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Alisdair Walker was the British Ambassador to Eritrea from February 2019 to November 2022. Before that, Alisdair was the Head of China Internal Team in East Asia Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). His previous postings include...
Julian Braithwaite was the Director General for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from March 2022 to February 2023. Previously he was Director General in the Cabinet Office responsible for the EU from June 2021 to March 2022....
Chris Sainty took up his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal in September 2018. Previously, he was the Deputy Head of Mission for Italy from August 2011 to August 2015. A career diplomat, he brings experience from a number...
Nicolette Brent was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu in June 2022. Before that, Nicolette was Consul General in Miami 2018 to 2022, where she led the government’s work promoting UK economic, political and consular interests in...
Andrew Fleming is the British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata. Prior to arriving in Kolkata, Andrew Fleming served as British Deputy High Commissioner to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 5 years and then as Officer on Special Temporary Duty in...
Rita French is Britain’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Rita was appointed in May 2019. Rita has over 20 years of experience in public service. Rita began her career as...
Tina Redshaw became the first female British Ambassador to Cambodia in July 2018. Prior to taking up her role in Cambodia, she spent 18 months learning the Khmer language. Tina has extensive experience in Asia, having served twice in the...
Jane Owen was appointed Governor to the Cayman Islands on Friday 21 April 2023. Dates Role April 2023 to current date Governor to the Cayman Islands 2017 to 2023 HM Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and non-resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein...
Andrew Bizley is His Majesty’s Consul General in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Before arriving in Erbil, Andrew was Deputy Head of His Majesty’s Government’s Iran Unit (2022 to 2024). He has previously been posted to Iraq as First...
Mr Stephen Lillie CMG became the Director for Defence and International Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in September 2022. A senior career diplomat, Stephen has extensive experience of complex geopolitical issues, with particular focus on the...
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...
Victoria Billing was appointed FCDO Director Europe, covering the Mediterranean and Western Balkans, in March 2022. Victoria previously served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde and Republic of...
Alicia Herbert OBE is the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office ( FCDO ) Director of Education, Gender and Equalities and the UK’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality. Previously Alicia worked in academia, the World Bank and represented the UK government...
John Pearson was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Laos in August 2019. John has extensive experience working on Asia and Latin America. He has previous postings in Madrid (1992 to 1994), Brasilia (1996 to 1999), Montevideo (2005 to 2008),...
Daniel Pruce took up his appointment as Governor of the British Virgin Islands in January 2024. Previously, Daniel was Interim Director of Communication at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that he served...
Ms Anne Macro was appointed Her Majesty’s High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Lesotho in April 2019. Prior to this appointment, she was Deputy Head of the FCDO’s Projects Task Force. From 2011 to 2015 she was non-resident Deputy High...
Cecille El Beleidi became the British Consul-General, Jeddah in September 2022. Cecille joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) in 1983. Before, she has worked in Kuwait, Nepal, Morocco, Eygpt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and China. Previous roles Dates...
Lisa Chesney MBE took up her position as the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone in August 2021. She has most recently served in London in the Home Office as Gold Command for the Crime, Policing and Fire Group’s response...
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