Press release
Ms Alison Blake CMG has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in succession to Mr Nigel Phillips CBE. Ms Blake will take up her appointment during July 2022.
Full name: Alison Mary Blake
Married to: Col Peter A Henry (Retd)
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2019 to 2021 | Kabul, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2016 to 2019 | Dhaka, British High Commissioner |
| 2014 to 2015 | FCO, Appeals Officer, Human Resources Directorate and also three months Full-Time language training (Bengali) |
| 2011 to 2014 | Islamabad, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2007 to 2010 | FCO, Head, Conflict Group |
| 2006 to 2007 | Cabinet Office, Deputy Director, Defence & Overseas Secretariat |
| 2001 to 2005 | Washington, First Secretary Political |
| 1999 to 2001 | FCO, Deputy Head, Eastern Adriatic Department |
| 1996 to 1999 | UK Delegation to NATO, Brussels, First Secretary |
| 1989 to 1995 | Ministry of Defence, including Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence |
| 1989 | Joined the Civil Service |
Published 14 March 2022
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