Steven Chandler
Biography
The Acting British High Commissioner Steven Chandler arrived in Fiji on 16 January 2013. Born in 1968, Steven joined the Diplomatic Service in 1987. He was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bangkok before coming to Fiji.
Previous positions include:
2011 Warsaw, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General
2010 FCO, Head, Global Response Centre, Consular Directorate
2007 – 2010 FCO, Deputy Head, Crisis Group, Consular Directorate
2004 – 2006 FCO, Head of Functional Team and Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign and Security Group, EU Directorate
2005 – 2005 Phuket, Head of Consular Team, British Embassy Office (Tsunami team)
2003 – 2004 FCO, Deputy Programme Manager, Global Opportunities Fund (Engaging with the Islamic World)
2002 – 2003 Portugal, Unpaid Leave (to study and work)
1999 – 2002 FCO, Assistant Private Secretary to Baroness Scotland (later Baroness Amos), Minister of State
1998 – 1999 FCO, Desk Officer, Post Holocaust Issues, EU Directorate (Bilateral)
1997 – 1998 Sarajevo, Third Secretary (Political)
1995 – 1997 FCO, Desk Officer, Joint Assistance Department (Central Europe)
1995 – 1995 Istanbul, Entry Clearance Officer
1992 – 1995 Dhaka, Vice Consul
1989 – 1991 Berlin, Attaché, British Military Government (later British Embassy Office)
1988 – 1989 FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Parliamentary Relations Unit
1987 – 1988 FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Southern Africa Department
He is also non-resident acting High Commissioner to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.
Previous roles in government
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British High Commissioner to Fiji