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FCDO Permanent Under Secretaries, Directors General, and Finance and Commercial Directors' meetings, January to March 2025

Updated 26 June 2025

锘縎enior Official's Name Date Name of individual or organisation Purpose of Meeting
Owen Jenkins 11/02/2025 The King's Foundation To discuss work across the Gulf and South-East Asia
Owen Jenkins 03/03/2025 International Committee of the Red Cross To emphasise value of our continued close relationship with their teams across the Middle East.
Owen Jenkins 17/03/2025 Asian Development Bank To discuss regional trends and set out the FCDO's Pacific Development Approach.
Gareth Nugent 04/02/2025 Oracle To discuss HERA renewal process
Gareth Nugent 13/02/2025 Hewlett Packard To discuss the strategic relationship between FCDO and Hewlett Packard.
Beverley Jandziol 09/01/2025 Montrose International Meeting with supplier regarding Crown Agents Liquidation Issues
Beverley Jandziol 29/01/2025 International Procurement Agency (IPA) Meeting with supplier regarding Crown Agents Liquidation Issues
Beverley Jandziol 10/02/2025 DAI Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 10/02/2025 Chemonics Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 11/02/2025 Halcyon Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 11/02/2025 KBR Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 11/02/2025 Ecolog Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 12/02/2025 International SoS Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 12/02/2025 DHL Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 12/02/2025 Adam Smith International Meeting with supplier regarding a delay to Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) 2.0 contract
Beverley Jandziol 14/03/2025 ABT Global Discussion regarding ABT global resilience in the light of USAID changes
Beverley Jandziol 26/03/2025 Montrose International Meeting with supplier regarding Crown Agents Liquidation Issues
Jenny Bates 14/01/2025 National Institute of Economic and Social Research Board meetings with NIESR staff and other trustees in capacity as unpaid trustee
Jenny Bates 29/01/2025 The Foundation for Science and Technology Foundation for Science and Technology Panel discussion 鈥楪overning AI for Humanity - What is needed globally and in the UK?鈥�
Jenny Bates 12/02/2025 Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage Intro Meeting with new FRLD Executive Director. Aimed to establish the UK as a proactive partner, and to signal UK priorities, including support for LDCs and SIDS, and diversified funding sources.
Jenny Bates 06/03/2025 Children's Investment Fund Foundation Discussion on CIFF鈥檚 ongoing work to think about the future of the global climate and development finance system
Jenny Bates 10/03/2025 National Institute of Economic and Social Research Board meetings with NIESR staff and other trustees in capacity as unpaid trustee
Jenny Bates 12/03/2025 Bangladesh Climate Adviser, Syeda Rizwana Hasan To discuss UK-Bangladeshi climate relationship and climate adaptation finance and climate and environmental justice
Jenny Bates 17/03/2025 World Resources Institute Senior leadership meeting on climate & nature
Jenny Bates 18/03/2025 Asia Development Bank To discuss our commitment to the relationship, despite ODA budget reduction and exchange views on regional climate finance in South East Asia/Pacific, including Mekong region, and challenges around absorbative capacity in Small Island Developing States. Share ADB鈥檚 new $6bn concessional facility for climate finance.
Jenny Bates 19/03/2025 Shell Engagement with key stakeholders at Shell regarding our work on growth and climate finance, and to discuss ODA budget reduction.
Tim Jones Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sally Langrish 26/03/2025 Red Cross Legal To discuss the International Humanitarian Law Initiative.
Deborah Bronnert 12/02/2025 European Council Foreign Relations To discuss EU/UK relations
Deborah Bronnert 27/02/2025 Royal Overseas League To discuss EU/UK relations
Deborah Bronnert 27/02/2025 UK in a Changing Europe To discuss EU/UK relations
Melinda Bohannon 06/01/2025 Overseas Development Institute; International Crisis Group; International Civil Society Action Network; InterPeace; Karin Von Hippel; LSE; Shaikh Group; Centre of Humanitarian Dialogue; Mark Lowcock; Claire Hajaj A roundtable on 鈥淧reventing and Reducing Conflict: A More Activist UK鈥�, with subject experts and practitioners discuss what is driving the international community鈥檚 collective failure to stop increasing conflict trends and what the UK can do to reverse it.
Melinda Bohannon 13/01/2025 BOND Roundtable with BOND on Development
Melinda Bohannon 15/01/2025 Ozyegin Social Investments; Wolfson Foundation; Children's Investment Fund Foundation; Saville Foundation; T4 Education; Collective Futures; Jacobs Foundation; Vitol Foundation; Shell Foundation; Dynamica Advisors; Peter Cundill Foundation; Virgin Unite; IDP Foundation; Tinker Foundation; The Human Safety Net Foundation; Ezrah Charitable Trust; UBS; AVPN; This Day; Issroff Family Foundation; Emirates Foundation; Mission 44; BHP Foundation; Inicio Partners; Kuhne Stiftung. Roundtable with a senior delegation of international philanthropists to discuss international development and the role of overseas aid and to collaborate, share best practice and support efforts to increase the role of philanthropy in international development.
Melinda Bohannon 16/01/2025 World Bank Meeting to discuss World Bank operations and key priority areas.
Melinda Bohannon 20/01/2025 BRAC Meeting to discuss locally led development
Melinda Bohannon 27/01/2025 Asian Development Bank Intro meeting and discussion on global financial system and development finance
Melinda Bohannon 28/01/2025 Overseas Development Institute Discussion on the future of international development in the context of global change
Melinda Bohannon 06/02/2025 Systemiq Earth Discussion around system change for development action with a focus on climate/nature
Melinda Bohannon 26/02/2025 The Global Fund UK ODA Discussion - post ODA reduction announcement comms
Melinda Bohannon 27/02/2025 Overseas Development Institute UK ODA Discussion - post ODA reduction announcement comms
Melinda Bohannon 27/02/2025 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Regular strategic dialogue held between the FCDO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Melinda Bohannon 03/03/2025 World Bank Discussion with the World Bank on how the Bank contributes to UK priorities, implications of UK ODA cuts on UK contributions to the Bank
Melinda Bohannon 05/03/2025 GAVI The Vaccine Alliance UK ODA Discussion - post ODA reduction announcement comms
Melinda Bohannon 05/03/2025 Global Partnership for Education UK ODA Discussion - post ODA reduction announcement comms
Melinda Bohannon 18/02/2025 Children's Investment Fund Foundation UK ODA Discussion - post ODA reduction announcement comms
Melinda Bohannon 18/02/2025 International Rescue Committee Updates from FCDO and International Rescue C on regional humanitarian crises (Gaza and Lebanon)
Melinda Bohannon 26/02/2028 Jeremy Oppenheim Discussion on the future of international development in the context of global changes in aid flows and conflict with a focus on climate and nature
Corin Robertson 14/01/2025 Robert Taylor Communications Media training session for DG to prepare for external and internal events
Philip Barton Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Christian Turner 15/01/2025 Ellie Geranmayeh & Vali Nasr To discuss geopolitics with think tank
Christian Turner 23/01/2025 Justin Forsyth To discuss geopolitics with non-profit
Christian Turner 23/01/2025 Hussein Agha To discuss geopolitics with academic
Christian Turner 27/01/2025 Sir Michael Barber To discuss geopolitics with former civil servant
Christian Turner 10/02/2025 Peter Hill & Gavin Barwell To discuss geopolitics with former civil servants
Christian Turner 17/02/2025 Maj Gen Tal Kalman To discuss geopolitics with former chief of staff of the Israeli Air Force
Christian Turner 21/02/2025 Joel Rayburn To discuss geopolitics with academic
Christian Turner 03/03/2025 Scott Modell To discuss geopolitics with think tank
Christian Turner 05/03/2025 David Blair To discuss geopolitics with journalist
Christian Turner 06/03/2025 Gina Din-Kariuki To discuss geopolitics with business person
Christian Turner 26/03/2025 Sir John Sawers To discuss geopolitics with former civil servant
Oliver Robbins 04/02/2025 Legal & General plc To discuss the FCDO鈥檚 external challenge panel, as part of the department鈥檚 Spending Review submission to The Treasury.
Oliver Robbins 11/02/2025 Prudential plc To discuss FCDO's relationships with British businesses.
Oliver Robbins 17/02/2025 Amazon To discuss AI opportunities.
Oliver Robbins 28/02/2025 Oliver Wyman To discuss consultancy support opportunities to the FCDO.
Oliver Robbins 07/03/2025 ReAssure To discuss FCDO's relationships with British businesses.
Oliver Robbins 17/03/2025 Haleon plc To discuss FCDO's relationships with British businesses.
Oliver Robbins 19/03/2025 Sir John Sawers To discuss geopolitics issues.
Oliver Robbins 26/03/2025 Sir Simon Fraser; Sir Simon MacDonald; Sir Peter Ricketts; Sir Mark Lyall Grant; Sir Stephen Lovegrove; Sir Tim Barrow To discuss diplomacy issues with former FCO Permanent Under-Secretaries and National Security Advisers.
Nick Dyer 20/01/2025 International Rescue Committee To discuss a range of development topics including climate resilience and global health issues.
Nick Dyer 12/02/2025 Bezos Earth Foundation To discuss climate issues.
Nick Dyer 21/02/2025 Children's Investment Fund Foundation To discuss development issues and the future of foreign aid.
Nick Dyer 26/02/2025 Gates Foundation Regular meeting to discuss global health issues including multilateral health replenishments.
Nick Dyer 28/02/2025 Patchwork Foundation To discuss diversity and inclusive practise within the Civil Service.
Nick Dyer 12/03/2025 Harvard Centre for International Development To discuss the future of development and foreign aid.
Nick Dyer 14/03/2025 Blavatnik School of Government To discuss international growth issues.
Nick Dyer 24/03/2025 Warwick University To discuss international growth issues.
Nick Dyer 25/03/2025 Children's Investment Fund Foundation; SystemIQ Ltd; ODI Global; Royal United 天美影院 Institute Dinner with key stakeholders, to discuss the future of development and foreign aid.
Harriet Mathews 21/01/2025 Vodafone To discuss operations in Africa
Harriet Mathews 22/01/2025 Afrexim Bank Introductory meeting to hear about their operations and priorities
Harriet Mathews 23/01/2025 Mo Ibrahim Foundation To discuss the Foreign Secretary's priorities for the newly formed external Foreign Policy Board.
Harriet Mathews 21/02/2025 BBC; Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic Editor, The Guardian; The Times; Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor, The Financial Times Background briefing to media ahead of BIOT political announcement
Harriet Mathews 18/03/2025 Search for Common Ground To discuss the NGO's work in Africa and the Americas
Harriet Mathews 19/03/2025 The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Catch up to discuss potential cooperation
Jonathan Allen 03/03/2025 International Committee of the Red Cross To discuss reconstruction development in Ukraine.