PRESS RELEASE : Change of British High Commissioner to Bangladesh [February 2023]
The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 8 February 2023.
Ms Sarah Cooke has been appointed British High Commissioner to Bangladesh in succession to Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson.
Ms Sarah Cooke has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in succession to Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson. Ms Cooke will take up her appointment during April/May 2023.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Sarah Catherine Cooke
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2020 to present | FCDO, Head, South East Asia Department |
| 2016 to 2020 | Dar es Salaam, British High Commissioner |
| 2012 to 2016 | Department for International Development (DFID), Head, Bangladesh Office |
| 2010 to 2012 | DFID, Head, Growth and Resilience Department |
| 2007 to 2010 | DFID, Head, Aid Effectiveness and Accountability Department |
| 2005 to 2007 | DFID, Team Leader, International Division Advisory Department |
| 2004 to 2005 | DFID, Deputy Head, Commission for Africa Secretariat |
| 2003 to 2004 | FCO, Senior Energy Adviser, Aviation, Energy and Maritime Department |
| 2002 to 2003 | Cabinet Office, Deputy Director, Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit |
| 2000 to 2001 | Ministry of Trade, Foreign Trade Adviser (ODI Fellow) Guyana |
| 1999 to 2000 | Ministry of Commerce, Adviser (ODI Fellow), Solomon Islands |
| 1996 to 1999 | PricewaterhouseCoopers, Economic Consultant |