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Richard was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal from November 2015 to November 2019. Before that he was Head of Pacific Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from 2013 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Richard was Consul General...
Darren Welch, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union.
Ken O’Flaherty became His Majesty’s Head of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar in February 2023. Ken joined the Diplomatic Service in 1996, and has previously represented the UK government in Italy, France, Japan and the EU. Prior...
Susan Geary took up her role as Consul General and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens in September 2021. A career diplomat with wide ranging experience, Susan’s previous overseas postings have included Kosovo, UKDEL NATO and...
In 2008 Mr Aves coordinated the UK’s political input into Japan’s G8 Chairmanship and in 2011 Mr Aves worked on the UK’s input into the UN Human Rights Council on issues such as Libya, Syria and Iran. In 2012 Mr...
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Christopher Stuart was formerly the British Ambassador to Mongolia from May 2012 to February 2015.
Rob Macaire was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from April 2018 to July 2021. Rob studied at Oxford University for his MA in Modern History and joined the FCO in 1990. Rob has served overseas in...
David Morley was British Ambassador to The Republic of The Gambia from May 2011 until March 2014. David joined the FCO in 1973 and has served at a wide variety of Posts overseas. He has just returned from a 3-year...
Mr Justin McKenzie Smith was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia from August 2016 to August 2020. Before this, Justin was Deputy Head of Mission and Director for Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Mexico City from 2011 to...
Ms Gibb joined the FCO in 1990 and has held a number of positions in London and overseas. She has worked in Berlin, Kyiv, Mogadishu, Basra - where she was Deputy Consul-General from 2008-2009 - and Sana’a, where she was...
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Haiti. The British Embassy in Port-au-Prince provides limited services to British nationals living in and visiting Haiti.
Lucia Wilde was appointed as Ofsted’s Director, People in June 2023. She was previously His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in 2021. Prior to this, she was the HR Deputy Director in the Department for Health and Social Care setting up...
Sir Tim Barrow was appointed as the National Security Adviser in September 2022. Prior to this, Tim was the Second Permanent Under-Secretary and Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Tim joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office...
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
John Pearson was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Laos in August 2019. John has extensive experience working on Asia and Latin America. He has previous postings in Madrid (1992 to 1994), Brasilia (1996 to 1999), Montevideo (2005 to 2008),...
John was Director of Overseas Territories at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) from December 2016 until June 2017. In that role, he was Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory and Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory....
Colin Crorkin MBE was appointed British Ambassador to The Republic of The Gambia in succession to David Morley, who has retired from the Diplomatic Service. Colin Crorkin took up his appointment in April 2014. Colin Crorkin joined the Foreign &...
David arrived in Ottawa as British Deputy High Commissioner to Canada in August 2022. David has served in a number of roles at home and overseas, both across government and in the private sector. He joined the foreign service in...
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