Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe in January 2019
Ms Melanie Robinson has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Ms Melanie Robinson has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe in succession to Ms Catriona Laing CB who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Robinson will take up her appointment in January 2019.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full name: Melanie Robinson
| 2015 to present | World Bank Group Washington, Executive Director for the UK |
| 2012 to 2015 | Department for International Development (DFID), Addis Ababa, Head of Office |
| 2010 to 2012 | DFID, Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State |
| 2009 to 2010 | Department for Energy and Climate Change, Head of International Climate Policy |
| 2007 to 2009 | DFID, Team Leader, Climate Change Adaptation |
| 2005 to 2007 | DFID, Private Secretary to Secretary of State |
| 2004 to 2005 | DFID, Policy Analyst, lead on UK G8 and EU Presidencies |
| 2002 to 2004 | DFID, Senior Programme Officer, Mozambique |
| 2001 to 2002 | DFID, Policy Analyst, Performance and Effectiveness Department |
| 2000 to 2001 | DFID, EU Lead, Central and South Eastern Europe Department |
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