Barbara Woodward
| Barbara Woodward CMG | |
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| United Kingdom Ambassador to People's Republic of China | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Sebastian Wood |
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| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Yale University |
Barbara Woodward, CMG OBE is a British diplomat who holds the role as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as of early 2015.[1] She is the first female to hold this position.
Woodward undertook her undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews, Scotland before going on to study International Relations at Yale University.
Ambassador Woodward joined the FCO in 1994. She has worked in China, Russia, the EU and at the UN. From 2003 to 2009 she worked in Beijing, first as a Political Counsellor, then across the whole UK-China relationship as Deputy Head of Mission, including during the Olympics. Ms Woodward was most recently appointed Director of General Economic & Consular Affairs.[2]
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| Preceded by Sir Sebastian Wood |
British Ambassador to China 2015–present |
Incumbent |
References
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to China, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 6 August 2014
- ↑ Barbara Woodward Profile, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 21 February 2015