Alexandra Hall Hall

Alexandra Mary Hall Hall (born 1 February 1964)[1] is a British diplomat.

Hall Hall studied at Durham University, where she read Economics and Politics, graduating with a 2:1 degree in 1986.[2] She is married to Daniel Twining, head of the International Republican Institute.[3]

Hall Hall was British ambassador to Georgia from 2013 to 2016.[1][4] Prior to her posting in Tbilisi, Hall Hall served in Bogotá, New Delhi, and the United States, amongst other places.[5] She served as Brexit Counsellor at the British Embassy, Washington, from 2018 to December 2019.[3]

Lead envoy for Brexit in the British Embassy in Washington, she resigned in December 2019, saying she was dismayed at Brexit "half-truths" and the "not totally honest" messages delivered to citizens.[6]

References
  1. "Hall Hall, Alexandra Mary, (Mrs D. C. Twining), (born 1 Feb. 1964), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to Georgia, 2013–16", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U119762
  2. "University of Durham Gazette, 1985/86". Durham University Archives. p. 102. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. Borger, Julian (6 December 2019). "British diplomat in US resigns, saying she can't 'peddle half-truths' on Brexit". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. "Alexandra Hall Hall - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office (29 April 2013). "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia". GOV.UK (Press release). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. Mackintosh, Eliza (7 December 2019). "Top British diplomat in US quits with Brexit tirade". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Judith Gough		 British Ambassador to Georgia
2013–2016		 Succeeded by
Justin McKenzie Smith


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