Margaret Tongue
Biography
Margaret took up her appointment as Minister-Counsellor Economic Diplomacy at the British Embassy in Tokyo in October 2022.
Margaret has a long-standing interest in Asia and regional security, with an undergraduate degree in Chinese Studies and a Masters in International Politics of Asia. Since joining the Foreign Office in 2000 she has had a number of postings in Asia, working in Sri Lanka during the ceasefire of 2002-05, where she led on internal politics, the peace process and conflict resolution; in Taiwan, where she was Deputy Head of Mission and Director of UK Trade & Investment; China and Japan, where her focus was on Asia-Pacific regional security; and Thailand, where she was Deputy Head of Mission. She has also worked in London on South East Asia, Iran and peacekeeping. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and is learning Japanese.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Bangkok