Overview
- The Foreign Office formally set out the reorganization this week, with preparations through early 2026 and implementation targeted for the summer 2026 rotation.
- A new Security Policy department will consolidate NATO, EU/OSCE, disarmament, arms‑export control and cyber responsibilities under one lead.
- A new EU Policy and Geo‑economy department will align Europe policy with external economic, energy and climate portfolios.
- Regional desks will be reorganized into four groupings—Europe, Americas, Asia‑Pacific and Middle East/Africa—while embassies stay in place with selective staffing increases.
- The Stabilization department will be dissolved, its humanitarian and stabilization tools reassigned to regional desks and an International Order portfolio, and roughly 570 headquarters posts will be eliminated by 2029 to meet the 8 percent savings target alongside an AI‑driven modernization push.