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Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments

Asked by Mark PritchardConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 105207

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the number of UK Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed in May, June and July 2024.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

All appointments of Ambassadors and High Commissioners made by His Majesty The King are routinely announced on GOV.UK.

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