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Change of British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Ms Janet Douglas CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 10 April 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Ms Janet Douglas CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to Barbados, and non-resident High Commissioner to Dominica, Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, St Vincent & the Grenadines, St Lucia and St Christopher & Nevis in succession to Mrs Victoria Dean. Ms Douglas will take up her appointment in April 2017.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name:

Janet Elizabeth Douglas CMG

2011 – present	Ankara, Deputy Head of Mission
2010 – 2011	FCO, Assistant Director, Human Resources
2007 – 2010	FCO, Head of Africa Department (Southern, Central and West Africa)
2004 – 2007	FCO, Head of Consular Assistance Group, Consular Directorate
2003 – 2004	FCO, Head of Transitional Team, Human Resources Directorate
2002 – 2003	FCO, Head of Personnel Management Unit 2, Personnel Directorate
2000 – 2001	FCO, Deputy Head of Department, Africa Directorate Southern
1996 – 2000	Stockholm, First Secretary (European Union)
1993 – 1996	Seconded to Overseas Development Administration, Head of Section, Emergency Aid Policy and Emergency Preparedness
1991 – 1993	FCO, Head of Humanitarian Affairs Section, UND
1988 – 1991	Ankara. Second, later First Secretary (Political and Press)
1987 – 1988	Language training (Turkish)
1986 – 1987	Seconded to Directorate General IA (External relations), European Commission
1985 – 1986	Desk Officer for Greece, Southern European Department
1985	Joined FCO

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Published 10 April 2017