Deborah Bronnert

Deborah Bronnert
CMG
Director General, Economic and Global Issues, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Assumed office
2017
Preceded by Sir Julian King
British Ambassador to Zimbabwe
In office
2011–2014
Preceded by Mark Canning
Succeeded by Catriona Laing
Personal details
Born Deborah Jane Bronnert
(1967-01-31) 31 January 1967
Stockport

Deborah Jane Bronnert CMG (born 31 January 1967) is a British diplomat who is Director General, Economic and Global Issues, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Career

Bronnert was educated at Featherstone High School, the University of Bristol where she gained a BSc degree in mathematics, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London for a MA in the political economy of Russia and Eastern Europe. She worked for the Department of the Environment from 1989 including a posting to the UK representation to the EEC in Brussels 1991–93. She then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and was posted to Brussels again 1995–99. She has also served in Moscow and in various posts at the FCO.[1][2] She was British Ambassador to Zimbabwe 2011–14.[3] She became Director General, Economic and Global Issues, at the FCO in 2017.[2]

Bronnert was appointed CMG in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bronnert, Deborah Jane". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Deborah Bronnert CMG". gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "New British Ambassador presents her credentials". British Embassy Harare. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 3.
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