| 2016 – present |
FCO, Head, Counter Terrorism Department |
| 2013 – 2015 |
FCO, Head, South East Asia Department |
| 2011 – 2012 |
Cabinet Office, Deputy Chief Assessments Staff, Joint Intelligence Organisation |
| 2009 – 2010 |
Kabul, Deputy Ambassador |
| 2007 – 2008 |
Home Office, Head of Border & Visa Policy, UK Border Agency |
| 2006 – 2007 |
Home Office, International Delivery Director & Europe Director, Immigration and Nationality Directorate |
| 2005 |
Home Office, Deputy Director, European Policy, Immigration and Nationality Directorate |
| 2005 |
Cabinet Office, Desk Officer, Civil Contingencies Secretariat |
| 2004 |
Basra, Deputy Consul General |
| 2001 – 2003 |
Cabinet Office, Desk Officer (Asia & Middle East), Overseas and Defence Secretariat |
| 1998 – 2001 |
Cabinet Office, Desk Officer (Asia), Joint Intelligence Organisation |
| 1991 – 1998 |
House of Commons Research Service, Assistant and later Senior Clerk, International Affairs and Defence Section |