John Virgoe
Biography
John Virgoe was British High Commissioner to Brunei from 2020 to 2024. Before this, he was Head of South-East Asia Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.
John joined the FCO in 1991. He has worked extensively on South-East Asia, economic diplomacy and climate change. Outside government, he was South-East Asia Director for the conflict-prevention NGO, International Crisis Group (2007 to 2009).
John has previously been posted to Jakarta, Nairobi and Canberra.
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Previous roles in government
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British High Commissioner to Brunei