PRESS RELEASE : Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria [March 2023]
The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 7 March 2023.
Dr Richard Montgomery CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in succession to Ms Catriona Laing CB who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Montgomery will take up his appointment during April 2023.
Curriculum Vitae
Full name: Richard Hugh Montgomery
Married to: Naheed Bilgrami
Children: Two
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2018 to 2022 | The World Bank Group, UK Executive Director, Washington |
| 2015 to 2018 | Department for International Development (DFID), Director, Asia, Caribbean & Overseas Territories (AsCOT) Division |
| 2013 to 2015 | Islamabad, Counsellor (Development) and Head of Office, DFID Pakistan |
| 2009 to 2013 | Abuja, Counsellor (Development) and Head of Office, DFID Nigeria |
| 2006 to 2009 | DFID, Deputy Director and Head of Corporate Human Resources, and Head of Security, East Kilbride |
| 2005 to 2006 | DFID, Deputy Team Leader, Top Management Group |
| 2002 to 2005 | Lusaka, Deputy Head, DFID Zambia |
| 1999 to 2002 | Dhaka, Senior Social Development Adviser, DFID Bangladesh |
| 1996 to 1999 | New Delhi, Social Development Adviser, DFID India |
| 1993 to 1996 | Swansea University, Lecturer in International Development, Centre for Development Studies |
| 1992 to 1993 | Manchester University, Research, Institute for Development Policy & Management |
| 1992 | GKW Consult Mannheim, Sociologist |
| 1988 to 1991 | University of Cambridge, Doctorate (Ph.D) in Social Anthropology |
