Iona Thomas OBE
Biography
Iona Thomas is Director Multilateral and Human Rights at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Iona was British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands from 2022 to 2026.
Previous roles include Political Counsellor at the British High Commission in Islamabad (2019 to 2022), Additional Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the FCO (2017 to 2019), Deputy Head of Mission Tripoli (2015 to 2017) and Spokesperson at the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York (2012 to 2015).
Roles in London include Private Secretary to Baroness Warsi and Head of the Afghan Political Team.
Before joining the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Iona worked at the Department for Communities and Local Government as Private Secretary to the Secretary of State and on counter terrorism.
Previous roles in government
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British High Commissioner to New Zealand