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<p>As set out in 2013 by the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, a special mission
is a 'temporary mission, representing a state, which is sent by one state to another
with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf
of the sending state'. Since starting to issue special mission status (SMS) certificates
in 2013, the FCDO has given consent for 57 special mission status visits to the UK
for the following officials and their delegations:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>·
Maj. Gen. (res) Amos Yadlin, Former Chief of Military Intelligence DMI; Deputy Commander
of Air Force</p><p>· Maj. Gen. (res) Doron Almog Senior Adviser on Beduoin Issues
<strong>(cancelled)</strong></p><p>· Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz, Chief of Defence Staff,
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)</p><p>· Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of International
Affairs, Strategy and Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud Abdul Nasr, Minister of Education <strong>(cancelled)</strong></p><p>·
Mr Mounir Faqhry Abdel Noor, Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment</p><p>· Ambassador
Yasser Atef, Deputy Assistant Minister for European Affairs</p><p>· Dr Sherif Mohamed
Ali Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research</p><p>· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief
of Staff of Egyptian Armed Forces</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs</p><p>·
Dr Mahamoud Aboel Nasr, Minister of Education</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>·
Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice</p><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>· Mr Ebrahim Rahimpour, Deputy Foreign Minister for
Asia and Oceania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Dr Mahmoud Abdoul Nasr, Minister of Education</p><p>· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of
Investment</p><p>· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment</p><p>· Dr Hany Kadry
Demain, Minister of Finance</p><p>· Prof. Dr SHerif Hammad, Minister of Scientific
Research</p><p>· Sheikh Dr Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam</p><p>· Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry,
Foreign Minister</p><p>· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Defence Staff</p><p>· Mr
Tarek Kabil, Minister of Trade and Industry</p><p>· Mj. Gen. Mohamed Elkeshky, Assistant
to the Minister of Defence for International Relations</p><p>· Mr Khaled Fawzy, Chief
of General Intelligence</p><p>· Dr Ahmed Emad Eldin Rady, Minister for Health</p><p>·
President Sisi's Advance Delegation</p><p>· President Sisi's Delegation</p><p>· Major
General Mohammad Farag Elshahat, Head of Military Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>· Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p><p>·
Delegation of Former Security Officials</p><p>· Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister</p><p>·
Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Chief of Military Intelligence</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>·
H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Mr Ashraf El Sheihy, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research</p><p>·
Mr Saad Elgyoushi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research</p><p>· Mr
Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>·
H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>·
Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p><p>· Maj. Gen. (ret) Amos Yadlin,
Director, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)</p><p>· Mr Shaul Mofaz, Former
CDS and Minister of Defence</p><p>· Mr Avi Dichter, Member of the Israeli Knessett</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>· Mr James Kararebe, Minister of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Ibrahum Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.</p><p>·
Eng. Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Saudi
Arabia</p></td><td><p>· Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of
Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr
Mahmoud Sharawy, Minister of Local Development</p><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister
of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>· Mr
Abdel Fattah Alsisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt</p><p>· Mr Kamel El-Wazer,
Minister of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>·
Colonal Turki Al Maliki, Coalition Spokesman and Joint Head of Delegation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>·
Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport</p><p>· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign
Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>· Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.<strong> (cancelled)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>·
Mr Benny Gantz, Minister of the State of Israel</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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