Press release
Mr Simon Boyden has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Eswatini in succession to Mr John Lindfield MBE.
Mr Simon Boyden has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Eswatini in succession to Mr John Lindfield MBE who has retired from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Boyden will take up his appointment during July 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Simon Boyden
Married to: Geraldine Gallagher
Children: Three
| Year | Role |
| 2019 to present | Nouakchott, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2016 to 2018 | Kabul, Political Counsellor |
| 2014 to 2016 | FCO, Head, Spending Review Team, Finance Directorate |
| 2010 to 2014 | Berlin, First Secretary (EU) |
| 2006 to 2010 | Vienna, First Secretary (UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) |
| 2003 to 2006 | FCO, Head, Serbia and Montenegro, Eastern Adriatic Department |
| 2002 to 2003 | FCO, Head, Regional Issues, Eastern Adriatic Department |
| 1999 to 2002 | Moscow, Second Secretary (Commercial) |
| 1997 to 1998 | FCO, Desk Officer, European Union Department (External) |
| 1997 | Joined FCO |
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Published 12 May 2021
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