Harriet Thompson appointed new British High Commissioner to Ghana

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by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah

Harriet Clare Thompson has been appointed British High Commissioner to Ghana and Non-resident British High Commissioner to Benin in succession.

She succeeds Iain Walker who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

Ms Thompson will take up her appointment during Summer 2021.

Prior to her appointment she was the Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria.

The incoming High Commissioner is married to Nicholas Paul Thompson and together they are blessed with three children.

Below is her CV

Year	Role
2019 to 2020	Lagos, Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria
2016 to 2019	Abuja, Deputy Head of Mission and Deputy to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria
2015 to 2016	HM Revenue and Customs, Head, Fraud Investigation Service Transformation
2015	Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Team Leader, Strategic Review of Business Energy Efficiency Policy
2011 to 2013	DECC, Head, Institutional Arrangements, Electricity Market Reform
2010 to 2011	DECC, Head, International Climate Change Negotiations
2009 to 2010	Home Office, Head, Strategic Centre for Organised Crime, Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit Review
2008 to 2009	Freetown, Governance Advisor, Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative, Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture
2006 to 2008	Home Office, Deputy Head, Delivery Unit and Project Manager, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit
2003 to 2006	Brussels, Second Secretary (Trade), UK Permanent Representation to the EU
2001 to 2003	Department of Trade and Industry, EU Policy Advisor, Energy, Digital Communications