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Kate has been Deputy Head of Mission in Prague since October 2022. She was previously posted to Ukraine for four years as Head of Political (Political Counsellor) at the British Embassy in Kyiv. She has a background in EU work,...
Louise joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991 after a short period in the private sector following completion of her degree at Bristol University in ancient history and archaeology. Before beginning her appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile...
Jonathan Knott is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was appointed in February 2021. He is also His Majesty’s Consul General in São Paulo. He became Consul General in August 2021 when he arrived in...
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Nicholas Woolley was appointed as Her Majesty’s High Commissioner to Zambia in August 2019. Prior to this he was Her Majesty’s Deputy High Commissioner to Democratic Republic of Congo from 2014 to 2016. Woolley has extensive experience representing the UK...
Mr Stephen Charles Hitchen was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in July 2023. Prior to this appointment, Stephen performed a number of Director roles in London, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa...
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 -...
The Science and Innovation Network is based in 40 countries/territories around the world. We engage with the local science & innovation community in support of UK policy overseas and also create strategic relationships to harness the value of science &...
Anneliese Dodds was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department for Education on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Oxford East in June...
His Excellency Charles Hay MVO started as the British High Commissioner to Malaysia in March 2019 in succession to Vicki Treadell CMG MVO. Prior to Malaysia, Mr Hay was the British Ambassador to South Korea from 2015 to 2018. During...
David Cairns is the British Ambassador to Sweden and the FCO’s Director for the Nordic Baltic Region. After joining the FCO in 1993, David Cairns served in Japan as Second Secretary Commercial and in Geneva as the Head of the...
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...
Jonathan Allen is Director General, Defence and Intelligence at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Jonathan was Director General for Strategy on secondment to the UK national security community from June 2021 to February 2024. He was the UK Deputy Permanent...
Adam Bye was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa in September 2020. Adam has served in a number of diplomatic roles. These include Deputy Director in Americas Directorate covering relations with the US, Canada and Caribbean; Deputy Head of...
Antony Phillipson took up his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa in July 2021. Antony joined the Civil Service in 1993 and has held a number of posts in the UK government. Previous roles include:...
Barry Lowen was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mali from January 2021 until July 2022. He was previously Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria. Mr Lowen has worked in India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UK Mission to the UN in New...
David Rutley was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office between 27 October 2022 and 4 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) at the Department for...
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...
Tammy Sandhu is His Majesty’s Consul General in San Francisco. Prior to this appointment she served as Deputy Consul General, co-leading UK-US relations across the Pacific North West: Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Alaska. The Consulate-General covers...
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