UK Appoints Special Envoy to Afghanistan

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Mr Richard Lindsay has been appointed the United Kingdom's Special Envoy to Afghanistan. Mr Lindsay will take up his appointment during June 2025.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name Richard Stephen Lindsay

YearRole
2022 to PresentFCDO, Deputy Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan
2020 to 2021FCDO, Head of Strategic Engagement Department
2017 to 2020Brunei Darussalam, British High Commissioner
2014 to 2016FCO, Head of Security Policy Department
2014FCO, Head of Crisis Management Department
2013 to 2014Brasilia, Prosperity Counsellor
2010 to 2013FCO, Deputy Head, Security Policy Department
2009 to 2010FCO, Conflict Group
2006 to 2009Canberra, First Secretary, Foreign and Security Policy
2003 to 2005FCO, Head, Pakistan and India-Pakistan Relations Team, South Asia Group
2001 to 2003FCO, Head, Economic Summits (G8) and Institutions (OECD) Team, Economic Policy Department
2001FCO, Political/Military Team, Afghanistan Emergency Unit
1998 to 2001Harare, Second Secretary, Political
1996 to 1998FCO, Resource Planning Department
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