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Change of British High Commissioner to Bangladesh - March 2019

Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in succession to Ms Alison Blake CMG who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Chatterton Dickson will take up his appointment in March 2019.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Robert Maurice French Chatterton Dickson

Married to: Teresa Albor

Children: Two daughters, one stepdaughter and one stepson

2018 to present FCO, Additional Director, Western Balkans Programme
2017 to 2018 Cabinet Office, Director Secretariat and Implementation, National Security Secretariat
2015 to 2017 Cabinet Office, Director Foreign Policy, National Security Secretariat
2013 to 2015 Kabul, Deputy Head of Mission then Chargé d’Affaires
2010 to 2013 Chicago, Her Majesty’s Consul General
2007 to 2010 FCO, Joint Head, Counter Terrorism Department
2004 to 2007 Skopje, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2003 to 2004 FCO, Travel Advice Policy Review Lead, Consular Directorate
2003 FCO, Deputy Head, Security and Operations, Iraq Policy Unit
2000 to 2003 FCO, Head, NATO Section, Security Policy Department
1998 to 2000 Washington, Private Secretary to HM Ambassador
1997 to 1998 Washington, Press Officer
1995 to 1996 FCO, Head, Peacekeeping Section, UN Department
1991 to 1994 Manila, Political and Press Officer
1990 to 1991 FCO, Desk Officer, Nuclear Section, Security Policy Department

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Published 11 March 2019