{"id":54621,"date":"2015-03-03T11:21:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T11:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b9d66ba5bf0cd20ddc2d7bd14f5caf25"},"modified":"2015-03-03T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T11:21:45","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-senegal-and-to-cape-verde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=54621","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Senegal and to Cape Verde"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr George Hodgson has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and Her Majesty\u2019s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde in succession to Mr John Marshall, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Hodgson will take up his appointment during July 2015.<\/p>\n

Mr Hodgson joined the FCO in 2002 and has held a number of positions in London and overseas. He is currently Head of the FCO\u2019s Ebola Taskforce, working with governments in the region and international partners to eliminate Ebola in West Africa. He has previously worked on a range of European issues in London and Brussels, and on political and security issues in South Asia, from Kabul, Islamabad and Washington. \t\t<\/p>\n

On his appointment, Mr Hodgson said: <\/p>\n

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It is an honour and a privilege to be appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Senegal and the Republic of Cabo Verde. I look forward to deepening our dialogue and cooperation with both countries to promote our mutual security and prosperity. My family and I are excited to get to know a beautiful, diverse and culturally rich part of the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nGeorge Wilson Hodgson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014 \u2013 2015<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Ebola Taskforce, Africa Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2014<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Parliamentary & Communications Department, Europe Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011 \u2013 2012<\/td>\nUS Department of State, Senior Adviser, Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 \u2013 1011<\/td>\nKabul, Political Counsellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 \u2013 2010<\/td>\nIslamabad, First Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 \u2013 2008<\/td>\nMasters in Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2006<\/td>\nBrussels UK Representation to the EU, Second Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nKabul, Second Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer, Enlargement & Wider Europe Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

UK and Senegal<\/a><\/p>\n