Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG | |
|---|---|
| Director of HR, Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Warren |
| Succeeded by | Menna Rawlings |
| British Ambassador to Austria | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Smith |
| Succeeded by | Leigh Turner |
Susan Jane le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG (born 29 April 1963) is a British diplomat, currently serving as Minister Counsellor in the British Embassy in Paris.[1][2]
Educated at Ipswich High School for Girls, le Jeune d'Allegeershecque took a BA from the University of Bristol and immediately joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. She served in London and at the permanent representation to the European Union, the High Commission in Singapore, and the Embassies in Venezuela, Colombia, and the United States.
In 2007, le Jeune d'Allegeershecque took over as Director of Human Resources at the Foreign Office, replacing Sir David Warren, serving there for four years until 2011, when she was replaced by Menna Rawlings.[2]
In the New Year Honours for 2010, le Jeune d'Allegeershecque was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]
le Jeune d'Allegeershecque then served as the British Ambassador to Austria from 2012 until 2016, a post which includes serving as the UK's permanent representative to the international organisations based in Vienna, such as the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.[4][1]
In February 2017 it was announced that le Jeune d'Allegeershecque would succeed Howard Drake from August 2017 as British High Commissioner to Canada.[5]
Posts held
References
- ^ a b Foreign & Commonwealth Office. "Minister Counsellor, British Embassy, Paris Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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|supp=(help)). 30 December 2009. - ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations". www.gov.uk. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2017-02-22). "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-02.