A highly experienced, former UK Foreign Office career Diplomat with a successful track record in senior corporate leadership roles, including as Governor of the Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory), British Ambassador with team of 80 in Algeria, and as Minister/Deputy Head of Mission in China responsible for dispersed team of 800. Career anchor in bilateral relations (serving in China, Brazil, Algeria, Pakistan, Mozambique, Iran, Kuwait and Iraq) and multilateral/international organisations (UN, OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe, Commonwealth) in London and Paris at the OECD. Strong network of international and Whitehall/UK Government  stakeholders.