Suzanne White
Biography
Suzanne White is the Deputy Head of Mission in Mauritania since July 2023.
Suzanne joined the Foreign & Commonwealth & Development Office (formerly the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) in 2002. Her most recent overseas postings were Regional Political Officer covering Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso on a non-resident basis based at the British Embassy in Abidjan and in the Private Office of the UK Permanent Representative to the UK Delegation to NATO in Brussels. In 2015, Suzanne worked as a Royal Visits Officer for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta.
In London, Suzanne has worked in Crisis Management Department, as well as several roles in Consular and Protocol Directorates. Suzanne is a French speaker.
British Deputy Ambassador to Mauritania
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.