Various international assignments as a career diplomat for the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office and the Department for Business & Trade (DBT), including in Germany, Norway, India, Botswana, Hong Kong, Mexico. In London I worked for FCDO Trade for Development, part of Growth Gateway, supporting 2 way trade with Africa. I have just returned from Auckland, New Zealand where I was Trade Counsellor and Consul General responsible for our wider prosperity work, leading our work on implementation and utilisation of the UK-NZ FTA and UK accession to CPTPP. I also have private sector experience working for Unilever and Amec Foster Wheeler. I am experienced in Govt relations, Development, HR, Comms & Marketing and International Trade and Investment.