This week at the Foreign Office
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
This week Foreign Secretary William Hague saying the 鈥渂rutality exposes the regime鈥檚 claims to be committed to a reform process as an utter sham鈥�.
On Monday the Foreign Secretary marked the anniversary of the describing it as an 鈥渙pportunity to reflect on the sacrifices鈥� which continue to be made by those who have strived for peace in Burma.
Condemning the announcement of the in East Jerusalem the Foreign Secretary said: 鈥淎t a time when all parties should be striving to return to talks, this announcement undermines trust and - by illegally changing the situation on the ground - threatens the two state solution for which we are working hard. It is deeply disappointing.鈥�
It was 20 years ago on Monday that British journalist John McCarthy was released after more than five years as a hostage in Lebanon. Based in the British Embassy in Syria at the time, Mark Watchorn talked about the release in a .
As Iranians commemorated Journalist鈥檚 Day, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt talked about the .
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham expressed disappointment after Sudanese President Bashir visited Chad in defiance of an .
On Tuesday the Foreign Office announced a 12 month with Vodafone UK. Texts will be sent out to customers who are in a country where there has been a major crisis - such as a natural disaster or civil unrest.
were used by the Foreign Office this week to represent the data published on the number of Brits who get into trouble abroad.
Helping holidaymakers, meeting local tour operators and discussing local concerns with expats: all in a day鈥檚 work for .
British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Martin Uden said that a 鈥溾�� when he spoke at the UN Model Conference on Climate Change at Korea.
The British Embassy in Peru looked back to the 1948 London Olympics in an Enrique Mendizabal who took part.
The created a video with tips to avoid being a victim of crime by using bogus taxis.