Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission Lagos
Jonny Baxter
Biography
| Year | Role |
| 2023 - Present | British Deputy High Commissioner, Lagos, Nigeria |
| 2021 to 2023 | British Ambassador to South Sudan |
| 2018 to 2020 | FCDO, Deputy Director, Finance and Performance Department |
| 2017 to 2018 | DFID, Deputy Director, Human Development Department |
| 2017 | Defence Academy, Student, Higher Command and Staff Course |
| 2014 to 2016 | DFID, Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State |
| 2013 to 2014 | DFID, Deputy Director, Higher Education Taskforce Secretariat |
| 2010 to 2013 | DFID, Head, Afghanistan London Team then Private Secretary to Minister of State |
| 2008 to 2010 | Khartoum, Deputy Head of Office |
| 2007 to 2008 | Baghdad, Head of Office |
| 2004 to 2007 | Georgetown, Head of Office |
| 1999 to 2004 | Dar es Salaam, Education Advisor then head of Human Development Team |
| 1998 to 1999 | DFID, Assistant Education Advisor, Education Department |
| 1998 | Joined DFID |
Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission Lagos
The Deputy High Commissioner is a senior diplomat and an advisor to the High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of the UK High Commission abroad. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the High Commissioner, as Chargé d’Affaires.