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Catriona Laing

Catriona Laing

British Ambassador to Zimbabwe

5th September 2012 Harare, Zimbabwe

Bazar

Oliver walking around a local market in nearby Nadali district centre just days before an (IED) Improvised Explosive Devise went off 100’s of meters from where we were traveling. It killed local Afghan civilians and seriously injured 3 Brits.
Pics by Dan Charity
26-01-12

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About Catriona Laing

I was born in Cardiff but brought up in South London. I studied economics and joined the civil service through the Government Economic Service after 2.5 years working for the…

I was born in Cardiff but brought up in South London. I studied
economics and joined the civil service through the Government Economic
Service after 2.5 years working for the Government of Botswana as an
infrastructure economist.
I was posted to Kenya to advise on the government’s development
programmes in East Africa, and then seconded to the United Nations
Mission in Somalia heading the UN Development Office.
I spent five years working for Prime Minister Tony Blair in his
strategy unit, and was later posted to head the DFID office in Sudan
running a £116 million programme and addressing the drivers of conflict.
Most recently I have been working for the Ministry of Justice to
establish the new international function with responsibility for
European and international justice.
I live with my partner – Clive Bates and our Sudanese dog – in
Balham. My hobbies are yoga, dog and mountain walking and cooking.

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