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On 15 April 2012, Sir Richard Stagg took up the position of British Ambassador to Afghanistan, replacing Sir William Patey. Sir Richard Stagg was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford where he read history. On joining the Foreign...
Mr Simon Collis CMG joined the FCO in 1978 and after studying Arabic has served mainly in the Middle East and South Asia. His first posting was to Bahrain. He has been British Ambassador to Iraq, Syria and Qatar. He...
Andrew Allen arrived in Somalia in December 2015 as Deputy Ambassador. He was previously in Mongolia as Charge d’Affaires. Mr Allen first joined the FCO in 1998 and has held a variety of positions in London and overseas, including in...
Dan Chugg is the Director for North East Asia and China at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). His previous roles were: 2018 to 2021 British Ambassador to Myanmar (Burma) 2015 to 2018 Head, Counter-Daesh Communications Department, Communication Directorate...
Jonathan Knott is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was appointed in February 2021. He is also His Majesty’s Consul General in São Paulo. He became Consul General in August 2021 when he arrived in...
Richard Moon has been Deputy Ambassador in the British Embassy, Kabul, since July 2016. Before coming to Afghanistan Richard spent five years as UK member of UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) in New York. Other previous...
Cathy Bassa is the UK’s Deputy Ambassador and His Majesty’s Consul to Cuba. Cathy arrived in Havana in August 2021 following her role as Deputy Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire. Cathy joined the Diplomatic Service in 2003 and has previously worked...
Ambassador Holland welcomes the Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and the work of the Mission over the last six months across the three pillars of its mandate.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Roger Stringer MBE is His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé e Príncipe (non-resident). Mr Stringer spent 4 years in Pakistan as Political Counsellor at the High Commission in Islamabad, 2017 to 2021. His previous postings were in Paris...
Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG took up his appointment as COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa in October 2020. Find out more about COP26 , the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference. Follow Sir Nicholas on Twitter . He has previously served as...
Jane Owen was appointed Governor to the Cayman Islands on Friday 21 April 2023. Dates Role April 2023 to current date Governor to the Cayman Islands 2017 to 2023 HM Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and non-resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein...
Tom Fletcher, CMG was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic from August 2011 to July 2015. Tom was born in Kent, and studied at Harvey Grammar School (Folkestone) and Oxford University (Hertford College), graduating with a First class degree...
Gavin Cook joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He was Deputy Head of Mission in Ghana, and has done postings in Ethiopia and Ukraine. Gavin has held a range of positions in the UK, including Deputy Director Strategy/Head...
Caroline Hurndall MBE was British Ambassador to Libya in succession to Nicholas Hopton from 2021 to 2023. Caroline joined the FCO in 2004 as a Desk Officer in the Conflict Issues Group. Read more about Caroline Hurndall . Social media...
Nigel Casey is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Nigel was the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from May 2021 until January 2023. He was also the Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan Directorate (APD) in the...
Miriam is a career diplomat. Before coming to Geneva she was Director of Corporate Services for Her Majesty’s Government in New York. Her career has focussed mainly on the European Union, the Commonwealth, Japan and the Middle-East. She has a...
Mr Colin Wells was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession in April 2021. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Colin Neil Wells Year Role 2020 to 2021 Full-time Language Training (French) 2018 to 2020 Moscow, Consul-General...
Jon Dean became His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad in September 2022. Find out more about Jon Dean . Follow Jon on Twitter: @deanjonm .
Paul Madden became British Ambassador to Japan in January 2017. He was previously British High Commissioner to Australia (2011-15) and British High Commissioner to Singapore (2007-11). He was Additional Director for Asia Pacific at the FCO in 2015. A career...
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