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  • Ms Diane Corner has been British Consul General in Jerusalem since June 2021. Before that she was Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (Political and Protection of Civilians) in MINUSCA in the Central Af…

  • Emma Judge was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from 2020 to 2024. Emma works as the Head of East Africa for Deaf Child Worldwide and previously served as the CEO of the Commonwealth Society for the Deaf and Director …

  • Ms Fiona Ritchie was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in June 2022 and took up her appointment in August 2022. Curriculum vitae Full name: Fiona Eileen Ritchie 2021 to June 2022 Malawi, British H…

  • Ms Gibb joined the FCO in 1990 and has held a number of positions in London and overseas. She has worked in Berlin, Kyiv, Mogadishu, Basra - where she was Deputy Consul-General from 2008-2009 - and Sana’a, where she was Depu…

  • Frances joined DTI (now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills-BIS) as a fast-streamer in 2001, following a successful teaching career. At DTI she led on an EU Directive, wrote the Departments first Equality Impa…

  • Holly Tett was appointed the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in September 2016 and took up her role on 1st January 2017. Holly Tett joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2002…

  • Ms Juliana Correa has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras. Curriculum vitae Full name: Juliana Correa            Date Role 2019 to 2024…

  • Julie joined the Northern Ireland Office as Permanent Secretary in September 2023. She  was previously Permanent Secretary in the Department for Infrastructure. In 2020 she joined the Northern Ireland Civil Service as a Depu…

  • Karen Lepper is Deputy Director in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is responsible for policy on the Common Agricultural Policy. She has extensive experience of a range of roles in Defra and…

  • Karen has been a member of the HM Diplomatic Service since April 1987. Her early career was spent in the Secretarial Branch with postings to Riyadh, UK Mission to UN in New York and world-wide floater duties. She was promote…

  • Ms NneNne Iwuji-Eme was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mozambique in July 2018. Prior to this role, NneNne Iwuji-Eme was the Deputy Prosperity Consul and Head of Prosperity in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ms Iw…

  • Ms Wereko-Brobby was appointed as the Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Malawi in August 2022. She has spent the last 17 years working on international development and foreign policy. Her career has been l…

  • Sian Price was appointed Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner to the Republic of Botswana and UK Special Representative to SADC in February 2020. Prior to this appointment, she served in the British High Commission, Preto…

  • Trudi Sharp is Deputy Director for Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform in the Scottish Government. She has extensive policy experience across the Scottish Government and UK Government Departments.

  • Curriculum vitae   Full name: Helena Owen              Year Role 2023 to 2025 FCDO, Deputy Head of Unit (Sudan), Sahel, Sudan and South Sudan Department 2021 to 2023 Abidjan, Development Counsellor 2020 to 2021 FCDO, Team Le…

  • Murdoch MacLennan was appointed as Chair of the Office for the Internal Market and Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 1 April 2022. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mu…

  • During her 19 year Civil Service career, Myrtle has held a variety of leadership roles spanning strategy, programme/project delivery, operations and IT at both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Home Office. …

  • Nadia Hashmi was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe. Nadia joined the Diplomatic Service in 2007 and has worked in Kuala Lumpur, Ankara, Paris and Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, in Brussels, she wrote th…

  • Naomi Abigail was appointed Head of the Corporate Centre in September 2017. She was previously Head of Performance, Planning and Change. Naomi joined the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2003. Since then she has held a number of…

  • Naomi Eisenstadt was appointed a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care on 13 January 2025. She is also a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025. Beginni…

  • Naomi Mallick is the Legal Director for the Ministry of Justice and a member of the senior leadership of the Government Legal Department. She started her career in commercial private practice before joining the Civil Service…

  • Ms Natacha Alexander was appointed the UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in June 2021. Curriculum vitae Dates Roles 2018 to 2020 Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treas…

  • Natalie joined the SIA in June 2022 as Director of Corporate Services. She is responsible for Communications, Finance and Procurement, Legal and Policy, and Human Resources. Career Prior to joining the SIA, Natalie was the E…

  • Natalie Black was His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific from September 2018 to September 2023. The role covered North-East Asia, South-East Asia and Australasia. Natalie held a number of posts in His Majesty’s Go…

  • Natalie Ceeney joined HM Courts and Tribunals Service as Chief Executive in January 2015. Natalie’s career spans the public and private sectors, in both operational and strategic leadership roles. She was previously part of …

  • Natalie Elphicke joined the Student Loans Company in March 2016. She is Chief Executive of The Housing & Finance Institute. She is a qualified barrister and solicitor and former international law firm partner. She is an …

  • Natalie Fleet was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office between 12 May 2026 and 22 July 2026. She was elected as the MP for Bolsover in July 2024.

  • Natalie Jones became Director of Digital Identity for the Government Digital Service (GDS) in September 2021 and is the senior responsible owner for the One Login for Government Programme. One Login will deliver a single con…

  • Natalyn has over 25 years’ experience working on environmental, waste management, energy and infrastructure projects for commercial and government organisations in the UK and internationally, including Sizewell C Power Stati…

  • Natascha Engel was Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017 and has first-hand experience of the local impact of shale gas developments. Natascha has also worked with the industry, regulators and government on how best to enga…

  • Natasha Chick is the Enforcement, Business and International Director at the Intellectual Property Office ( IPO ). She has over two decades of experience in the civil service, specialising in intellectual property, economic …

  • After completing a PhD in laser physics, Natasha started work in Dstl as an operational analyst. In this role she learnt a range of and eventually developed her own techniques to improve decision-making in Defence primarily …

  • Natasha Kaplinsky is one of the UK’s leading broadcasters and one of the most familiar faces of TV news having worked for Sky News, BBC and channel FIVE. She is currently one of the anchors for the ITV’s ITN network. Natasha…

  • Director of Enterprise Transformation Natasha’s career has focused on innovation, large scale change and transformation across a number of organisations and sectors. She was Director of Enterprise Transformation at Lloyds Ba…

  • Nathan Langton is an accomplished risk and assurance leader who has worked in various industries across the globe, including Oil and Gas, Defence, Civil Nuclear and Major Infrastructure. He joined Magnox from High Speed Two …

  • Nathan is an experienced project, programme and portfolio manager with over 20 years experience leading multi-organisational change and improvements across corporate services in challenging organisational environments, and l…

  • Nathan Phillips CBE is Director of Strategy at the Department for Business and Trade ( DBT ). He is a member of the Department’s Executive Committee with a focus on coordinating Ministers’ strategic priorities, including on …

  • Nauman has dedicated his career to leveraging digital technologies and advancements to foster innovation, enhance operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. With a strong digital and business transformation f…

  • Naureen is a Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. Naureen Khalid is an education professional with more than ten years’ experience working in school governance. She started her governance career wh…

  • Navees Rahman joined the Planning Inspectorate in 2016 as Director of Corporate Services and has a remit spanning Data, Digital, Finance, HR and Procurement. He is a member of the Planning Inspectorate Board. Having joined t…

  • Navroza Ladha was appointed as Chief Officer for Legal, Governance and External Affairs at Natural England in May 2019. Navroza was admitted as a solicitor in 1996. She has held legal and policy positions across government s…

  • Naz Parkar has worked for the Homes and Communities Agency since it was created in 2008. He became the agency’s director for the North East, Yorkshire and The Humber in June 2014. He has worked in the housing sector since 19…

  • Neale Coleman is the advisor on Olympic and Paralympic legacy for London Mayor Boris Johnson. Neale has led work on the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Greater London Authority ( GLA ) since 2000. He was a board member o…

  • Ned Holborn is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999. Ned has had postings in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Santiago, Chile. His most recent posting was as Deputy Head of Mission in…

  • Neelam Sarkaria joined the CNPA Board in October 2016. Neelam was called to the Bar in 1988 and now works as an independent criminal justice consultant with specific expertise in harmful traditional practices. She also sits …

  • Mr Neerav Patel is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar since January 2024. He has extensive senior diplomatic experience in the Middle East and South Asia, including tours in Egypt, Israel and Afghanistan includin…

  • Neil has almost 40 years’ experience in the nuclear industry. He started his career at Sellafield as a graduate chemical engineer and went on to become Director of Thorp and the High Level Waste Plants. In 2004 he left Sella…

  • Neil Bradley was appointed as the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia in May 2025. Prior to this appointment, he was His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia from July 2020 until February 2025. He…

  • Curriculum Vitae Full name: Neil Richard Bush Married to: Veeral Dattani Bush 2019 - 2023 Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 2015 - 2019 FCO, Head, Arab…

  • Neil Carberry is chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Before moving to the REC, Neil was Managing Director for People and Infrastructure at the CBI, where he led the work of the UK’s leading busin…