Curriculum vitae
Full name: Justin James McKenzie Smith
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2024 to present | Language training (Hungarian) |
| 2021 to 2024 | FCDO, Head, Central Asia & Eastern Neighbourhood Department |
| 2020 to 2021 | Scottish Government (on secondment) |
| 2016 to 2020 | Tbilisi, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2015 to 2016 | Language training (Georgian) |
| 2011 to 2015 | Mexico City, Director, Trade & Investment and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2011 | Language training (Spanish) |
| 2008 to 2011 | FCO, Deputy Director/Director (acting), Eastern Europe & Central Asia Directorate |
| 2004 to 2008 | New York, First Secretary, UK Mission to the United Nations |
| 2002 to 2004 | FCO, Ministerial Press Officer |
| 1999 to 2002 | FCO, Head, Europe Section, Human Rights Policy Department |
| 1996 to 1999 | Moscow, Second Secretary |
| 1995 to 1996 | Language training (Russian) |
| 1994 to 1995 | FCO, European Union Department |
| 1994 | Joined FCO |
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