Press release
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to France: Sir Thomas Drew KCMG
Sir Thomas Drew KCMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic.
Sir Thomas Drew KCMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic in succession to Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG CVO. Sir Tom will take up his appointment in August 2025.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Thomas Drew
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2020 to 2024 | FCDO, Director General, Defence and Intelligence |
| 2020 to 2024 | Trustee, British Council |
| 2016 to 2019 | Islamabad, British High Commissioner |
| 2015 | McKinsey and Company, Visiting Fellow (on secondment) |
| 2012 to 2014 | FCO, Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary |
| 2010 to 2012 | FCO, Director, National Security |
| 2008 to 2010 | Home Office, Director, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism |
| 2006 to 2008 | Islamabad, Political Counsellor |
| 2004 to 2006 | FCO, Europe Directorate, Head of Enlargement and South-East Europe Group |
| 2002 to 2004 | FCO, Europe Directorate, Head of Intergovernmental Conference Unit |
| 1998 to 2002 | Moscow, Second/First Secretary |
| 1997 to 1998 | Full time Russian language training |
| 1995 | Joined FCO |
| 1993 to 1995 | McKinsey and Company |
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Published 14 April 2025