{"id":55724,"date":"2015-03-24T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f0f7722fc8b33932b831cbde43370bb0"},"modified":"2015-03-24T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:57:00","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=55724","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ms Karen Pierce CMG has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in succession to Sir Richard Stagg KCMG, who has retired from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Pierce will take up her appointment during May 2015.<\/p>\n

Ms Pierce joined the FCO in 1982 and has served in Tokyo, Washington, at the UN in New York and since 2012 as the UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, WTO and other International Organisations in Geneva. She is married to Charles Roxburgh and has two sons.<\/p>\n

On her appointment as Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ms Pierce said:<\/p>\n

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It is a huge honour to represent the United Kingdom in Afghanistan and a privilege to follow all those British military and civilians who have given so much to the country and to whom we owe such a deep debt.<\/p>\n

A stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan is important to Britain as well as to the people of Afghanistan. The excellent cross-Government team in our Kabul Embassy has been taking forward Britain\u2019s lasting commitment to Afghanistan\u2019s security and development. I am excited about working with them and working in partnership with the Afghan Government and people to build on the results of November\u2019s London Conference, affirming the path to lasting peace, security and prosperity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/th>\nKaren Elizabeth Pierce CMG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2012 \u2013 present<\/td>\nUKMIS Geneva, Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009 \u2013 2012<\/td>\nFCO, Director, South Asia & Afghanistan (UK Special Representative for Afghanistan & Pakistan (SRAP) June 2010-June 2011)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nUKMIS New York, Deputy Permanent Representative and Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2006<\/td>\nFCO, Balkans Co-ordinator & UK Representative on Contact Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 \u2013 2002<\/td>\nFCO, Head of EU Department, Bilateral & concurrently, after 9\/11, Head of Afghanistan Political Military Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2000<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Newsroom, Press Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997 \u2013 1999<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Bosnia Section and then Deputy Head of Eastern Adriatic Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996 \u2013 1997<\/td>\nFCO, Team Leader for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 \u2013 1995<\/td>\nWashington, Private Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987 \u2013 1991<\/td>\nFCO, Security Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984 \u2013 1987<\/td>\nTokyo, Third Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983 \u2013 1984<\/td>\nLanguage Training, SOAS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982 \u2013 1983<\/td>\nFCO, Aviation, Maritime and Environment Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

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