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Ms Mel Barlow has been appointed British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.
Ms Mel Barlow has been appointed British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. Ms Barlow will take up her appointment during September 2026.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Melanie Barlow
| 2023 to present | Vientiane, His Majesty's Ambassador |
| 2022 to 2023 | Kathmandu, Deputy Ambassador and Consul General |
| 2019 to 2022 | FCDO, Deputy Head, Consular Strategy and Network Department |
| 2018 to 2019 | FCO, Lead Trade Negotiator, Third Country Agreements Unit |
| 2018 | Illegal Wildlife Trade Joint Unit, Senior Manager, Private Sector Engagement |
| 2015 to 2018 | Seoul, Trade Policy and Economic Diplomacy Counsellor |
| 2013 to 2015 | FCO, Head, India and Nepal Team, South Asia Department |
| 2013 | FCO, Head, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives Team, South Asia Department |
| 2011 to 2012 | FCO, Team Leader and Programme Manager, Conflict Department |
| 2009 to 2011 | Tokyo, Second Secretary (Trade) |
| 2006 to 2008 | Tokyo, Second Secretary (Political) |
| 2004 to 2005 | Japanese Language Training |
| 2003 | FCO, Project Manager, Department for Strategy and Innovation |
| 2003 | FCO, Desk Officer, Iraq Political Team |
| 2002 to 2003 | Trade Partners UK, Special Projects Manager Japan and China |
| 2002 | Joined FCO |
| 1996 | Private Sector |
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