The British government on Thursday announced the appointment of\u00a0Jane Marriott as the first female\u00a0high commissioner to Pakistan \u2014 who is ready to take up her role in mid-July.<\/p>\n
Marriot, who has taken major roles before being appointed as Pakistan’s\u00a0high commissioner, said: “I am incredibly excited to be appointed as the next British High Commissioner to Pakistan \u2014 a country I am delighted to have visited twice before.<\/p>\n
“I am looking forward to getting to know this culturally rich and deeply diverse country even better. The United Kingdom\u2019s relationship with Pakistan is rooted in shared history. Our people-to-people ties bind our countries together in a common partnership, which I will be aiming to strengthen further.”<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaneMarriottUK\/status\/1669322484879958020?s=20<\/p>\n
Prior to this appointment, Marriot was the high commissioner to Kenya\u00a0from September 2019 to June 2023. During her tenure,\u00a0she delivered a new UK-Kenya Strategic Partnership, strengthening ties across mutual prosperity, sustainable development, security and stability, people-to-people links and tackling climate change.<\/p>\n
Under her leadership, she oversaw the launch of new clean, green, sustainable energy projects as well as delivering UK-Kenyan cooperation to create the first-ever Kenyan Marine Commando Unit, underlining the UK’s commitment to the fight against terrorism in Kenya and the region.<\/p>\n
She also supported the restoration of over 1,000 hectares of deforested land, and under her leadership, the UK established a \u2018Digital Access Programme\u2019 in partnership with Kenyan stakeholders in the tech industry to train users on digital inclusion, cyber hygiene, and the regulation of online content.<\/p>\n
The newly-appointed high commissioner brings a wealth of thematic and regional experience to her new role having joined the UK\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2001, following roles in the Cabinet Office and Home Office. She has previously served as the director of the UK\u2019s Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit, joint FCDO Director for the Middle East and North Africa, ambassador to Sana\u2019a, Yemen (2013-15), deputy and acting ambassador to Tehran; and as an adviser to the US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. She has also completed two diplomatic postings to Iraq and one to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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