PRESS RELEASE : Change of British High Commissioner to Gabon – Jo McPhail [August 2023]
The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 16 August 2023.
Ms Pamela Joanne (Jo) McPhail has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Gabonese Republic in succession to Dr Christian Dennys-McClure. Ms McPhail will take up her appointment in September 2023.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Pamela Joanne McPhail
Married to: Dr Alastair McPhail CMG OBE
Children: 2 sons
Place of Birth: Aldridge, West Midlands, UK
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2021 to 2023 | Djibouti, HM Ambassador |
| 2018 to 2020 | FCO, Head of Talent, Performance (Diversity) and Leadership, Human Resources Directorate |
| 2017 to 2018 | Cabinet Office, Head of Business and Performance, Civil Service Group |
| 2014 to 2017 | FCO, Head of Engagement and Learning, Knowledge and Technology Directorate |
| 2010 to 2014 | FCO, Head of Overseas Passport Management Unit, Consular Directorate |
| 2009 to 2010 | The Hague, First Secretary, Head of Political and Communications Teams |
| 2008 to 2009 | FCO, Project Manager, Global Out of Hours Programme, Consular Directorate |
| 2008 | Banjul, Acting British High Commissioner |
| 2006 to 2007 | FCO, Head of Nigeria and Central Africa Team, Africa Directorate |
| 2004 to 2005 | FCO, Change Manager, Organisation Project |
| 2002 to 2004 | FCO, Head of Workforce Planning, Human Resources Directorate |
| 2000 to 2002 | FCO, Deputy Head of Peacekeeping (lead on Africa), UN Department, Global Issues Directorate |
| 1997 to 1998 | Ankara, Community Liaison Officer |
| 1995 to 1996 | FCO, Project Officer – Personnel Policy and Manpower Planning, Personnel Policy Unit |
| 1992 to 1994 | Moscow, Third later First Secretary – Press & Public Affairs |
| 1990 to 1992 | FCO, Desk Officer, Narcotics Control and AIDS Department |
