Simon Wood
Biography
Simon Wood arrived in Brazil as HM Consul-General to Rio de Janeiro in August 2017. In addition to leading the UK government’s presence in Rio de Janeiro, he leads the UK government’s work across Brazil on climate and energy issues.
Simon Wood joined the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998. He has been posted overseas twice to Tokyo, Japan; and also as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.
From 2014-17 he was Head of the Foreign Office’s Crisis Management Department. He has also worked on a wide range of EU policy and external relations issues in London.
Prior to joining the Foreign Office, he worked in industry in market research, and as an English teacher in Japan. He has a Masters degree in French and German from the University of Edinburgh.
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Previous roles in government
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British Consul General, Rio de Janeiro
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Deputy Head of Mission to Denmark