It was a privilege to step up & serve our great country🇬🇧in transition role in government as a @FCDOGovUK Minister, a job I loved and gave my all to, & learnt a lot from. From back benches I will continue to champion aspirational conservatism,& a merit based system of government

Passing through London on transit back to Riyadh 🇸🇦 an absolute pleasure to catch up with H.E @ManarMDabbas Ambassador of Jordan 🇯🇴 in the United Kingdom a dear friend from my time as a Member of Parliament @HouseofCommons

My article published today in @ConHome setting out the importance of the UK Support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi Terrorist Attacks 🇬🇧 🇸🇦 conservativehome.com/2026/10…

A real pleasure to visit the University of Leicester @uniofleicester and meet their wonderful team Dr Johnstone Head of the School Politics International Relations & Dr Wakefield Dean for International Great to learn about their excellent programmes & Internationsl partnerships

Great to be back at LSE & meet the wonderful team @lseideas & hear about their amazing work spanning academic research/real-world diplomacy,foreign policy, strategic decision-making Shared with them my work @Alfaisaluniv as Executive Director Diplomacy & International Relations

It was a real pleasure to meet with H.E Chiril Gaburici former Prime Minister of Moldova 🇲🇩 Shared with him my work as the Executive Director of Diplomacy & International Relations @AlfaisalUniv Riyadh and learnt of the Higher Education Institutions in Moldova.

It was a real pleasure to call on representatives from the Ministry of Education Azerbaijan🇦🇿 Shared ideas on higher education, covering courses offered at @Alfaisaluniv Saudi Arabia🇸🇦, and learnt from them about Higher Education in Azerbaijan, across different Universities.

An honour to visit the Commonwealth War Memorial along with Lord Brady & UK Defence Attache in Azerbaijan Lieutenant Commander Gavin Tarbard and lay a wreath in memory of our military personal who lost their lives in World War 1 in service of their country.

A real pleasure to call on H.E Ambassador Duncan Norman UK 🇬🇧 Ambassador to Azerbaijan 🇦🇿. UK-Azerbaijan have a strong historic relationship covering trade, security, foreign policy and much more.

Coverage in today’s media from yesterday’s remarks speaking at conference in Baku. report.az/en/foreign-politic…

A real pleasure to speak at the 4th International Conference in Baku Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 on missing persons in Conflict Zones. Covered the key role that can be played by world faith leaders, in urging all to share information on missing persons, in the name of human dignity.

A real pleasure to meet with the Rector of Ankara University🇹🇷Turkeye Prof. Dr. Necdet Ünüvar on the side lines of the conference in 🇦🇿and share with him my work as the Executive Director for Diplomacy & International Relations @Alfaisaluniv University in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

A real pleasure to arrive in Baku Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 to take part in the 4th International Conference on Missing Persons in Conflict, hosted by the Government of Azerbaijan and its State Commission. Delighted to be joined by my former 🇬🇧 Parliamentary colleague Lord Graham Brady.

Thank you all for the Birthday Wishes, lots to be grateful for. شكرًا يا الله

Back in London great to catch up with Peter Jones former colleague at FCDO Foreign office, Director General in 2019 when I was UK Prime Ministers Special Envoy Peter now is now LSE IDEAS Senior Visiting fellow Head of Global Strategies , I am at @Alfaisaluniv good to share ideas

Absolutely wonderful to see our amazing students @Alfaisaluniv support world 🌎 Patient Safety Day 2026 by promoting health and wellbeing awareness. Keep up the amazing work proud of you all.

Back in Kent to attend Funeral of a wonderful friend & mentor in politics Rodney Chambers OBE former Leader of @medway_council Rodney was the person who believed in me as a young Councillor & appointed me to his Cabinet in 2007-2010 & as an MP I always valued his wise advise.

A real honour to attend 🇸🇦 National Day celebrations hosted by HRH Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan Ambassador of Saudi Arabia🇸🇦to🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇸🇦 have a strong historic special relationship, as we saw with latest UK military support to KSA Good to meet friends from 🇹🇷🇧🇭🇵🇰

Delighted to call on Dr Alice Burt UK🇬🇧 Deputy Head of Mission in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and meet the team Shared with the Deputy Ambassador the work of @Alfaisaluniv University Department of Diplomacy & International Relations Looked at collaboration between 🇬🇧🇸🇦 universities

A real pleasure to meet Lana, Mariam, Samy from the the Global Opportunities Programme here at @Alfaisaluniv A student led programme which connects students from here with leading institutions globally. Keep up the amazing work. 👍