Stephen Townsend
Biography
Steve Townsend joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980. His first posting was in Caracas, Venezuela, and he was then sent to Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). After a spell in London in Policy Planning Staff, he was posted to Madrid as the Vice-Consul.
After Spain, he spent four years in London, and was then posted to Cairo where he worked on commercial matters. This was followed by three years as Deputy Head of Mission in La Paz, Bolivia. After a stint in London working in Communications Directorate, he arrived in Rome in January 2013 to take up his position as Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy to the Holy See.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the Holy See