Mark Power

Biography

Mark Power is Chief People Officer (interim) at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

Mark joined the Diplomatic Service in 2009 having previously worked as a journalist for ITN, primarily as a Producer on Channel 4 News. In London he worked in the FCO’s National Security Directorate, Americas Directorate and was also seconded to No10 press office.

He has served overseas as:

  • Deputy Head of Mission at British Embassy Tel Aviv
  • Second Secretary at British High Commission, Islamabad
  • First Secretary and Head of British Embassy Office Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
  • First Secretary and Head of Strategic Threats at the UK Mission to the UN in New York

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Head of Mission, Israel