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Ross Denny has been Ambassador to Costa Rica since 9 October 2015. He was born in Southampton, England, in 1955. In 1972 he joined the Royal Navy, where he served until 1979 before entering the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office....
David Belgrove was appointed Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner to The Gambia in August 2020. Prior to this appointment he was the British Ambassador to Liberia 2015 to 2020. Since joining the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982, he...
Bill Murray became Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in September 2021. Murray joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2003, following a career as an officer in the Royal Marines. Bill has spent much of his career...
Alastair Long took up his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain in August 2023. Prior to this appointment he was the deputy and then HM Trade Commissioner for Africa between 2019 and 2022. Alastair Long joined...
Jonathan Knight was appointed as Deputy Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates in August 2023. Originally from Berkshire in the south of England, he read Politics and International Relations at Aberdeen University before joining the Royal Air Force, serving at...
Linda Cross was British Ambassador in Ecuador 2008 to 2012. Linda joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1978. Previously, she has served as FCO Assistant Director, Protocol Directorate (July 07 - March 08); FCO Operations Manager, Event Management Group...
Mr Nigel Casey CMG MVO has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation in succession to Dame Deborah Bronnert DCMG.
Mr John Saville was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul General for Chicago in November 2017. He joined the FCO in 1981 and has had a range of Diplomatic Service appointments including as Deputy Head of Mission in Cuba and as High...
Mr Ajay Sharma was appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim to the Republic of Türkiye in July 2022. Ajay was previously UK Cyprus Settlement Coordinator from 2021 to 2022, after serving as Deputy Political Director. He served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador...
Dominic Jermey was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste in 2023. Dominic’s previous diplomatic postings include serving as HM Ambassador to Afghanistan (2016 to 2017) and to the United Arab Emirates (2010 to 2014). Dominic was Managing Director...
Alice Walpole took up her post as the British Ambassador to Luxembourg in July 2011. Immediately before that, she was the British Consul General in Basra, Iraq. Alice began her career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985, and...
Sian Macleod was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia in September 2019. Prior to this, Sian was Ambassador and Head of the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Sian joined the FCO...
Lisa Bandari was appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal and Cape Verde in January 2024. Previously, she was the Deputy Director for India and HMG India Coordinator from August 2021 to August 2022. Lisa has served in a number...
David has served as Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General in Belgrade since August 2011. He succeeded Ambassador Michael Davenport in July 2013 as Chargé d’Affaires, and will continue in that position until a new Ambassador is in place....
Mr Mark Gooding OBE became HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand in July 2021. Mark joined the FCO in 1999 and has spent his career working mostly on Europe and Asia. His previous FCO roles include Director Covid (Repatriations),...
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Clive Alderton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and former Her Majesty’s non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2012 until 2015. Mr Alderton previously served as a Member of The Royal Household from 2006...
Advice to Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG, former Strategic Adviser in the Strategy Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and HM Ambassador to Afghanistan, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Mrs Theresa Bernice Bubbear was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in August 2021. Previously she was Ambassador in Estonia. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2016 to 2021 Tallinn, Her Majesty’s Ambassador 2016 to 2016 Language training (Estonian)...
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