Alyson King OBE
Biography
Alyson King is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She took up her appointment in April 2023.
Alyson most recently served as Deputy Head of Mission in Beirut, Lebanon, and before that, as the UK government’s Arabic spokesperson and senior regional communicator for Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Alyson was previously Deputy Director, Policy in the Scotland Office.
Before that, Alyson was in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), leading on bilateral relations with 17 countries in northern and central Europe as well as the Republic of Ireland, EU institutional policy and staffing, and the FCO’s work on devolution.
Alyson’s previous roles included conflict resolution work in Sudan, a secondment to the European Commission working on sanctions and conflict diamonds, and legal advisory roles on international and EU law in both Brussels and London.
Alyson holds a First Class degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University as well as an LLM in International Law from Columbia Law School; a Masters in International Affairs from SIPA, Columbia University, and a Masters in EU Law (distance learning) from King’s College London. She worked for a leading US law firm in New York and London before joining the civil service.
Alyson is married and has two grown-up children. She speaks French, Spanish and Arabic.
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British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the embassy and its consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and visa and consular services.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Director, Policy Delivery and Relationship Management