Ministry of Foreign Affairs the United Kingdom (Credit: UK GOV)
Ms Rebecca Fabrizi has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan in succession to Mr David Ashley. Ms Fabrizi will take up her appointment during October 2026.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Rebecca Jane Fabrizi
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2025 to present | FCDO, Deputy Director, Africa Directorate |
| 2025 | Lilongwe, Acting British High Commissioner |
| 2022 to 2025 | FCDO, Special Envoy for Small Island Developing States and Head of Caribbean and SIDS Department |
| 2021 | FCDO, Head of Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit |
| 2019 to 2021 | Belgrade, Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul General |
| 2018 to 2019 | Pre-posting training, including Serbian language Training |
| 2014 to 2017 | Canberra, Associate Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University |
| 2012 to 2014 | Brussels, Head of the China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Mongolia Division, European Union External Action Service |
| 2011 to 2012 | FCO, China Department |
| 2010 to 2011 | FCO, European Union Department (External) |
| 2005 to 2009 | Rome, Political Counsellor |
| 2002 to 2005 | Geneva, First Secretary (Trade and Development) |
| 1997 to 2002 | Beijing, Second Secretary (Commercial) then First Secretary (Political) |
| 1995 to 1997 | London then Beijing, Mandarin language training |
| 1994 to 1995 | FCO, Africa Department (Equatorial) |
| 1994 | Joined FCO |
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