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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.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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.

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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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Published 4 September 2018