Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Laos - August 2019
Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in succession to Mr Hugh Evans. Mr Pearson will take up his appointment in August 2019.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full name: John Pearson
Married to: Leyla Werleigh-Pearson
Children: Three sons
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Published 3 April 2019