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Bharat was born in Croydon, United Kingdom in 1969. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995 and has had diplomatic postings to the Gambia, Dhaka and Qatar. He was most recently British High Commissioner to Cameroon, and...
Judy Omasan Kpogho took up her role as Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana and non-resident Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in June 2022. Ms Kpogho moved to Guyana from Russia, where she worked as the Deputy Consul General...
Charlotte Fenton became the Deputy High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia in January 2020. Charlotte joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 1997 in the office of the Permanent Under Secretary. She was later posted to the British...
Ambassador Holland thanks the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Davenport, for the Mission's work to strengthen Kosovo's institutions during the reporting period.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
John was one of 9 Trade Commissioners appointed by the British government to promote the UK in important global markets. As the head of the Department for Business and Trade in China, John was in charge of all bilateral trade...
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on conflict prevention.
Mr Richard Wood was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway in August 2018. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Richard Wood Married to: Xavier Piot 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Northern and Central Europe Department 2014 - 2015...
The UK Mission to the EU (UKMis Brussels) ensures the UK’s interests are promoted and explained to EU member states and the EU institutions.
Ms Jane Miller OBE became the British High Commissioner to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Her Majesty’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in July 2021. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2020 to 2021 Tanzania, Development Director 2017 to...
Caroline Rowett became the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh in February 2021. She represents the UK in the four Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Caroline is a career diplomat with...
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
Dr Rob Dixon was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in March 2020 and took up his post in September 2020. Before his appointment in Sofia, Rob was Deputy Director for Africa in the FCO between 2016 and 2020, focusing...
Mark Bryson-Richardson was appointed the Foreign Secretary’s Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in December 2023. Previously Mark was the British Ambassador to Iraq from July 2021 to July 2023. Before this, Mark served as the Department...
The British Embassy in Minsk maintains and develops relations between the UK and Belarus.
Julian Reilly was most recently the UK’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and throughout his career has worked extensively in East Africa and the Middle East, focusing on the security, stability and prosperity agendas....
Owen Jenkins is the Interim Director General for Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Owen was previously the British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste from 2019 to 2023. Before that Owen was...
Chris was in the post of Consul General in Melbourne and Head of the UK Office for South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria from September 2016 till June 2020. Prior to this role, Chris was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic...
Gideon Dewhirst joined as Deputy Ambassador to Czech Republic in April 2018. Curriculum Vitae 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Strategic Engagement, Campaigns & Engagement Department 2013 - 2015 FCO, Head of Team, Mediterranean Department 2012 - 2013 Cabinet Office,...
Christine McNeill took on the role of acting Deputy Head of Mission in January 2014, having originally come to Sarajevo in March 2013 in a new role as First Secretary Political. She will serve as DHM until the appointment of...
Simon Boyden was appointed as British High Commissioner to Eswatini in May 2021 and took up his role in July. Previously Simon was Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from January 2019 to February 2021. He was Political Counsellor...
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