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David Belgrove was appointed Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner to The Gambia in August 2020. Prior to this appointment he was the British Ambassador to Liberia 2015 to 2020. Since joining the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982, he...
Mr Paul Brummell CMG was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia in July 2021. Previously he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Romania from 2014 until 2018 and has served as High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern...
Alice Walpole took up her post as the British Ambassador to Luxembourg in July 2011. Immediately before that, she was the British Consul General in Basra, Iraq. Alice began her career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985, and...
Sian Macleod was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia in September 2019. Prior to this, Sian was Ambassador and Head of the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Sian joined the FCO...
At a ceremony at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Tokyo on 5 March 2024, Julia Longbottom, the British Ambassador to Japan, presented Mr Kuwahara Kazumasa, former Special Advisor to International Nuclear Services Japan, with the award of Honorary Member of...
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Mr Watt joined the FCO in 1977 and began his diplomatic career in the Trade Relations and Exports Department. From 1978 to 1980 he undertook full-time language training in Arabic ahead of his first posting to Abu Dhabi as Second,...
Mr Mark Gooding OBE became HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand in July 2021. Mark joined the FCO in 1999 and has spent his career working mostly on Europe and Asia. His previous FCO roles include Director Covid (Repatriations),...
Mrs Theresa Bernice Bubbear was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in August 2021. Previously she was Ambassador in Estonia. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2016 to 2021 Tallinn, Her Majesty’s Ambassador 2016 to 2016 Language training (Estonian)...
Clive Alderton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and former Her Majesty’s non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2012 until 2015. Mr Alderton previously served as a Member of The Royal Household from 2006...
Martin Harris presented his credentials to the President of Ukraine as His Majesty’s new Ambassador to Ukraine.
The Embassy celebrates International Women's Day by promoting the inclusion and empowerment of women.
His Majesty's Ambassador to the DRC, Alyson King, addressed guests at an event during her first visit to the Eastern city of Goma.
David Lelliott was appointed Her Majesty´s Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador in August 2019. Prior to this, David was Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General at the British Embassy Khartoum. David is a career diplomat with over...
Disability and Access Ambassadors help to ensure businesses are doing all they can to support their disabled customers.
Thomas Carter joined the FCO in 1976 and most recently was Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Guatemala. Previously he was responsible for the FCO’s global consular policy and worked on the London 2012 Olympic Games, following a four year posting as...
Dr Peter Abbott has been a member of the Diplomatic Service since 2005. Before becoming British Consul General to New England in 2020, he served as Counsellor at the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, with operational oversight of the...
Ambassador Martin Harris hosted a Burns Night supper, supporting local artists in solidarity with Ukrainian people and in defiance of Putin’s barbaric war.
Hugh was appointed Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra in August 2019. Prior to this, he was Director for Communications and Stakeholders at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Curriculum vitae 2018 to 2019 Department...
Mr Nigel Casey CMG MVO has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation in succession to Dame Deborah Bronnert DCMG.
Matt Field was appointed British Ambassador to the Czech Republic in January 2023. Matt was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from August 2018 to June 2022. Matt has previously served in a number of overseas political and policy...
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