FCDO Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board provides strategic direction, oversightoversight, support and challenge for the FCDO.department Itwith aimsa view to maintain the long-term health, reputation and success of the department. FCDO. The Board reviews andprincipal managesrisk risk.exposure Itand mitigation, offers challenge on how the department is performing against itsclear objectives and key performance indicators. TheIt Supervisoryalso Boardensures reviewsstrategic departmentalclarity, deliveryresults priorities,focus, resourcecommercial decisions,sense and risktalented management. It supports the Accounting Officers in their duties to Parliament. people.

The ExecutiveManagement CommitteeBoard 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,State for International DevelopmentDevelopment, Latin America and AfricaCaribbean
• Stephen Doughty, Minister of State,State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories
• HamishCatherine FalconerWest, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,State Middlefor East, North Africa, Afghanistan and PakistanIndo-Pacific
• SeemaHamish MalhotraFalconer, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,State Indo-Pacific (also Minister for EqualitiesMiddle inEast, theAfghanistan Departmentand for Education)Pakistan
• ChrisLord ElmoreCollins of Highbury, Parliamentary UnderUnder-Secretary Secretary of State,State Multilateral,for Human Rights, Latin America and the CaribbeanAfrica
• Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary
• Nick Dyer, Second Permanent Under-Secretary
• JonathanCorin AllenRobertson, Director GeneralGeneral, DefenceFinance and SecurityCorporate
• HelenaTim Vega-LozanoJones,, Finance 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
• JonJames WattsBilefield, Non-Executive Director
• JamesJon BilefieldWatts, Non-Executive Director
• Karen Blackett, Non-Executive Director

Executive Committee

The SupervisoryManagement Board delegatesensures departmentalthe managementorganisation decision-makingdelivers todepartmental thepriorities Executiveand Committee,objectives whichset meetsby inMinisters. 2It differentmakes formats:  

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ExecutiveBoard Committee members members

Members of both Executive Committee forms 

• Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary (Chair) (Chair)
• Nick Dyer, Second Permanent Under-Secretary Under-Secretary
• JonathanChristian AllenTurner, Director General DefenceGeopolitics and SecurityPolitical Director
• MelindaCorin BohannonRobertson, Director GeneralGeneral, GlobalFinance Issuesand Corporate
• HelenaJonathan Vega-LozanoAllen, ChiefDirector OperatingGeneral, Defence Officerand Intelligence
• EdwardMelinda LlewellynBohannon, Director GeneralGeneral, Humanitarian Politicaland Development
• ChristinaJenny ScottBates, Director GeneralGeneral, NetworkEconomics, Climate and Global Issues
• NeilOwen WiganJenkins, Director GeneralGeneral, StrategyIndo-Pacific, and DeliveryMiddle East and North Africa
• KateDeborah WhiteBronnert, Director General, Europe
• Harriet Mathews, Director Strategy General, Africa and the Americas

MembersSally ofLangrish, ExecutiveDirector CommitteeGeneral, OrganisationalLegal Performance(Legal andAdviser)

Director Reformof only

Communication (interim)
• Tim Jones, DirectorFinance Finance Director
• SarahKate RussellWhite, Strategy Director
• Chief FCDO2030  People Officer (interim)
• MarkJohn PowerEdmunds, Interim Chief PeopleScientific OfficerAdviser and Director for Research and Evidence

MembersAdnan ofKhan, ExecutiveChief CommitteeEconomist Policyand only  

Director of Analysis Directorate
• SallyLaure LangrishBeaufils, DirectorOverseas GeneralNetwork LegalRepresentative
• Joanna (LegalRoper, Adviser) Overseas Network Representative

Non-ExecutiveAll Non-executive Directors and(NEDs) additionalare Directorsinvited.

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee supports the Board and Accounting Officer to review decisions and internalprocesses controldesigned processes.to ensure sound systems of internal control. This includes: 

• includes the overarching control framework and related assurance mechanisms 
• mechanisms, risk management and financial reporting including internal controls over financial accounting 
• accounting, internal and external auditing 
• audit, arms-length bodies 
• counter-fraud 
• safeguarding 

bodies and counter-fraud and safeguarding. The Committee also reviews other aspects of corporate governance as required.

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. Members.

FCDO Senior AppointmentsLeadership Committee Board

OliverThe Robbins,Senior PermanentLeadership Under-SecretaryBoard reviews recommendations and Headagrees ofappointments thefor Diplomaticsenior Service,staff chairsin the SeniorUK Appointmentsand Committee.overseas Thisat Committee advises and supportsabove theSenior PermanentCivil Under-SecretaryService/Senior inManagement makingService recommendationsgrade to2. theIt Foreignalso Secretary,considers thefuture Primerequirements, Ministeroversees performance and Histalent Majestymanagement, thepay King.and Theseallowances recommendationsfor include: 

• thesenior FCDO’sstaff. mostA seniorsub-committee diplomaticof appointments 
• the FCDO’sBoard seniordecides leadershipappointments roles 
• theto CommitteeSenior alsoCivil supportsService/Senior theManagement Service grade 1.

  Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary inand effectiveHead talentof managementthe andDiplomatic appointmentService, managementchairs processes

the Senior Leadership Board.

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• Jonathan Allen, Director General, Defence and security.Intelligence
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• Jenny Vega-LozanoBates, ChiefDirector OperatingGeneral, Officer.

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• Owen forJenkins, ensuringDirector valueGeneral, forIndo-Pacific, money and impactMiddle acrossEast theand FCDONorth investmentAfrica
• Deborah portfolio,Bronnert, Director encompassingGeneral, allEurope
• Harriet OfficialMathews, DevelopmentDirector AssistanceGeneral, (ODA)Africa and non-ODAthe programmesAmericas
• Sally andLangrish, corporateDirector spending.General, ItLegal is(Legal chairedAdviser)
• Director byof HelenaCommunication Vega-Lozano(interim)
• Tim Jones, Finance Director
• Kate White, Strategy Director
• Chief OperatingPeople Officer.Officer (interim)