO that there is little conflict between its simultaneous pursuit of both UK commercial interests and improved human rights standards overseas. The Committee heard concerns on this front with respect to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in particular. There should be a more robust and significantly more consistent position on human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa. On China, the Committee finds it difficult to support the Government's approach to human rights engagement with China in the continuing absence of any evidence that it is yielding results, and when the human rights situation in China appears to be deteriorating. The Government should engage in more explicit, hard-hitting and consistent public criticisms of human rights abuses in China. The Committee welcomes the FCO's continued production of an annual human rights report and the Government's recognition that the UK's own human rights practices affect its international reputation and ability to pursue improvements in human rights standards overseas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1275172831

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The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Katrin Buchmann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004368156

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European Climate Diplomacy in the USA and China by Katrin Buchmann Pdf

In this book, Katrin Buchmann offers a fascinating and insightful account of the efforts of several European embassies to create alliances in the United States and in China to support the UN climate negotiations leading up to COP15.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215081728

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HC 605 - The FCO's Performance and Finances in 2013-14 by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The cuts imposed on the FCO since 2010 have been severe and have gone beyond just trimming fat: capacity now appears to be being damaged. If further cuts are imposed, the UK's diplomatic imprint and influence would probably reduce, and the Government would need to roll back some of its foreign policy objectives. The FCO's budget is a tiny element of Government expenditure, but the FCO makes disproportionate contribution to policy making at the highest level, including decisions on whether to commit to military action. The next Government needs to protect future FCO budgets under the next Spending Review.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780215078865

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HC 551 - The FCO's Human Rights Work in 2013 by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The FCO designated 28 countries of concern in its 2013 report, where it judged the gravity of the human rights abuses to be so severe that a particular focus should be applied. The Committee concentrated attention on three of these countries: Sri Lanka, Burma, and Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Favourable trade concessions to the EU market should be removed from Sri Lanka if the Government of Sri Lanka continues to deny the OHCHR investigation team access into the country. The Government should advocate re-imposition of sanctions by the EU if there is no improvement in the human rights situation in Burma. The human rights of Israeli, Palestinian and Bedouin citizens living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories continue to be of serious concern to the UK.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215049470

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The FCO's Human Rights Work 2011 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

It is inevitable that the UK will have strategic, commercial or security-related interests overseas which have the potential to conflict with its human rights work, says the Foreign Affairs Committee in a report published today. The Government should not be trying to assert that the two can co-exist freely: it should instead be explaining publicly its judgments on how to balance them in particular cases. The Committee's recommendation comes in the light of the FCO's decision not to designate Bahrain as a "country of concern" in its 2011 report on its human rights work, despite the repression of demonstrations in Bahrain in 2011. The Committee recommends that the criteria for designation should be based purely on assessments of human rights standards and should not be coloured by strategic or other considerations. The Committee also challenges the Government for being inconsistent in not taking a public stance on the Bahrain Grand Prix but boycotting group stage games at Euro 2012 in Ukraine. On rendition, the Committee finds that the protracted police investigations had an unacceptable impact on the work of the Gibson Inquiry and of relevant committees. The Government should explain why current investigations into claims of rendition made by two Libyans are expected to take so long. The Committee accepts that enough progress has been made in Burma to justify some relaxation of the EU's sanctions regime, but it says that Burma's human rights record remains seriously blemished. It recommends that the UK should call for better access to those still detained as political prisoners, and should press the Burmese authorities to allow independent observers to visit Rakhine state, to assess the extent to which the rights of the Rohingya minority are being respected.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 0215062701

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House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee: the FCO's Human Rights Work in 2012 - HC 267 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The FCO was timid and inconsistent in the discussions which led to the decision to award to Sri Lanka the right to host the 2013 CHOGM. It should have taken a more robust approach since, in the light of continuing human rights abuses in the country. In 2009 the FCO objected to Sri Lanka hosting the 2011 CHOGM but did not obstruct a proposal that it might do so in 2013, nor did it insist that Sri Lanka's right to host in 2013 should be conditional on improvements in human rights. The Committee took evidence from the BBC World Service on jamming and denial of access to its broadcast and internet services, particularly in Iran and China. The Committee calls on the BBC to recognise in future funding plans the need to provide the resources necessary to afford protection. All providers of satellite services have a commercial interest in defeating jamming. The report considers Government policy on human rights in Burma and concludes that the EU's decision to lift economic sanctions in April 2013 was the right one, given the remarkable progress made in Burma. But it warns that the UK should be prepared to advocate re-imposition of sanctions if undertakings on human rights are not followed through. The Government should also urge condemnation of those responsible for violence in Rakhine State in 2012. The Committee does not support suggestions that the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games should be boycotted in protest against human rights abuses in Russia

Author : Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-02
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0101605226

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UK International Priorities by Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff Pdf

This publication sets out the strategic priorities of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) which will guide its work over the next ten years. Issues discussed include: the role and activities of the FCO; global trends over the next decade and the foreign policy implications; the UK's future role in the international system and key relationships; the UK's strategy for policy, public service delivery and organisational priorities; and how the strategy will be implemented.

Author : T. Edmunds,J. Gaskarth,R. Porter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137392350

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British Foreign Policy and the National Interest by T. Edmunds,J. Gaskarth,R. Porter Pdf

Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? This interdisciplinary collection responds to these questions exploring ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, challenging current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy.