Antonia Romeo
| Antonia Romeo | |
|---|---|
| Director-General, Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office | |
|
In office February 2015 – October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Melanie Dawes |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Slater |
| Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York | |
|
In office July 2016 – 2017 | |
| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Minister | |
| Ambassador | Sir Kim Darroch |
| Preceded by | Danny Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Antony Phillipson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Antonia Rice-Evans 20 October 1974 |
| Education | Brasenose College, Oxford (MA), Columbia University (MPA) |
Antonia Romeo (born 20 October 1974) is a British civil servant.[1] She is currently the Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Trade. She was recently British Consul-General in New York for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and concurrently Director-General for Economic and Commercial Affairs in the USA for UK Trade & Investment.[2]
Early life
Romeo was educated at North London Collegiate School and then Westminster School.[3][4] From there she went to Brasenose College, Oxford, where she graduated with an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1996.[1]
Career
From Oxford, Romeo joined Oliver Wyman in 1996, where she worked for three years.[5] Romeo then took an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, and in 2000 joined Her Majesty's Civil Service into the Lord Chancellor's Department as a professional economist. In 2004, Romeo became the head of the information rights division within the new Department for Constitutional Affairs, in charge of freedom of information and related government policies.[1]
In 2006, Romeo became Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor — initially The Lord Falconer, then from 2007 Jack Straw. In 2008, Romeo transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as the Director of Whitehall Liaison Department, responsible with the FCO's relations with intelligence agencies and other government departments.[1][5]
Following the United Kingdom general election, 2010 and the subsequent formation of the Cameron–Clegg coalition, Romeo transferred to the Cabinet Office as the Executive Director in the new Efficiency and Reform Group responsible for Government Reform, under Francis Maude. After 18 months, Romeo moved back to her original department, now called the Ministry of Justice, as Director-General for Transforming Justice. Two years later, in 2013, Romeo took over from Helen Edwards, combining her brief of "Justice Policy" and as Director-General for Criminal Justice.[6] After a further two years, she left in 2015, and was succeeded by Indra Morris.[7]
In 2015, Romeo served as the British government's "Special Envoy to the U.S. technology companies", and then as Director-General of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, replacing Melanie Dawes.[5][8][9] After eight months, Romeo moved toNew York. Romeo then undertook the Advanced Management Programme at Columbia University.
In July 2016, Romeo was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul General in New York, replacing Danny Lopez. The role combines consular work with business work under the auspices of UK Trade & Investment.[2]
Offices held
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Director-General, Transforming Justice Ministry of Justice 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Herself as Director-General, Criminal Justice |
| Preceded by Helen Edwards as Director-General, Justice Policy |
Director-General, Criminal Justice Ministry of Justice 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Indra Morris |
| Preceded by Herself as Director-General, Transforming Justice | ||
| Preceded by Melanie Dawes |
Director-General, Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office February–October 2015 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Slater |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Danny Lopez as HM Consul-General NYC and Director-General, USA |
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York, Foreign & Commonwealth Office July 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by Antony Phillipson |
| Director-General, Economic and Commercial Affairs USA, UK Trade & Investment July 2016–2017 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "ROMEO, Antonia". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- 1 2 "Change of Her Majesty's Consul General in New York". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Old North Londoners — ONL Profiles: Antonia Romeo". North London Collegiate School. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Overseas OWW". Westminster School (OWW Online). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Antonia Romeo named Her Majesty's Consul General in New York". www.consultancy.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Inspirational Woman: Antonia Romeo | Director General Criminal Justice". WeAreTheCity. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ Ministry of Justice (2015-06-10). "Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2014–15" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Antonia Romeo on David Cameron's new Implementation Taskforces and getting delivery right | Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Antonia Romeo - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.