Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
the British government department responsible for relations with other countries. The Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office used to be two different departments. They were joined together in 1968, but many people still refer to it as the Foreign Office.
Compare Home Office.

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