UK Foreign Office

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The UK Foreign Office is a department of the UK government responsible for promoting British interests abroad and delivering the UK's foreign policy. It has been at the center of recent developments, including the decision to cut UK aid to Africa, which has been met with criticism from some quarters as a signal of a shift in the UK's foreign policy priorities. The Foreign Office is led by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.