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Ian Hughes was the British Ambassador to South Sudan 2013 to 2015. On his appointment, he said: “I am very pleased to have this opportunity to represent the United Kingdom in the UN’s newest member state. I hope to put...
Dr Alastair McPhail is the UK government’s Envoy for the UK-African Investment Summit 2024 . Previously Dr McPhail was the British Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti (non-resident) and Permanent Representative to the African Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa...
Chris O’Connor was the British Consul General in Los Angeles from August 2013 until September 2017. Before this, Chris was UK Ambassador to Tunisia from 2008-2013. He has worked in British embassies in Cairo, Riyadh and Beirut as well as...
Andrew Patrick is the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Andrew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. Prior to his diplomatic posting in Sri Lanka, he was the UK’s Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy from February 2022 to...
Michael Nevin was Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Iceland 2016 to 2021. He previously was British High Commissioner to Malawi from 2012-2016. Michael joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. He has also served in Nairobi, Lilongwe, Osaka, New York,...
Tom Dodd arrived in Moscow as British Minister and DHM in July 2022. His career has spanned roles in the Cabinet Office; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Home Office and House of Commons, principally in inter-agency co-ordination, security and analysis,...
Katy Ransome is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Mali. Previously she was the Head of Gender and Conflict, in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation Directorate. Katy was Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner...
Sir Geoffrey Adams was the British Ambassador to Egypt from September 2018 to August 2021. Sir Geoffrey joined the diplomatic service in 1979. Prior to his appointment to Egypt, he was British Ambassador to the Netherlands and UK Permanent Representative...
Ambassador Christopher Sharrock took up his duties as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OECD in Paris in January 2016. Mr Sharrock was born in 1975 in Reading, UK. He holds a BA Hons in English Language and...
Ms Stanton joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1990, and during the 1990s served in Tokyo, Abuja, Accra, Abidjan, Rabat, Doha, Damascus, Hong Kong, Manila, Los Angeles and Nagano, Japan (as Attachée for the 1998 Winter Olympics). In 2006, Ms Stanton...
Neil Wigan OBE is His Majesty’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya. Previously, Neil was Ambassador to the State of Israel from June 2019 to June 2023. He also served as Director for Africa at the Foreign & Commonwealth...
full Name: Andrew Keith Soper date of Birth: 6 July 1960 married to: Kathryn Soper 2017- March 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), British Ambassador to Venezuela 2013 - May 2017 Minister Counsellor (Political and Press), British High Commission,...
Tracy was the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Belgrade from April 2016 to August 2019. Tracy was responsible for the effective operation of the Embassy and for deputising for the Ambassador in his absence. The Embassy...
Mr Michael Nithavrianakis was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, and took up his appointment in May 2023. Mr Nithavrianakis has extensive experience as a career diplomat and outside the UK Government. He has had postings...
Over 2,000 children around Washington, DC received a free copy of the beloved British book Paddington thanks to a partnership between the British Embassy, HarperCollins and Washington, DC Public Schools to promote early literacy.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Mr Matthew Hedges was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Paraguay in August 2017. Curriculum Vitae Full name Matthew James Hedges 2015 – 2016 Princeton University, Master in Public Policy – International Relations 2012 – 2015 Rangoon, Deputy Head of Mission...
Nicholas Abbott joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. Prior to his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Mr Abbott was Head of the Strategy Department in the Middle East and North Africa Directorate at...
Jon Wilks CMG was British Ambassador in Doha from March 2020 to December 2023. He was previously Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq (2017 to 2019), Oman (2014 to 2017) and Yemen (2010 to 2011). He was also the UK...
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