Appointment of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Eritrea: David McIlroy
Mr David McIlroy has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the British Embassy Asmara in Eritrea, in succession to Mr Joel Harding.
David McIlroy, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at British Embassy Eritrea.
Mr David McIlroy has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the British Embassy Asmara in Eritrea, in succession to Mr Joel Harding. Mr McIlroy will take up his appointment during April 2024.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: David Thomas McIlroy
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2022 to 2024 | FCDO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate |
| 2019 to 2022 | Conakry, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Guinea |
| 2016 to 2018 | FCO, Deputy Head, Stabilisation Unit |
| 2015 to 2016 | FCO, Deputy Head of Department and Head of State Programmes Team, Counter Proliferation Department |
| 2011 to 2015 | Vienna, Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organisations |
| 2009 to 2011 | Cabinet Office (on loan from FCO), Secretariat, Iraq Inquiry |
| 2007 to 2009 | FCO, Head, Borders, Managed Migration, Multilateral and Development, Migration Directorate |
| 2004 to 2007 | Belgrade, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General |
| 2002 to 2004 | Full-time language training (Serbian) |
| 2000 to 2002 | FCO, Head of Gibraltar Section and Head of Justice and Home Affairs Section, European Union (Internal) Department |
| 2000 | Joined FCO |
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