Melinda Simmons DCMG
Biography
Melinda Simmons was His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine until August 2023. She was first appointed to this role in September 2019.
Curriculum vitae
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2018 to 2019 | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Full-time Language Training (Ukrainian) |
| 2017 to 2018 | National Security Secretariat, Director, National Security Secretariat Joint Funds Unit |
| 2016 to 2017 | National Security Secretariat, Head, Joint Programme Hub |
| 2013 to 2016 | FCO, Deputy Director, Conflict Department |
| 2011 to 2013 | Department for International Development (DFID), Deputy Director, Europe |
| 2010 to 2011 | DFID, Deputy Director, Humanitarian Emergency Response Review |
| 2008 to 2009 | DFID, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa |
| 2005 to 2008 | DFID, Head of DFID Southern Africa (Pretoria) |
| 2003 to 2005 | DFID, Head of Africa Team, Gleneagles G8 2005 Unit |
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Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Ukraine