If you are considering a career with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, this is where you can find out about the various ways of working us Our research papers, put together by our research analysts, provide the corporate memory of the FCO and act as the repository of knowledge on the evolution of British government policy towards countries, regions and international institutions We provide a service to British nationals where we approach the authorities of another country to try and obtain local documents such as birth certificates and adoption certificates on their behalf Our official publications and documents We are Britain's diplomatic service and represent the United Kingdom's government overseas