His Majesty's Trade Commissioners: regional responsibilities
Updated 16 August 2024
His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) represent and promote the UK in important markets across the world. They lead on export promotion, inward and outward investment, and trade policy overseas on behalf of His Majesty’s Government (HMG).
Their work includes developing and delivering a regional trade plan setting out the Department for Business and Trade’s priorities in important global markets.
HMTCs also work closely with the wider diplomatic network and UK based colleagues to coordinate HMG activity on our wider prosperity agenda.
HMTC profiles:
Africa
- John Humphrey - HM Trade Commissioner for Africa
Asia Pacific
- Martin Kent - HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific
China and Hong Kong
- Lewis Neal - HM Trade Commissioner for China and Hong Kong
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Kenan Poleo - HM Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Europe
- Chris Barton CMG - HM Trade Commissioner for Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Jonathan Knott CMG - HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and Pakistan
- Oliver Christian - HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan
North America
- Niall Mackenzie - HM Trade Comissioner for North America
South Asia
- Harjinder Kang - HM Trade Commissioner for South Asia