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Philip Parham was the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth from June 2018 to October 2021. He was also the Special Envoy for the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 which took place in London in January 2020. Previously Philip was Her...
Curriculum Vitae Full name: Neil Richard Bush Married to: Veeral Dattani Bush 2019 - 2023 Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 2015 - 2019 FCO, Head, Arabian Peninsula (and Iran)...
Alan was the British Ambassador to Brazil from December 2008 until June 2013. He was responsible for the promotion of British interests and the delivery of public services in Brazil. As Head of Mission in Brazil, he lead four Posts...
Harriet Mathews is Director General, Africa, the Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Harriet was previously Deputy Political Director from January to July 2023 and Director General, Geopolitics and Security from March to September...
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Bourne on 5 December 2023.
Andrew Ayre became the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh in March 2017. Andrew is a career diplomat with thirty years experience. He has previously worked in Europe, the Middle East and South America as well as four spells in London....
Sally Axworthy was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See in September 2016. Her previous roles include time as Joint Head of the North Africa Department, Head of the Great Lakes, East Africa & Somalia Department, and Director of...
Nicola Kathryn Pollitt was appointed her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in November 2019. Prior to this appointment she was the Additional Director in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate in FCO from 2017 to...
Caron Röhsler was appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to Maldives in July 2019. She became the British High Commissioner on 1 February 2020, after Maldives was readmitted into the Commonwealth. Caron joined the FCO in 2000, after working for 7 years...
Martin Reynolds was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2019 to March 2022. Prior to this role he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya. He was the Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign...
Lynne took up her appointment as Deputy British Ambassador to Bulgaria in September 2018. She joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in 2013, where she has led policy teams in both Prosperity and European Union Directorates. Prior to...
Alison Blackburne is the UK’s Special Envoy for the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, starting in this role in May 2024. Alison was the British Ambassador to South Sudan from April 2017 to May 2019, and before that British...
Catherine Arnold was the British Ambassador to Mongolia from June 2015 until February 2018. Catherine joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2006 and has worked on a range of issues including human rights, counter terrorism and public affairs....
The British Embassy in Morocco maintains and develops relations between the UK and Morocco.
Peter Jones was Chief Operating Officer at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2017 until August 2020. Peter joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1985 and has served in Vienna, Bonn, Rome and Accra, and in a range of...
The British Embassy in Lima maintains and develop relations between the UK and Peru.
2021 to present Deputy Director, Mediterranean Department 2020 to 2021 Director for Europe’s Office 2017 to 2020 Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Montenegro 2015 to 2017 FCO, Temporary duties in the Middle East & North Africa, Finance and Prosperity Directorates 2013...
Tim Cole was the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) Migration Envoy from October 2017 until January 2019. He previously served as Head of the International Organisations Department, Commonwealth Envoy and, from 2012 to 2016, as Her Majesty’s Ambassador...
Tanya Robinson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, now Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in 2000. She took up her role as Deputy Head of Mission to the British Embassy, San Salvador in October 2021. Over the last 20 years,...
Jessica is a BBC Earth Kids presenter and student at Brunel University, studying for a BSc in Global Challenges. Previously, she served with The Diana Award, where she led work to empower the lives of young people. This included: delivering...
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