{"id":46113,"date":"2014-08-06T16:48:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T16:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3fe0f346cfc730211f806392888fa46f"},"modified":"2014-08-06T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T16:48:34","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=46113","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ms Barbara Janet Woodward CMG OBE has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the People\u2019s Republic of China in succession to Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG. Ms Woodward will take up her appointment during early 2015.<\/p>\n

Ms Woodward joined the FCO in 1994. She has worked in China, Russia, the EU and at the UN. Ms Woodward was most recently a member of the Board of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Director General Economic & Consular Affairs. <\/p>\n

On her appointment as Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the People\u2019s Republic of China, Ms Woodward said:<\/p>\n

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I am honoured and delighted to succeed Sir Sebastian Wood and to be returning to China. I look forward to supporting further dynamic development in our bilateral trade and investment and to accelerating and deepening our cooperation across China, building up the indispensable partnership that the Prime Minister and Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed earlier this year as the cornerstone for our security and prosperity in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nMs Barbara Janet Woodward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011 \u2013 present<\/td>\nFCO, Director General (Economic & Consular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nUK Border Agency, International Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nBeijing, Political Counsellor, later Minister and Deputy Head of Mission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, Human Rights Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2001<\/td>\nFCO, Head, EU Enlargement Section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998 \u2013 1999<\/td>\nFCO, Agenda 2000 Negotiating Team, EU Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994 \u2013 1998<\/td>\nMoscow, Second later First Secretary (Commercial\/Political)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991 – 1993<\/td>\nCabinet Office European Fast Stream, seconded to FCO EU Directorate including on 1992 EU Presidency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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