Alishba Khaliq

Biography

Alishba Khaliq was appointed Deputy Head of Mission to Conakry, Guinea in August 2022.

Alishba joined the Civil Service in 2015 and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2018. During her FCDO career she has served in a range of roles including working on Brexit, global economic policy, migration and bilateral relations with Belgium and Luxembourg.

Alishba graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford and completed postgraduate studies in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Previous roles

2020 to 2021 Desk Officer for bilateral relations with Belgium and Luxembourg, FCDO
2019 to 2020 Migration Policy Officer, FCDO
2018 Executive Assistant, Consular Directorate, FCDO
2017 to 2018 Home Office
2016 to 2017 Department for Work and Pensions
2015 to 2016 Ministry of Justice

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Head of Mission to Guinea