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Change of Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha: Lisa Phillips
Lisa Phillips is to succeed Mark Capes as Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha in April 2016.
Lisa Phillips has been appointed Governor of St Helena and non-resident Governor of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha in succession to Mark Capes, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Lisa will take up her appointment in St Helena during April 2016.
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| 2013 – present | DFID, Kenya, Head of Office |
| 2012 – 2013 | DFID, Head of Director’s Cabinet, Policy Division |
| 2012 | DFID, Policy Division, Anti corruption lead |
| 2011 – 2012 | DFID, Head of Department, Governance & Fragile States Department |
| 2009 – 2011 | DFID, Head of Cabinet, Policy & Research Directorate |
| 2006 – 2009 | FCO, Returns & Reintegration Fund Manager, Migration Directorate |
| 2006 – 2008 | DFID, Migration Team Leader, Migration Team, Policy & Research Division |
| 2004 – 2006 | DFID, Deputy Team Leader (Followed by Team Leader -Fragile States, Policy Division, Fragile States Team |
| 2002 – 2004 | UNICEF & Commonwealth Programme Manager, UN & Commonwealth Department |
| 1999 – 2002 | DFID, EU & Regional Policy Manager, Eastern Europe & Central Asia Department |
| 1996 – 1999 | DFID (Department for International Development), Resources Manager, Aid Policy Department |
| 1993 – 1996 | ODA, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia Programme Manager |
| 1990 – 1993 | ODA, Programme Manager, India Country Team |
| 1988 – 1990 | ODA, Barbados, Programme manager |
| Prior to 1984 | ODA, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Programme Manager, Personnel Section etc. |
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Published 20 January 2016