29 Mar 2007 05:36 PM
Change of British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE News Release issued by The Government News Network on 9 February 2007

Dr Nicholas Westcott CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana in succession to Mr Gordon Wetherell who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Dr Westcott will take up his new appointment in December 2007.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full Name: Dr Nicholas James Westcott CMG
Married to: Miriam Pearson
Children: One son and one daughter

2002 - present FCO: Chief Information Officer
1999 - 2002 Washington: Minister-Counsellor
1999 FCO: Counsellor, Resource Planning Department
1996 - 1998 FCO: Head of Economic Relations Department
1993 - 1996 Dar es Salaam: Deputy High Commissioner
1992 - 1993 FCO: European Correspondent
1990 - 1991 FCO: European Communities Department (Internal)
1989 - 1990 FCO: Policy Planning Staff
1985 - 1989 Brussels: First Secretary, UK Permanent Representation to the European Communities
1984 - 1985 Brussels: Secondment to European Commission
1982 - 1984 FCO: Cultural Relations Department

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