Kirsti Bourret
Biography
Kirsti Bourret joined the team as Deputy Head of Mission to Finland in July 2020. Prior to her posting in Helsinki, she worked in the Americas Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
Kirsti has previously served as Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Brasilia and as 1st Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris. She has also worked in a number of European and international policy roles in HM Treasury and Cabinet Office. Kirsti was seconded to the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Strasbourg, France in 2007 where she completed an International Programme in Public Administration.
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Deputy Head of Mission, Finland
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.