Caroline Wilson (diplomat)

Caroline Elizabeth Wilson CMG (born 12 August 1970) is a British diplomat and lawyer who is expected to take up her appointment as British Ambassador to China in September 2020.

Caroline Wilson

CMG
Wilson at the Web Summit in Lisbon in 2017
British Ambassador to China
Assuming office
September 2020
SucceedingDame Barbara Woodward
British Consul-General to Hong Kong
In office
September 2012 – September 2016
Preceded byAndrew Seaton
Succeeded byAndrew Heyn
Personal details
Born
Caroline Elizabeth Wilson

(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970
Wimbledon, London, England
EducationSevenoaks School
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge (MA)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (MA)

Early life and education

Wilson was born on 12 August 1970. She was educated at Sevenoaks School before attending Downing College, Cambridge, where she gained an MA in law. She was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1993, then gained a degree in European Community law (licence spéciale en droit européen) at the Institute for European Studies of the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Career

Wilson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995 and served in Beijing, Brussels and Moscow in various posts.[1][2] She was the Consul-General to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Non-Resident Consul General to Macau from 2012 to 2016.[3] She became Europe Director at the FCO in 2016.[2] She appeared in a 2018 BBC documentary titled Inside the Foreign Office, which saw her accompany then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on diplomatic engagements in Europe.[4]

In June 2020 she was appointed as British Ambassador to China, to succeed Dame Barbara Woodward in September 2020.[5]

Personal life

Wilson speaks French and Mandarin fluently. Her Chinese name is Wu Ruolan (吴若兰).[6]

Honours

Wilson was appointed CMG in the 2016 New Year Honours.[7] She was called as a Bencher at Middle Temple in 2013.[8] In 2018 she became an honorary fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.[2]

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References
  1. "Wilson, Caroline Elizabeth". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
  2. "Caroline Wilson CMG". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "Change of Her Majesty's Consul General to Hong Kong". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 21 March 2012.
  4. "Inside the Foreign Office: BBC Documentary featuring Caroline Wilson". University College London. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. "Caroline Wilson appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. "Caroline Wilson chosen as new British ambassador to China". CGTN. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N4.
  8. "Masters of the Bench – Caroline Wilson CMG". Middle Temple.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Andrew Seaton		 British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao
2012–2016		 Succeeded by
Andrew Heyn
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