Press release

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Venezuela

Mr John Saville has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 22 August 2014
• Last updated: 22 August 2014 — See all updates

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Mr John Saville has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in succession to Ms Catherine Nettleton OBE who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Saville will take up his appointment during October 2014

Mr Saville joined the FCO in 1981 and has had a range of Diplomatic Service appointments including as Deputy Head of Mission in Cuba and as High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. His most recent appointment was as Acting Managing Director Trade in UKTI.

On his appointment as Ambassador to Venezuela, Mr Saville said “I am delighted to be returning to Latin America and to have been given the opportunity to work with the government and people of Venezuela on shared objectives and issues that matter to both countries. We have a long standing relationship in a number of areas and I look forward to building further on our links”

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name

John Donald William Saville

2013 – present	UKTI, Acting Managing Director
2010 – present	UKTI, Director Asia, Global High Growth, Markets and Mass Transport
2009 – 2010	FCO, Head, Climate Change Project, Climate Change Department
2005 – 2009	Bandar Seri Begawan, High Commissioner
2004	FCO, Head, WMD Review Unit
2000 – 2003	Havana, Deputy Head of Mission
1998 – 2000	FCO, Head of Commonwealth and Burma Section, South East Asia Department
1995 – 1998	Vienna, First Secretary
1991 – 1994	FCO, Non Proliferation Department
1988 – 1991	Warsaw, Second Secretary, later First Secretary
1985 – 1988	FCO, Southern European Department
1983 – 1985	Jakarta, Third Secretary, later Second Secretary
1981 – 1982	FCO, Desk Officer, Southern Africa Department
1981	Joined the FCO

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Published 22 August 2014
Last updated 22 August 2014 + show all updates

1. 22 August 2014

   Spanish translation added

2. 22 August 2014

   First published.