Hannah Young

Biography

Hannah Young was the Consul General at the British Consulate General, New York from January 2024 to November 2024. She previously served as Deputy Consul General in New York.

Hannah joined from Number 10, where she was the Prime Minister’s lead official on Home Affairs policy, a brief that covered everything from criminal justice reform to counter terrorism and immigration.

She has a background in both international and domestic policy. Previous roles include establishing and leading the International Agreements Unit within the UK’s Department for Exiting the EU, working as Senior Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office roles on migration and intelligence policy, and three years as a UK diplomat in Afghanistan at the height of the conflict, capacity building for national police forces.