Jan Thompson
British diplomat (1965). Head of Afghanistan Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2002-2005, Ambassador to Czech Republic 2013-2018
About Jan Thompson
Born 1965. Jan Thompson is a British diplomat.
Jan Thompson (born 25 August 1965 in Bexleyheath) is a British diplomat, who since April 2023 has served as the British Ambassador to Norway. She served previously as British Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017, and as British Deputy High Commissioner to India from 2018 to 2023.
Career Thompson attended Durham University where she studied French and German. She spent two years working for the BBC and then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990.
Thompson was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.
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Who is Jan Thompson?
British diplomat (1965). Head of Afghanistan Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2002-2005, Ambassador to Czech Republic 2013-2018
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Jan Thompson was born on 25 August 1965.
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Jan Thompson is a diplomat.
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Jan Thompson is British.
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