Press release

Change of British High Commissioner to Malawi: Fiona Ritchie

Ms Fiona Ritchie has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in succession to Mr David Beer.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
9 June 2022
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Ms Fiona Ritchie has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in succession to Mr David Beer. Ms Ritchie will take up her appointment during July 2022.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Fiona Eileen Ritchie

Year Role
2021 to present Malawi, British High Commission, Development Director
2020 FCDO, Deputy Director, Review of Independent Commission for Aid Impact
2020 Department for International Development (DFID), Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development
2019 to 2020 FCO/DFID, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Africa
2018 DFID, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director for West and Southern Africa
2017 to 2018 DFID South Sudan, Deputy Head and Team Leader Humanitarian and Resilience
2015 to 2017 DFID South Sudan, Team Leader, Governance, Peacebuilding and Economic Development
2012 to 2015 New York, First Secretary Development and Human Rights, UK Permanent Representation to the United Nations
2009 to 2012 DFID, Whitehall Policy Manager & Deputy Group Head, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department
2002 to 2009 DFID, various roles including supporting development programmes in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Assistant Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary

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Published 9 June 2022