New British Ambassador to the Republic of Congo
The new British Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Diane Corner, presented her credentials to President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 7 August 2013.
Son Excellence Diane Corner
Ms Diane presented her credentials to President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 07 August 2013. She is the first female British Ambassador to the Republic of Congo. She is also Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and resides in Kinshasa.
The new Ambassador starts her time as British Ambassador to Congo as the UK plans to deepen its bilateral relations with the country and promote increased British investment there.
Following her presentation of credentials to President Sassou, Ms Corner said:
“We hope to work with the Republic of Congo, particularly with President Sassou, to restore stability and lasting peace in the Great Lakes region. We hope to work closely together with Congo and with our partners”.
Touching on climate change, the Ambassador said:
“We have a close cooperation on the Congo Basin forest. We are working with Norway to protect the Congolese forest, which is unique and also important for biodiversity and for the fight against climate change. The UK is one of the major donors for the protection of these forests”.