Jacqueline Perkins OBE
Biography
Jacqueline Perkins arrived in Minsk in August 2019 to take up her appointment as HM Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus. Before this she was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Kuwait.
Jacqueline joined the FCDO in 1989. She has had overseas postings to Abu Dhabi, Cairo and Bahrain, as well as spending a year in Egypt on Arabic language training. At the FCDO in London she has worked on Germany, the EU and the Middle East.
Jacqueline studied Modern Languages (German and Russian) at the University of Cambridge and has an MA in International Relations from the University of Notre Dame in the USA.
Curriculum vitae
| 2019 to present | HM Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus |
| 2018 to 2019 | Full-time Language Training (Russian) |
| 2013 to 2018 | Kuwait, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2011 to 2013 | FCDO, Head of Partnerships Team, Arab Partnership Department |
| 2008 to 2010 | FCDO, Strategic Policy Adviser (Middle East and Counter-Terrorism) Strategy Unit |
| 2003 to 2008 | Bahrain, Regional Adviser, Engaging with the Arab World |
| 1999 to 2003 | Cairo, Head of Political, Economic and Development Section |
| 1998 to 1999 | FCDO, Head of Public Diplomacy Section, European Union Department |
| 1998 | FCDO, Research Analyst, Middle East and North Africa Research Group |
| 1997 to 1998 | FCDO, Youth Project Officer, European Union Department |
| 1995 to 1996 | FCDO, Head of Germany/Austria Section, West European Department |
| 1992 to 1995 | Abu Dhabi, Second Secretary (Information) |
| 1990 to 1992 | Full-time Language Training (Arabic) |
| 1989 to 1990 | FCDO, Assistant Desk Officer, East Africa Department |
British Ambassador to Belarus
The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations and consular services.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission to Kuwait