Sara Pickering
Biography
Ms Sara Pickering took up her appointment as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to Kazakhstan in December 2014. Sara joined the FCO in 1988 and has served overseas in Budapest, Islamabad, Lagos, Kyiv and Pretoria. She graduated with a degree in Politics from the University of York and has as well the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration from the Open University.
Curriculum vitae
| December 2014 – present | Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Astana |
| October 2012 – October 2014 | Director of Corporate Services, British Embassy Pretoria |
| December 2010 – August 2012 | Head of Customer Engagement, I&TD, FCO |
| June 2010 – December 2010 | Head of China team, Climate Change and Energy Group, FCO |
| July 2009 – March 2010 | Strategic Network Design Project Manager, Consular Directorate. FCO |
| July 2005 – June 2009 | 1st Secretary (Energy/Commercial), British Embassy Kyiv |
| May 2003 – October 2004 | Internal Communications Manager, FCO Services |
| February 2002 – May 2003 | Overseas Network Liaison officer, FCO Services |
| January 1999 – December 2001 | 2nd Secretary (Commercial), British Embassy Lagos |
| January 1995 – March 1998 | Entry Clearance Officer, British Embassy Islamabad |
| March 1993 – October 1994 | Desk Officer, Joint Assistance Unit, FCO |
| January 1991 - September 1992 | Vice Consul, British Embassy Budapest |
| September 1989 – September 1990 | Desk Officer, Consular Department, FCO |
| September 1988 – September 1989 | Desk Officer, South Asian Department, FCO |