Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Catherine West
Part (i)
The FCDO does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions, so is not in a position to answer this part of the question. Additionally, the reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee's personal information and identifiable and would elicit GDPR considerations.
Part (ii)
The FCDO routinely announces public appointments and direct ministerial appointments on gov.uk. Since 4 July 2024, the following appointments have been made and announced:
1. Jonathan Powell has been appointed by the Foreign Secretary as the Special Envoy for BIOT negotiations. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jonathan-powell-appointed-as-special-envoy-for-biot-negotiations]
2. Rachel Kyte has been appointed the UK's Special Representative for Climate. This appointment was made jointly by the Foreign Secretary and the Energy Secretary. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rachel-kyte-appointed-as-the-uks-special-representative-for-climate]
3. Professor Ngaire Woods has been appointed by the Foreign Secretary to lead a review of the UK's global impact. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-launches-expert-reviews-to-strengthen-uks-global-impact-and-expertise]
4. Baroness Minouche Shafik has been appointed by the Foreign Secretary to lead a review on how to maximise the benefits of the FCDO joint integrated development diplomacy model in our development work. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-launches-expert-reviews-to-strengthen-uks-global-impact-and-expertise]
5. Sir Martin Donnelly has been appointed by the Foreign Secretary to lead a review on our economic capability in diplomacy. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-launches-expert-reviews-to-strengthen-uks-global-impact-and-expertise]
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