Minna Raban
Biography
Minna Raban took up her appointment as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy to the Holy See in October 2026.
Minna joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2018, initially working in the East Africa Department. From 2020 to 2022, she worked in the Gibraltar Unit of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and later in the Private Office of the FCDO’s former Chief International Science Envoy.
She subsequently served overseas at the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York in 2022, followed by the UK Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris in 2023.
In 2024, she returned to the FCDO to work in the National Security Directorate, where she served until December 2025. Prior to taking up her appointment at the British Embassy to the Holy See, she undertook pre-posting training, including Italian language training.
Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the Holy See
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d’Affaires.