Change of British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
Ms Jacqueline Barson MBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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Ms Barson will succeed to Mr David Dunn who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment and will take up her appointment during September 2010.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Jacqueline Anne Barson
Nov 2009 - Feb 2010 UKTI (on loan), Lead on Planning arrangements for the Prime Minister’s Global Investment Conference
Sept 2005 - Sept 2009 FCO, Deputy Director, Protocol, and Assistant Marshal of the London Diplomatic Corps
May 2005 - Aug 2005 FCO, Project Leader UK/India Education Initiative, South Asia Group
Jan 2005 - April 2005 Serious Organised Crime Agency (on secondment), Lead Review on Overseas Liaison Officer Network
Oct 2004 - Dec 2004 Belmopan, Deputy Head of Mission (temporary duty)
Feb 2004 - Sept 2004 FCO, Head of Public Diplomacy Challenge Fund and Head of London Press Service, Public Diplomacy Group
Nov 2002 - Feb 2004 FCO, Senior Assistant to Director General Corporate Affairs
April 2001 - Aug 2002 Secondment to Manchester Organising Committee for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Deputy Head of Protocol
July 1999 - Oct 2000 Sydney, Olympic and Paralympic Attache to Team GB for the Olympic Games
1994 - 1999 Ottawa, Second Secretary (Economic)
1992 - 1993 Copenhagen, Brussels and Athens, Presidency Liaison Officer
1991 - 1992 FCO, Desk Officer, Security Coordination Department
1989 - 1991 FCO, Assistant Visits Officer, Conference and Visits Group
1986 - 1989 UKMIS Geneva, Assistant Administrative Officer
1985 - 1986 Bandar Seri Begawan, Archivist / Registrar
1982 - 1985 Abu Dhabi, Archivist / Registrar
1981 - 1982 Prague then Belgrade, Archivist
1979 - 1981 FCO, Desk Officer, Parliamentary Unit
1979 Joined FCO