Rupert Potter

Biography

Born in Australia, Rupert Potter joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1992 after graduating from St Andrews University with an MA with honours in Modern History with International Relations.

Immediately prior to his posting in Vancouver, Rupert served as the Deputy Head of Mission in Bahrain from 2008 to 2012. He has also served overseas as Vice Consul at the British Embassy in Jordan from 1995 to 1998, and in the political section of the British Embassy in Sweden from 1999 to 2002.

In London, he has worked for the FCO’s South Asia Department, Afghanistan Unit and North America Department, as well as working for Cabinet Office and taking a secondment with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In 2005 he also completed his second MA, in Creative Writing, at the University of East Anglia.