the Foreign Office

noun

: a government department especially in Great Britain that deals with foreign affairs

Note: The official name of the British Foreign Office is now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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His move to the Foreign Office gives climate diplomacy a seat at one of the three great offices of state, at the exact moment the UK is preparing to take over the G20 presidency in 2027, following the US presidency in 2026. — Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Advertisement It was revealed in April that Mandelson had failed the security vetting in January 2025, only for his appointment as ambassador to go ahead the following month anyway on account of the Foreign Office overruling the decision. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 May 2026 Last week, Starmer fired Sir Olly Robbins, who was the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant at the time of Mandelson's appointment and vetting. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Foreign Office

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