Jacqueline Lawson-Smith
Biography
Jacqueline Lawson-Smith OBE took up her appointment as Deputy Ambassador to the State of Qatar in August 2015.
Curriculum vitae
| 2012 – 2014 | FCO, Head of Egypt & Maghreb Department |
| 2011 – 2012 | Damascus, Deputy Ambassador |
| 2011 | Muscat, Chargee d’Affaires |
| 2009 – 2011 | Algiers, Deputy Ambassador |
| 2006 – 2009 | FCO, Head of Middle East & Africa Section, Counter-Terrorism Department |
| 2003 – 2005 | Mazar-e Sharif, Political Counsellor, UK Provincial Reconstruction Team |
| 2001 – 2003 | Sana’a, Deputy Ambassador & Her Majesty’s Consul-General |
| 1999 – 2001 | Tripoli, Director of Commercial Section |
| 1996 – 1999 | FCO, Algeria Desk Officer, Near East & North Africa Department |
| 1988 – 1995 | Dubai, Her Majesty’s Vice-Consul |
| Languages | French, Arabic, Farsi |
| Interests | Private flying, walking, skiing |
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission, Qatar