David Secombe

Sir David Hannay, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations, during a private press briefing in the offices of the British Mission to the UN, New York (May 1993).

Tom Richardson (centre), British deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, meets with a member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front in a lobby at the United nations, New York (May 1993).

Ghurka on duty at the British embassy, Bangkok.

Bhuddist nun, British consulate, Bangko.

Visa section of the consular department of the British embassy in Bangkok: an entry clearance officer interrogates a visa applicant.

Visa section of the consular department of the British embassy in Bangkok: an entry clearance officer interrogates a visa applicant.

Visa applicant awaiting the verdict on her application, consular division, British Embassy, Bangkok.

Security awareness notice in the bathroom of the British embassy in Bangkok.

The Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Moscow River seen from a hotel terrace.

Diplomatic mail, British embassy, Moscow.

A receptionist at the British embassy in Moscow.

British ambassador to Moscow Sir Brian Fall (right) and second secretary Tim Barrow at Moscow airport awaiting the arrival of Princess Anne.

British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd studies papers on an RAF jet en route to an EU meeting in Luxembourg (August 1993).

British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and his private secretary John Sawers in conference in Hurd's office at the Foreign Office, London.

Post room, Foreign Office, London.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London: daily 10.20 am meeting (known as 'Morning Prayers') between the PUS (permanent under secretary) and senior Foreign Office officials.

Cleaning staff at the Foreign and Commonwelath Office, London, 1993