Dame Menna Rawlings

Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG CVO. Dame Menna was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic in 2021. Her appointment marked a historic milestone, forming a first-ever all-female cohort of British ambassadors and high commissioners to G7 nations. Before taking up her role in France, Dame Menna served as Director-General for Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from March 2019 to August 2020. Her responsibilities encompassed Global Britain, Asia Pacific, the Americas, Africa, Overseas Territories, the Commonwealth and Economic Diplomacy. Prior to that, she was British High Commissioner to Australia (2015-2019), and served previously in Washington DC, Ghana, Israel, Kenya and Brussels.