--- title: "17 Foreign Office Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 17 Foreign Office quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Foreign Office sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/a-j-p-taylor-14528_foreign_the-foreign-office-knows-no-secrets-3070_3070339.png" --- > [The Foreign Office knows no secrets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-p-taylor/the-foreign-office-knows-no-secrets/) [A. J. P. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-p-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/a-j-p-taylor-14528_foreign_the-foreign-office-knows-no-secrets-3070_3070339.png) > [I am delighted that India will be my first official visit since taking up my appointment as a Foreign Office Minister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alok-sharma/i-am-delighted-that-india-will-be-my-first-official-visit-since/) [Alok Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alok-sharma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/alok-sharma-15536_first_i-am-delighted-that-india-will-be-my-fir_1001667.jpg) > [“The vulgar might laugh at the Foreign Office, but there was no doubt it taught you how to deal with difficult people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-somerset-maugham/the-vulgar-might-laugh-at-the-foreign-office-but-there-was-no-doubt/) [William Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/william-somerset-maugham-8684_comedy_the-vulgar-might-laugh-at-the-foreign-of_2782070.jpg) > [I think I can hold every portfolio - defense, finance and Foreign Ministry. I think personally I'd like the foreign office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avigdor-lieberman/i-think-i-can-hold-every-portfolio-defense-finance-and-foreign/) [Avigdor Lieberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avigdor-lieberman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/avigdor-lieberman-38261_defense_i-think-i-can-hold-every-portfolio-defen_2822769.jpg) > [It is vital that people are aware of what the Foreign Office can and can't do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lidington/it-is-vital-that-people-are-aware-of-what-the-foreign-office-can-and/) [David Lidington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lidington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/david-lidington-7277_aware_it-is-vital-that-people-are-aware-of-wha_2515300.jpg) > [I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ustinov/i-m-convinced-there-s-a-small-room-in-the-attic-of-the-foreign-office/) [Peter Ustinov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ustinov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/peter-ustinov-4612_convinced_i-m-convinced-there-s-a-small-room-in-th_2945823.jpg) > [The Foreign Office works hard to remind people of local laws and customs as often they can be very different to British…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lidington/the-foreign-office-works-hard-to-remind-people-of-local-laws-and/) [David Lidington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lidington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/david-lidington-7277_british_the-foreign-office-works-hard-to-remind_654047.jpg) > [People are mistaken if they think the Foreign Office can get you out of jail. We can't, but we will work hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lidington/people-are-mistaken-if-they-think-the-foreign-office-can-get-you-out/) [David Lidington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lidington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/david-lidington-7277_fair-trial_people-are-mistaken-if-they-think-the-fo_913180.jpg) > [During the early months of the war in 1914 there was a conflict of opinion between the War Office and the Foreign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-gibbs/during-the-early-months-of-the-war-in-1914-there-was-a-conflict-of/) [Philip Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-gibbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/philip-gibbs-25999_conflict_during-the-early-months-of-the-war-in-19_568577.png) > ['Daughters of Britannia' is a fascinating book, not least because it shines a light on a very dark corner of Foreign Office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-foreman/daughters-of-britannia-is-a-fascinating-book-not-least-because-it/) [Amanda Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/amanda-foreman-9894_analysis_daughters-of-britannia-is-a-fascinating_2736742.jpg) > [“A Foreign Office diplomat in London wrote in the margins of a Tehran report: “I tend to the view that Musaddiq still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ervand-abrahamian/a-foreign-office-diplomat-in-london-wrote-in-the-margins-of-a-tehran/) [Ervand Abrahamian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ervand-abrahamian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/ervand-abrahamian-54154_close-friends_a-foreign-office-diplomat-in-london-wrot_602542.jpg) > [They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-holden/they-tend-to-be-civil-servants-often-diplomats-drawn-from-the-foreign/) [Anthony Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-holden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/anthony-holden-17089_civil-servants_they-tend-to-be-civil-servants-often-dip_2615381.png) > [We need to build on our diplomatic networks, and the unrivalled expertise of our Foreign Office, to project a positive image for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-thornberry/we-need-to-build-on-our-diplomatic-networks-and-the-unrivalled/) [Emily Thornberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-thornberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/emily-thornberry-6730_diplomatic_we-need-to-build-on-our-diplomatic-netwo_383157.jpg) > [The full history of the interlocking participation of the Imperial German Government and international finance in the destruction of the Russian Empire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boris-brasol/the-full-history-of-the-interlocking-participation-of-the-imperial/) [Boris Brasol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boris-brasol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/boris-brasol-85987_agents_the-full-history-of-the-interlocking-par_655280.jpg) > [From Lady Carlisle's trip to Moscow in 1663 to Veronica Atkinson's tour of duty during the 1989 Romanian revolution, it is clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-foreman/from-lady-carlisle-s-trip-to-moscow-in-1663-to-veronica-atkinson-s/) [Amanda Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b7/amanda-foreman-9894_duty_from-lady-carlisle-s-trip-to-moscow-in-1_2965297.jpg) > [The Foreign Office is a very important arm of the British state and I think Britain has a fantastic diplomatic service. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-osborne/the-foreign-office-is-a-very-important-arm-of-the-british-state-and-i/) [George Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-osborne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/george-osborne-3998_aids_the-foreign-office-is-a-very-important-a_902188.jpg) > [“This solid permanence in Foreign Office affairs had always antagonized MacGregor: there was something threatening and deadly and over-sure in it. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-aldridge/this-solid-permanence-in-foreign-office-affairs-had-always/) [James Aldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-aldridge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/james-aldridge-23659_british-foreign-offi_this-solid-permanence-in-foreign-office_1399460.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foreign-office/#itemlist", "name": "Foreign Office Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Foreign Office knows no secrets.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "A. J. P. 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