Sentences with phrase «of foreign office»

The government takes the view that the law, with effect from 14 February 2002, now clearly covers the bribery of foreign office holders such as judges, MPs and ministers.

This case has already seen a number of landmark judgments, including on the Royal Court of Guernsey's ability to apply principles of modified universalism, the legal test and principles to be applied when considering the recognition of a foreign office holder (Court of Appeal) and the Court's ability to grant summary judgment relief in interpleader proceedings.

You are responsible for making yourself aware of Foreign Office advice and warnings in regard to the safety of the countries and areas in which you will be travelling to and to make your decisions accordingly.

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer.

In the event of the Foreign Office imposing travel restrictions it is important to call your travel company as soon as possible to discuss all options.

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In August 2014, Hammond said he was surprised at the sudden resignation of Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, who wrote of «great unease» under his leadership of the Foreign office.

Peter Ricketts, a former head of the Foreign Office and now a crossbench peer, thinks EEA membership could end up as a useful insurance option for the government.

Nigel Farage, the former Ukip leader, has now called for a «complete clear - out» of the Foreign Office.

Now he's written a memoir based on his diplomatic life in Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin (HarperPress, # 20)

Foreign secretary William Hague announced a review of the Foreign Office's airport evacuation procedures.

The government's policy towards the Israeli incursion into Gaza was in danger of falling apart on Tuesday night in the wake of the surprise resignation of the Foreign Office minister Sayeeda Warsi and a demand by Nick Clegg that Britain immediately suspend arms export licences to Israel.

David Miliband's destruction of the Foreign Office library was symbolic of what happened once the barbarians got past the gates.

In contrast, I think David Miliband made relatively light work of the Foreign Office in pretty tough times for our nation.

The current justice secretary, the first sitting Cabinet member to appear before the inquiry, was in a privileged position as head of the Foreign Office throughout the build - up, execution and violent aftermath of the conflict.

The Informational Tribunal said the Foreign Office must publish a draft of the dossier written by John Williams, a former journalist and head of the Foreign Office's news department.

The low - key nature of the black and white mog's arrival is said to be a result of past scuffles between Downing Street's mouser - in - chief Larry, and Palmerston of the Foreign Office.

She singles out the Home Office and the new leadership of the Foreign Office for weakness and short - sightedness during the Gaza crisis.

Key Boris Johnson adviser «forced out» of Foreign Office in bitter power struggle with Theresa May's team

After the 2005 general election, he was given the role of Minister of State for Europe, part of the Foreign Office, with special provision to attend Cabinet.

He said he would ask Hague to clarify the role of the Foreign Office in overseeing the legal frameworks which control GCHQ.

The resignation of the Foreign Office minister will be a huge embarrassment for Cameron, who was warned recently that centrist Tories were uncomfortable with his unwavering support for Israel despite the extent of civilian casualties in Gaza.

But seeing as I'm here, I may as well address the football issue... «Many people may not know that looking after British nationals abroad is one of the main responsibilities of the Foreign Office.»

And yet Wright would object to being caricatured as part of the Foreign Office «Camel Corps» and through these published diaries shows a rounded figure, keenly aware of the need to defend the FCO, and with an acute observation of all his colleagues.

Furthermore Davenport - Hines argues that during this period the supposed class exclusivity of the Foreign Office mattered little compared to gender exclusivity.

One reason was notdissimilar to the suspicions of the Foreign Office traditionally voiced in British political circles: that it is run by people whose instinct is to «go native».

Britain has already felt the impact of the tougher Xi approach over Hong Kong with the refusal late last year to allow a Commons select committee to visit the former colony and, in January, the snubbing of the Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire by the two most senior Hong Kong officials.

The Telegraph supports his suggestion that the department should revert to being an arm of the Foreign Office.

Now, we are seeing the first true signs of a battle within one segment of the legal market where the key ingredient is not the lateral hiring of top partners, or the opening of foreign offices, but the development of legal technology.

Not exact matches

To help ease the appearance of conflicts of interest, the company said it would not enter into any new international deals, promised to hire a compliance officer and ethics adviser to vet domestic deals, donate foreign profit from its hotels and refrain from doing anything that could be perceived as exploiting the office of the presidency.

After an informal poll of the staff, Rovello decided to move the company's foreign office to the nearest major city within Russia proper, Krasnodar.

The financial affairs of numerous previously low - key unlisted or foreign - owned companies headquartered in Western Australia have been released by the Australian Taxation Office for the second year running.

Today it teems with more than 300 head - office employees whose diversity is staggering by any standard, a mix of men, women, Saudis, and foreign nationals representing 23 different countries.

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added six individuals and 10 companies and other entities to its sanctions list, saying they have helped people previously penalized for North Korea's weapons development, facilitated North Korea's energy sector and enabled entities to bypass sanctions to get access to the U.S. and international financial system.

He explained how his office managed to nail down foreign nationals who engaged in murder and money laundering on American soil with the blessing of their state.

In June the Canadian government implemented a package of immigration reforms, known as the Global Skills Strategy, aimed at fast - tracking visas for skilled foreign workers — some can get processed in as little as two weeks — and providing a concierge service that will walk companies through the process of opening an office on Canadian soil.

Beyond the two FBI field offices, FBI counterintelligence agents based in Washington are pursuing leads from informants and foreign communications intercepts, two of the people said.

Trump supporters say Clinton deserves to be prosecuted for her handling of U.S. foreign policy as President Barack Obama's first - term secretary of state and for her use of a private email server while in that office.

Unfair trade practices detailed by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative accuse China of using «joint venture requirements, foreign investment restrictions, and administrative review and licensing processes to force or pressure technology transfers from American companies.»

«This is a testament of Singapore's inclusive diplomatic relations and effective foreign policy,» Philippe May, managing director of Arton Capital's Singapore office, said in a statement.

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control approved the deal, Sulzer said, freeing it from...

Because his company had been operating for more than a year in Israel and doing business in the U.S., Pinhas was able to come here in 2013 on a nonimmigrant L - 1 visa, which allows executives of established foreign companies to set up or work for a U.S. office.

Even to this day there are three or four foreign exchange companies that run their head - office functions out of Victoria as a result of the expertise left behind by the Custom House alumni.

In October, Sens. Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduced the bipartisan USA Rights Act, which aims to reform Section 702 and «end warrantless backdoor searches of Americans» calls, emails, texts and other communications that are routinely swept up under a program designed to spy on foreign targets,» according to a press release from Wyden's office.

A spokeswoman for the British Foreign Office did not say how many British diplomats would be affected, but said Russia's response was regrettable and Moscow was in flagrant breach of international law over the killing of the former spy.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against all but essential travel to Everest, to the frustration of tour operators.

«With that being said, I have personally directed the fix to the unmasking process since taking office and today's vote is about foreign surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign land,» he tweeted.

As emails disclosed by WikiLeaks laid bare internal concerns about how the Clinton Foundation's funding might impact the former Secretary of State's run for the Oval Office, former President Bill Clinton announced in August that the nonprofit would reject corporate and foreign donations if Hillary Clinton prevailed in her campaign.

Once the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added an entity to the so - called «Kingpin List,» it becomes illegal under US law for anyone to conduct business with that entity.

The Office of the Special Counsel also revealed Monday that George Papadopoulos, formerly a foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign, had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his contact with a Russian professor.