Alison Blake CMG

Biography

Alison Blake was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in March 2022.

A career diplomat, Alison has considerable experience in South Asia and has helped shape British foreign and security policy, including in times of crisis and transition, over 3 decades. Alison was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from April 2019 to June 2021. Before this, she was British High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2019, and a member of the FCO’s Management Board to represent the FCO Overseas network. Alison was Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2011 to 2014.

Alison was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 2017.

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Previous roles in government

• Governor to the Falkland Islands
  • 2022 to 2025
• British Ambassador to Afghanistan
  • 2019 to 2021
• Management Board Overseas Network Representative
  • 2016 to 2019
• British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
  • 2016 to 2019
• British High Commissioner Designate to Bangladesh
  • 2016 to 2016

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• Alison Blake's speech at Diplomatic Correspondent Association of Bangladesh (DCAB)
  • 14 November 2016
  • Speech
• Speech by Alison Blake at Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • 31 October 2016
  • Speech
• Alison Blake's first Press Conference in Bangladesh
  • 20 January 2016
  • Speech

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