Judith Gough
Judith Mary Gough CMG (born 8 November 1972) is a British diplomat and the current Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Sweden.[1]
Judith Gough | |
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| British Ambassador to Sweden | |
| Assumed office August 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | David Cairns |
| British Ambassador to Ukraine | |
| In office September 2015 – August 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Simon Smith |
| Succeeded by | Melinda Simmons |
| British Ambassador to Georgia | |
| In office September 2010 – January 2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Denis Keefe |
| Succeeded by | David Moran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1972 |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham King's College London |
Biography
Gough was educated at the University of Nottingham (BA German and Russian, 1995) and at King's College London (MA War in the Modern World, 2012).[2] She then worked as a Consultant in Emerging Markets and Financial Services at Ernst and Young.[1]
Gough joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2001.[1] Gough then served at the British embassy in South Korea.[1] Starting from mid-September 2010 she was Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Republic of Georgia, and served as such till she was released of her post early 2013.[1][3]
She then became FCO's Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.[1]
In September 2015 Gough was appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine.[1]
In June 2019 Gough was appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Sweden. She took up her appointment in August. [4]
Gough is openly lesbian and raises two children with her partner, Julia Kleiousi.[5]
References
- New UK Ambassador to Ukraine Judith Gough to arrive in Kyiv in September, Interfax-Ukraine (31 March 2015)
- ‘GOUGH, Judith Mary’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- "UK in Georgia, Our Embassy". British Embassy Tbilisi. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 2 May 2013.
Judith Gough: Cohabitation has to work Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Tabula (January 14, 2013)
The newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia presented copies of credentials to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Georgian embassy in Spain (16 September 2010)
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia, www.gov.uk (15 June 2010) - Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Sweden - August 2019, gov.uk (retrieved 1 October 2019)
- Strudwick, Patrick (19 March 2016). "This Is What It's Like Being An Ambassador To An Anti-Gay Country When You're A Lesbian". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Denis Keefe |
British Ambassador to Georgia 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by Alexandra Hall Hall |
| Preceded by Simon Smith |
British Ambassador to Ukraine 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by Melinda Simmons |
| Preceded by David Cairns |
British Ambassador to Sweden 2019–present |
Incumbent |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Colin Roberts |
Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Michael Tatham |