Louise Taylor

Biography

Louise Taylor, has been Deputy Head of Mission to Kosovo since May 2014. She started her Foreign Office career in 2000 and has served in several countries worldwide. Her last posting before Kosovo was in Ankara, Turkey.

Overseas she served in Albania as 3rd Secretary Political (2004-2006). After Albania her next posting was in Bolivia (2006-2009), where she was posted as Consul and Corporate Services Manager. Her next posting was in UKRep Brussels (2009-2012) as 2nd Secretary Western Balkans. Just before her posting to Kosovo, she served in Ankara (2012-2014) working on EU, NATO and political affairs.

As of May 2014 she arrived in Kosovo to take up the position of Deputy Head of Mission.

Louise has attended Edinburgh University (MA Anthropology). She is married to Elidon Veshaj and has two children. She speaks Albanian and Spanish. Louise likes reading, music and snowboarding.