= Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office = The '''Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office''' ('''FCDO''') is the foreign [[UnitedKingdom/Ministries|ministry]] of the British government. <> ---- == Composition == TODO: learn some government! ---- == History == In 1782, [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeIII|George III]] and [[UnitedKingdom/CharlesWatsonWentworth|Watson-Wentworth]] reformed the [[UnitedKingdom/NorthernDepartment|Northern]] and [[UnitedKingdom/SouthernDepartment|Southern Departments of State]]; they were replaced with the '''Home Office''' and '''Foreign Office''' ('''FO'''). In 1968, the '''Commonwealth Office''' was merged into the FO to establish the '''Foreign and Commonwealth Office''' ('''FCO'''). In 2020, the FCO and the '''Department for International Development''' ('''DFID''') were merged to establish the '''Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office''' ('''FCDO'''). ---- CategoryTodoLearnGovernment CategoryRicottone