Press release

Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Norway: Richard Wood

Richard Wood has been appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway in succession to Sarah Gillett.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 8 September 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Mr Richard Wood has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway in succession to Sarah Gillett CMG CVO. Mr Wood will take up his appointment during summer 2018.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name: Richard Wood

2015 to present	FCO, Head of Northern and Central Europe Department
2014 to 2015	Washington, Counsellor (Foreign and Security policy)
2014	FCO, Head of Sanctions and Economic Diplomacy, Prosperity Directorate
2012 to 2014	FCO, Deputy Head, International Organisations Department
2011 to 2012	Basra, Consul General
2007 to 2011	Cape Town, Consul General
2002 to 2007	New York, UK Mission, First Secretary (Human Rights/Social Development)
2001 to 2002	FCO, Head of Future of Europe/Nice Treaty Bill Team, Europe Directorate
1998 to 2001	FCO, Press Officer for Africa, News Department
1993 to 1998	Cape Town/Pretoria, Second Secretary (Internal Politics)
1991 to 1993	FCO, Desk Officer for Single Market/Presidency/Gibraltar, Europe Directorate

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Published 8 September 2017