Greg Houston

Biography

Greg Houston was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bogota from February 2018 to April 2020. He was previously Political Counsellor in Rome and has spent much of his career working on European Union related issues with postings in Brussels and as Head of EU Strategy at the FCO in London.

Greg studied International Relations at the University of Bath. He is married with three children.

2018 – 2020 Bogota, Deputy Head of Mission
2013 – 2017 Rome, Political Counsellor
2011 – 2013 FCO London, Head of EU Strategy
2007 – 2011 UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, First Secretary, EU Budget
2007 UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, Press Spokesperson
2005 – 2006 UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, Second Secretary, Tax and Customs
2005 Joined FCO

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Colombia