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Rufus Drabble started his role as His Majesty’s Consul General in Miami in August 2022. He leads the UK’s work promoting economic, commercial, political, security and consular interests in Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Rufus’ previous role...
Lesley has been Resident British Commissioner to St Lucia since June 2021. Her last posting was Deputy Ambassador to Cuba. Lesley has also served in Cambodia, Tanzania, Russia and India. Her last assignment in the UK was as Assistant Private...
Christina Scott is Minister and Deputy High Commissioner to India at the British High Commission in New Delhi. She took up the role in October 2022. Christina was previously the Deputy Ambassador to China (September 2018 to July 2022). Prior...
Roderick Drummond was appointed Her Majesty’s British Ambassador to Bahrain in April 2019. Prior to this appointment, he was the Director Security, Estates and Security Directorate from 2016 to 2019. Drummond joined the Diplomatic Service in 1985. Some of his...
Full name: Ian Robert Whitting Married to: Tracy Gallagher Children: Two daughters, Isobel and Olivia Previous roles 2013 to 2017 Her Majesty´s Ambassador, Podgorica 2008 to 2012 Her Majesty’s Ambassador, Reykjavik 2003 to 2008 Athens, Deputy Head of Mission /...
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Tony Kay OBE has been Deputy Director, Iraq and Arabian Peninsula Department, since December 2019. Prior to this, Tony was Deputy British Ambassador to Israel; previously the British Consul General in Calgary. Tony joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in...
Lucy was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in The Hague between 2020 and 2023. Prior to her posting in the Netherlands she was the Head of the Foreign and Security Policy Unit at the Foreign and Commonwealth...
Simon David Tonge has been British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea since 20 July 2014. Prior to this appointment he was British Ambassador to Ivory Coast. Simon Tonge joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 1996 and has...
Nic Hailey was Director General, Transformation from June 2020 to September 2021. Nic led the work to bring together the former Department for International Development (DFID) and the former Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) into the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...
British Ambassador Nick Whittingham joined other diplomats in an op-ed opposing undemocratic actions in Guatemala.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
His Majesty’s Ambassador to Italy, Ed Llewellyn, gives updates to UK nationals living in Italy.
Alison Blackburne has replaced Sarah Montgomery OBE as the UK Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa and Red Sea.
Andrew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990. He has held a wide range of positions in the FCO and across government. He was Deputy Ambassador in Argentina, Counsellor for the Knowledge Economy in India, and held other...
Fern Horine was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova in October 2023. Previously, Fern was Deputy Head of Department in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate. She has served in a number of bilateral posts including...
Belinda started her career in banking before joining the Civil Service in 2003. She worked for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA), the UK Border Agency and the Ministry of Justice before transferring...
Mike was the Director of Trade & Investment at the British Embassy Manila from 2015 to 2018. Mike had been a British diplomat for over 30 years. He specialised in trade, investment and economic work. His previous overseas posting was...
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