Permanent Under-Secretary: Peter Ricketts

Communications

Director: Ian Hargreaves

• Press office 
• Speech writers 
• Internal communications 
• Digital diplomacy
• Strategic communication
• UK stakeholder engagement

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2911

Information and Technology

Chief Information Officer: Tony Mather

• Information, strategy and management 
• Information assurance 
• Enterprise architecture 
• Programmes 
• IT resources and contracts management 
• IT service operations

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3422

Other areas reporting to the Permanent Under-Secretary

Policy planners

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2916

Research analysts

Enquiries
Email: raenquiries@fco.gov.uk

Legal advisers

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 3081

John Ashton, Special representative for climate change

Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)20 7008 2623