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Diplomatic Relations

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79228

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 45 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress she has made on establishing a College of British Diplomacy.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The College will be launched in the coming months. In preparation, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) launched on 6 October a new pilot Global Network Programme, a flagship initiative of the forthcoming College. Further details will be confirmed in the usual way in due course.

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