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Consul General to Hong Kong & Macao
Andrew Heyn OBE
Biography
Andrew Heyn OBE, British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, took office in October 2016. Andrew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989 and served in Caracas, Lisbon and Dublin before his most recent overseas posting as Ambassador to Burma.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Andrew Richard Heyn OBE
2014 - 2016
Cabinet Office, Director, Leadership, Governance & Diversity Strategy, Civil Service Group
2013 - 2014
FCO, Head of Commercial & Economic Diplomacy Department, Prosperity Directorate
2009 - 2013
Rangoon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2005 - 2009
Dublin, Deputy Head of Mission & Director Trade & Investment
2000 - 2005
FCO, Assistant Director, Human Resources Department
1996 - 2000
Lisbon, First Secretary Political
1994 - 1996
FCO, Head of EU Institutions Policy Unit
1990 - 1994
Caracas, Second Secretary
1987 - 1989
Department for Trade and Industry, PS/Minister for Corporate Affairs
1985 - 1987
Department for Trade and Industry, Overseas Trade Division
Consul General to Hong Kong & Macao
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Myanmar (Burma)
2009 to 2013