Press release
Change of British High Commissioner to Jamaica: Asif Anwar Ahmad
Mr Asif Anwar Ahmad has been appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica.
Mr Asif Anwar Ahmad has been appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica in succession to Mr David Fitton CMG. Mr Ahmad will take up his appointment in August 2017.
Curriculum Vitae
| Full name | Asif Anwar Ahmad |
| 2013 – Present | Manila, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2010 – 2012 | Bangkok, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2008 – 2010 | FCO, Head, South East Asia and Pacific Group |
| 2004 – 2008 | UK Trade and Investment, Director Asia |
| 2002 – 2004 | FCO, Head of Department, Commonwealth Co-ordination Department (including a role as Head of the Communication and Information Centre in the Prime Minister’s Office during 2003) |
| 2000 – 2002 | FCO, Deputy Head of Resource Budgeting Department |
| 1999 – 2000 | FCO, Desk Officer, Resource Planning Department |
| 1999 | Joined FCO following 20 year career in banking |
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Published 19 April 2017