Foreign Secretary James Cleverly makes a statement to the House of Commons and answers questions on the execution in Iran of Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national.
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
James was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 6 September 2022.
He has previously served as Secretary of State for Education, Minister of State (Minister for Europe) and as a joint Minister of State (Minister for the Middle East and North Africa) in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development..
For details of his areas of responsibility visit his page on the FCDO section of the UK Government website.
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