Dr Carol Ann van der Walt
Biography
Carol joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998. She has worked on a wide range of different areas, including international fisheries, IT training strategy, international business and Diversity & Inclusion. Her two main career interests have focussed on the European Union, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
On the EU, Carol has worked in the European Directorate in the FCDO in London, in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, and in the Department for Exiting the EU. She also worked on EU/Latin America/Caribbean relations in Brussels and was Deputy Head of the Latin America Department in London.
Carol has a first-class joint honours degree with distinction in Spanish and Latin from Birmingham University and a PhD in Medieval Spanish. She is married, with a son and a daughter, two cats and a dog.
| Date | Role | |
| December 2024 | HMA British Embassy Santo Domingo | |
| 2020 to 2024 | FCDO, Deputy Head Latin America Department | |
| 2018 to 2020 | DExEU, Head of Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories Team | |
| 2017 to 2018 | FCO, Head of Diversity and Inclusion Team, Human Resources Department | |
| 2013 to 2017 | Oslo, Deputy Head of Mission | |
| 2011 to 2013 | FCO, Head of EU Strategic Policy Team, European Union Department (Future of Europe) | |
| 2011 | FCO, Head of EU Strategy Team, European Union Department (Internal) | |
| 2009 to 2011 | FCO, Senior Political Analyst, Overseas Security Information for Business, Global Issues Department | |
| 2008 to 2009 | FCO, Head of Training Strategy, Business Engagement Group, Information & Technology Department | |
| 2003 to 2008 | Maternity Leave, Special Unpaid Leave | |
| 1998 to 2003 | Brussels, Second Secretary, UK Permanent Representation to the EU | |
| 1998 to 1999 | FCO, Fisheries Officer, Aviation and Maritime Department | |
| 1998 | Joined FCO |
British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and visa and consular services.