Simon Mustard

Biography

Simon Mustard was appointed Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone in April 2019. Prior to this appointment he was the Special Envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes Region from March 2017 to July 2019.

Prior to joining the FCDO in 2001, Simon worked as a police officer for several years in a variety of operational roles. He has subsequently served in a variety of postings in Central America, Washington, the Middle East, Africa and London. He has experience in both operational and leadership roles in policy, crisis, corporate and consular work. He has also been the Deputy Head of Mission in Jordan from 2013 until 2016 and High Commissioner in Malawi in 2016.

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Previous roles in government

  • British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone
    • 2019 to 2021
  • Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes and Head of Southern and Central Africa Department
    • 2017 to 2019
  • British High Commissioner to Malawi
    • 2016 to 2017