Press release

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See: Sally Axworthy

Mrs Sally Axworthy MBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Holy See in succession to Mr Nigel Baker OBE MVO.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 8 February 2016

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Mrs Sally Axworthy MBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See in succession to Mr Nigel Baker OBE MVO, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mrs Axworthy will take up her appointment during August 2016.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name

Sally Axworthy MBE

2013 – 2015	FCO, Joint Head, North Africa Department
2011 – 2013	FCO, Head, Somalia Unit
2011	FCO, Head, Great Lakes, East Africa & Somalia Department
2009 – 2011	India, Director, Corporate Services
2008	Full time language training
2007 – 2008	FCO, Head of Financial Skills
2006	Senior flexible working project, Human Resources Directorate
2004 – 2005	Government Office South West, Project Leader, Vulnerable Adults Project
2001 – 2003	Government Office South West, Assistant Director, Devon and Cornwall
1998 – 2000	FCO, Head, Turkey, Cyprus & Malta Section, European Union Department
1996 – 1998	Bonn, First Secretary (European Union)
1994 – 1996	Secondment to the German Foreign Ministry
1993 – 1994	FCO, Head, Political Section, United Nations Department
1991 – 1992	Kiev, Second Secretary Economic
1989 – 1991	Moscow, Third Secretary Commercial
1988 – 1989	Full time language training (Russian)
1987 – 1988	FCO, Desk Officer, Hungary & Czechoslovakia
1986	Joined FCO

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Published 8 February 2016