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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a permanent secretary or under-secretary in his Department has visited Indonesia since 1973; and what the purpose was of each visit. [133127] Mr. Mike O'Brien :[pursuant to my answer, 22 October 2003, Official Report, c. 615-16W]: An administrative error occurred in my answer of 22 October. The correct answer should read as follows: 4-5 July 2000 Permanent Secretary, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues. 12-16 September 2000 Director General (Deputy Under Secretary) Wider World, familiarisation and to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues. 22-24 November 2000 Group Chief Executive (Permanent Secretary equivalent), British Trade International (a joint DTI/ FCO Department), to discuss trade and investment issues. 30 July-3 August 2001 Director (Assistant Under Secretary) Asia/Pacific, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues. 12-14 December 2001 Permanent Secretary (designate), as part of a programme of visits to familiarise himself with as many overseas posts as possible. 4-5 July 2002 Director (Assistant Under Secretary) Economic, to discuss economic and trade policy issues. 7-10 January 2003 Director (Assistant Under Secretary) Asia/ Pacific, accompanying my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on his visit to Indonesia. 14 May 2003 Director (Assistant Under Secretary) Asia/Pacific (designate), to attend an ASEM senior officials meeting. 21-25 July 2003 Director (Assistant Under Secretary) Asia/ Pacific, accompanying the Minister to the ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting. I regret that compiling the information requested for 1973-99 would involve disproportionate effort.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

133127; 413 c1314W;413 c1310W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Civil servants Foreign and Commonwealth Office Visits abroad Indonesia

Link

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