'The Foreign Office: when did the Foreign Secretary lose power to No. 10' With Sir Anthony Seldon, Historian, Author, Educator Sunday, 1 June, 2025 ‘Members of the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council (CFCC) attended a talk at the House of Lords on Monday the 19th May by Sir Anthony Seldon, the acknowledged national authority on all matters relating to Number 10 and British prime ministers. Sir Anthony was introduced by Emma, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, a Patron of the CFCC who herself has served under a number of prime... Reports
Shadow Defence Minister, Dr Julian Lewis 14th November 2005 Dr Lewis was introduced by the Chairman Sir Ron Halstead. He explained that the members of the Shadow Defence Team were effectively 'ghost' defence ministers –... Reports
Ambassador of Brazil 17th October 2005 Our Chairman Sir Ronald Halstead opened the meeting and Ambassador Bustani replied expressing his gratitude for this opportunity to share his views. He welcomed... Reports
Ambassador of Italy 26th September 2005 Ambassador of Italy HE Mr Giancarlo Aragona, Lunchtime talk at the House of Commons. His Excellency has been Ambassador to this country since 2004. He attended... Reports
Annual Diplomatic Garden Party 2005 11th July 2005 Chairman of the CFCC, Sir Ronald Halstead CBE hosted the Annual Diplomatic Garden Party 2005, on behalf of the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council. Articles
Ambassador of Japan 20th June 2005 Japan was the first Asian country to import the parliamentary cabinet system of the UK over 100 years ago – coming to the House is always a reminder of the long... Reports
Zimbabwe Private Meeting 14th March 2005 Ambassador of The Republic of Zimbabwe HE Mr S S Mumbengegwi, 14.3.05 Private Meeting. Summary of talk about Zimbabwe's foreign policy. Reports
Ambassador of The League of Arab States to the UK 1st February 2005 Ambassador of The League of Arab States to the UK, Mr Ali Muhsen Hamid, 1.2.05. Mr Hamid is a regular contributor to the media and is active in a number of... Reports
Tsunami Disaster - Message from the Shadow Cabinet 8th January 2005 The response of the British people to the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in South East Asia has been overwhelming. What is now important is to... Articles
Understanding American Foreign Policy in a Second Bush Administration 23rd November 2004 Understanding American Foreign Policy in a Second Bush Administration - a talk by Republicans Abroad (UK) Chairman, Timothy Spangler. Reports
