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Abda Sharif OBE was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen in September 2023. Abda joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (now Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) in 2003, working in the Legal Directorate and in the UK...
Emma Kate Hopkins OBE took up her post as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Denmark in October 2020. Prior to this she served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2015 to 2020. Whilst in Bulgaria she was also the senior...
Mr John Gallagher was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia in April 2021. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2021 to present Yerevan, Ambassador 2019 to 2021 Buenos Aires, Deputy Head of Mission 2015 to 2019 Buenos Aires, Counsellor...
Richard is His Majesty’s Consul General in Houston, and has been in this role since June 2019. As Consul General, he has overall responsibility for leading the UK’s engagement in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico....
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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The British Ambassador, Nick Whittingham, paid a visit to the President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, to explore initiatives to continue advancing democracy in Honduras.
Edward Ferguson took over as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Serbia in July 2023. Before coming to Belgrade, Edward served as the Minister Counsellor Defence at the British Embassy in Washington DC in September 2018. Together with the Defence Attaché, he...
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE was UK Ambassador to Hungary from 2016 to 2020. He previously held the position of Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Manama from 2011 to 2015. Iain joined the FCDO in 1980 and has spent much of his...
Dr Martin Longden CMG OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya
Mr Martin Harris CMG OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine in succession to Dame Melinda Simmons DCMG.
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David started his role as British High Commissioner to Tanzania in August 2020. Before that, David was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia from January 2017 until February 2019. CURRICULUM VITAE Full name David William Concar Married...
The Democracy Ambassadors resources help train young people aged 13-16 to talk about democracy with their peers.
Mr Nick Whittingham was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala and Her Majesty’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras in September 2019. Curriculum Vitae 2014 - 2018 Consul General, British Consulate General Wuhan 2013 - 2014...
Mark Matthews was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad from April 2021 until August 2022. Previously Mark was Deputy Head of Joint Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development (FCO-DFID) North Africa Unit between 2017 to...
An article by British Ambassador Mr George Edgar has been published in the recent issue of the Economic Review journal
Judith Gough became the British Ambassador to Sweden in August 2019. From 2015 to 2019 she was British Ambassador to Ukraine. Ms Gough joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2001 and has been engaged with Eastern Europe and Central...
Ian Duddy was most recently Interim Ambassador (Chargé d’Affaires) to Chile (July 2020 to February 2021). Previously he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Uruguay. Ian joined the Diplomatic Service in 2000 and has carried out a variety of roles in...
The Embassy celebrates International Women's Day by promoting the inclusion and empowerment of women.
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