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Mr Philip Hall OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in succession to Ms Bridget Brind OBE.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
James Dauris is the British Ambassador to Panama, an appointment he took up in March 2024. James joined the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in 1995 and served as Head of the Latin American Department (2019 to 2023). Before this...
Matthew Lawson was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia in July 2022. Prior to this appointment, he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Matthew Richard Ambrose Lawson 2022 -...
Emma Kate Hopkins OBE took up her post as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Denmark in October 2020. Prior to this she served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2015 to 2020. Whilst in Bulgaria she was also the senior...
Alastair King-Smith is British Ambassador to Albania. He took up his posting in August 2021, after a year’s language training in Albanian. He has been a diplomat since 1996. Alastair previously served in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in...
Rachel Galloway took up her appointment in Atlanta as His Majesty’s Consul General in July 2022. Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia 2015 - 2018 Chair Mashrek Maghreb Working Group, European External...
Foreign or commonwealth ambassadors or high commissioners.
Dr Martin Longden CMG OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has today summoned the Russian Ambassador Andrey Kelin following allegations of Russian orchestrated malign activity on UK soil.
Edward Hobart took up his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates in May 2023. He has previously served as Consul General in Dubai, from 2012 to 2015, a role which included leading Trade and Investment work...
Full name: Kirsty Isobel Hayes Dates Role 2021 to present Argentina, UK Ambassador 2018 – 2021 Home Office, International Director 2014 – 2018 Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador 2014 Full-time language training (Portuguese) 2011 – 2013 FCO, Head, International Organisations Department...
The British Ambassador, Nick Whittingham, paid a visit to the President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, to explore initiatives to continue advancing democracy in Honduras.
Ms Liz Boyles has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania in succession to Mr Brian Olley.
The Democracy Ambassadors resources help train young people aged 13-16 to talk about democracy with their peers.
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE was UK Ambassador to Hungary from 2016 to 2020. He previously held the position of Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Manama from 2011 to 2015. Iain joined the FCDO in 1980 and has spent much of his...
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An article by British Ambassador Mr George Edgar has been published in the recent issue of the Economic Review journal
Sir Sebastian Wood served as Britain’s Ambassador to Germany from September 2015 to September 2020. Before his posting to Berlin, he served as British Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015. Sebastian joined the Diplomatic Service in 1983. After a...
Alyson King is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She took up her appointment in April 2023. Alyson most recently served as Deputy Head of Mission in Beirut, Lebanon, and before that, as the UK government’s...
The meeting also included discussions about global dialogues and cooperation regarding safety and security in frontier AI and the upcoming AI Safety Summit (UK AISS).
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