Caroline Read
Biography
Caroline Read is the Deputy Ambassador at the UK Mission to the EU, and took up her post in September 2023.
Prior to joining the UK Mission, Caroline was Director for British Investment Partnerships at the FCDO (job-sharing this post). Her team led on policy and programming on economic development, as well as global economic cooperation – including the UK’s relationship with the OECD. Previously, she was International Relations Director at DFID leading DFID’s work on international institutions and groupings including: UN development agencies, International Financial Institutions; and the G20/G7.
Prior to moving to DFID Caroline spent most of her career at HM Treasury, focusing on international issues. She has also held a number of domestic policy and economic roles at HMT, including tax and spending. Caroline has also worked in NGOs, working on private sector development in the Middle East and working in the Finance Ministries in Sierra Leonne and Liberia.
Her partner and young daughter join her in Brussels.
Previous roles in government
| 2021 to 2023 | Director, British Investment Partnerships. FCDO |
| 2020 | Maternity Leave |
| 2018 to 2020 | Director, International Relations. DFID |
| 2015 to 2018 | Deputy Director, International Institutions and Policy, HMT |
| 2013 to 2015 | Deputy Director, Financial Management Review, HMT |
Deputy Ambassador, UK Mission to the European Union
The Deputy Ambassador at the UK Mission to the European Union (EU) supports the Ambassador in the overall running of the Mission and senior representation of the UK to the EU institutions. The role also coordinates the Mission’s work with the EU and across UK government departments on the UK’s economic and trade relationship with the EU, as agreed in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).