Clare Allbless
Biography
Clare Allbless is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Tbilisi. She took up her post on 1 July 2020.
Clare joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997. Her previous roles include two separate postings to the British Embassy in Tokyo, and a posting to the British High Commission in Lilongwe.
Clare has also worked in the Asia-Pacific and Human Resources Directorates, and in the International Energy Unit, which works with the UK’s department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to provide advice on international energy policy issues to all UK Government departments.
Deputy Head of Mission, Georgia
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d’Affaires. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister. Smaller missions may not have a Deputy Head.