Dr Liane Saunders OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador
to the Sultanate of Oman in succession to Mr William Murray who
has retired from the Diplomatic Service. Dr Saunders will take up
her appointment during June 2023.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Liane Saunders
Place of Birth: Cardiff, UK
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Date
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Role
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2021 to 2023
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FCDO, Staff Counsellor
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2017 to 2021
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FCDO, Strategy Director and Strategic Programmes
Coordinator
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2015 to 2017
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Cabinet Office, Director General, Capabilities and
Engagement, National Security Secretariat and Chilcot
Lessons Learned Coordinator
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2014 to 2015
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Cabinet Office, Acting Deputy National Security Adviser
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2012 to 2014
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Cabinet Office, Director, Foreign and Defence Policy, and
Afghanistan/Pakistan Coordinator
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2011 to 2012
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FCO, Additional Director, Middle East and North Africa
Directorate (MENAD)
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2009 to 2010
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FCO, Head, Counter Proliferation Department
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2006 to 2009
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FCO, Head, Consular Crisis Group
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2005 to 2006
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FCO, Strategic Challenges Lead, Comprehensive Spending
Review Team
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2003 to 2004
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Northern Iraq: Secondment to US northern region team,
Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance,
latterly Regional Coordinator (Northern Region), Coalition
Provisional Authority in Iraq
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2000 to 2003
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Ankara, First Secretary (Political) later Head of Political
Section, and British negotiator for the Northern Iraq
Kurdish Peace Process
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1993 to 2000
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Postings to Kuwait and Egypt; Desk Officer for Central
America; secondment to the United Nations Observer Team in
El Salvador
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