Career
She succeeded Matthew Kirk, who resigned the posting. She began her career in 1982 as the United Kingdom Representation to the European Union in Brussels: Second Secretary & later First Secretary (European Commission Affairs) at the British Embassy in Brussels. This lasted until 1984.
After several years in Paris as First Secretary (Political), in 1993 she was named Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General in Stockholm.
This position lasted until 1996. She returned to Paris from 1997 until 2001 as Financial and Economic Counsellor.
In 2002 she became Head of Environment Policy Department, and in 2006 she was named as Head of Climate Change and Energy Group.
