Press release
Change of British High Commissioner to Pakistan: Jane Marriott
Jane Marriott has been appointed British High Commissioner to Pakistan.
Jane Marriott
Ms Jane Marriott OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. She will succeed Dr Christian Turner CMG, who has transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
Ms Marriott will take up her appointment during July 2023.
Curriculum vitae
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2019 to present | Nairobi, British High Commissioner |
| 2016 to 2019 | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)/Home Office, Director, Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit |
| 2015 to 2016 | FCO, Additional Director, Middle East and North Africa Directorate |
| 2013 to 2015 | Sana’a, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2012 | National Security Council, Deputy Director, Americas, Middle East and Africa |
| 2010 to 2011 | Tehran, Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2006 to 2010 | Roles including FCO, Deputy Head of Afghanistan Group, Senior Advisor to US CENTCOM Assessment Team and Senior Political Advisor to US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| 2003 to 2006 | Roles including Counsellor (Political-Military and Economic) British Embassy Baghdad, Political Advisor to Coalition Forces, Southern Iraq, Political Advisor to US-led combined Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and Team Leader (Political-Military), Iraq Policy Unit London |
| 2001 to 2003 | FCO, Head of Nuclear Non-Proliferation |
| 1998 to 2001 | Roles in the Cabinet Office and Home Office |
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Published 15 June 2023