Ms Laura Clarke has been appointed British High Commissioner to
New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and
Oeno Islands in succession to Mr Jonathan Sinclair, who will be
transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Clarke
will take up her appointment during January 2018.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Laura
Married to: Toby Fisher
Children: 3
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2015 to present
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Head, South Asia
Department and India Co-ordinator
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2012 to 2015
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Pretoria, Counsellor (Politics, Prosperity and
Communications)
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2010 to 2011
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Joint Head, Sudan Unit,
Africa Directorate
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2010
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office, International Strategy
Adviser on Yemen, Middle East and North Africa Directorate
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2008 to 2010
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Private Secretary to the
Minister for Europe
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2006 to 2008
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Team Leader, EU Justice
and Home Affairs, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania, and UK
Special Representative on Post-Holocaust Issues
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2005 to 2006
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Department for Constitutional Affairs (now Ministry of
Justice), Senior Policy Adviser, Human Rights Division, EU
and Council of Europe
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2004 to 2005
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Department for Constitutional Affairs, Policy Officer,
Mental Capacity Bill team
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2002
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European Commission, Brussels, Trainee, Turkey Team,
Directorate General - Enlargement
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