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Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board provides strategic direction, oversight and challenge for the FCDO. It aims to maintain the reputation and success of the department. The Board reviews and manages risk. It offers challenge on how the department is performing against its objectives and key performance indicators. The Supervisory Board reviews departmental delivery priorities, resource decisions, and risk management. It supports the Accounting Officers in their duties to Parliament.聽

The Management Committee and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee support and report directly to the Supervisory Board.

Supervisory Board members

• Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Chair)
• Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State, International Development and Africa
• Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Europe, North America and Overseas Territories
• Hamish Falconer, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Seema Malhotra, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Indo-Pacific (also Minister for Equalities in the Department for Education)
• Chris Elmore, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean
• Nick Dyer, Interim Permanent Under-Secretary
• Jonathan Allen, Director General Defence and Security
• Helena Vega-Lozano, Chief Operating Officer
• Edward Llewellyn, Director General Political
• Melinda Bohannon, Director General Global Issues
• Christina Scott, Director General Network
• Neil Wigan, Director General Strategy and Delivery
• Sally Langrish, Director General Legal (Legal Adviser)
• Beverley Tew, Lead Non-Executive Director
• Jon Watts, Non-Executive Director
• James Bilefield, Non-Executive Director

Management Committee

The Management Committee is the most senior non-Ministerial body in the FCDO鈥檚 corporate governance structure. It provides corporate leadership to the FCDO in the delivery of policies, services and objectives decided by Ministers.

Management Committee members

• Nick Dyer, Interim Permanent Under-Secretary (chair)
• Helena Vega-Lozano, Chief Operating Officer
• Jonathan Allen, Director General Defence and Security
• Melinda Bohannon, Director General Global Issues
• Edward Llewellyn, Director General Political
• Christina Scott, Director General Network
• Neil Wigan, Director General Strategy and Delivery
• Sally Langrish, Director General Legal (Legal Adviser)
• William Gelling, Director Strategy聽
• Tim Jones, Director Finance聽
• Sarah Russell, Director FCDO2030聽聽
• Mark Power, Chief People Officer
• Beverley Tew, Lead Non-Executive Director
• Jon Watts, Non-Executive Director
• James Bilefield, Non-Executive Director

Executive Committee

The Supervisory Board delegates departmental management decision-making to the Executive Committee, which meets in 2 different formats:聽聽

• Executive Committee (Organisational Performance and Reform) oversees both the department鈥檚 corporate strategy, policies, resourcing and the FCDO2030 reform programme

• Executive Committee (Policy) is responsible for the short-to-medium term quality and coherence of the department鈥檚 policy formulation. It ensures the department鈥檚 capabilities and interests are considered in developing policy and delivery advice to the ministerial team

Executive Committee members聽

Members鈥痮f both Executive Committee forms聽

• Nick Dyer, Interim Permanent Under-Secretary聽(chair)
• Jonathan Allen, Director General Defence and Security
• Melinda Bohannon, Director General Global Issues
• Helena Vega-Lozano, Chief Operating Officer
• Edward Llewellyn, Director General Political
• Christina Scott, Director General Network
• Neil Wigan, Director General Strategy and Delivery
• William Gelling, Director Strategy聽

Members of Executive Committee Organisational Performance and Reform only

• Tim Jones, Director Finance聽
• Sarah Russell, Director FCDO2030聽聽
• Mark Power, Chief People Officer

Members of Executive Committee Policy only聽聽

• Sally Langrish, Director General Legal (Legal Adviser)聽

Non-Executive Directors and additional Directors will be invited to attend, subject to the agenda.

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee聽

The Audit and Risk Committee supports the Board and Accounting Officer to review decisions and internal control processes. This includes:聽

• the control framework and related assurance mechanisms聽
• risk management and financial reporting including internal controls over financial accounting聽
• internal and external auditing聽
• arms-length bodies聽
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To ensure its independence, the Committee has no executive responsibilities and obligations. It meets 5 times per year, chaired by a Non-Executive Director, supported by Non-Executive Members.聽

FCDO Senior Appointments Committee聽

The Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, chairs the Senior Appointments Committee. This Committee advises and supports the Permanent Under-Secretary in making recommendations to the Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister and His Majesty the King. These recommendations include:聽

• the FCDO鈥檚 most senior diplomatic appointments聽
• the FCDO鈥檚 senior leadership roles聽
• the Committee also supports the Permanent Under-Secretary in effective talent management and appointment management processes

Planning Committee

The Planning Committee, chaired by the Permanent-Under Secretary, takes a strategic and challenging view of the UK鈥檚 international strategy. It serves as a forum for high-level strategic reflection, horizon scanning, and the development of innovative approaches to international policy and strategy.

Corporate Committee

The Corporate Committee has a broad decision-making remit across a wide range of corporate policy issues, including human resources, finance, estates, security, digital, commercial and other corporate functions. It is chaired by Helena Vega-Lozano, Chief Operating Officer.