Ministers
The FCO Ministers are as follows:
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon William Hague MP | Secretary of State | Overall responsibility | |
| The Rt Hon Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi | Senior Minister of State | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh; Central Asia; Human Rights; UN, International Organisations and ICC; All of FCO business in the Lords | |
| The Rt Hon David Lidington MP | Minister of State |
European Union (including Gibraltar and SBAs); Europe, including Balkans, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova; Russia, South Caucasus,NATO and European Security; OSCE and Council of Europe; FCO relations with Parliament; Communications; FCO Finance; Estates and Security; Information and Technology | |
| The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP | Minister of State | Far East and South East Asia; India and Nepal; Latin America (including: Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba); Falklands; Australasia and Pacific; Commonwealth | |
| The Rt Hon Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint | Minister of State |
Leading on FCO relations with British Business; Commercial Economic Diplomacy Department; Economics Unit; UK Trade and Investment (joint Minister with Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills; Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD); Spokesman for the Government on trade and investment issues in the House of Lords; Business policy | |
| Mark Simmonds MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Africa; Overseas Territories (not Falklands, SBAs or Gibraltar); Conflict Issues; Climate Change; International Energy; Consular; Protocol; Ministerial Oversight for FCO Services; The Caribbean (not including Dominican Republic, Haiti or Cuba) | |
| Alistair Burt MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Counter Terrorism; Counter Proliferation; Counter Piracy; North America; Middle East and North Africa; Maldives and Sri Lanka; Defence policy (except NATO and European Security); Human Resources and Diversity; Ministerial correspondence | |
| Key | Conservative |
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William Hague is also First Secretary of State, which implies seniority over all other Secretaries of State.
Lord Green also works at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and is lead minister on the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD).
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