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Ken O’Flaherty became Acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam in August 2025 after serving as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar from February 2023. Ken joined the Diplomatic Service in 1996, and has previously represented the UK government in...
Kenneth Clarke KC served as Conservative MP for Rushcliffe from June 1970 to December 2019. Education He was educated at Nottingham High School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Political career Kenneth was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for...
Dr Rachel Emma-Jane Fentem CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Colin James Crooks LVO, who will be leaving the Diplomatic Service.
Karen Pierce was appointed UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans in February 2025 and started the role in March 2025. She was re-appointed to the role as a Direct Ministerial Appointment in June 2026. Karen was previously British Ambassador...
The Aviation Ambassadors Group works with the Department for Transport to help deliver a skilled, diverse and sustainable aviation workforce fit to seize the opportunities of the future.
Mark Kent was British Ambassador to the Argentine Republic from July 2016 to June 2021. He was previously Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand (2012-2016) and Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2007-2010). He has served in the British...
Eastern Region, Judge Wayte heard on : 17 September 2019
Sir Christian Turner was appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America on 18 December 2025. Sir Christian formally took up the role on 2 February 2026. Previously, Christian was Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth &...
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...
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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