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Change of British High Commissioner to Maldives: Nick Low
Mr Nick Low has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Maldives.
Mr Nick Low has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Maldives in succession to Ms Caron Röhsler. Mr Low will take up his appointment during January 2025.
Curriculum Vitae
Full name: Nicholas David Low
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2023 to present | FCDO, Counsellor, India & Indian Ocean Directorate |
| 2020 to present | Visiting Fellow at China & Emerging Economies Centre, University of Northampton |
| 2019 to 2023 | Kolkata, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2015 to 2019 | Beijing, Head of China Regional Network & Sustainable Urbanisation |
| 2014 to 2015 | FCO, Acting Head of Crisis Management Department |
| 2010 to 2014 | Dhaka, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2007 to 2010 | FCO, Head of Nuclear Issues, Counter Proliferation Department |
| 2004 to 2006 | Algiers, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2004 | French language training |
| 1999 to 2003 | Brasilia, Head of Trade, Investment, Trade Policy & Economics |
| 1999 | Portuguese language training |
| 1995 to 1999 | Santiago, Second Secretary (Politics & Development) |
| 1994 to 1995 | Spanish language training |
| 1994 | Rabat, Secondment to Court of HRH Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed |
| 1993 to 1994 | FCO, Security Policy Department |
| 1993 | Joined FCO |
| 1982 to 1993 | Metropolitan Police Service, serving in London Boroughs of Greenwich, Camden, Brent and Tower Hamlets (Uniform and CID) |
| 1980 to 1981 | National Health Service, Guy’s Hospital London |
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