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The '''private secretary to the prime minister for foreign affairs''' is a senior official in the [[British Civil Service]] who acts as the [[private secretary]] for all matters concerning foreign policy and international affairs to the [[prime minister of the United Kingdom]].
The holder of this post has traditionally been a member of [[His Majesty's Diplomatic Service]] on secondment to the [[Cabinet Office]], and reports directly to the [[Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|principal private secretary to the prime minister]].
== List of private secretaries to the prime minister for foreign affairs ==
*1950–1952: [[David Hunt (diplomat)|David Hunt]]
*1952–1955: [[Anthony Montague Browne]]
*1955–1957: [[Guy Millard]]
*1957–1963: [[Philip de Zulueta|Sir Philip de Zulueta]]
*1963–1966: [[Oliver Wright (diplomat)|Oliver Wright]]
*1966–1969: [[Michael Palliser]]
*1969–1970: [[Edward Youde]]
*1970–1972: [[Peter Moon (diplomat)|Peter Moon]]
*1972–1974: [[Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U8688
| title       = BRIDGES, 2nd Baron
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1974–1977: [[Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond|Patrick Wright]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40766
| title       = WRIGHT OF RICHMOND, Baron
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
* 1977–1979: [[Bryan Cartledge]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U10348
| title       = CARTLEDGE, Sir Bryan (George)
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1979–1981: [[Michael Alexander (diplomat)|Michael Alexander]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U5221
| title       = ALEXANDER, Sir Michael (O'Donel Bjarne)
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1981–1984: [[John Coles (diplomat)|John Coles]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         =
http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U11476
| title       = COLES, Sir (Arthur) John
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1984–1991: [[Charles Powell, Baron Powell of Bayswater|Sir Charles Powell]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31264
| title       = POWELL OF BAYSWATER, Baron
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1991–1993: [[Stephen Wall]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U38653
| title       = WALL, Sir (John) Stephen
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1993–1996: [[Roderic Lyne]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U25179
| title       = LYNE, Rt Hon. Sir Roderic (Michael John)
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1996–1999: [[John Holmes (British diplomat)|Sir John Holmes]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U20579
| title       = HOLMES, Sir John (Eaton)
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*1999–2001: [[John Sawers]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U33958
| title       = SAWERS, Sir (Robert) John
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*2001–2003: [[Francis Campbell]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U59783
| title       = CAMPBELL, Francis Martin
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*2002–2004: [[Matthew Rycroft]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45273
| title       = RYCROFT, Matthew John
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref>
*2004–2007: [[Antony Phillipson]]
*2007-2007: [[Matthew Gould]]
*2007–2011: [[Thomas Fletcher (diplomat)|Thomas Fletcher]]<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U253824
| title       = FLETCHER, Thomas Stuart Francis
| work        = Who's Who 2012, online edition
| author      = A & C Black
| publisher   = Oxford University Press
| year        = 2012
| accessdate  = 2012-05-02
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tom Fletcher|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tom-fletcher|access-date=2020-07-03|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref>
*2011–2014: [[John Casson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.uk/government/news/john-casson-new-british-ambassador-to-egypt |title=John Casson new British Ambassador to Egypt |date=23 August 2014 |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office}}</ref>
*2014–2016: [[Nigel Casey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpolcon/842/842vw29.htm |title=Role and Powers of the Prime Minister |date=4 June 2014 |publisher=UK Parliament Website}}</ref>
*2016-2019: Jonny Hall<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonny Hall CMG OBE|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jonny-hall|access-date=2020-07-03|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref>
2024-Present: Ailsa Terry
== See also ==
* [[10 Downing Street#Office of the Prime Minister|Prime Minister's Office]]
*[[Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104239/http://www.gulabin.com/britishdiplomatsdirectory/pdf/britishdiplomatsdirectory.pdf A DIRECTORY OF BRITISH DIPLOMATS], gulabin.com, December 2013
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