Ms Fiona Ritchie has been appointed British High Commissioner to
the Republic of Malawi in succession to Mr David Beer. Ms Ritchie
will take up her appointment during July 2022.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Fiona Eileen Ritchie
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Year
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Role
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2021 to present
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Malawi, British High Commission, Development Director
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2020
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FCDO, Deputy Director, Review of Independent Commission for
Aid Impact
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2020
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Department for International Development (DFID), Principal
Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for
International Development
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2019 to 2020
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FCO/DFID, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for
Africa
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2018
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DFID, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director for West and
Southern Africa
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2017 to 2018
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DFID South Sudan, Deputy Head and Team Leader Humanitarian
and Resilience
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2015 to 2017
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DFID South Sudan, Team Leader, Governance, Peacebuilding
and Economic Development
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2012 to 2015
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New York, First Secretary Development and Human Rights, UK
Permanent Representation to the United Nations
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2009 to 2012
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DFID, Whitehall Policy Manager & Deputy Group Head,
Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department
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2002 to 2009
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DFID, various roles including supporting development
programmes in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Assistant Private
Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
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