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{{Image|David-Miliband-2008.jpg|right|300px|[[David Miliband]] is the former UK Foreign Secretary.}} | {{Image|David-Miliband-2008.jpg|right|300px|[[David Miliband]] is the former UK Foreign Secretary.}} | ||
The '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''', informally the '''Foreign Secretary''', is the [[United Kingdom]]'s foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO). This is the most senior position in the [[government of the United Kingdom]] after the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The Foreign Secretary until the general election of 2010 was [[David Miliband]] of the [[Labour Party]]. | The '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''', informally the '''Foreign Secretary''', is the [[United Kingdom]]'s foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO). This is the most senior position in the [[government of the United Kingdom]] after the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The Foreign Secretary until the general election of 2010 was [[David Miliband]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:34, 14 May 2010
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, informally the Foreign Secretary, is the United Kingdom's foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This is the most senior position in the government of the United Kingdom after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Foreign Secretary until the general election of 2010 was David Miliband of the Labour Party.