Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan: Julia Longbottom
Ms Julia Longbottom CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan.
Ms Julia Longbottom CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan in succession to Mr Paul Madden CMG, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Longbottom will take up her appointment in March 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Julia Longbottom
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director, Coronavirus Task Force |
| 2016 to 2020 | FCO, Director for Consular Services, Consular Directorate |
| 2012 to 2016 | Tokyo, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2009 to 2012 | FCO, Head, Far Eastern (later China) Department |
| 2006 to 2009 | UK Trade & Investment, Director, Strategy and Human Resources |
| 2003 to 2006 | Warsaw, Director of Trade & Investment and Consul General |
| 1998 to 2002 | The Hague, Head of Political and EU Section |
| 1994 to 1997 | FCO, Section Head, Nationality and Immigration, Hong Kong Department |
| 1990 to 1993 | Tokyo, Second Secretary - Political |
| 1988 | European Commission Brussels, Stagiaire in Office of Lord Cockfield |
| 1987 | New York, UK Permanent Mission to the UN, Second Secretary – UNGA Team |
| 1986 | Joined FCO |
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