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Ravi Gurumurthy is Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Ravi is the Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation Foundation. Nesta’s mission is to design, test and scale …
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Ray Davidson took up his post as Deputy High Commissioner in Georgetown in July 2018. Mr Davidson moved to Guyana from the UK, where he worked in the Consular Directorate of the FCO. He joined the FCO in 1995 having previous…
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Ray King was appointed as a panel member in 2013. His appointment ended on 31 August 2015.
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Ray Kyles has been British Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia since January 2010 and has taken on the role of Acting High Commissioner since May 2014. Education Ray joined the FCO in 1980 after obtaining a business degree …
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Rear Admiral M J Toy BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS was appointed Director Operations and Assurance Defence Safety Authority and Director (Technical) Military Aviation Authority on 3 July 2018. His previous Ministry of Defence roles …
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In January 2013, Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti was appointed as interim Special Representative for Climate Change. Recently retired from the Royal Navy, Neil has for the last three years filled the cross government role of UK …
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Rear Admiral PA Chivers was appointed on 8 December 2015. His previous MOD roles include: Maritime Aviation Adviser PJHQ Commanding Officer HMS Lancaster Assistant Director for Naval Strategy, NCHQ DACOS Joint Warfare Develo…
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Rear Admiral R C Thompson CBE MA BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS was appointed Director (Technical) Military Aviation Authority on 3 October 2016. His previous Ministry of Defence roles include: Joint Helicopter Command Head of Transf…
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Rear Admiral Tim Woods serves as Defence Attaché at the British Embassy Washington. He leads the UK’s extensive military engagement and partnerships across all branches of the United States military. Rear Admiral Woods joins…
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Rear Admiral Tom Manson was Deputy Director General for the Defence Safety Authority from 4 October 2021 until December 2025. His previous Ministry of Defence roles include: Head of Flight Test and Lynx Maintenance Test Pilo…
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Rebecca Brett has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British High Commission Port Moresby since July 2013.
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Regional Schools Commissioner for South-West England from 29 April 2016 to 4 September 2017. Before her appointment, Rebecca was National Education Director and South-West Regional Director for Oasis Community Learning. Earl…
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Rebecca was appointed as HMT Director of People & Operations in March 2023. Prior to this role, Rebecca worked in the Cabinet Office between October 2016 and March 2023, where she was leading the overall government strat…
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Rebecca Ellis took up her role as Director of Strategy at the Home Office in January 2024. Before that she served as the Director of System Leadership: Strategy and Design in the Migration and Borders Group.
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Rebecca Endean was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Justice in October 2008. Prior to joining MOJ , Rebecca had considerable analytical and policy expertise as a policy adviser and analyst, on a wide ran…
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Rebecca joined the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as Director for Space in March 2021. Rebecca’s previous roles include: Co-Director for Citizens and Networks, Department for Exiting the European Uni…
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Rebecca Fabrizi is the Acting High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Malawi. She took up this role in July 2025. Prior to assuming this position she was the UK Special Envoy for Small Island Developing States, l…
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Rebecca George is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025. Rebecca has a strong track record leading large-scale digital and skills transformation: as a Partner at Deloitte as a No…
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Rebecca Hackett started her Post as Deputy Director and Head of Policy Division with the UK Government in Scotland in February 2018. Working alongside Nick Leake, she particularly focuses on improving communication and polic…
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Rebecca Harris was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 9 January 2018 to 5 July 2024. Rebecca was an Assistant Government Whip in the House of Commons from June 2017 to January 2018. She was elected Conse…
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Rebecca Lunn – is a Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Her expertise includes: monitoring and modelling of deep flow systems; the influence of geological structures on the mechanical and hydraul…
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Rebecca is International Director at the UK Space Agency where she is responsible for international engagement through multilateral and bilateral frameworks, and capturing the wider societal benefits of space programmes. She…
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Rebecca Phillips is a Chartered Town Planner and joined the Planning Inspectorate in 2006. She was formerly Professional Lead for Planning Appeals - managing and providing professional support and advice as well as training …
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Rebecca Pow was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from October 2022 to July 2024. Rebecca was previously appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the …
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Acting Ambassador Rebecca Jane Razavi 2010 – Present Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General to Indonesia and Timor Leste 2008-2010 Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General to Sudan 2006-2008 First Secretary (Security) UK…
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Rebecca joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2010 and was appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Romania in July 2023. Rebecca previously served as Political Counsellor in the Philipp…
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Rebecca Terzeon is British High Commissioner to Zambia, having taken up the role in January 2025. Prior to this, she most recently served as Head of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s West Africa Department, …
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Rehman Chishti was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office between 8 July 2022 and 8 September 2022. He was elected as MP for Gillingham and Rainham in May 2010. Education B…
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With over 38 years’ experience, he has been responsible for construction and start-up procurement at a French MOX fuel fabrication facility, initiating a procurement department at a chemical plant construction company, manag…
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Rena Kinloch joined the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ( CICA ) as Deputy Chief Executive in October 2012. Rena’s previous roles include: Head of Benefit Processing, Scotland, Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP…
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Ms Rena Lalgie was Governor of Bermuda from 2021 to 2025. Curriculum Vitae Dates Roles 2016 to 2020 HM Treasury, Director of Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation 2015 to 2016 UK Trade and Investment, Director of Oper…
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Renuka was a member of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel from November 2021 to April 2024. Renuka is a chartered (educational) psychologist whose practice included Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMH…
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Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin was born and grew up in Montego Bay. She was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1994. For 16 and a half years she served as a priest in Hackney. In 2007 she was appointed as a Chaplain to Her Majest…
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Reverend Professor Gina Radford was appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer ( DCMO ) for England on 5 January 2015. Gina has had a long-standing interest in health and work, and as DCMO worked closely with DWP and wider stake…
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Rhian joined the FCDO in 2004 and took up her role as Deputy High Commissioner in Lilongwe in August 2017. Before coming to Malawi, Rhian worked in the British Embassy Beijing and has previously served in London, Uganda and …
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Rhiannon Lloyd was appointed interim Principal Legal Adviser to the Legal Aid Agency on 7 May 2019. Rhiannon has held several roles within legal aid, including commercial advice relating to large-scale procurement exercises.…
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Rhys was appointed Director for International Agreements and Trade at the Department for Exiting the European Union in November 2017, and took on additional responsibilities as Director for Negotiating Strategy in June 2019.…
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Ric Todd is the Director for Parliamentary, Ministerial and Central Services at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Damian Roderic ‘Ric’ Todd began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980. He has served in…
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Rich Wentel is the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Services for the Public Sector Fraud Authority. Rich is a fraud and financial crime expert, specialising in investigation, enforcement, and data analytics. He overse…
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Richard Aitken-Davies is a non-executive member of the Department of Transport Board. Richard is an independent consultant. He has advised ministers and senior civil servants of the Department for Work and Pensions and the M…
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Richard Barlow is Deputy Head of Mission in Buenos Aires. He arrived in Argentina in August 2013. He joined Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service in the year 2000 and worked for a year in the FCO’s European Union Directorate. In …
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Richard Bond joined the Coal Authority in September 2017. Over the past 30 years he has primarily worked in the commercial sector concentrating on working in newly emerging fields, and development and integration projects. H…
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Richard Brooks is programme and delivery director at Dstl . He is a former chief operating officer at the UK Hydrographic Office. He is a chartered mechanical engineer, a chartered member of the Institute of Personnel and De…
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From July 2013 to October 2017 Richard Brown CBE was a non-executive member of the Department for Transport Board. Richard is Chairman of Catalyst Housing Ltd , a board member of HS2 and Deputy President of the French Chambe…
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Richard Burge was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner.
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Richard Burn was HM Trade Commissioner for China, and leads the Department for International Trade (DIT) in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao. His professional career has been focused on helping businesses of all sizes ge…
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Richard Calvert is Director General of the Strategy and Resources Directorate at the Department for Education. He was appointed in September 2015. His previous roles include: Director General for Finance and Corporate Perfor…
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Richard started his legal career by training in private practice and joined Gloucestershire County Council to complete his qualification and becoming the Assistant County Solicitor. He then joined Gloucestershire Constabular…
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Richard Childs QPM was a police officer between 1973 and 2003 and between then and 2015 he ran his own private consultancy in the policing, security, postal, parking and automotive industries as well as advising on corporate…
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Richard Clarke is the Director General, Public Safety Group, and SRO for the Safer Streets Mission at the Home Office. Richard returned to the Home Office in 2024, having spent six years away from the Department - initially …