{"id":58730,"date":"2015-07-02T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a18cf6d28635145499daa82d43b61b3c"},"modified":"2016-01-25T09:33:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T09:33:33","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=58730","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:<\/em> CV update<\/p>\n

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Ms Fionna Gibb has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus in succession to Mr Bruce James Bucknell, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Gibb will take up her appointment during January 2016.<\/p>\n

Ms Gibb joined the FCO in 1990 and has held a number of positions in London and overseas. She has worked in Berlin, Kyiv, Mogadishu, Basra – where she was Deputy Consul-General from 2008-2009 – and Sana\u2019a, where she was Deputy Head of Mission from 2010-2012. Her most recent appointment was in London as Deputy Head of the Projects Task Force, covering a range of political, security and cultural issues.<\/p>\n

On her appointment as Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, Ms Gibb has said: <\/p>\n

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I am most honoured to be appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Belarus. I look forward very much to working with the Belarusian government and with non-government organisations on a range of issues, including addressing the challenges we collectively face in the pursuit of prosperity, security and human rights in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name:<\/td>\nFionna Gibb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2016 \u2013 present<\/td>\nHer Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2015<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head of Projects Task Force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nBritish Office Somalia, Deputy Head of Mission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 \u2013 2012<\/td>\nSana\u2019a, Deputy Head of Mission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nBasra, Deputy Consul-General<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2008<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Section, Counter Terrorism Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nFCO, Team Leader, Counter Proliferation Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Section, Environment Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2001<\/td>\nFCO, Assistant Private Secretary, Minister\u2019s Private Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995 \u2013 1998<\/td>\nKyiv, Team Leader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 \u2013 1995<\/td>\nBerlin, Vice Consul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 \u2013 1992<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Media enquiries<\/h3>\n
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\n Email<\/span>
\n newsdesk@fco.gov.uk<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n News Desk <\/span>
\n 020 7008 3100\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

All the latest news is available on the Foreign Office page of the gov.uk website at: www.gov.uk\/fco<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow the FCO on twitter for the latest news @foreignoffice<\/a> and travel advice @fcotravel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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