Sketch of Caron by Michael Adams

Caron Röhsler

British High Commissioner to Maldives

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7th June 2020 Maldives

Sketch of Caron by Michael Adams

by Caron Röhsler

British High Commissioner to Maldives

Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean: Maldives & the Nekton Mission

Innovation if GREAT

Were it not for covid, for World Oceans Day this year I’d have been writing about early reports from the Nekton Mission’s First Descent in Maldives, following their exploration of sites around Addu Atoll, the Zero Degree Channel and Gnaviyani Atoll. This ambitious expedition to “the Midnight Zone” of the Indian Ocean (the least explored […]

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30th May 2020 Maldives

Sketch of Caron by Michael Adams

by Caron Röhsler

British High Commissioner to Maldives

Meeting Maldives

Before I came to Maldives, my non-resident predecessor told me that being the first resident UK Ambassador* to Maldives would provide a great opportunity to get out to islands that diplomats hadn’t reached in many a year. In my previous posting, in Seychelles, I’d been limited to a small number of affordable islands. So I […]

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About Caron Röhsler

Caron Röhsler was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Maldives in July 2019. She became the British High Commissioner on 1 February 2020, after Maldives was readmitted into the Commonwealth. Caron…

Caron Röhsler was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Maldives in July 2019. She became the British High Commissioner on 1 February 2020, after Maldives was readmitted into the Commonwealth.

Caron joined the FCO in 2000, after working for 7 years in the then nascent online publishing industry. She has served overseas in Washington DC, Accra, and, most recently as British High Commissioner to Seychelles. In London she held several positions working on Africa policy, including in the FCO Minister for Africa’s private office. She has also worked on the Asia Pacific region, on migration issues, and in public diplomacy.

Caron has an MA and BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from Magdalen College, Oxford University, where she was also awarded the Newdigate and Richard Selig prizes for poetry in 1993. Her wide-ranging interests include natural history, environmentalism and the creative arts.