PRESS RELEASE : Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga – Philip Malone [February 2024]
The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 15 February 2024.
Mr Philip Malone LVO has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga in succession to Ms Lucy Joyce OBE.
Curriculum Vitae
Full name: Philip Malone
Place of birth: Leeds, UK
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2018 to 2023 | Ulaanbaatar, His Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2015 to 2018 | FCO, Deputy Head, South East Asia and Pacific Department |
| 2012 to 2015 | Vientiane, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2008 to 2012 | Helsinki, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2003 to 2008 | Singapore, Head of Chancery |
| 1999 to 2002 | FCO, Head of France/Benelux Team and Deputy Head of Department (2002) |
| 1995 to 1999 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Second Secretary (Defence/Chancery) |
| 1992 to 1994 | Luxembourg, Third Secretary (Commercial/PPA) |
| 1989 to 1992 | FCO, Assistant Parliamentary Clerk |
| 1986 to 1989 | Guatemala City, Third Secretary |
| 1983 to 1986 | Buenos Aires, Attaché |
| 1981 to 1983 | FCO, Attaché, Eastern European and Soviet Department |
