Jane Owen

Jane Caroline Owen (born (1963-04-15)15 April 1963[1]) is a British diplomat who is the British ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, having previously been the ambassador to Norway.

Jane Owen
British Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Assumed office
January 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byDavid Moran
British Ambassador to Norway
In office
2010–2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byDavid Powell
Succeeded bySarah Gillett
Personal details
Born
Jane Caroline Owen

(1963-04-15) 15 April 1963
Bilston, West Midlands, England
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Career

Owen was born in Bilston and educated at Ellerslie School in Malvern (now merged with Malvern College) and Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating in 1986 she taught English in Japan as part of the JET Programme. In 1987 she entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). After Japanese language training 1988–90 she worked at the Tokyo embassy 1990–93 and then was seconded to the Department of Trade and Industry as head of the Exports to Japan Unit 1993–96. She returned to the FCO 1996–98 and was then posted to Hanoi as deputy head of mission 1998–2002. She returned to Tokyo as director of trade promotion 2002–06, then was posted to New Delhi as director of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India 2006–10. She was British ambassador to Norway 2010–14, chief operating officer of UKTI in London 2014–16, then was appointed ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and concurrently non-resident ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.[1][2]

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References
  1. Owen, Jane Caroline. Who's Who. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.44026.
  2. "Jane Owen, British Ambassador to Switzerland and to Liechtenstein". gov.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David Powell		 British Ambassador to Norway
2010–2014		 Succeeded by
Sarah Gillett
Preceded by
David Moran		 British Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
2017–present		 Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by
Jon Harding		 Chief Operating Officer, UK Trade and Investment, London
2014–2016		 UKTI replaced by Department for International Trade
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