Her Excellency
Sarah Hulton
OBE
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Assumed office
19 August 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Preceded byJames Dauris
Personal details
SpouseAnthony Hulton
Children3

Sarah Anne Pascale Hulton OBE is a British diplomat who is the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[1][2] She officially became the British High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in August 2019 who replaced James Dauris who previously served in the office since 2015.[3][4][5] She is also the recipient of Officer of the Order of the British Empire, an award which is awarded for prominent national or regional achievements in the UK.

Career

Hulton served as Head of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Department from 2017 to 2018.[2] She is also currently employed as Deputy Director at the Human Resources Directorate at Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2018.[6] In April 2019, she was formally appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Hulton appointed as new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Sarah Hulton: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka : New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed from August". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ↑ admin (2 April 2019). "Sarah Hulton appointed new UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "ලංකාවේ නව බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය කොමසාරිස් Sarah Hulton | Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines at Mawbima.lk". mawbima.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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