Representative, British Office Taipei
John Dennis
Biography
John Dennis is Representative at the British Office in Taipei. He was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola from February 2014 until February 2018.
John joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (formerly Foreign & Commonwealth Office, FCO) in 1981 and has worked on Asian, African, and commercial affairs, with a range of overseas postings. He has also spent time on secondment to the private sector.
Curriculum vitae
| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Full name: | John David Dennis |
| Period | Post |
|---|---|
| Dec 2020 to present | Representative, British Office, Taipei |
| 2019 to 2020 | Full time language refresher training (Mandarin Chinese) |
| 2018 | Joint-Director, London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference |
| 2014 to 2018 | Luanda, UK Ambassador to Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe |
| 2010 to 2014 | FCO, Head, Africa Department (Central and Southern) |
| 2009 to 2010 | FCO, Head of Zimbabwe Unit, Africa Directorate |
| 2009 | FCO, Local Staff Strategy Review |
| 2007 to 2008 | FCO, Additional Director Asia |
| 2003 to 2006 | Beijing, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2001 to 2003 | New Delhi, Director for Trade and Investment |
| 1998 to 2001 | Department of Trade and Industry, Director, Motor Vehicles |
| 1997 to 1998 | Standard Chartered Bank, Special Adviser to Chairman |
| 1992 to 1996 | Kuala Lumpur, Head of Political Section |
| 1989 to 1992 | FCO, Head of Recruitment Section |
| 1987 to 1989 | FCO, Head of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Section |
| 1985 to 1987 | Beijing, Second Secretary (Political) |
| 1982 to 1984 | Full time language training (Mandarin Chinese) |
| 1981 to 1982 | FCO, Desk Officer for Tanzania and Uganda |