Two meetings to be held in London in May will focus on the trade opportunities offered by countries in Africa.
Organised by the Business Council for Africa and British Expertise International, the meetings will bring together British diplomats stationed in both East and West Africa.
Both meetings will take place on 10 May. In the morning, a panel discussion at the Business Council for Africa (Lavington Street, London) will feature three Heads of Mission from East Africa: Susanna Moorehead, Nic Hailey and Sarah Cooke.
Susanna Moorehead, British Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, is the Permanent Representative to the African Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa. She has also served as the Director for Southern and West Africa at the Department for International Development (DFID).
Nic Hailey has been British High Commissioner to Kenya since December 2015. Prior to taking up his current position, he was Director for Africa at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), where he had responsibility for all UK policy towards, and operations in, 48 countries across Africa.
The High Commissioner to Tanzania, Sarah Cooke, was previously representative for DFID in Bangladesh.
Starting at 17.00 on 10 May, the second meeting will be held at the premises of Addleshaw Goddard (Chiswell Street, London) and will include five Heads of Mission from West Africa.
Among them will be the UK’s current High Commissioner to Cameroon, Brian Olley, who has previously served in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Finland.
George Hodgson, Ambassador to Senegal and non-resident Ambassador to Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau, will also participate in the panel discussion, as will the High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin.
In addition to the panel discussions, both events will also provide opportunities for networking. Further information can be found at www.britishexpertise.org.
