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Ms Melanie Hopkins arrived in Brazil as Deputy Head of Mission in July 2021 and took on the role of Chargé d’Affaires (Acting Ambassador) from March to November 2022. Her previous role was as British High Commissioner to Fiji (and...
Douglas Hamilton is currently the Director of the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust based in Edinburgh. Douglas has many years experience of working to address child poverty in Scotland through his employment in the children’s voluntary sector. He has played a...
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 'NATO at 75' conference in Brussels.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Previously a Non-Executive Director of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority(NDA), Tom held the position of Chair of NDA from March 2017 to September 2020. Tom began his career in the Diplomatic Service, working in London, Hong Kong and Beijing between 1979...
Julie was appointed Director General Head Office and Commissioning Services at the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 but is no longer in this position. Prior to her appointment, Julie held a number of leadership posts in the public sector,...
George Hodgson has been the British Ambassador to Colombia since September 2022. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has previously served in Dakar, Washington, Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels and London. Date Role September 2022 Bogotá, HM Ambassador...
Gordon had an extensive career in banking in the UK and the USA before joining UK Export Finance. Gordon also spent three years with Airbus in its customer sales financing team before taking a year’s secondment to work with the...
The Secretary of State has reappointed Emma Boggis and Danielle Palmour as Board Members of The National Lottery Community Fund.
Simon Tse was appointed Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service in 2018. He first joined CCS in May 2016 and led the Procurement Operations directorate. He served as interim CEO from July 2018 until his permanent appointment, which followed...
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
Biography Richard joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1996 and has served overseas in Zimbabwe, Australia and Brazil. He has also been Head of Crisis Management Department at the FCO and most recently, Head of Security Policy Department...
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE as the United Kingdom’s new National Hydrographer.
Ofsted and the CQC have today published a joint thematic review of Start for Life services, which provide support for parents from pregnancy until their baby is 2 years old.
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