Her Excellency
Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
CMG
British High Commissioner to Canada
In office
August 1, 2017 – August 30, 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byHoward Drake
Succeeded bySusannah Goshko
British Ambassador to Austria
In office
August 2012 – August 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded bySimon Smith
Succeeded byLeigh Turner
Personal details
Born
Susan Jane Miller

(1963-04-29) 29 April 1963
NationalityBritish
SpouseStephane le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
OccupationDiplomat

Susan Jane le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG (née Miller; born 29 April 1963) is a British diplomat who, most recently, served as British High Commissioner to Canada from 2017 to 2021.[1] She previously served as British Ambassador to Austria from 2012 to 2016.[2][3]

Life and career

Educated at Ipswich High School for Girls, she took a BA degree from the University of Bristol and immediately joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. She served in London and at the permanent representation to the European Union, the High Commission in Singapore, and the Embassies in Venezuela, Colombia, and the United States.

In 2007, she took over as Director of Human Resources at the Foreign Office, replacing Sir David Warren. She served there for four years until 2011, when she was replaced by Menna Rawlings.[3]

In the New Year Honours for 2010, le Jeune d'Allegeershecque was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).[4]

She then served as British Ambassador to Austria from 2012 until 2016, a post which included serving as the UK's permanent representative to the international organisations based in Vienna, such as the United Nations.[5][2]

In February 2017, it was announced that le Jeune d'Allegeershecque would succeed Howard Drake from August 2017 as British High Commissioner to Canada.[1] She left this position in August 2021, and was succeeded by Susannah Goshko.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Foreign & Commonwealth Office (22 February 2017). "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 Foreign & Commonwealth Office. "Minister Counsellor, British Embassy, Paris Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "le JEUNE d'ALLEGEERSHECQUE, Susan Jane". Who's Who 2017 (online ed.). A & C Black. 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ↑ United Kingdom "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2009. pp. 1–28.
  5. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations". www.gov.uk. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ↑ UK in Canada 🇬🇧🇨🇦 [@UKinCanada] (7 September 2021). "It is our pleasure to welcome the new British High Commissioner to Canada, Susannah Goshko. Susannah officially takes up her appointment today and joins the UKinCanada team! 🇬🇧🇨🇦 Follow along @SusannahGoshko 👉 https://t.co/xDjwi4PCTh https://t.co/Hb49ETemhK" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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