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Lindsay Skoll was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna in January 2021. Lindsay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1996, on return from working for the Japanese Ministry of...
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Dr David Ellis was appointed as the British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in December 2021. Previous roles 2016 to 2020: Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Japan. Responsibilities included advancing UK-Japan relations on political and...
Ms Kathy Leach started her role as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in August 2021. Previously she was Deputy Director, Constitution and Devolution, Europe Directorate in the FCDO. From 2012 to 2015 Kathy served as Ambassador to...
A team of inspectors has been sent to Tokyo to join the investigation into the fatal aircraft accident at Haneda Airport, 2 January 2024
Leading cyber is a core priority, part of this is sharing our expertise with and learning from international partners so we can better protect global security.
Tim Morris was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan from May 2015 until April 2017. Mr Morris joined the FCO in 1981 and has served in London, Tokyo, Lisbon and Madrid. Before his role in South Sudan...
The South East Asia Prosperity Fund is the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) technical cooperation programme that aims to create the conditions for global growth.
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