Priya Guha MBE
Biography
Priya Guha MBE became British Consul General in San Francisco in August 2011. She has responsibility for the Consulate General’s delivery of the UK government’s foreign policy and service delivery objectives in the six-state area consisting of Northern California, Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. Priya is particularly interested in promoting closer political, economic, trade and people-to-people ties with the northwestern United States.
Priya is a career diplomat who joined the UK Foreign Office in 1996. Prior to San Francisco, she spent four years at the British High Commission in India, where she was First Secretary for Political and Bilateral Affairs (2007-2011), leading on Indian politics and the UK-India bilateral relationship. During her time in India, Priya also managed the UK’s presence at the October 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as PM David Cameron’s visit in July 2010. Previously, Priya worked on European Union and media issues at the Foreign Office in London (including negotiations for the EU Constitutional Treaty). She was also posted as 2nd Secretary to the British Embassy in Madrid, Spain where she dealt with European Union policy.
Priya holds a BA (Hons) degree in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge (Christ’s College). She is of mixed British and Indian parentage and is married to Luca (an Italian national); they have two young boys. Priya is a keen badminton player and enjoys skiing, as well as supporting Luca’s triathlons.
Follow Priya on Twitter @UKPriyaGuha
Previous roles in government
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Technology Envoy to the US