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Change of Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Thorhilda Abbott-Watt

Miss Thorhilda Abbott-Watt has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Turkmenistan in succession to Mr Sanjay Wadvani OBE

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Published
9 May 2016
This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Mr Wadvani will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Miss Abbott-Watt will take up her appointment at the end of 2016

Curriculum Vitae

Full name: Thorhilda Mary Vivia Abbott-Watt
2015 鈥損resent Russian language training
2012 鈥� 2015 FCO, Deputy/Acting Head, Projects Task Force
2012 FCO, Operations Unit
2010 鈥� 2012 Ulaanbaatar, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2010 Ministry of Defence, International Liaison
2009 鈥� 2010 FCO, Finance Directorate
2008 鈥� 2009 Ulaanbaatar, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2008 UKTI, Acting Head, Strategy and Innovation Section
2007 鈥� 2008 FCO, Migration Directorate
2006 鈥� 2007 FCO, Afghanistan Group
2006 Kabul, Acting Head, Political /Military Section
2006 FCO, Conflict Issues Group
2003 鈥� 2006 Yerevan, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2001 鈥� 2002 Dushanbe, Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires
1999 鈥� 2001 FCO, Head, Visa Policy Section, Joint Entry Clearance Unit
1998 鈥� 1999 Belgrade, First Secretary Political
1995 鈥� 1998 Kiev, First Secretary, Head of Commercial Section
1991 鈥� 1995 FCO, First Secretary, European Union (Internal) Department
1988 鈥� 1991 Bonn, Second Secretary Political
1986 鈥� 1988 FCO, Second Secretary, Environment, Maritime, Aviation and Environment Dept
1984 鈥� 1986 United Kingdom Representation to the European Union, Third Secretary Political
1981 鈥� 1984 Paris, British Vice Consul & Entry Clearance Officer
1979 - 1980 Latin America Floater, Temporary duty in posts in Latin America & Far & Middle East
1974 鈥� 1979 FCO, Third Secretary
1974 Joined FCO

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Published 9 May 2016