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Encyclopedia > Foreign Secretary

The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Since 1968, when the Foreign Office was merged with the Commonwealth office, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is usually called Foreign Secretary.



See also: foreign minister


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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (274 words)
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (colloquially called the Foreign Secretary) is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries, heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (often called simply the Foreign Office).
This position came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the positions of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, and their associated departments, into a single Department of State.
Chevening is an official residence of the Secretary of State.
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