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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