Appendix 2 Foreign Secretaries and Foreign Ministers
| BRITAIN Coalition government, 1940–5 Anthony Eden Dec 1940–Jul 1945
Labour governments Ernest Bevin Jul 1945–Mar 1951 Herbert Morrison Mar–Oct 1951
Conservative governments Anthony Eden Oct 51–Apr 55 Harold Macmillan Apr–Dec 55 Selwyn Lloyd Dec 55–Jul 60 Lord Home July 60–Oct 63 R.A. ButlerOct 63–Oct 64
Labour governments Patrick Gordon Walker Oct 1964–Jan 1965 Michael Stewart Jan 1965–Aug 1966 George Brown Aug 1966–Mar 1968 Michael Stewart Mar 1968–Jun 1970 | FRANCE Provisional government Georges BidaultSep 1944–Dec 1946
Fourth Republic Leon Blum Dec 1946–Jan 1947 Georges Bidault Jan 1947–Jul 1948 Robert Schuman Jul 1948–Jan 1953 Georges Bidault Jan 1953–Jun 1954 Pierre Mendès France Jun 1954–Jan 1955 Edgar Faure Jan 1955–Feb 1955 Antoine Pinay Feb 1955–Feb 1956 Christian Pineau Feb 56–May 58 Rene Pleven May 58–Jun 58
Fifth Republic Maurice Couve de Murville Jun 58–May 68 Michel Debre May 68–Jun 69 Maurice Schumann Jun 1969–Mar 1973 |
| Conservative government Alec Douglas-Home Jun 1970–Mar 1974
Labour government James Callaghan Mar 1974–Apr 1976 | Andre Bettencourt Mar 73–Apr 1973 Michel Jobert Apr 1973–May 1974 Jean Sauvagnargues May 1974–Aug 1977 |