Belinda Lewis
Biography
Belinda started her career in banking before joining the Civil Service in 2003. She worked for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA), the UK Border Agency and the Ministry of Justice before transferring to the Diplomatic Service. Belinda’s career has covered a variety of policy areas, from public service broadcasting to border security, and stabilization to improving trade.
Belinda grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and read History at Girton College, Cambridge. She recently completed a Master’s degree in Global Diplomacy at SOAS, London.
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Kuwait
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British Deputy High Commissioner Karachi
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Deputy Head of Mission, Iraq
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Head of Mission, Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, Afghanistan