Education
Westfield College.
Westfield College.
1983–1986 Moscow (Third Secretary, Commercial)
1986–1989 Geneva: United Kingdom Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (Third (later Second) Secretary)
1989–1990 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Press Officer
1991–1995 Bogota (Second Secretary Aid/Chancery)
1996 Brussels: United Kingdom Representation to the European Union (First Secretary, Justice & Home Affairs)
1997–1999 Head of Policy Section, Migration & Visa Department
1999–2001 Seconded to Department for International Development:Russia (Programme Manager)
2002–2006 Ambassador to Moldova
2007–2008 Ambassador to Ecuador.