Transparency data
FCO directors
Updated 13 September 2019
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1. Geographic areas
| Director | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Sarah Taylor | Europe |
| Kate White | Asia Pacific |
| Hugo Shorter | Americas |
| Stephanie Al-Qaq | Middle East and Africa Directorate (MENAD) |
| Martin Harris | Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate (EECAD) |
| Harriet Mathews | Africa |
| Gareth Bayley | South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate (SAAD) |
| Ben Merrick | Overseas Territories (OTs) |
2. Thematic areas
| Director | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Samantha Job | Defence and International Security |
| Lewis Neal | Economic Diplomacy |
| Jennifer Anderson | Consular |
| Jonny Hall | Stabilisation Unit |
| James Kariuki | Multilateral policy |
| Simon Shercliff | National Security |
| Carole Mundell | Chief Scientific Adviser |
3. Central
| Director | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Liane Saunders | Strategy and Strategic Programme Co-ordinator |
| Kumar Iyer | Economics and Chief Economist |
| Susannah Goshko | Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary |
| Helen Bower-Easton | Communications |
| Iain Macleod | Legal |
| Interim Director | Protocol |
| Jill Gallard | Deputy Political Director |
4. People and platform
| Director | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Jon Benjamin | Diplomatic Academy |
| Jonathan Sinclair | Human Resources |
| Andrew Sanderson | Finance |
| Edward Hobart | Estates and Security Directorate (ESD) |
| Paul Williams | Chief Information Officer, Knowledge and Technology |
| Tracey Williamson | Commercial Procurement |
| Danny Payne | Chief Executive, FCO Services |
| Ric Todd | Parliamentary, Ministerial and Central Services |