Sarah Hulton

Sarah Anne Pascale Hulton OBE is a British diplomat who is the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka.[1][2] She officially became the British High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in August 2019 who replaced James Dauris who previously served in the office since 2015.[3][4][5] She is also the recipient of Officer of the Order of the British Empire, an award which is awarded for prominent national or regional achievements in the UK.

Her Excellency Sarah Hulton OBE
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	James Dauris
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Anthony Hulton
Children	3

Career

Hulton served as Head of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Department from 2017 to 2018.[2] She is also currently employed as Deputy Director at the Human Resources Directorate at Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2018.[6] In April 2019, she was formally appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.[7]

References

1. "Sarah Hulton appointed as new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
2. "Sarah Hulton: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
3. "New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
4. "Sri Lanka : New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed from August". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
5. "Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
6. admin (2019-04-02). "Sarah Hulton appointed new UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
7. "ලංකාවේ නව බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය කොමසාරිස් Sarah Hulton | Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines at Mawbima.lk". mawbima.lk. Retrieved 2019-04-02.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by James Dauris	British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives 2019–present	Incumbent