Paul O'Connor
Biography
Paul O’Connor has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ljubljana since August 2026. Prior to Slovenia, Paul was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Pristina from 2023 to 2026. He has also served at the UK Mission to the UN in New York, in the British Embassy in Mogadishu, at the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, and as Head of the Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives Team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London.
Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission, Slovenia
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically 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. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister. Smaller missions may not have a Deputy Head.