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Lucy Hughes joined as Deputy Head of Mission to Czech Republic in August 2018. Curriculum Vitae 2014 - 2018 British Embassy Washington, Head of Asia Team 2011 - 2013 FCO, Head of European External Action Service Team 2009 - 2010...
Kirsti Bourret joined the team as Deputy Head of Mission to Finland in July 2020. Prior to her posting in Helsinki, she worked in the Americas Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Kirsti has previously served as...
Fleur Thomas was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on 21 April 2021, after presenting her credentials to HRH Grand Duke Henri. She previously held the post of Head of Exports in the Ministry of Defence....
OPSS is warning consumers about certain magnetic reusable water balloons that can present a risk of death or serious injury if two or more magnets are ingested
Tim Stew was British Ambassador to Panama from October 2021 to February 2024. He was previously British High Commissioner to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from the end of July 2015. Mr Stew joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office...
Susie Kitchens arrived in Nairobi in August to take up the position of Deputy High Commissioner and Permanent Representative to the UN Environment Programme. Prior to this assignment, Susie spent a year in London as Deputy Director in the Economic...
Matt Cannell became the Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director at the British High Commission, Dhaka in March 2023. He joined the High Commission in Dhaka as the Development Director in March 2022. Immediately prior to this, he was Portfolio...
Anna Wilson is Development Director at British High Commission in Kigali providing oversight and assurance for UK’s development partnership with Rwanda and Burundi. Prior to this, Anna was Deputy Development Director in Sudan leading on the UK’s humanitarian assistance. From...
Neil Crompton was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in February 2020. Prior to this appointment he was the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate from 2015 to 2019. Crompton joined the FCDO...
Thomas Codrington arrived in Vancouver as the British Consul General in February 2022. He is the UK Government’s representative in British Columbia, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Tom was previously Deputy Director of Strategy at the Foreign, Commonwealth and...
Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Colombia and the UK.
David Wallace has been Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur since July 2022. He has a diplomatic career spanning twenty years during which he has covered a range of political, economic and security roles, focused...
Ben Fender was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia from February 2019 to February 2021. Prior to this, he was Head of the Security Policy Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 2016 to 2019....
Mr Michael Nithavrianakis was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, and took up his appointment in May 2023. Mr Nithavrianakis has extensive experience as a career diplomat and outside the UK Government. He has had postings...
Kara has been the British High Commissioner to Singapore since 26 June 2019. Before becoming High Commissioner, Kara was most recently Director for the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in...
From May 2021 to August 2023 David was the UK Government’s Regional Climate (COP26) and Energy Ambassador for Europe and Central Asia. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2023 to move to the private sector. David joined the...
Ben Nicholson has been Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General at the British Office Sudan (Addis Ababa) since July 2023. Ben is a career diplomat and development professional. Previous postings have included Sudan (Development, Regional Politics & Communications Team...
Mr Ramin Navai was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay in October 2020. Curriculum vitae Dates Roles 2017 to 2020 Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Deputy Head, Counter-Daesh Communications Department, Communications Directorate 2015 to 2017 FCO, Head...
Christopher John (Chris) Campbell was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador in succession to Ms Katherine Ward LVO OBE. He arrived in Ecuador on 27 August 2020 to take up his role and presented the copy of...
Her Excellency Ms Iona Thomas OBE was appointed the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands in August 2022. Before commencing her role in Wellington, Iona was Political Counsellor at the British High Commission in...
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