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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, more commonly known as the Foreign Office (or the FCO), is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad.
		The Foreign Office was formed in March 1782 by combining the Southern and Northern Departments, each of which covered both foreign and domestic affairs in their respective geographical parts of the Kingdom.
		Construction of the present FCO headquarters began in 1861 as headquarters for the Foreign Office and finished in 1868.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_Office (624 words)

	FOREIGN OFFICE - LoveToKnow Article on FOREIGN OFFICE
		The head of the Foreign Office is termed principal secretary of state for foreign affairs and his office dates from 1782.
		The secretary for foreign affairs is the official agent of the crown in all communications between Great Britaii% and foreign powers; his intercourse is carried on either through the representatives of foreign states in Great Britain or through representatives of Great Britain abroad.
		The departments of the Foreign Office are the African, American, commercial and sanitary, consular, eastern (Europe), far eastern, western (Europe), parliamentary, financial, librarian and keeper of the papers, treaties and registry.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FO/FOREIGN_OFFICE.htm (376 words)

	Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad.
		The two departments' foreign affairs responsibilites became the Foreign Office, whilst their domestic affairs responsibilities were assigned to the Home Office.
		The Foreign Office was designed by the architect George Gilbert Scott in classical style — although he had wished it to be Gothic — and Lord Palmerston, the then Foreign Secretary.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Foreign_Office (545 words)

	Office of Foreign Assets Control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, unapproved international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the unapproved proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
		OFAC acts under presidential wartime and national emergency powers, as well as authority granted by specific legislation, to impose controls on transactions and freeze foreign assets under US jurisdiction.
		Many of the sanctions are based on United Nations and other international mandates, are multilateral in scope, and involve close cooperation with allied governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control (152 words)

	British Foreign Office and Macedonian Identity
		The British Foreign Office provides a case study because Great Britain played a leading role in the area after the 1878 Treaty of San Stefano; during the inter-war years respect for national self-determination and for the rights of national minorities was, at least in theory and in official policy, the accepted and prevailing norm.
		Waterlow informed the Foreign Office of the split and the growing strength of the left in his report on the proceedings of the Tenth Congress of the Macedonian Brotherhoods in Bulgaria, the legal organization of Mihailov's IMRO, held in Sofia on 24-27january 1932.
		While the Foreign Office either minimized or was ignorant of the strength of Macedonian nationalism on the left, it was not ready to overlook the spread of German and Italian influence in the area.
	www.gate.net /~mango/Rossos_British_FO.htm (7714 words)

	No decision on CTBT yet - Foreign Office tells LHC -DAWN - National; 04 September, 2004
		The foreign office statement was received by the high court in reply to a writ petition which advocate MD Tahir filed in Jan 2000 with the request that the federal government be restrained from ratifying and signing the CTBT.
		The foreign office submitted that the constitution and other laws allowed the federal government to enter into international treaties with the approval of the cabinet.
		The foreign office repeatedly mentioned the petitioner's lack of understanding of the CTBT issue which, it said, was not aimed at seeking to disarm Pakistan or any other country.
	www.dawn.com /2004/09/04/nat23.htm (406 words)

	Foreign Office Admits Guantã¡namo Briton Has Alleged Ill Treatment
		Until now the Foreign Office had said no detainee had made such allegations while in captivity to it, a claim challenged by several British detainees who said after being released that British officials had ignored their complaints.
		The Foreign Office report on its July 16 visit to Mr Mubanga records key points of a 60 minute discussion with the prisoner, who has been held for over two years without charge, or access to a lawyer.
		The Foreign Office reports that the meeting ended with its officials and the Briton talking "in detail" about Arsenal and the Euro 2004 football championship, which had just finished when the visit took place.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/8-26-2004-58476.asp (653 words)

	Send in the Aliens - They're the last hope for the foreign box office. By Edward Jay Epstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Of that, $25.2 went for foreign advertising—including $6.5 million for Japan, $3.1 million for Germany, $2.5 million for Britain, $1.4 million for France, $1.1 million for Australia, $997,000 for Spain, and $915,000 for Italy—and another $5.7 million went for foreign prints, $823,000 to dub and subtitle them, and $455,000 to ship them abroad.
		On balance, the studios make a substantial profit from foreign distribution, but it is not possible to determine the profitability of a title in foreign markets without taking into account the cost of advertising and distribution.
		In the first quarter of 2005, the studios' revenues from the domestic box office increased by 9.2 percent but their revenues from the overseas box office fell by more than 13 percent.
	fray.slate.msn.com /id/2125153 (1190 words)

	Company Establishment and Foreign Direct Investment in Indonesia
		Foreign Direct Investment, most often referred to by its Indonesian abbreviation - PMA, is governed primarily by the Foreign Capital Investment Law No. 1 of 1967, amended by Law No. 11 of 1970.
		For those companies choosing to make a 100% foreign investment, there is a requirement that 15 years from the commencement of commercial operations, the 100% foreign shareholder must sell at least 5% of the firm to an Indonesian entity.
		Foreign investment companies are basically free to choose where in Indonesia they will set up operations, with the proviso that factories must be in areas zoned for industry or in an industrial estate.
	www.expat.or.id /business/companyestablishment.html (1338 words)

	PortalSanMiguel -- Office of Foreign Affairs, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Office of Foreign Affairs is led by Christopher T. Finkelstein Franjuti, who has a master's degree in International Law and Foreign Affairs from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain, this office will serve as the mediary between foreigners and various city agencies.
		In such cases, Franjuti's office will serve as the mediator, helping residents ensure that their case is heard, and that they receive fair treatment in the proceedings.
		They are located in the Presidencia on the Jardín; as you walk in, the office is on the first floor to the left.
	www.portalsanmiguel.com /mayors-forum/foreignaffairs.html (427 words)

	Office of Counterintelligence
		While the primary purview of the Counterintelligence Office is to combat espionage, your safety is of utmost importance to DOE at all times.
		To ensure that you are fully prepared for foreign travel and armed with the most current information, please notify your foreign travel office point of contact about your travel 60 days prior to the start of travel, or as soon as you know you will be traveling.
		Prior to your departure, the CI Office will send out the most current travel and threat information for the region where you are traveling.
	www.hanford.gov /oci/employeeresponsibilities.cfm (1433 words)

	Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)- - Foreign Office Architects: Breeding Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The ICA is staging the first UK exhibition of the acclaimed architects, Foreign Office Architects, on their tenth anniversary.
		Foreign Office Architects (FOA), founded by Alejandro Zaera Polo and Farshid Moussavi, is an international practice of architecture and urban design, dedicated to the exploration of contemporary urban conditions and construction technologies.
		FOA will present a groundbreaking, visually stunning, exhibition exploring their projects, the particularities of each city in which they've built, and the extraordinary range of influences on their work, including music, film and literature.
	www.ica.org.uk /index.cfm?articleid=12780 (239 words)

	CONSUL - Online Information article about CONSUL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Portugal, while she discouraged the establishment of foreign consuls in her own ports as tending to infringe her own jurisdiction.
		wreck the consul is held to be the agent of the foreign owner.
		The suggestions of the committee as the result of its inquiries were adopted in principle by the Foreign Office.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COM_COR/CONSUL.html (5544 words)

	Foreign Disclosure Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If the paper is being given to a foreign audience according to a specific government-to-government agreement, such as Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Data Exchange Agreement (DEA), it must be provided to the FDO for review and approval before the conference or travel begins.
		If the request is approved, the foreign national must be escorted at all times while on a government facility.
		If your office is planning to host or co-host a technical meeting or conference which could include foreign nationals, you must contact the FDO at the beginning of planning for the meeting.
	www.hill.af.mil /lg2/FDO_web.htm (505 words)

	eBay - foreign office, Historical Memorabilia, Postcards Paper items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The French Foreign Office and the Origins of the Fir...
		The Foreign Office And Finland 1938-1940 by Craig Ge...
		The Foreign Office And Finland 1938-1940 - GERRAR *NEW
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=foreign+office&newu=1&... (303 words)

	Opening a foreign office in thailand
		This regional office may not earn any income nor may it actually sell or purchase goods (although it may advise its head office regarding these matters).
		It is important, Income may be subject to Thai tax as the Revenue Department may consider revenues directly earned by the foreign head office from sources within Thailand as subject to Thai tax.
		Foreign companies wishing to do business in Thailand through a branch or representative office must submit the following documents, notarized and certified by the local Thai consulate or embassy.
	www.chiangmailaw.com /foreignoffice.htm (828 words)

	Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In this era of multilateralism, public diplomacy and the need for a citizen-friendly approach on the part of government, a new Foreign Service ethos is called for.
		With the introduction of management control and resource planning the Federal Service is raising its profile as a modern ministry and a pioneer in the debate of "lean government".
		The Federal Foreign Office is joining in the Federal Government's belt-tightening measures in a spirit of solidarity.
	www.auswaertiges-amt.de /www/en/aamt/zentrale/index_html (152 words)

	Foreign office (from Burton, Sir Richard) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		More results on "Foreign office (from Burton, Sir Richard)" when you join.
		the field force of a foreign office, comprising diplomatic and consular personnel engaged in representing the home government's interests abroad and providing the necessary information on which foreign policy is based.
		The transformation of the office workplace since the late 1800s can be attributed largely to the harnessing of electricity to operate devices and machinery.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-976?tocId=976 (716 words)

	Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
		Office of the Chief of Protocol > Foreign Embassy Information and Publications
		This publication contains a complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and recognized consular officers.
		Status of persons listed in this publication should be verified with the Office of Protocol.
	www.state.gov /s/cpr/rls/fco (83 words)

	Office of Foreign Study/A Final Word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you are interested in a program of study in a foreign location, it is likely that there is one well designed for you-one which can bring you college credit at Sewanee.
		Please feel free to come by the Office of Foreign Study to look through the files of information which are arranged by country of study, or to discuss questions you have about foreign study.
		It is extremely important that each student going on a foreign study program have that program approved in advance by the Associate Dean of the College.
	www.sewanee.edu /Foreign_Studies/finalword.html (154 words)

	The Israeli Government's Official Website, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
		D-G Prosor also surveyed the political developments following disengagement and stressed that it is Israel's desire to improve relations with the Arab countries and peoples of the region, alongside the necessity of a joint struggle against the threat of armed Islamist fundamentalism.
		This course, offered by the Jewish Agency e-Academy in conjunction with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides participants with an understanding of Israel's perspective on some of the most complicated questions regarding the Middle East conflict.
		This year, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Export Institute will be joining forces in the Israeli pavilion at the Book Fair.
	www.mfa.gov.il (481 words)

	The Hindu : Jaswant bids farewell to Foreign Office
		It is not often that the Indian Foreign Service, widely seen as elitist and prickly, acknowledges diplomatic acumen outside its own charmed circle.
		Singh said his four years with the foreign service was "one of the most rewarding experiences'' of his career.
		And the professionals of Foreign Office are ready to work with their new political boss, Yashwant Sinha.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2002/07/03/stories/2002070304911100.htm (393 words)

	__/ Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs \__
		Main Objectives of Greek foreign policy with regard to the Black Sea region.Opening address by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr.
		Greece's reaction to the crisis that hit S.E. Asia, causing thousands of casualties in human lives and incalculable material damage was immediate, all embracing and effective.
		The website of the Greek Foreign Ministry would like to make the Greek language more familiar to its visitors, to the extent of existing capabilities.
	www.mfa.gr (340 words)

	Introduction to the Foreign Affairs Office - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Foreign Affairs Office is a department of the Audente Government that handles recognition, treaty negotiations, and all other aspects of foreign affairs and diplomacy.
		It is one of two such offices constitutionally required to exist.
		The Foreign AffairsOffice is there to represent the people and government of Audentior abroad.
	p199.ezboard.com /fnewainfrm26.showMessage?topicID=25.topic (169 words)

	Foreign National Office Home Page
		It is our mission to assist invited foreign nationals, their families, and WHOI host departments by advising on federal immigration laws and regulations, and providing counseling on personal and cultural matters.
		Beth serves as advisor to foreign nationals and WHOI departments on matters pertaining to maintaining legal immigration status at WHOI.
		The Foreign National Office is part of the Human Resources Office and is located in Nobska House on the Village Campus.
	www.whoi.edu /services/HR/immigration/Index_Immigration.htm (321 words)

	US Department of State, Office of Foreign Missions
		to ensure the safety and security of the foreign missions and their personnel.
		OFM personnel conduct outreach and training seminars with these constituencies in conjunction with representatives from other Diplomatic Security offices, the Bureau of Consular Affairs, and the Office of Protocol.
		Finally, OFM provides a range of services to the foreign diplomatic community, including the issuance of vehicle titles, registrations, driver's licenses, and license plates; processing tax exemption and duty-free customs requests; and facilitating property acquisitions within local zoning law restrictions.
	www.state.gov /ofm (533 words)

	BBC NEWS \| VOTE2001 \| Cook loses Foreign Office
		Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott loses his portfolio at the department of the environment, transport and the regions.
		He is being moved to a special post in the Cabinet Office, where he will act with the "full authority of the prime minister" to coordinate the delivery of manifesto pledges.
		Former home office minister Charles Clarke assumes the cabinet post of minister without portfolio.
	amiabstractornot.highlyillogical.org /vote2001/low/english/newsid_1379000/1379064.stm (407 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Human Rights
		Human rights remain at the heart of the foreign policy agenda and the UK works through international forums and bilateral relationships to spread the values of human rights, civil liberties and democracy which we in the UK demand for ourselves.
		deals with the place of human rights in foreign policy and outlines main issues of contention - torture, religious freedom, equality, death penalty, child rights and freedom of expression.
		Former Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, undertook to publish an annual report on human rights from 1998 onwards.
	hrpd.fco.gov.uk (374 words)

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