Jonathan Layfield

Biography

Jonathan has just arrived as Deputy Head of Mission in Nur-Sultan. Before coming to Kazakhstan he was Deputy Head of the UK Mission in Tajikistan and prior to that he worked in the Foreign Office in London as the liaison officer with the UK Parliament.

From 1999 until 2011 Jonathan served in the Middle East – in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait.
Before joining the Foreign Service in London he also worked for the UK Mission to the UN in New York for three years.

He is married and has two teenage boys.

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Head of Mission, Kazakhstan
  • Deputy Head of Mission, Tajikistan