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Better World, Better Britain

The British Embassy Berlin is part of the FCO, which has a network of over 200 diplomatic offices abroad. Our total staff is around 16,000 people, of whom some 10,000 are local staff recruited around the world. Our purpose is to work for UK interests in a safe, just and prosperous world. We have identified the following ten strategic international priorities for the UK over the next five to ten years. They underline how closely domestic and international policies are now linked:

Following extensive discussions, we have produced a new strategic framework which brings clarity to our work.

The framework is centred on a new mission statement: ’Better World, Better Britain’ and was launched on 01 April 2008.

The framework has 3 parts:

1. Global network
Our flexible global network of staff, embassies and offices, serves all of UK Government – it’s a unique asset for the UK.

We will continue to shift resources to Asia and the Middle East to deliver better our new policy goals and to reflect global economic trends.

2. Essential services
We have 3 essential services to support British nationals and business:

• support the British economy
• support British nationals abroad
• support managed migration for Britain.

These are the direct services we provide to British citizens and businesses, often in partnership with other UK Government bodies, such as UK Trade and Investment and the Borders and Immigration Agency.

3. Policy goals
We have 4 new policy goals to guide our work:

• counter terrorism and weapons proliferation, and their causes
• prevent and resolve conflict
• promote a low carbon, high growth, global economy
• develop effective international institutions, above all the UN and EU.

These are our priorities in advancing the UK’s foreign policy, through which we seek to shape the international environment, in order to protect our citizens, promote our economy, and spread our values.

Read further information on the FCO Website