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Change of Chargé d’Affaires in British Embassy Venezuela: Colin Dick OBE
Mr Colin Dick OBE has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires in British Embassy Venezuela in succession to Ms Becks Buckingham OBE.
Mr Colin Dick OBE has been appointed British Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the British Embassy in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Mr Dick will take up his appointment during August 2023. He takes over from Ms Becks Buckingham OBE, who has been serving as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim since August 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Colin Dick OBE
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Deputy Director, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office |
| 2019 | Deputy Director, Department for Exiting the EU |
| 2017 | Head, EU Exit Strategy Department |
| 2013 | Deputy High Commissioner, later Chargé D’Affaires, to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean |
| 2010 | Deputy Head, Human Resources Directorate |
| 2004 | First Secretary, Head of Trade and Economics, Brazil |
| 2001 | Second Secretary, Economics and Inward Investment, Singapore |
| 1999 | Deputy Head of Trade Policy, EU Department |
| 1997 | Private Secretary, FCO Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| 1990 | Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) |
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Published 3 July 2023