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SECRETAIRE ETAT AFFAIRES ETRANGERES COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPPEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Positions
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
1, record 1, English, Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Foreign%2C%20Commonwealth%20and%20Development%20Affairs
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Foreign Secretary 2, record 1, English, Foreign%20Secretary
correct, Great Britain
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 3, record 1, English, Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Foreign%20and%20Commonwealth%20Affairs
former designation, correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Foreign Secretary has overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with a particular focus on: Strategy Directorate; national security; intelligence; honours; Europe; all major spending decisions, and overall delivery and management of the 0.5% of Gross National Income spending for Official Development Assistance (ODA); working with and supporting international partners on the global response to COVID-19. 1, record 1, English, - Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Foreign%2C%20Commonwealth%20and%20Development%20Affairs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes gouvernementaux
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
1, record 1, French, Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Foreign%2C%20Commonwealth%20and%20Development%20Affairs
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Foreign Secretary 1, record 1, French, Foreign%20Secretary
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Great Britain
- secrétaire d'État aux Affaires étrangères, du Commonwealth et du Développement 2, record 1, French, secr%C3%A9taire%20d%27%C3%89tat%20aux%20Affaires%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res%2C%20du%20Commonwealth%20et%20du%20D%C3%A9veloppement
unofficial, masculine and feminine noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Puestos gubernamentales
- Diplomacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Secretario de Estado para Relaciones Exteriores y de la Mancomunidad
1, record 1, Spanish, Secretario%20de%20Estado%20para%20Relaciones%20Exteriores%20y%20de%20la%20Mancomunidad
unofficial, masculine noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores 1, record 1, Spanish, Secretario%20de%20Asuntos%20Exteriores
unofficial, masculine noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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