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Ben Luckock has been Deputy High Commissioner since August 2009. He has previously served in Pakistan (2003-4) and short duration assignments of several weeks in Kenya, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Austria, Sri Lanka and S…
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Ben Lyster-Binns was previously His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica and His Majesty’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua. Ben joined the Diplomatic Service in 1989 and has carried out a v…
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Ben took up his role as the new Deputy Head of Mission and Political-Security Counsellor, UK Mission to ASEAN, in January 2024. Ben is particularly interested in strengthening UK – Indo-Pacific relations and this is his thir…
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Ben Mellor has worked in diplomacy, development and international policy for over 30 years, with extensive experience across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He began his career with the Foreign Office working on sh…
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Ben was appointed Director of Overseas Territories at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in August 2017. In that role, he holds office as Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory and Commissioner of the British Ind…
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Ben was the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Israel from January 2023 to September 2025. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 2009 following an undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge and experienc…
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Ben is a career diplomat and development professional. Ben Nicholson has been Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Malawi since July 2025. Curriculum vitae 2023 to 2025 British Office Sudan, Deputy Head of Mi…
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Ben joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2009. He served as Deputy British High Commissioner to Cyprus from September 2020 to February 2025, following temporary deployments as Deputy Ambassador to Tun…
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Ben Rimmington is Director General, Net Zero Buildings and Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Ben previously held the same position in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial St…
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Ben Snowdon was the British Deputy High Commissioner in Rwanda from 2019 to 2022. Previously he was Head of the West Africa Team in Africa Directorate in London. Ben joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2015 after…
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Ben joined BDUK in October 2021 as Deputy Director for Risk, Compliance and Governance. In January 2026, Ben became Interim CEO for Building Digital UK, including its two GMPP Programmes: Project Gigabit and the Shared Rural…
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Benedict Llewellyn-Jones OBE has been British High Commissioner to Rwanda and non-resident Ambassador to Burundi since January 2011. Benedict joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2007. He has previously served in th…
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Benjamin Disraeli The Earl of Beaconsfield served as Prime Minister between 1868 to 1868 and 1874 to 1880. Read more about the life and achievements of Benjamin Disraeli The Earl of Beaconsfield in our past Prime Ministers s…
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Bernadette Conroy is Chair of the Board at RSH . Bernadette is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director operating across a number of sectors. These include financial services regulation, where she is a NED for the Fin…
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Bernard Gray was appointed Chief of Defence Materiel for the MOD in January 2011. He has a 20-year association with defence issues and is the author of the Review of acquisition , prepared for the then Secretary of State for…
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Bernard Herdan has been a Non-executive director of the Disclosure and Barring Service since December 2012.
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Bernhard Garside is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1983. Bernhard has had postings in Muscat (Oman), Dubai (UAE), Lagos (Nigeria), Havana (Cuba), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), and Khartoum…
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Bernice became Executive Director for Repayments and Customer Compliance in March 2018. She joined the Student Loans Company (SLC) in February 2016 as Director of Change and Programme Management. Previously, Bernice was a ma…
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Bessie’s father was infected with Hepatitis B and C, and was treated with Interferon. She is a carrier of Haemophilia. Bessie has an academic interest in the subject, with her undergraduate degree focusing on how societies …
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Beth Cadman is Deputy Head of Mission for the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in South Sudan. Beth has been based at the British Embassy in Juba since November 2023. Beth joined the Department for Internati…
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Beth Russell has recently been appointed as the Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and is based in the Darlington Economic Campus. Beth has worked in the Treasury since 2000 in a range of policy roles across tax, wel…
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Beth became Deputy National Security Adviser and Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Resilience and Security in the Cabinet Office in February 2020 after 20 years working in the civil service, mostly on national security is…
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Beth West joined High Speed Two Limited as Commercial Director in October 2012. Her previous roles include: Head of Commercial for Thames Water’s Thames tideway tunnel project Principal in the corporate finance team at Trans…
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Betsy was Director General Chief Operating Officer in Defra from September 2014 to January 2019. Prior to joining Defra she spent 12 years at Centrica/British Gas in a number of different roles. Her most recent role was as S…
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Bev is an experienced non-executive director, having held a range of non-executive roles within the public sector including Vice Chair, Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director. She has a background in HR and organisa…
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Bev was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee for the Coal Authority in April 2023 and has been pursuing a non-executive director career since April 2022. She works for…
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Beverley Bell was the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain. Previous roles in government Traffic Commissioner for the north west of England 2000 to 2017 Senior Traffic Commissioner 2012 to 2017 Career Beverley worke…
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Beverley Simpson was the British Consul General in Denver from November 2011 to December 2015.
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Beverley Taylor was Deputy Official Solicitor between 2012 and 2014.
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Beverley Tew is the Lead Non-Executive Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. She was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2020 and as Interim Lead Non-Executive Director in June 2022 b…
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Beverley Warmington became the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) in January 2026. Before joining DVSA , Beverley worked in senior operational and policy roles at: the Department for Work and…
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Bharat Joshi is His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé e Príncipe (non-resident), a position he has held since October 2024. Bharat was born in Croydon, United Kingdom in 1969. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth…
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As Chief Operating Officer, Bhaskar leads UKEF’s operations and business management, technology, operational risk, directing digital transformation and change programmes. He is also responsible for developing and delivering …
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Bhavna Sharma has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires since May 2023. She is a diplomat, political scientist and an international development expert with a wide-ranging and varied career in the…
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Bidesh Sarkar became Interim Director General, Chief Operating Officer, at the Department for Business and Trade in February 2023. He was Interim Director General, Chief Operating Officer, at the Department for International…
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Mr Bilal Zahid has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Slovak Republic since September 2025. CURRICULUM VITAE Full name: Bilal Zahid 2024 to 2025 Full Time Language Training…
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Bill was born in 1943 and was educated in Edinburgh. He joined the Post Office as a management trainee in 1961 and in 1981 he was appointed to the Post Office Board. He had various Board appointments including Finance Direct…
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Bill Crothers joined the Civil Service in 2007, and was the Government’s Chief Commercial Officer from April 2012 until November 2015. Bill started his civil service career in the Home Office where he later became Group Comm…
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Bill Dickson is currently Chairman of the Broads Authority, Director National Parks England, National Parks UK, National Parks Partnership, and a member of the Norfolk Public Sector Leaders Board. Following a few years as an…
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Bill Dodwell is a Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs (appointed in October 2024). He was Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification, having previously worked in the OTS as a Senior Policy Adviser. Prior …
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Bill joined the MCA on 20 January 2015 to take up the post of Director of Strategy and Corporate Services after thirty five years military service.
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Bill Griffiths has been the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) board chairman since 1 December 2012. Bill Griffiths was also a non-executive at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
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Bill Hamilton is an experienced senior communications professional who has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior leader in various roles. Prior to joining Magnox, Bill worked at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as …
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Bill Murray became Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in September 2021. Murray joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2003, following a career as an officer in the Royal Marines. Bill has spent much …
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Bill is an independent consultant and non-executive board director. He serves as chair of a residential development company and is a non-executive director at the Houses of Parliament. He has previously worked at board level…
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Billy Stewart is Development Director at British High Commission in Kigali providing leadership and assurance for UK’s development partnership with Rwanda and Burundi. Prior to this, Billy was Development Director in the Oc…
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Bim Afolami was Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.
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Blair McDougall was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for East Renfrewshire in July 2024.
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Blondel Cluff is a co-opted member of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. She will attend meetings relevant to her work on the Windrush Working Group. Blondel is a solicitor of over 37 years standing and a Fellow …