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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Argentina: Kirsty Hayes

Mrs Kirsty Hayes has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Argentine Republic in succession to Mr Mark Kent CMG.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 4 December 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Mrs Kirsty Hayes has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Argentine Republic in succession to Mr Mark Kent CMG. Mrs Hayes will take up her appointment in September 2021.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Kirsty Isobel Hayes

Dates	Role
2018 to present	Home Office, International Director
2014 to 2018	Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2014	Full-time language training (Portuguese)
2011 to 2013	FCO, Head, International Organisations Department
2011	FCO, Head, Corporate Communications Department
2009 to 2010	Special Unpaid Leave
2008 to 2009	Colombo, International Contractor to UN Development Programme Regional Centre
2007 to 2008	FCO, Deputy Head, Human Resources, Training, Recruitment and Development Section
2006 to 2007	FCO, Head, Human Resources, Diversity and Development Team
2006	Maternity Leave
2005 to 2006	FCO, Head, Institutions/France Team, Common Foreign and Security Policy Group
2004 to 2005	Maternity Leave then Special Unpaid Leave
2002 to 2004	Washington DC, Private Secretary to Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2001 to 2002	Washington DC, Temporary Second Secretary – Economic
2000 to 2001	Hong Kong, Vice-Consul – Political/Economic
1999 to 2000	FCO, Desk Officer, Environment Policy Department
1999	Joined FCO

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Published 4 December 2020