Deputy Head of Mission, Qatar
Duncan Hill OBE
Biography
Duncan Hill is the Deputy Head of Mission to Qatar.
Curriculum Vitae
| October 2019- August 2023 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Caracas |
| August 2016 – September 2019 | FCO, Deputy Head of Department for East-West Africa and lead for Africa Migration |
| November 2015 – July 2016 | FCO, Head of International Security Advisory Team, Sierra Leone |
| January 2015 – November 2015 | FCO, UK Policy Lead at National Ebola Response Centre, Sierra Leone |
| July 2012 – November 2014 | PA Consulting Group, Principal Management Consultant |
| April 2009 – July 2012 | UK Trade and Investment, Deputy Trade Commissioner, South Africa |
| 2004 – March 2009 | UK Trade and Investment, Head of Trade & Investment at British Embassy Chile |
Awards/medals
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OBE for services to National Security - 2018
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Ebola Response - 2015
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Iraq Reconstruction - 2004
Deputy Head of Mission, Qatar
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.