Caroline Alcock

Biography

After graduating from Leeds University in 1993 with a degree in Modern Arabic Studies, Caroline joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She has over 20 years experience working in the Middle East in a range of bilateral and regional roles including political affairs, media engagement, programme management and trade and investment. She also spent one year working in government relations at Shell, and a six-month attachment to the British Council.

In 2011, she was awarded an OBE for her services to UK-Egypt bilateral relations and interfaith dialogue. Caroline’s previous job was Her Majesty’s Consul-General in Alexandria, where she led a small team focused on strengthening trade and investment between the UK and Egypt.

She was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago from 2016 to 2022. She was appointed Deputy Head of Mission to Panama in July 2022.