Catherine Nettleton

Catherine Nettleton CMG OBE (born 13 March 1960) is a British diplomat who has been ambassador to Peru, ambassador to Venezuela, and de facto ambassador to Taiwan.

Catherine Nettleton CMG OBE
Nettleton in 2020
Representative, British Office Taipei
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Damion Potter
British Ambassador to Venezuela
In office August 2010 – 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Catherine Royle
Succeeded by	John Saville
British Ambassador to Peru
In office 2006–2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Tony Blair Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Richard Ralph
Succeeded by	James Dauris
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-13) 13 March 1960
Alma mater	University of Exeter (BA) University of Manchester (MA)

Career

Catherine Elizabeth Nettleton gained a BA degree from Exeter University and an MA from Manchester University. She worked for the Inland Revenue for a year before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. She learned Mandarin Chinese and served in British Embassy Beijing 1987–89 and also in 2000–03. She also served in British Embassy Mexico City and at the FCO. After six months at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2004, she was Head of FCO Services (Presidencies) 2004–05 (at this time the UK held the presidencies of both the G8 and the EU). She was the first British female Ambassador to Peru 2006–10 and was Ambassador to Venezuela 2010–14.[1][2][3] In 2015 she became Director of Protocol at the FCO and deputy Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.[4] In 2016 she was appointed as the Representative at the British Office Taipei.[5]

Honours

Nettleton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours[6] and Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7]

References

1. NETTLETON, Catherine Elizabeth, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
2. Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 30 April 2010
3. Catherine Nettleton, gov.uk
4. "New Director of Protocol takes office". Embassy Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
5. "Former Taiwan Foreign Minister visits the UK". Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
6. "No. 55513". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 24.
7. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N4.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Richard Ralph	British Ambassador to Peru 2006–2010	Succeeded by James Dauris
Preceded by Catherine Royle	British Ambassador to Venezuela 2010–2014	Succeeded by John Saville
Preceded by Damion Potter	Representative, British Office Taipei 2016–present	Incumbent