Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Mr John Pearson has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in succession to Mr Hugh Evans. Mr Pearson will take up his appointment in August 2019.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full name: John Pearson
Married to: Leyla Werleigh-Pearson
Children: Three sons
| 2014 to present | FCO, Deputy Head, China Department |
| 2012 to 2014 | Mexico City, Head of Trade and Investment |
| 2008 to 2012 | Singapore, Head of South East Asia Climate Change Network |
| 2005 to 2008 | Montevideo, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2002 to 2005 | FCO, Head of UN Reform Team, United Nations Department |
| 2001 to 2002 | Masters Degree in International Peace and Security, King’s College London |
| 2000 to 2001 | FCO, Head of Environmental Security Team, Environment Policy Department |
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| 1994 to 1996 | FCO, Desk Officer, Republic of Ireland Department |
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Published 3 April 2019
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