Former British envoy to Kenya Jane Marriott has been appointed as the new High Commissioner to Pakistan.
Marriott will take up the role from July.
Acknowledging her new appointment on Thursday, June 15, the envoy said; "Delighted to be appointed as the next British High Commissioner to Pakistan. UK and Pakistan are connected by heritage, strong people ties, climate cooperation and growing trade. Dosti and commonwealth links can ensure a prosperous future".
Marriott takes over from Christian Turner who has been transferred to another diplomatic service.
She was the first female UK envoy to Kenya, serving from September 2019 to April this year. Ambassador Neil Wegan was named as her replacement.
Prior to taking up her current position, Marriott was Director of the UK's Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit from 2016 to 2019.
She also served as British ambassador to Yemen from 2013 to 2015.
Marriott graduated from Durham University in 1997 and later went on to complete a Masters of Philosophy in International Relations at Darwin College, Cambridge.
