Alicia Herbert OBE
Biography
Alicia Herbert OBE was appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica in June 2025 and is due to start the role in September 2025.
Before this, Alicia was the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Director of Education, Gender and Equalities and the UK’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality.
Previously Alicia worked in academia, the World Bank and represented the UK government in senior roles in Mozambique, Sudan and Nigeria.
Over the past 25 years, Alicia has played a leading role in shaping international development policy and improving programme delivery and policy reform in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Follow Alicia on X/Twitter: @AliciaH_1.
Previous roles in government
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Special Envoy for Gender Equality
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Director of Education, Gender and Equality
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Head of DFID Mozambique