Jack Hands
Biography
Jack is currently Head of the UK’s Central Europe Security and Foreign Policy team based in Vienna. Prior to this Jack was Deputy Ambassador and Her Majesty’s Consul at the British Embassy, Republic of Belarus from 2021 to 2024. Prior to this, he was in London working as a Team Leader on UK Defence and International Security matters.
In his diplomatic career, Jack has served in British Embassy Warsaw and on the UK Rapid Deployment Team working to support UK nationals overseas including in Havana, Cuba during the COVID-19 crisis. In 2017, Jack was appointed as Press Officer to the Minister of State for Trade and Exports.
Before joining the FCDO, Jack worked in public service in the UK and European Parliaments and in South Korea as a freelance journalist.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission, Belarus