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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Current board (22)

Beverley Tew CMGLead Non-Executive Director2022 - present
Chris Elmore MPParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2026 - present
Chris Elmore MPUK Special Envoy on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict2026 - present
Christina Scott CMGDirector General Network 2025 - present
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MPSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs2026 - present
The Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn CVO OBEDirector General Political and Political Director2025 - present
The Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MPMinister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) 2026 - present
Helena Vega-LozanoChief Operating Officer2025 - present
James BilefieldNon-Executive Director2024 - present
Jon WattsNon-Executive Director2025 - present
Jonathan Allen CMGDirector General Defence and Security2025 - present
Kirsty McNeill MPMinister of State for International Development2026 - present
Melinda BohannonDirector General Global Issues2025 - present
Neil Wigan OBEDirector General Strategy and Delivery2025 - present
Nick DyerInterim Permanent Under-Secretary2026 - present
Nick DyerSecond Permanent Under-Secretary2023 - present
Sally LangrishDirector General, Legal2022 - present
Stephen Doughty MPMinister of State2026 - present
Uma Kumaran MPAssistant Whip2026 - present
Uma Kumaran MPParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2026 - present
The Rt Hon Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBEParliamentary Under Secretary of State 2026 - present
Lord Wood of AnfieldParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2026 - present

Past board (30)

Beverley Tew CMGNon-Executive Director2020 - 2022
Chris Elmore MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean)2025 - 2026
Chris Elmore MPComptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) 2024 - 2025
Christina Scott CMGMinister and British Deputy High Commissioner to India 2022 - 2025
Christina Scott CMGDeputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Beijing2018 - 2022
Christina Scott CMGGovernor to Anguilla2013 - 2017
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MPSecretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero2024 - 2026
The Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn CVO OBEBritish Ambassador to Italy and San Marino2022 - 2026
The Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn CVO OBEBritish Ambassador to France2016 - 2021
The Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MPParliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)2024 - 2026
Jonathan Allen CMGDirector General, Defence and Intelligence2024 - 2025
Jonathan Allen CMGDeputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN, New York2017 - 2021
Jonathan Allen CMGDirector General, Defence and Intelligence (Acting) 2016 - 2017
Jonathan Allen CMGBritish Ambassador to Bulgaria2012 - 2015
Kirsty McNeill MPParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2024 - 2026
Melinda BohannonDirector General, Humanitarian and Development2023 - 2025
Melinda BohannonStrategy Director 2020 - 2023
Neil Wigan OBEBritish High Commissioner to Kenya2023 - 2025
Neil Wigan OBEBritish Ambassador to Israel2019 - 2023
Neil Wigan OBEDirector, Africa2015 - 2018
Neil Wigan OBEBritish Ambassador to Somalia 2013 - 2015
Neil Wigan OBEBritish Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo2010 - 2013
Nick DyerDirector General, Humanitarian and Development2022 - 2023
Nick DyerSpecial Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs2020 - 2022
Nick DyerActing Permanent Secretary2020 - 2020
Nick DyerDirector General, Economic Development and International2018 - 2020
Nick DyerDirector General, Policy and Global Programmes 2018 - 2018
Nick DyerPermanent Secretary2017 - 2018
Nick DyerDirector General, Policy and Global Programmes 2013 - 2017
Stephen Doughty MPMinister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)2024 - 2026

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