New Head of Mission at the British Embassy

The British Embassy in Budapest has released a statement to announce that Ms. Theresa Bubbear has been appointed Chargé d'Affaires Ad Interim to Hungary. She took up her appointment on April 27, 2015.

She will succeed former
British Ambassador to Hungary, Jonathan Knott, who finished his posting on 26
April 2015. According to the statement, Theresa Bubbear will lead the Embassy
until the arrival of the new Ambassador to Hungary in early 2016.

Previously, Ms. Bubbear served
as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest. She joined the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985 and her postings abroad have included
Moscow, Helsinki and South Africa. She has carried out political, press,
consular, commercial and human resources work in London and overseas. She was
Head of the HR Operations Team in the Foreign Office in London. She is married
and has three daughters.

Commenting on her appointment,
she said she is “delighted to be taking up my new role in Hungary and very much
look forward to further develop our relationship with the Hungarian government
on a number of very important issues both bilaterally, as well as
multilaterally within the EU, UN and NATO.”

Her deputy in the leadership
of the British Embassy, Adam Kettle-Williams, arrived from the Foreign Office
in London. He was given a diplomatic welcome reception in Budapest in April.