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Change of British High Commissioner to Malta: September 2020

Ms Cathy Ward LVO OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta.

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Cathy Ward

Ms Cathy Ward LVO OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta in succession to Mr Stuart Gill OBE who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Ward will take up her appointment during September 2020.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Katherine Georgina Louise Marcelle Ward

2017 to present Quito, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2013 to 2016 FCO, Deputy-Head, Near East Department, Middle East & North Africa Directorate
2013 Dar es Salaam, Deputy High Commissioner
2012 to 2013 FCO, Head, Balance of Competences Foreign Policy Report, European Union Directorate
2009 to 2012 UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, Head of Middle East & Mediterranean Section
2008 to 2009 European Commission, Senior Speechwriter, Commissioner for External Relations
2007 to 2008 FCO, Strategy Adviser, Conflict, Policy Planning Staff
2002 to 2007 Paris, First Secretary Political
2002 Secondment to Africa Directorate, Quai D’Orsay
1998 to 2001 Havana, Second Secretary Political/Press
1996 to 1998 FCO, Senior Research Officer for Latin America, Research Analysts Department
1994 to 1995 FCO, Research Officer for Latin America, Research Analysts Department
1994 Joined FCO

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Published 27 August 2020