{"id":71299,"date":"2016-06-09T14:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=5f025b483a7c7ceee0b6abf0134e65db"},"modified":"2016-06-09T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T14:06:15","slug":"press-release-change-of-british-high-commissioner-to-fiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=71299","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of British High Commissioner to Fiji"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ms Melanie Hopkins has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, non-resident High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, the Republic of Kiribati, to Tuvalu and non-resident Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Ms Hopkins will succeed Mr Roderick Drummond, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. She will additionally be Head of the South Pacific Network, leading the UK\u2019s engagement with the region. Ms Hopkins will take up her appointment during September 2016.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Vitae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nMelanie Hopkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partner<\/td>\nAlessandro Truppia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children<\/td>\nTwo daughters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2014 \u2013 present<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, Security Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2014<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Australasia and Pacific, Asia Pacific Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Common Security & Defence Policy, Europe Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nUK Mission to the UN Geneva, Second Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 \u2013 2007<\/td>\nHavana, Head of Political Section and Press & Public Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nSecondment to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2004<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer for Turkey, Europe Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer, Capital Unit, Finance Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997 \u2013 2002<\/td>\nPrivate sector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n