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Ms Jo McPhail was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti and UK Representative to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and opened the first British Embassy in Djibouti, in March 2021. Prior to her service as Ambassador...
Neil Bradley was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia in July 2020. Prior to his appointment he was Head of the Human Rights Policy Unit from 2017 to 2020, based in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...
Kate Harrisson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2000 after working in the private sector in China. Her previous roles in the FCO include Deputy Head of Mission to Vietnam, Political Counselor in Beijing and Economic Consul in Hong...
Sarah Tiffin was appointed UK Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations in April 2023. Sarah previously served as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Dublin, and before that as Deputy Head of Mission at...
Ms Kathy Leach started her role as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in August 2021. Previously she was Deputy Director, Constitution and Devolution, Europe Directorate in the FCDO. From 2012 to 2015 Kathy served as Ambassador to...
Omar Daair was appointed as the British High Commissioner to Rwanda and non-resident Ambassador to Burundi in January 2021, and started the role in July of the same year. Omar joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2002. His...
Martin Shearman was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium in June 2019. Martin was previously posted to New York where he was responsible for the UK’s engagement with the United Nations on development, humanitarian and human rights...
Martin Harris was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine and started in his role in September 2023. Martin joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1991. He was Second Secretary at the UK Delegation to the OSCE in Vienna...
Simon Shercliff was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran in August 2021. Previously he was Director for National Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2018. He also served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the...
Dr John Freeman is the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He served as British ambassador to Argentina from June 2012 to October 2016. John joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1986. He has previously served in a...
Andrew Garth took up his appointment as British Ambassador to Slovakia in October 2014. His previous roles are listed below: 2010 - 2014 UKTI, Head, Commercial Development Unit 2008 - 2010 FCO, Head, EU Enlargement & Pre-Accession Team 2008 Bangkok,...
Peter Millett was the British Ambassador to Libya from July 2015 until January 2018. He has served in a number of positions in the British Diplomatic Service since joining in 1974: British Ambassador to Jordan (2011 to 2015), High Commissioner...
Mr David McIlroy has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the British Embassy Asmara in Eritrea, in succession to Mr Joel Harding.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque was appointed British High Commissioner to Canada in August 2017. Curriculum Vitae Full name Susan Jane le Jeune d’Allegeershecque CMG Married to Stephane Herve Marie le Jeune d’Allegeershecque Children 2 2016 Paris, Charge d’Affaires 2012 –...
Mr Fergus Auld was appointed HM Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan in April 2022, in succession to Mr James Lyall Sharp. Curriculum vitae 2022 to present His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan 2021 to 2022 Full-time language...
Mr Ajay Sharma was appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim to the Republic of Türkiye in July 2022. Ajay was previously UK Cyprus Settlement Coordinator from 2021 to 2022, after serving as Deputy Political Director. He served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador...
Jeremy has been British Ambassador to Paraguay since 23 July 2013. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991 and has worked in the Research & Analysis Department on Latin American issues since then. Previous diplomatic assignments overseas include...
Stephen Hickey was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iraq in September 2019. Prior to this appointment, he was the Ambassador and Political Co-ordinator in the UK Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Stephen joined the FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)...
Scott Wightman was a diplomat for the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office until 2019. Most recently he was the British High Commissioner to Singapore, and before that the UK Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. He also worked in the...
David has served as Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General in Belgrade since August 2011. He succeeded Ambassador Michael Davenport in July 2013 as Chargé d’Affaires, and will continue in that position until a new Ambassador is in place....
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