Harriet Clare Thompson has been appointed British High Commissioner to Ghana and Non-resident British High Commissioner to Benin in succession.
She succeeds Iain Walker who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
Ms Thompson will take up her appointment during Summer 2021.
Prior to her appointment she was the Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria.
The incoming High Commissioner is married to Nicholas Paul Thompson and together they are blessed with three children.
Below is her CV
Year | Role |
---|---|
2019 to 2020 | Lagos, Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria |
2016 to 2019 | Abuja, Deputy Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria |
2015 to 2016 | HM Revenue and Customs, Head, Fraud Investigation Service Transformation |
2015 | Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Team Leader, Strategic Review of Business Energy Efficiency Policy |
2011 to 2013 | DECC, Head, Institutional Arrangements, Electricity Market Reform |
2010 to 2011 | DECC, Head, International Climate Change Negotiations |
2009 to 2010 | Home Office, Head, Strategic Centre for Organised Crime, Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit Review |
2008 to 2009 | Freetown, Governance Advisor, Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative, Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture |
2006 to 2008 | Home Office, Deputy Head, Delivery Unit and Project Manager, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit |
2003 to 2006 | Brussels, Second Secretary (Trade), UK Permanent Representation to the EU |
2001 to 2003 | Department of Trade and Industry, EU Policy Advisor, Energy, Digital Communications |
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