British Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania
Sally Hedley
Biography
Sally Hedley has been the Deputy British High Commissioner to Tanzania since July 2024. She joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (formerly Foreign and Commonwealth Office) in 2010, and has served overseas in India, Somalia and South Sudan.
British Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania
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.